ROCHESTER -- Jarret Hall finished third in the 165-pound division at the NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament Saturday by going 6-1 to lead a group of three Ridgewater College wrestlers that earned All-America status.
Brandon Schunk, a 133-pound freshman from Wabasso, placed seventh and Justin Turek, a 149-pound sophomore from New Prague, finished eighth to also gain All-America honors.
Hall, a sophomore from Greenbush, won his first two matches before getting pinned by eventual runner-up Chris Wade to drop down to wrestlebacks. Hall then posted two pins and posted two more shutouts, including a 8-0 major decision in the third-place match, to finish the season 27-6. Hall also finished third in 2005.
The efforts of Hall, Schunk and Turek helped Ridgewater placed 11th overall and fourth among Division III schools.
"We expected a little better result since we were down half a point on Friday, but we had a little breakdown," said Warriors coach Jesse Nelson. "But fourth (among Division III schools) is pretty good and having three All-Americans is good."
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Schunk pinned his opponent in the seventh-place match while Turek lost a close 3-2 decision in his seventh-place match.
Ridgewater qualified wrestlers in all 10 weight classes from the Region 13 tournament and had nine guys win at least one match at nationals.
"It was a tough tournament," said Nelson. "The brackets were solid all the way through. But as a team we had higher expectations."
Team scoring (top 10)
(1) Iowa Central 154.5 (2) Labette 105.5 (3) North Idaho 86.5 (4) Gloucester 77.5 (5) William Rainey Harper 73.5 (6) Northwest Wyoming 67.5 (7) Clackamas 66.5 (8) Nassau 59 (9) Southwestern Oregon 58 (10) Western Wyoming 51.5 ... (11) Ridgewater 50
How Ridgewater fared
Key: (Weight, name, record, results)
125: JIMMY MARX (1-2) -- pinned Chad Wilcox, Jamestown, 1:03 ... pinned by Ray Stephens, Waubonsee, 5:33 ... lost 3-1 decision to Jubron Nassar, Muskegon ... eliminated
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133: BRANDON SCHUNK (3-2) -- bye ... major decision Devon Hennessey, Alfred State, 8-0 ... lost 8-6 decision to Chris Notte, Nassau ... won by default over Justin Newells, Spartanburg ... pinned by Dionte Lacy, Triton, 2:02 ... pinned Mike Ryan, William Rainey Harper, 4:53 ... 7th place
141: CHAD LISTUL (2-2) -- pinned Alex Perez, Waubonsee, 2:30 ... pinned Stuart Brinkman, Western Wyoming, 3:31 ... pinned by Heinrich Barnes, North Idaho, 4:26 ... lost 11-5 decision to Joesph Michel, Southwestern Oregon ... eliminated
149: JUSTIN TUREK (2-3) -- bye ... decision Ryan England, Pratt CC, 10-7 ... lost 10-5 decision Tim Burdine, Spartanburg ... decision Zach Juusola, Rochester, 7-5 ... lost 4-1 decision Dale Debacco, Niagara ... lost 3-2 decision to Jordan McCabe, William Rainey Harper ... 8th place
157: WADE CRUSER (1-2) -- lost 8-1 decision to Lee Morrison, North Idaho ... decision Joe Smith, Rend Lake College, 4-1 ... lost 24-6 technical fall to Kenny Quallich, Southwestern Oregon ... eliminated
165: JARRET HALL (6-1) -- pinned Josh Henderson, Western Wyoming, 3:26 ... decision Brandon Kopacz, Niagara, 6-0 ... pinned by Chris Wade, Nassau, 4:20 ... pinned James Lyons, Jamestown, 3:48 ... pinned John Murry, Spartanburg, 1:23 ... decision Zach Pagnotta, Southwestern Oregon, 5-0 ... major decision Mikey Morgan, Labette, 8-0
174: CODY PAHAN (2-2) -- bye ... lost 7-6 decision to Cody Leifheit, Southwestern Oregon ... major decision Scott Miller, Colby, 20-7 ... decision John Aultman, Itasca, 3-2 ... lost 2-1 decision to Julius Rios, Northwest Wyoming ... eliminated
184: TED SAATZER (0-2) -- lost 4-3 decision to Joe Woods, Northwest Wyoming ... bye ... lost 13-2 major decision to Nathan Clements, Rochester ... eliminated
197: BRENT MASON (1-2) -- bye ... lost 13-1 major decision to Elijah Martinez, Labette ... decision Zach Nimms, Highline, 8-3 ... pinned by Luke Dobb, Muskegon, 2:34 ... eliminated
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285: BEN THONVOLD (1-2) -- lost 12-3 major decision to Willie Weber, Labette ... bye ... decision Cory Scanlon, Rochester, 3-1, OT ... pinned by Joe Bentch, William Rainey Harper, 2:53 ... eliminated
