DIII Results from Last Chance Qualifier (Smith and Perkins Top 8)
DIII Results from Last Chance Qualifier
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Greco-Roman tournament only wrestled to four places.
Eddie Smith (77kg, Loras), fell one round earlier to secure a top eight finish.
Freestyle
UW-Eau Claire assistant Elroy Perkin was the top DIII wrestler, picking up four wins in the consolation bracket. He defeated 2010 NCAA Division I runner-up Dan Vallimont and 2x Division I All-American Joshua Shields along the way.
In Greco-Roman, Ryan Epps (77kg, Augsburg), Guy Patron (97kg, Loras), and Tom Foote (130kg, Williams) all finished in the top six. Each bowed out in the consolation semis, and the tournament only wrestled to four places. Eddie Smith (77kg, Loras), fell one round earlier to secure a top eight finish.
67kg – Jaylen York, University of the Ozarks – 0-2
77kg – Eddie Smith, Loras – 2-2, top 8
77kg – Ryan Epps, Augsburg – 2-2, top 6
97kg – Guy Patron, Loras – 1-2, top 6
130kg – Tom Foote, Williams – 3-2, top 6
130kg – Jerhett Lee, University of the Ozarks – 1-2
A slightly larger group competed on Saturday in Freestyle, and and a few guys competed in both tournaments. Current UW-Eau Claire assistant Elroy Perkin was the top DIII wrestler, picking up four wins in the consolation bracket. He defeated 2010 NCAA Division I runner-up Dan Vallimont and 2x Division I All-American Joshua Shields along the way.
57kg – Michael Tortorice, UW-Whitewater – 1-2
57kg – Nathaniel Rankin, University of the Ozarks – 1-2
65kg – Devin Tortorice, UW-Whitewater – 0-2
74kg – Elroy Perkin, UW-Whitewater – 4-2, top 8
74kg – Yo Akiyama, Williams – 0-2
86kg – Jaison White, Ithaca – 0-2
86kg – Ryan Epps, Augsburg – 1-2
125kg – Jerhett Lee, University of the Ozarks – 1-2