MARSHALL, Minn. - Upper Iowa's No. 8 Ethen Doty (149) qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday after finishing as Super Region V runner-up. Doty earned a qualifying bid in the most competitive weight class at the tournament, featuring five ranked wrestlers.
Doty picked up a win by fall in the quarterfinal over UMary's (N.D.) Kaden DeCoteau. He defeated No. 4 Nolan Ambrose of Augustana (S.D.) with a fall at 1:12. In the championship match, Doty fell in a 2-0 decision against No. 10 Rudy Lopez of Northern State (S.D.).
After No. 2 Jalen Spuhler of Parkside (Wis.) earned third, Ambrose and No. 13 Walker Bents of Minnesota State did not qualify in the highly-competitive 149-pound weight class.
Matthew Marcum (197) was UIU's next-highest placer, taking fourth. Marcum's two losses were in the first round and third-place match to Jordan Blanchard of Parkside. The junior picked up three wins after defeating Southwest Minnesota State's Xander Kenworthy with a fall, Minot State's (N.D.) Shafer Ehmke with a 15-0 tech fall and Northern State's Ryan Hirschkorn in a sudden victory.
Treyton Ackman (125) won the fifth-place match against MSU Moorhead's Clayson Mele in a 15-8 decision. His two losses were to No. 4 Shane Corrigan of Parkside. Ackman also defeated SMSU's Preston Xayachak by tech fall and UMary's Ben DeForest in an 11-4 decision.
Preston Klostermann (157) and Nick Mueller (165) both took sixth place. Klostermann won matches over UMary's Kaden Renner, Sioux Falls' (S.D.) Cooper Sanders and Minot State's Roman Leifridt.
Mueller upset No. 10 Payton Handevidt of Augustana in his quarterfinal match with a one-point tiebreaker win. Tanner Arjes (141) also had a win by major decision over Bronson Richins of Southwest Minnesota State.
Doty becomes the 107th NCAA National Qualifier in program history. The redshirt senior has now earned back-to-back runner-up finishes at regionals.
No. 9 St. Cloud State (Minn.) and No. 6 Parkside both qualified the most wrestlers of any team at the regional, with seven each. No. 25 Minnesota State and No. 14 UMary each had four qualifiers. St. Cloud State had the most regional champions with four.
Parkside won the regional with 146.5 points. St. Cloud State took second with 127.5 points, and Minnesota State came in third with 109.5 points. Upper Iowa finished seventh with 55 points.
Doty will prepare for the National Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on March 13-14. Wrestling starts with Session I at 11 a.m. at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on Friday, March 13. The NCAA Division II Championship Brackets will be released on Friday, March 6.
NCAA DII Super Regional V Results for Upper Iowa
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Treyton Ackman (20-7) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1 won by major decision over Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 (MD 11-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by tech fall over Preston Xayachak (Southwest Minnesota State) 3-15 (TF-1.5 4:56 (18-3))
- Cons. Round 3 - Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Ben DeForest (UMary) 18-13 (Dec 11-4)
- Cons. Semi - Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1 won by tech fall over Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 (TF-1.5 3:47 (15-0))
- 5th Place Match - Treyton Ackman (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Clayson Mele (Minnesota State Moorhead) 14-16 (Dec 15-8)
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Dawson Schmit (16-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Schmit (Upper Iowa) 16-14 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Chase Beckett (Minnesota State) 3-1 won by decision over Dawson Schmit (Upper Iowa) 16-14 (Dec 10-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Cole Faircloth (Minot State (n.d.)) 20-13 won by decision over Dawson Schmit (Upper Iowa) 16-14 (Dec 4-2)
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Tanner Arjes (18-14) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Troy Dolphin (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-2 won by fall over Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa) 18-14 (Fall 1:37)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa) 18-14 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa) 18-14 won by major decision over Bronson Richins (Southwest Minnesota State) 7-15 (MD 8-0)
- Cons. Round 3 - Krayle Stormer (Northern State) 24-13 won by major decision over Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa) 18-14 (MD 12-3)
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Ethen Doty (23-6) placed 2nd and scored 17.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 23-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 23-6 won by fall over Kaden DeCoteau (UMary) 21-11 (Fall 1:17)
- Semifinal - Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 23-6 won by fall over Nolan Ambrose (Augustana (sd)) 3-2 (Fall 1:12)
- 1st Place Match - Rudy Lopez (Northern State) 19-4 won by decision over Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 23-6 (Dec 2-0)
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Preston Klostermann (27-14) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 won by fall over Kaden Renner (UMary) 13-9 (Fall 4:28)
- Quarterfinal - Cael Larson (Augustana (sd)) 2-2 won by decision over Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 (Dec 9-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 won by decision over Cooper Sanders (Sioux Falls) 17-10 (Dec 7-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 won by major decision over Roman Leifridt (Minot State (n.d.)) 5-18 (MD 11-0)
- Cons. Semi - Griffin Lundeen (Northern State) 15-8 won by major decision over Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 (MD 17-9)
- 5th Place Match - Cael Larson (Augustana (sd)) 2-2 won by decision over Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa) 27-14 (Dec 8-6)
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Nick Mueller (20-12) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa) 20-12 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa) 20-12 won in tie breaker - 1 over Payton Handevidt (Augustana (sd)) 1-2 (TB-1 1-2)
- Semifinal - Lane Ewing (UMary) 28-10 won by major decision over Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa) 20-12 (MD 22-10)
- Cons. Semi - Luke Swanson (Sioux Falls) 15-7 won by decision over Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa) 20-12 (Dec 15-10)
- 5th Place Match - Derek Johnson (St. Cloud State) 12-4 won by decision over Nick Mueller (Upper Iowa) 20-12 (Dec 2-0)
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Griffin Luke (11-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa) 11-9 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) 3-1 won by major decision over Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa) 11-9 (MD 8-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Joey Mushinsky (UMary) 18-11 won by decision over Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa) 11-9 (Dec 13-7)
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Braxten Westendorf (23-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Braxton Westendorf (Upper Iowa) 23-8 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Sullivan Ramos (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1 won by fall over Braxton Westendorf (Upper Iowa) 23-8 (Fall 6:49)
- Cons. Round 2 - Braxton Westendorf (Upper Iowa) 23-8 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Evan Farley (Minnesota State) 3-2 won by decision over Braxton Westendorf (Upper Iowa) 23-8 (Dec 8-4)
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Matthew Marcum (20-13) placed 4th and scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Jordan Blanchard (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1 won by major decision over Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 (MD 13-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 won by fall over Xander Kenworthy (Southwest Minnesota State) 11-14 (Fall 3:18)
- Cons. Round 3 - Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 won by tech fall over Shafer Ehmke (Minot State (n.d.)) 15-13 (TF-1.5 1:37 (15-0))
- Cons. Semi - Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) 22-10 (SV-1 7-4)
- 3rd Place Match - Jordan Blanchard (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1 won by major decision over Matthew Marcum (Upper Iowa) 20-13 (MD 11-1)
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Hunter Bye (4-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Bye (Upper Iowa) 4-17 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Zach Glazier (St. Cloud State) 7-0 won by tech fall over Hunter Bye (Upper Iowa) 4-17 (TF-1.5 2:44 (17-2))
- Cons. Round 2 - Evan Thompson (Southwest Minnesota State) 6-15 won by fall over Hunter Bye (Upper Iowa) 4-17 (Fall 2:03)
