UNO Opens 2008-09 Season at Daktronics Open
Nov 6, 2008 | General
The UNO Maverick wrestling team will get its first taste of competition in the 2008-09 season on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. The meet is hosted by South Dakota State University.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with about 200 wrestlers slated to compete in the day-long event. Doors will open at 8 a.m., with admission $8 for adults and $5 for children in grades K-12.
Records & Rankings
The Mavericks are ranked No. 1 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association pre-season poll and eight Mavs are among the top eight in individual rankings.
Senior Ross Taplin, a national runner-up last year, was the preseason pick as the top wrestler in the 174 pound weight class. Junior Cody Garcia, who is a two-time national champion at 125 pounds, is ranked second at 133.
Other UNO wrestlers ranked in their weight class include:
8. Mario Morgan, 141
8. Esai Dominguez, 149
4, Aaron Denson, 165
2. Austin Boehm, 184
3. Jacob Marrs, 197
5. Tony Lewis, 285
The Coach
Mike Denney is in his 30th season as the Maverick head coach. The Dakota Wesleyan graduate has a 276-109-5 career mark. He has twice been named the NCAA II National Coach of the Year and led the 1991, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Mavericks to NCAA II national championships. Denney has coached 157 All-Americans and 28 national champions during his career.
Outlook
Coming off a third place finish at the 2008 NCAA II National Championships last March, the Mavericks return eight All-Americans and two national champions to a lineup seeking their fourth national title in the last six years.
On Deck
The Mavericks will travel to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Nichols Open on Saturday, Nov. 15. UNO will host the Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse. The meet, the largest one-day collegiate tournament in the nation, will get underway at 9 a.m. and will feature some of the top wrestlers and teams in the nation among all divisions. Over 600 wrestlers from approximately 40 teams are expected to compete.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with about 200 wrestlers slated to compete in the day-long event. Doors will open at 8 a.m., with admission $8 for adults and $5 for children in grades K-12.
Records & Rankings
The Mavericks are ranked No. 1 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association pre-season poll and eight Mavs are among the top eight in individual rankings.
Senior Ross Taplin, a national runner-up last year, was the preseason pick as the top wrestler in the 174 pound weight class. Junior Cody Garcia, who is a two-time national champion at 125 pounds, is ranked second at 133.
Other UNO wrestlers ranked in their weight class include:
8. Mario Morgan, 141
8. Esai Dominguez, 149
4, Aaron Denson, 165
2. Austin Boehm, 184
3. Jacob Marrs, 197
5. Tony Lewis, 285
The Coach
Mike Denney is in his 30th season as the Maverick head coach. The Dakota Wesleyan graduate has a 276-109-5 career mark. He has twice been named the NCAA II National Coach of the Year and led the 1991, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Mavericks to NCAA II national championships. Denney has coached 157 All-Americans and 28 national champions during his career.
Outlook
Coming off a third place finish at the 2008 NCAA II National Championships last March, the Mavericks return eight All-Americans and two national champions to a lineup seeking their fourth national title in the last six years.
On Deck
The Mavericks will travel to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Nichols Open on Saturday, Nov. 15. UNO will host the Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse. The meet, the largest one-day collegiate tournament in the nation, will get underway at 9 a.m. and will feature some of the top wrestlers and teams in the nation among all divisions. Over 600 wrestlers from approximately 40 teams are expected to compete.
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