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NCAA.com | March 8, 2016

DIII championship qualifiers announced

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Wrestling Committee announced on Tuesday the participants in the 2016 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship.

The championships will be held March 11-12 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cornell College will serve as the host.

A total of 180 participants will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championship by placing top-three in their respective weight classes at one of the six NCAA regional tournaments held on February 27 and 28. NCAA.com will stream all sessions.

Weight Class First Name Last Name Team Wins Loses Qual. Tourn. Qual. Place
125 Zac Denny Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 5 Midwest 1
125 Cole Ferguson Wisconsin-Platteville 10 5 West 2
125 James Goman Augsburg 3 1 West 3
125 Bobby Jordan Johnson & Wales (RI) 33 1 Northeast 1
125 James Kaishian Ithaca 36 4 Northeast 3
125 Asher Kramer Brockport State 20 6 Mideast 2
125 Lucas Malmberg Messiah 36 3 Mideast 1
125 Rob Murray Stevens Institute Of Technology 36 3 East 2
125 Arnulfo Olea Wartburg 20 2 Central 1
125 CJ Pestano Central (IA) 2 1 Central 2
125 Andrew Roden SUNY-Cortland 11 9 Northeast 2
125 Jan Rosenberg Coe 3 1 Central 3
125 Jacob Spearman Washington and Jefferson 21 6 Mideast 3
125 Jakob Stageberg Concordia-Moorhead 3 0 West 1
125 Chris Tan Ursinus 26 4 East 1
125 Brenden Velez Delaware Valley University 3 1 East 3
125 Ben Vosters Wisconsin-Stevens Point 29 7 Midwest 2
125 Ryan Weinmann Wisconsin-La Crosse 26 5 Midwest 3
133 Sam Bennyhoff Augsburg 3 0 West 1
133 Devin Broukal Wabash 18 6 Midwest 3
133 Connor Campo Wartburg 28 1 Central 1
133 Joseph Ferinde Johnson & Wales (RI) 26 13 Northeast 3
133 Ryan Flynn York (PA) 29 7 Mideast 1
133 gabe foltz Concordia-Moorhead 1 1 West 2
133 Jesse Gunter Baldwin Wallace 33 2 Mideast 3
133 Bryan Israel Ithaca 22 6 Northeast 2
133 Tyler Keane Springfield 4 0 Northeast 1
133 Phillip Opelt Cornell College 18 8 Central 2
133 Ryan O`Boyle McDaniel 16 2 East 1
133 Nathan Pike New York University 3 1 East 2
133 Michael Pleski St. Johns (MN) 3 1 West 3
133 Jaydon Rice Hunter 15 8 East 3
133 Romeo Riley Alma College 21 7 Midwest 1
133 Michael Triplett Loras 4 1 Central 3
133 Eric Velez Brockport State 29 6 Mideast 2
133 Dustin Weinmann Wisconsin-La Crosse 25 5 Midwest 2
141 Nathaniel Behnke Wisconsin-Eau Claire 22 3 West 2
141 Layten Binion North Central (IL) 2 1 Midwest 2
141 Jeremy Border Mount Union 29 5 Mideast 2
141 Ryan Budzek The College of New Jersey 3 1 East 2
141 Alvontae Drummond McDaniel 14 5 East 1
141 Shawn Giblin Rhode Island College 4 0 Northeast 1
141 Allen Henle St. Johns (MN) 3 0 West 1
141 Justin Kihn Heidelberg 26 8 Mideast 1
141 Josh Martin Cornell College 22 11 Central 2
141 Jimmy Nehls Elmhurst 4 0 Midwest 1
141 Brendon Seyfried Williams College 3 1 Northeast 2
141 Drew Van Anrooy Luther 20 0 Central 1
141 Michael Venezia Wabash 24 4 Midwest 3
