Redshirt freshman Brent Metcalf won the 149-pound elite division title, while freshman Billy Murphy (133) and sophomore Dan Erekson (197) won titles in the amateur division. Metcalf pinned his first two opponents and scored three decisions en route to the title, defeating former Hawkeye Todd Meneely of Nebraska-Omaha, 7-3, in the finals. Murphy went 6-0 on the day, scoring a 6-4 win over Hawkeye sophomore Daniel Dennis in the finals. Erekson went 4-0 on the day, defeating Nebraska-Kearney's Kelsey Empting, 3-0, in the finals.
Iowa also had four runners-up in the tournament in redshirt freshman Phillip Keddy (184), junior Matt Fields (Hwt.), Dennis (133) and redshirt freshmen Rick Loera (184). In the elite division finals, Keddy lost a 5-3 decision in the first sudden victory period to Duke Burk of Northern Illinois, while Fields lost a 3-2 decision to Tervel Dlagnev of Nebraska-Kearney. Loera lost a 9-1 major decision to Oklahoma State's Cody Hill in the amateur division finals.
Iowa's other placewinners were seniors Mario Galanakis (133-3rd) and Eric Luedke (174-3rd), junior Alex Tsirtsis (141-3rd), and redshirt freshmen Joe Slaton (133-4th), Dan LeClere (141-5th) and Ryan Morningstar (157-4th) in the elite division, and true freshmen Aaron Janssen (165-5th) in the amateur division.
Junior Mark Perry will represent the Hawkeyes at the 41st annual NWCA All-Star Dual Monday night in Dallas, TX. The annual meet will start at 7 p.m. in the Dallas Convention Center and Arena. Perry, who is ranked second in the country at 165 pounds, is scheduled to face top-ranked Johny Hendricks of Oklahoma State. Hendricks placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Open, losing a medical forfeit to Northern Iowa's Nick Baima. Perry has an 0-3 career mark against Hendricks. Perry will rejoin the team Tuesday to open the 2006-07 dual meet season at Northern Iowa. Match time is set for 7 p.m. and it will be the Panther's first wrestling meet in the new McLeod Center. The Hawkeyes will also host Arizona State Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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