IHSAA TEAM WRESTLING

2004 STATE FINALS RESULTS

In front of a capacity, standing-room-only crowd at Center Grove High School, Lawrence North High School rolled to its third IHSAA Team Wrestling State Championship on Saturday, February 28, 2004.

The Wildcats victory put an end to the string of nine consecutive team titles by Evansville Mater Dei. Mike Goebel’s team had won every championship since it became a separate event during the 1995-96 season, but fell in the quarter-finals, 29-23 to Portage.

Meanwhile, Lawrence North defeated Bloomington South, 44-18, in the quarter-finals, winning in nine of the 14 weight classes. The Wildcats then managed a 23-21 victory over Portage in the Semi-Finals in one of the highlight matches of the day, with the win decided by David Chandler’s exciting double-overtime triumph over Danny Martinez in the final match-up, in the 189-lb division.

The championship round was somewhat anti-climactic, as L.N. dominated Perry Meridian, 47-12, capturing wins in 11 weight classes and leading early on in the competition, 32-0.

For Lawrence North, coached by Brett Crousore, the 2004 trophy goes on the shelf with those garnered back-to-back in 1991-92 and 1992-93 under head coach Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. Perry Meridian grabs is third runner-up award, having also finished second in 1991-92 and 2001-02.

CHAMPIONSHIP

LAWRENCE NORTH 47, PERRY MERIDIAN 12

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Josh Leppink, L.N.	11	def.	John Urich, P.M.	10	Fall 2:36
112	Tyler Pino, L.N.	11	def.	Travis Banks, P.M.	12	Dec. 4—2
119	Dave Gans, L.N.	11	def.	Tommy May, P.M.	11	Dec. 11—5
125	Reece Humphrey, L.N.	11	def.	Kevin Clem, P.M.	10	TF 4:13 (20—5)
130	Zach Aspling, L.N.	11	def.	Nick Stepp, P.M.	11	Fall 1:32
135	Nick Walpole, P.M.	10	def.	Michael Albert, L.N.	11	Dec. 9—3
140	Thomas Johnson, L.N.	11	def.	Charlie Godfrey, P.M.	12	Dec. 16—5
145	Eric Aue, P.M.	10	def.	Corey Schneider, L.N.	12	Dec. 9—7 OT
152	Ben Walker, L.N.	11	def.	Shaun Brown, P.M.	9	Fall 3:25
160	Allen Eldridge, P.M.	12	def.	Ryan Vogelsong, L.N.	10	Fall 3:46
171	Matt Cosgrove, L.N.	12	def.	Cory Pernell, P.M.	12	Dec. 4—2
189	David Chandler, L.N.	12	def.	Graham Miller, P.M.	10	Dec. 11—10
215	Josh Locke, L.N.	11	def.	Brady Harmon, P.M.	11	Fall 5:28
275	Maurice Gunn, L.N.	11	def.	James Cooper, P.M.	11	Dec. 5—1

SEMIFINALS

PERRY MERIDIAN 26, COLUMBIA CITY 26

(Perry Meridian advances by first tiebreaker criteria)

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Nick Slain, C.C.	11	def.	John Urich, P.M.	10	Dec. 8—5
112	Travis Banks, P.M.	12	def.	Eli Michel, C.C.	9	Fall :19
119	Tommy May, P.M.	11	def.	Wes Walter, C.C.	9	Fall 5:07
125	Blane Culp, C.C.	12	def.	Kevin Clem, P.M.	10	Dec. 12—4
130	Kyle Meinika, C.C.	12	def.	Nick Stepp, P.M.	11	Fall 2:44
135	Nick Walpole, P.M.	10	def.	Nathan Strack, C.C.	11	Dec. 16—7
140	Derek Mort, C.C.	11	def.	Charlie Godfrey, P.M.	12	Dec. 7—5
145	Eric Aue, P.M.	10	def.	Bryan Deutsch, C.C.	10	Dec. 5—3
152	Ryan Zeisig, C.C.	11	def.	Shaun Brown, P.M.	9	Dec. 4—3
160	Dillon Deutsch, C.C.	12	def.	Allen Eldridge, P.M.	12	Dec. 11—5
171	Cory Pernell, P.M.	12	def.	Jeremiah Blaugh, C.C.	12	Dec. 15—4
189	Graham Miller, P.M.	10	def.	Kyle Wood, C.C.	12	Dec. 6—5
215	Rob Myers, C.C.	12	def.	Brady Harmon, P.M.	11	Dec. 1—0
275	Jeremy Friend, C.C.	11	def.	James Cooper, P.M.	11	Dec. 6—4

