No. 2-ranked Luke Miller wins 157-pound title, leads Wrestling at NCAA Division II dominated Midwest Classic

Results
January 3, 2010

NDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Junior All-American and No. 2-ranked Luke Miller won the 157-pound title, leading the Ohio Northern wrestling team to a solid 13th place finish at the 22-team Midwest Classic Saturday and Sunday at the University of Indianapolis.

The Polar Bears scored 44.5 points in the tournament, which featured seven nationally-ranked NCAA Division II schools and one nationally-ranked NCAA Division III school.

No. 9-ranked freshman Kyle Kwiat and sophomore Matt Alexander also placed seventh and eighth at their respective weight classes.

Miller posted a 5-0 record, which included decisions over #5 Latra Collick of Newberry (S.C) 4-0 in the quarterfinals, over #8 Dillon Bera (Wisconsin-Parkside) 3-1 in sudden victory in the semifinals and over #3 Michael Lybarger of Findlay 6-4 in the finals.

Miller, the No. 4 seed at 157 pounds, improves to 19-1 on the season.

Kwiat, the No. 7 seed at 174 pounds, posted a 3-2 record on the weekend to place seventh. He is now 17-3 on the year.

Alexander entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed at 184 pounds and finished 2-3 to place eighth. He is now 13-7 on the year.

Sophomore Billy Painter (165) and junior Justin Southwick (285) each went 2-2 in the tournament and are both 8-7 on the season.

Division II schools finished in the top nine spots and ONU finished third out of the six Division III schools.

Schools that Northern defeated included Division II schools Central Missouri (No. 18 ranked), Ashland, North Carolina-Pembroke, Calumet College and Cambellvile (Ky.) and Division III schools Wabash (ind.), Olivet (Mich.) and Manchester (Ind.)

No. 8-ranked Wisconsin-Parkside was first with 127 points, No. 2 Newberry (S.C.) was second with 117.5 points and No. 10 Adams State (Colo.) was third with 110 points.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Jan. 12 with an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet with Wilmington at 7:30 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

Team Standings

1. #8 (DII) Wisconsin-Parkside 127, 2. #2 (DII) Newberry (S.C.), 117.5, 3. #10 Adams State (Colo.) 110, 4. Indianapolis (Ind.) 104, 5. #15 (DII) Findlay 99.5, 6. #13 (DII) West Liberty State (W.Va.) 77.5, 7. Mesa State (Colo.) 64.5, 8. #20 (DII) Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 57, 9. Limestone (S.C.) 55, t10. #30 Trine (Ind.) 52, t10. Mount Saint Joseph 52, 12. Northern State (Ariz.) 49.5, 13. Ohio Northern 44.5, 14. Ashland 41.5, t15. North Carolina-Pembroke 40, t15. Wabash (Ind.) 40, 17. Olivet (Mich.) 38, 18. #18 (DII) Central Missouri 34.5, 19. Calumet College 30.5, 20. Manchester (Ind.) 23.5, 21. Campbellsville (Ky.) 23, 22. King (Tenn.) 6.

Ohio Northern Individual Results by Weight Class

133

  • Jeremy Jones lost by dec. to #8 Adam Wilson (Olivet), 7-5
  • Jeremy Jones lost by dec. to Jacob Buterous (Northern St), 9-5

141

  • Garrett Freeman lost by tech fall to #7 Josh Falk (Findlay), 6:00, 17-1
  • Garrett Freeman lost by maj. dec. to Matt David (Campbellsville), 9-0

149

  • Nick Hoopes lost by dec. to Jesse Whitson (Central MO), 3-1 (TB1)
  • Nick Hoopes lost by dec. to Mike White (Mesa St), 3-2

157

  • #4 Luke Miller - Champion
  • #4 Luke Miller def. by forfeit Jordan Dulaney (Wabash)
  • #4 Luke Miller def. by tech fall Hunter Pool (Ashland), 16-0, 2:08
  • #4 Luke Miller def. by dec. #5 Latra Collick (Newberry), 4-0
  • #4 Luke Miller def. by dec. #8 Dillon Bera (Wisconsin-Parkside), 5-3 (SV)
  • #4 Luke Miller def. by dec. #3 Michael Lybarger (Findlay), 6-4

165

  • Billy Painter lost by fall #4 Bryce Sopko (Limestone), 6:11
  • Billy Painter def. by tech fall Bryan Hugo (Wabash), 15-0, 5:54
  • Billy Painter def. by maj. dec. Kurt Monix (Manchester), 14-2
  • Billy Painter lost by dec. to #7 Donnie Bowden (Northern St), 4-1

174

  • #7 Kyle Kwiat - Placed 7th
  • #7 Kyle Kwiat def. by dec. Tommie Graszl (Ashland), 7-2
  • #7 Kyle Kwiat lost by dec. to #2 Victor Carazo (Grand Canyon), 8-6
  • #7 Kyle Kwiat def. by dec. Matt Littleton (West Liberty), 12-6
  • #7 Kyle Kwiat lost by dec. to Torben Walters (Adams St), 8-4
  • #7 Kyle Kwiat def. by fall Andy Laiminger (Mesa St), 4:30

184

  • #5 Matt Alexander - Placed 8th
  • #5 Matt Alexander def. by dec. Justin Cheesman (Ashland), 8-4
  • #5 Matt Alexander lost by dec. to #4 Landon Hall (Limestone), 3-2
  • #5 Matt Alexander def. by dec. Brandon Neifeld (West Liberty), 3-1
  • #5 Matt Alexander lost by dec. to #8 Nick Kraus (Trine), 9-7
  • #5 Matt Alexander lost by dec. to #7 Jeff Halevka (Findlay), 9-6

285

  • Justin Southwick lost by dec. to #8 Matt Clum (Findlay), 8-2
  • Justin Southwick def. by fall Collin Madden (Olivet), 4:40
  • Justin Southwick def. by dec. Dylan Forbes (Trine), 8-4
  • Justin Southwick lost by dec. to #5 Sean Jameson (Mt St Joe), 5-1