Cagnina beat Terrel Wilbourn in overtime to advance to the finals, where faced Edwin Cooper (Upper Iowa) in the championship match. Trailing 2-1, Cagnina had a reversal and three-point near fall in the third period, before riding out Cooper to win the national title by 6-2 decision. He finishes the season at 40-2, winning 29 straight matches. He has the third best single-season win percentage, at .952. He also holds the record for most major decision wins in a single season, adding one more at the national meet to bring his total to 13.
Ty Loethen (165) fell in two straight matches this morning to place eighth in the tournament, losing by decision in both matches. He was beat by No. 4 Nick Haferkamp (McKendree) before losing his final match of the season to Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State). Loethen finishes the season at 23-10, with a 43-19 career record at UCM.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now