LAWRENCE NORTH 23 PORTAGE 21

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Troy Hill, Por.	12	def.	Josh Leppink, L.N.	11	Dec. 7—6
112	Tyler Pino, L.N.	11	def.	Adam Walters, Por.	10	Dec. 3—2
119	Dave Gans, L.N.	11	def.	Mike Leucuta, Por.	11	Dec. 1—0
125	Reece Humphrey, L.N.	11	def.	Mitch Diamond, Por.	11	Dec. 6—4
130	Dan Zemlik, Port	11	def.	Zach Aspling, L.N.	11	Dec. 6—3
135	Chad Biddle, Por.	10	def.	Michael Albert, L.N.	11	Dec. 8—6
140	Darren Elkins, Por.	12	def.	Thomas Johnson, L.N.	11	Dec. 25—10
145	Cory Schneider, L.N.	12	def.	Brad Kemp, Por.	11	Dec. 4—2 OT
152	Josh Garza, Por.	12	def.	Ben Walker, L.N.	11	Dec. 14—4
160	Dallas Hesseltine, Por.	11	def.	Ryan Vogelsong, L.N.	10	Dec. 5—0
171	Matt Cosgrove, L.N.	12	def.	John Brandon, Port.	9	Dec. 7—3
189	David Chandler, L.N.	12	def.	Danny Martinez, Port.	12	Dec. 3—3 2 OT (criteria)
215	Josh Locke, L.N.	11	def.	Steve Jones, Por.	12	Dec. 8--4
275	Maurice Gunn, L.N.	11	def.	Antony Espinoza, Por.	11	Dec. 3—1

QUARTERFINALS

PERRY MERIDIAN 50, MISHAWAKA 14

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	John Urich, P.M.	10	def.			Forfeit
112	Travis Banks, P.M.	12	def.	Matt Brothers, Mish	10	Dec. 12—5
119	Tommy May, P.M.	11	def.	Scott Versyp, Mish.	10	Dec. 9—1
125	Kevin Clem, P.M.	10	def.	Benji Dolly, Mish.	10	Dec. 6—4
130	Jason Francis, Mish.	11	def.	Nick Stepp, P.M.	11	Fall :59
135	Nick Walpole, P.M.	10	def.	Curt Kauffman, Mish.	10	Fall :30
140	Charlie Godfrey, P.M.	12	def.	Kyle Bergin, Mish.	11	Fall 2:55
145	Eric Aue, P.M.	10	def.	Chaise Archer, Mish.	10	Fall 5:26
152	Jeff Vance, Mish.	12	def.	Shaun Brown, P.M.	9	Dec. 3—1
160	Ian Hinton, Mish.	9	def.	Allen Eldridge, P.M.	12	Dec. 8—3
171	Cory Pernell, P.M.	12	def.	Dylan Eberhart, Mish.	12	Inj. Def.
189	Josh Black, Mish.	11	def.	Graham Miller, P.M.	10	Dec. 10—7
215	Brady Harmon, P.M.	11	def.	Nathan Laird, Mish.	11	Dec. 15—5
275	James Cooper, P.M.	11	def.	Pat Gnass, Mish.	11	Fall 3:18