141 Nick Wahba Ithaca 22 3 Northeast 3
141 Gregory Warner York (PA) 24 9 Mideast 3
141 Chris Williams Millikin University 5 1 Central 3
141 Aaron Wilson Augsburg 3 1 West 3
141 Ryan Wilson Stevens Institute Of Technology 28 6 East 3
149 Derek Arnold Ursinus 29 1 East 1
149 Paul Biggs Ferrum College 26 14 East 2
149 Mason Bohm Wisconsin-Platteville 21 7 West 3
149 Damon Cheek Heidelberg 25 7 Mideast 3
149 Daniel Del Gallo Southern Maine 4 1 Northeast 3
149 Daniel Downes Roger Williams 4 0 Northeast 1
149 Trevor Engle Cornell College 15 5 Central 3
149 Joey Gaccione Johnson & Wales (RI) 21 7 Northeast 2
149 Dakota Gray Luther 26 6 Central 2
149 Rashad Kennedy Augsburg 3 0 West 1
149 Seth Lansberry Lycoming 35 3 Mideast 2
149 Kenneth Martin Wartburg 17 3 Central 1
149 Dan Mirman John Carroll 29 2 Mideast 1
149 Roy Munroe Wisconsin-Eau Claire 22 3 West 2
149 Blake Santi Elmhurst 4 0 Midwest 1
149 Isaiah Vela Wisconsin-Whitewater 21 4 Midwest 3
149 Zach Wilhelm Stevens Institute Of Technology 40 12 East 3
149 Ben Williamson North Central (IL) 3 1 Midwest 2
157 Brandon Arteaga Wisconsin-Whitewater 24 12 Midwest 3
157 Brett Beltz Thiel 13 2 Mideast 1
157 Nick Bova Wabash 29 2 Midwest 1
157 Larry Cannon Messiah 26 5 Mideast 3
157 ben cousins Concordia-Moorhead 3 0 West 1
157 Robert Dierna SUNY-Cortland 4 0 Northeast 1
157 Aaron Engle Cornell College 21 14 Central 2
157 Ty Herzog Roger Williams 4 1 Northeast 3
157 Pierce Holtfreter Concordia (WI) 3 1 West 3
157 Raymond Jazikoff New York University 4 1 East 3
157 Jorge Lopez Williams College 3 1 Northeast 2
157 Antonio Mancella The College of New Jersey 3 1 East 2
157 Logan Meister Ferrum College 36 1 East 1
157 Grant Parker Augsburg 3 1 West 2
157 Nicholas Racanelli Wilkes 24 9 Mideast 2
157 Josh Tardy North Central (IL) 2 1 Midwest 2
157 Drew Wagenhoffer Wartburg 19 1 Central 1
157 Tristan Zurfluh Luther 25 16 Central 3
165 Aaron Banko Heidelberg 21 11 Mideast 3
165 Nolan Barger Lycoming 31 1 Mideast 2
165 Connor Brummett Wabash 33 7 Midwest 3
165 Teddy Erickson St. Johns (MN) 2 1 West 2
165 Timothy Garripoli Williams College 5 1 Northeast 3
165 Tom Gerszewski Wisconsin-Whitewater 24 6 Midwest 2
165 Alec Golner Roger Williams 3 1 Northeast 2
165 Eric Hensel Augsburg 3 0 West 1
165 Logan Hermsen Wisconsin-Stevens Point 25 6 Midwest 1
165 Nick Herring The College of New Jersey 4 0 East 1
165 Jeff Hojnacki Messiah 32 12 Mideast 1
165 Nicholas Michael Wartburg 24 1 Central 2
165 Colin Navickas Stevens Institute Of Technology 44 4 East 2
165 Benjamin Schweiger Delaware Valley University 4 1 East 3
165 Farai Sewera Coe 3 0 Central 1
165 cole sladek Concordia-Moorhead 5 1 West 3
165 Ryan Vandall Central (IA) 4 1 Central 3
165 Nick Velez Ithaca 29 6 Northeast 1
174 Stephen Aiello Wheaton (IL) 4 1 Midwest 3
174 Garrett Beaman St. Olaf 40 5 West 1
174 Sonnieboy Blanco Washington and Jefferson 24 2 Mideast 3
174 Garrett Chase Baldwin Wallace 32 5 Mideast 1
174 Eric Devos Wartburg 25 2 Central 1
174 Ethan Farmer Wabash 32 3 Midwest 2
174 Jon Goetz Wisconsin-Platteville 11 3 West 2
