Wrestlers Split a Pair at National Duals
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
January 16, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 15th-ranked Michigan State wrestling team split a pair of dual meets during session one of the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals in Iowa City, Iowa on Sat., Jan. 16. The Spartans opened the tournament falling to third-ranked and host school Iowa by a count of 35-3 in an 11 a.m dual. They would respond, however, by posting a 29-9 afternoon victory over Montana St.-Northern, the number three team in the NAIA.
20th-ranked Chris Williams (Fr., Perry, Mich.) posted the lone MSU victory in the dual with Iowa, scoring a 12-11 decision over Ben Kritsonis at 125 pounds. Second-ranked Pat McNamara (So., Jordan, Minn.), who had defeated Iowa's third-ranked Eric Juergens twice this year, fell to the Hawkeye sophomore in overtime, 3-2 at 133. Both of McNamara's losses this season have come in overtime matches.
In the dual with Montana St.-Northern, the Spartans won eight of ten matches. Williams and McNamara opened the dual with technical fall wins to give Michigan State a comfortable 10-0 lead. The score stood at 19-0 before Montana St.-Northern was able to score a victory.
The Spartans will next face #12 Arizona State on Sat. night at 8 p.m. in a rematch of the Jan. 8 dual in Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State won that dual by a score of 17-16 on the last match of the evening.
Michigan State 3 - Iowa 35 Results Match Score Meet Score 125 - Chris Williams (MSU) dec. Ben Kritsonis (IA), 12-11 3-0 133 - Eric Juergens (IA) dec. Pat McNamara (MSU), 3-2, OT 3-3 141 - Doug Schwab (IA) dec. Issac Miller (MSU), 6-5 3-6 149 - T.J. Williams (IA) maj. dec. Mike Castillo (MSU), 13-5 3-10 157 - Jaime Heidt (IA) maj. dec. Cory Posey (MSU), 21-8 3-14 165 - Ben Uker (IA) dec. Kevin Spiess (MSU), 10-5 3-17 174 - Gabe McMahan (IA) dec. Will Hill (MSU), 15-9 3-20 184 - Paul Jenn (IA) dec. Nik Fekete (MSU), 13-10 3-23 197 - Lee Fullhart (IA) pinned Nick Muzashvili (MSU), 5:31 3-29 285 - Wes Hand (IA) pinned Matt Lamb (MSU), 7:00 3-35
Michigan State 29 - Montana State-Northern 9 Results Match Score Meet Score 125 - Chris Williams (MSU) tech. fall. Travis Rollins (MSN), 4:00 5-0 133 -Pat McNamara (MSU) tech. fall. Jesse Schaeffer (MSN), 6:30 10-0 141 - Issac Miller (MSU) dec. Brad Fisher (MSN), 8-2 13-0 149 - Mike Castillo (MSU) dec. Fed Leavy (MSN), 6-0 16-0 157 - Cory Posey (MSU) dec. Rudy James (MSN), 10-8, OT 19-0 165 - Mike Lane (MSN) pinned Kevin Spiess (MSU), 1:40 19-6 174 - Will Hill (MSU) maj. dec. Mark Lane (MSN), 14-4 23-6 184 - James Brimm (MSU) dec. Tyson Thivierge (MSN), 4-1 26-6 197 - Turk Lords (MSN) dec. Nick Muzashvili (MSU), 9-8 26-9 285 - Matt Lamb (MSU) dec. Damion Martindale (MSN) 9-3 29-9