COLUMBIA CITY 44, BELLMONT 21

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Nick Slain, C.C.	11	def.	Derek Nelson, Bell.	9	Dec. 15—7
112	Eli Michel, C.C.	9	def.	Andy Cress, Bell.	11	Dec. 5—1
119	Brandon Pickens, Bell.	11	def.	Wes Walter, C.C.	9	Fall 5:09
125	Matt Irwin, Bell.	10	def.	Blane Culp, C.C.	12	Dec. 2—1
130	Kyle Meinika, C.C.	12	def.	Tyler Cress, Bell.	11	Dec. 15—9
135	Nathan Strack, C.C.	11	def.	Travis Yoquelet, Bell.	11	Dec. 14—2
140	Nathan Scherer, Bell.	10	def.	Derek Mort, Bell.	11	Dec. 3—2
145	Bryan Deutsch, C.C.	10	def.	Devin Sielschott, Bell.	12	Fall 5:52
152	Shane Burkhalter, Bell.	11	def.	Ryan Zeisig, Bell.	11	Dec. 6—1
160	Dillon Deutsch, C.C.	12	def.	Matt Billington	12	Fall 1:10
171	Eric Martin, Bell.	12	def.	Jeremiah Blaugh, C.C.	12	Fall :49
189	Kyle Wood, C.C.	12	def.	Adam Miller, Bell.	11	Fall 2:38
215	Rob Myers, C.C.	12	def.	Victor Bultemeier, Bell.	10	Fall 1:57
275	Jeremy Friend, C.C.	11	def.	Dareck Colclasure, Bell.	11	Fall 1:58

PORTAGE 29, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 23

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Sean Herron, Ev.	9	def.	Troy Hill, Por.	12	Dec. 10—9
112	Brian Bittner, Ev.	12	def.	Adam Walters, Por.	10	Dec. 3—2
119	Bryan Williams, Ev.	12	def.	Mike Leucuta, Por.	11	Dec. 7—4
125	Joe Hillenbrand, Ev.	12	def.	Mitch Diamond, Por.	11	Dec. 1—0
130	Dan Zemlik, Por.	11	def.	Chris DeWitt, Ev.	9	Dec. 6—4
135	Chad Biddle, Por.	10	def.	Jacob Herrmann, Ev.	11	Fall 5:54
140	Darren Elkins, Por.	12	def.	Frank Fabiano, Ev.	9	Dec. 20—18
145	Joe Lehman, Ev.	11	def.	Brad Kemp, Por.	11	Dec. 4—2
152	Matt Coughlin, Ev.	11	def.	Josh Garza, Por.	12	Dec. 24—11
160	Dallas Hasseltine, Por.	11	def.	Nathan Dosher, Ev.	12	Dec. 3—2
171	John Brandon, Por.	9	def.	Mike Coughlin, Ev.	11	Dec. 10—8
189	Danny Martinez, Por.	12	def.	Raymond Goebel, Ev.	12	Dec. 5—3
215	Blake Maurer, Ev.	12	def.	Steve Jones, Por.	12	Fall 1:48
275	Anthony Espinoza, Por.	11	def.	Chaz Schwartz, Ev.	12	Fall 1:58

LAWRENCE NORTH 44, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 18

WT.	NAME	YR.		NAME	YR.	RESULT
103	Reece Freeman, B.S.	9	def.	Josh Leppink, L.N.	11	Fall 2:59
112	Tyler Pino, L.N.	11	def.	Chris Afandor, B.S.	9	Fall 1:03
119	Dave Gans, L.N.	11	def.	Chris Ferree, B.S.	12	Fall 3:20
125	Reece Humphrey, L.N.	11	def.	Tony Pope, B.S.	12	Fall 3:39
130	Zach Aspling, L.N.	11	def.	Kurt Kinser, B.S.	10	Dec. 11—9
135	Tyler Goble, B.S.	11	def.	Michael Albert, L.N.	11	Dec. 2—1
140	Thomas Johnson, L.N.	11	def.	Paul Young, B.S.	10	Dec. 10—1
145	Cory Schneider, L.N.	12	def.	Kelley Deckard, B.S.	9	Dec. 19—7
152	Bryce Kent, B.S.	12	def.	Ben Walker, L.N.	11	Dec. 9—2
160	Chris Branam, B.S.	12	def.	Andrew Kurbis, L.N.	11	Dec. 9—2
171	Billy Conder, B.S.	12	def.	Patrick Donahue, L.N.	10	Dec. 8—2
189	Alex Burr, L.N.	10	def.	Dustin Eads, B.S.	10	Dec. 16—10
215	Josh Locke, L.N.	11	def.	Derek Eads, B.S.	12	Fall 1:07
275	Maurice Gunn, L.N.	11	def.	Tommy Smith, B.S.	10	Fall :33