Unger Earns Outstanding Wrestler Award
Maverick wrestlers Kasey Kohl and Shane Unger came away with trophies Saturday in the Kaufman-Brand Open that featured 700 wrestlers from 40 colleges and universities representing 14 states at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse.
Unger captured the 20-under 149-pound championship and was named that division's Outstanding Wrestler.
Kohl won the award for most pins in the least time in the Open Division of the meet. Kohl recorded three falls in a total time of 3:11.
Chris Pendleton of Oklahoma State, who was 5-0 with two falls while winning the 174-pound title, was the outstanding wrestler in the open division. Matt Crippes, 141 pounds, won the award in the under 20 division for the most falls in the least time with four pins in a total of 8:20.
In one of the top match-ups of the tournament, two-time NCAA Division II heavyweight champion Les Sigman of UNO dropped a 12-3 decision to Oklahoma State junior Steve Mocco, who won the NCAA Division I title in 2003 when he was at the University of Iowa. Mocco, who lost in the finals as a freshman, had a 71-3 mark in two years as a Hawkeye, then took 2003-04 off to train for the Olympic trials.
Unger captured the 20-under 149-pound championship and was named that division's Outstanding Wrestler.
Kohl won the award for most pins in the least time in the Open Division of the meet. Kohl recorded three falls in a total time of 3:11.
Chris Pendleton of Oklahoma State, who was 5-0 with two falls while winning the 174-pound title, was the outstanding wrestler in the open division. Matt Crippes, 141 pounds, won the award in the under 20 division for the most falls in the least time with four pins in a total of 8:20.
In one of the top match-ups of the tournament, two-time NCAA Division II heavyweight champion Les Sigman of UNO dropped a 12-3 decision to Oklahoma State junior Steve Mocco, who won the NCAA Division I title in 2003 when he was at the University of Iowa. Mocco, who lost in the finals as a freshman, had a 71-3 mark in two years as a Hawkeye, then took 2003-04 off to train for the Olympic trials.
