Tovar, Sigman, Allibone Advance to Semifinals
MANKATO, Minn.- Maverick wrestlers Les Sigman, Dustin Tovar and Patrick Allibone all advanced to the semifinals Friday night and guaranteed All-American status in the first day of the NCAA II wrestling tournament being held at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Waiting in the consolation quarterfinals for UNO are J.D. Naig, Mitch Waite and Eli Dominguez.
UNO finished the day in third with 48 points behind Central Oklahoma and first-place North Dakota State. UCO has 51 points and NDSU has 57.5.
Sigman moved a step closer to repeating as the heavyweight national champion with a second-period pin against Colorado School of Mines' Derek Thompson. He will face Central Missouri State's Willie McCowan in the semifinals.
At 125 lbs. Tovar advanced to the semis with a technical fall in the second period. Up next for him is Andy Uhl of Findlay.
Allibone moved on with a 5-4 decision over Luke Santos of San Francisco State at 149 lbs. He is scheduled to face Jeremy Roe of South Dakota State Saturday in the semifinals.
The Mavericks moved Naig (165), Waite (133) and Dominguez (149) through the consolation brackets and into the consolation semifinals. Chas DeVetter fell out of competition with a loss in the second round of consolations.
UNO finished the day in third with 48 points behind Central Oklahoma and first-place North Dakota State. UCO has 51 points and NDSU has 57.5.
Sigman moved a step closer to repeating as the heavyweight national champion with a second-period pin against Colorado School of Mines' Derek Thompson. He will face Central Missouri State's Willie McCowan in the semifinals.
At 125 lbs. Tovar advanced to the semis with a technical fall in the second period. Up next for him is Andy Uhl of Findlay.
Allibone moved on with a 5-4 decision over Luke Santos of San Francisco State at 149 lbs. He is scheduled to face Jeremy Roe of South Dakota State Saturday in the semifinals.
The Mavericks moved Naig (165), Waite (133) and Dominguez (149) through the consolation brackets and into the consolation semifinals. Chas DeVetter fell out of competition with a loss in the second round of consolations.