174 Doug Hamann The College of New Jersey 3 1 East 2
174 Ryan Harrington Coe 3 1 Central 2
174 Stephen Jarrell Johnson & Wales (RI) 32 8 Northeast 1
174 Jake Johnson Concordia-Moorhead 3 1 West 3
174 John Messinger New York University 5 1 East 3
174 Lou Puca SUNY-Cortland 3 1 Northeast 2
174 Dan Ressler Roger Williams 4 1 Northeast 3
174 Javier Reyes Luther 26 14 Central 3
174 Tyler Schneider Wisconsin-La Crosse 24 3 Midwest 1
174 Joshua Sibblies Centenary (NJ) 30 2 East 1
174 Ben Swarr Messiah 30 5 Mideast 2
184 ricky briggs Concordia-Moorhead 2 1 West 2
184 Christoper Chorzepa Williams College 4 0 Northeast 1
184 Brandon Conrad Rhode Island College 4 1 Northeast 3
184 Austin Cook Wisconsin-La Crosse 25 9 Midwest 2
184 Dillen Decker Heidelberg 25 10 Mideast 2
184 William Gockel - Figge New York University 3 1 East 2
184 AJ Kowal Stevens Institute Of Technology 39 1 East 1
184 Justin Kreiter Luther 27 5 Central 1
184 Sebastian Larson Augsburg 3 1 West 3
184 Riley Lefever Wabash 40 0 Midwest 1
184 Bryan Levsen Wartburg 23 6 Central 3
184 AJ McBroom Central (IA) 2 1 Central 2
184 Jeff Palmeri Brockport State 35 7 Mideast 3
184 Ron Tassoni Washington and Lee 33 5 East 3
184 Josh Thomson Messiah 36 2 Mideast 1
184 Carlos Toribio Ithaca 24 7 Northeast 2
184 Logan Walkup Wheaton (IL) 4 1 Midwest 3
184 Grant Wedepohl Wisconsin-Platteville 21 3 West 1
197 Angus Arthur Adrian 31 0 Midwest 1
197 Mason Baumgartner Concordia (WI) 4 0 West 1
197 Devon Carrillo Wesleyan (CT) 15 2 Northeast 3
197 Luke Fernandez Elizabethtown 26 7 Mideast 1
197 Ricky Fisher Merchant Marine 21 7 East 2
197 Joe Giaramita SUNY-Cortland 3 1 Northeast 2
197 Logan Hortop Augsburg 2 1 West 2
197 Jamie Jakes Alma College 27 5 Midwest 2
197 Kyle Koser Messiah 35 7 Mideast 3
197 Tyler Maclellan Baldwin Wallace 27 14 Mideast 2
197 Dennis Melendez Hunter 15 2 East 1
197 Gerard Roman Wartburg 23 1 Central 1
197 Matt Seabold Central (IA) 3 1 Central 3
197 Michael Swider Wheaton (IL) 4 1 Midwest 3
197 Eddie Terres Lakeland 18 13 West 3
197 Etiini Udott Centenary (NJ) 21 9 East 3
197 Malcolm Watson Loras 2 1 Central 2
197 David Welch Roger Williams 4 0 Northeast 1
285 Jake Benedict Springfield 4 0 Northeast 1
285 Clay Broze Wisconsin-La Crosse 22 9 Midwest 3
285 James Buss Millikin University 4 1 Central 3
285 Lance Evans Wartburg 31 1 Central 1
285 Kyle Foster Roger Williams 5 1 Northeast 3
285 Zachary Gibson St. Olaf 25 10 West 2
285 Daniel Glinko Ithaca 17 10 Northeast 2
285 Conner Herman Luther 12 3 Central 2
285 D`Andre Johnson Wisconsin-Platteville 25 8 West 3
285 Jesse Judge Olivet 28 9 Midwest 2
285 Donald Longendyke Augsburg 4 0 West 1
285 Tyler Maher Stevens Institute Of Technology 23 7 East 3
285 Trevor Maresh Alma College 20 2 Midwest 1
285 Will Porter John Carroll 29 10 Mideast 2
285 Zachery Roseberry Delaware Valley University 25 1 East 1
285 Mike Spencer York (PA) 29 5 Mideast 3
285 Paul Triandafilou Gettysburg 26 2 East 2
285 Jason Wright Messiah 30 9 Mideast 1

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