Wrestling

NWCA/CLIFF KEEN DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS
Preliminary Round: Cornell College (IA) 21, Delaware Valley 15
Consolation: Augustana College (IL) 18, Delaware Valley 16
Extra Match: Delaware Valley 37, Wilmington College (IL) 10

CEDAR FALLS (IA) - The Delaware Valley College wrestling team posted a 1-2 record at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals over the weekend.

The Aggies, ranked 28th in Division III, opened with a 21-15 loss to No. 19 Cornell College, and followed with an 18-16 loss to Augustana College in the consolation bracket. Delaware Valley returned to action in an extra match against Wilmington and posted a 37-10 victory to improved to 3-5 on the year.

Cornell won six of 10 decisions in the opening match for the six-point decision. Down 9-0, Jaryd Steinbacher put the Aggies on the scoreboard with an 8-4 decision over Caleb Wilson at 149 pounds. However, Cornell took three of the next four weight classes for a 21-6 lead. The lone Delaware Valley win in that run was a 6-3 decision by John Powell at 165 pounds.

Jamall Johnson, showed why he is the second-ranked wrestler in Division III at 197 pounds as the 2005 national runner-up needed just 49 seconds to pin John Ugaste. Freshman Kevin Orr followed with a 5-2 decision over Chris Gustafson at heavyweight.

Delaware Valley opened with a 4-0 advantage against Augustana as Josh Proctor recorded a 13-2 major decision over Leo Byrd at 125 pounds. However, Augustana won five straight matches for an 18-4 lead.

Paul Donnell stopped the run with an 8-5 decision over Dan Cremar at 174 pounds and Mike Berlanda followed with a 6-1 victory over Brian Kerr at 184 for an 18-10 score. Johnson and Orr remained perfect on the day, but both only won by decision and Delaware Valley fell by two points.

The match-up with Wilmington was decided after both teams were eliminated from the National Duals brackets. Delaware Valley posted wins in eight of 10 weight classes including pins by Proctor (125), Dan Hall (141), Berlanda (184) and Caleb Churchwell (Hwt).

Cornell 21, Delaware Valley 15
125 Chris Heilman (Cornell) WBD Josh Proctor (Del Val) D 4-1
133 Aaron Bingham (Cornell) WBD Justin Shorts (Del Val) D 7-4
141 Dave Paramski (Cornell) WBD Dan Hall (Del Val) D 4-1
149 Jaryd Steinbacher (Del Val) WBD Caleb Wilson (Cornell) D 8-4
157 Patrick Mcauley (Cornell) WBF Ryan Herwig (Del Val) F 2:22
165 John Powell (Del Val) WBD Drew Vickers (Cornell) D 6-3
174 Kyle Kehrli (Cornell) WBD Ryan Pope (Del Val) D 2-0
184 Adam Sandoval (Cornell) WBD Mike Berlanda (Del Val) D 6-4
197 Jamall Johnson (Del Val) WBF John Ugaste (Cornell) F 0:49
285 Kevin Orr (Del Val) WBD Chris Gustafson (Cornell) D 5-2

Augustana College (IL) 18 Delaware Valley College 16
125 Josh Proctor (Del Val)WBD Leo Byrd (Aug-IL) WBD M 13-2
133 Dan Stanton (Aug-IL) WBD Justin Shorts (Del Val) TF-5 19-1; 4:20
141 Ryan McMurray (Aug-IL) WBD Dan Hall (Del Val) D 5-1
149 Larry Amedio (Aug-IL) WBD Jaryd Steinbacher (Del Val) D 8-6
157 Brian Kerr (Aug-IL) WBD Ryan Herwig (Del Val) D 13-9
165 Brian Daly (Aug-IL) WBD Greg Miele (Del Val) M 12-2
174 Paul Donnell (Del Val) WBD Dan Cremar (Aug-IL) D 8-5
184 Mike Berlanda (Del Val) WBD Brian Kerr (Aug-IL) D 6-1
197 Jamall Johnson (Del Val) WBD John Parkhurst (Aug-IL) D 9-4
285 Kevin Orr (Del Val) WBD Tavares Williams (Aug-IL) D 9-6

Delaware Valley 37, Wilmington College (IL) 10
125 Josh Proctor (DVC) by fall over David Bowers, 2:56
133 Alantino Keefer (W) by major decision over Zach Holt, 16-2
141 Dan Hall (DVC) by fall over Dan Garcia, 6:36
149 Carl Amerine (W) by fall over Brandon Earlston, 1:45
157 Ryan Herwig (DVC) by major decision over Drew Thomas, 13-0
165 John Powell (DVC) by major decision over David Daugherty, 14-6
174 Ryan Pope (DVC) by decision over Jeff Lobes, 11-6*
184 Mike Berlanda (DVC) by fall over Brandon Feguson, 1:43
197 Jamall Johnson (DVC) by forfeit
285 Caleb Churchwell (DVC) by fall over Paul Lewis, 3:37
* DVC deducted one point for unsportsmanlike conduct