Returning All-Americans Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, Wash.) and Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) won their respective weight classes. Barnes claimed the championship at 133 pounds by defeating Jeff Cooley of South Dakota State University, 4-0. En route to his championship, Barnes defeated Josh Henslee of Iowa Central, 8-5, and Beau Penk of NCAA D-II Augustana College, 3-0. In the semi-finals, Barnes scored a major decision over South Dakota State's Nick Kulseth, 13-4.
Three-time All-American Almond recorded his first open championship just like Barnes. Almond won the title at 141 by recording victories over Jeff Cargill by fall, David Schiley of NCAA D-II Northern State University, 13-8, Steve Carlson of Minnesota State-Moorhead by fall, NJCAA All-American Joe Soto of Iowa Central, 13-8 and Iowa Central's David Greenwald in the finals, 15-12.
Junior Jason Bilinski (Pittsgrove, N.J.) came off his red-shirt year with a bang by winning the title at 157 with a defeat over Northern State's Jesse Wood, 3-1, in overtime. Bilinski's foes en route to the finals were Tallen Wald of Minnesota State-Moorhead by a score of 8-3, Brady Nagel of the University of Mary, 4-3, and Nate Carr Jr. of Iowa Central Community College by a major decision, 11-2.
Two other Vikings placed in the top five. All-American Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) finished in 5th place at 125 pounds and red-shirt freshman Ryan "Bula" Tuzon (Wailuku, Hawaii) finished in the 4th place spot at 165 pounds.
Dana College will return to wrestling action this Saturday at the Harold Nichols Open in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa Central Community College with action starting at 9 a.m.
Viking Results
125- Craig Trampe – Ord, Neb. (4-1) 5th place
133- Burke Barnes – Lake Stevens, Wash. (5-0) 1st place
133- Hunter Samuels – Tonganoxie, Kan. (0-2)
133- Brett Brandl – Madison, Neb. (2-2)
141- Terrence Almond – Pelham, Ga. (5-0) 1st Place
141- Shawn Tsutsumi – Kaneohe, Hawaii (3-2)
141- Dan Rowe – Syracuse, Neb. (1-2)
141- Eric Graham – Kansas City, Mo. (4-2)
141- Clayton Wurtele – Nebraska City, Neb. (0-2)
149- Marcos Martinez – Las Vegas, N.M. (2-2)
157- Jason Bilinski – Pittsgrove, N.J. (5-0) 1st place
157- Dan Pray – St. George, Kan. (2-2)
157- Bryson Pascua – Pearl City, Hawaii (0-2)
165- Bula Tuzon – Wailuku, Hawaii (2-2) 4th place
174- Josh Ghobadpoor - Dahlonega, Ga. (1-2)
174- Jordan Davis – Blaine, Minn. (0-2)
184- Tony Palmer – Dennison, Ohio (0-2)
197- Chancy Hansen – Valentine, Neb. (0-2)
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