Jacoby & Justice Lead Cobbers At Finn Grinaker Open

MOORHEAD, Minn. (11/22/14)--- Jacoby Bergeron and Justice Davis led a contingent of 25 Concordia wrestlers who competed in the 16th annual Finn Grinaker Cobber Open hosted by CC. Bergeron and Davis both posted runner-up finishes in the Gold Division of the tournament.

Concordia welcomed wrestlers from eight different schools around the region. The competing teams ran the gamut from ranked NCAA Division I teams to NAIA regional teams. The tournament was separated into two divisions. The Gold Division was for returning upperclassmen while the Maroon Division was for freshman and first-year collegiate wrestlers.

Complete Finn Grinaker Cobber Open Results In Bracket Form (pdf)

The Cobbers had 14 athletes compete in the Gold Division and another 11 newcomers wrestle in the Maroon Division. Concordia had 15 of their 25 wrestlers post top 5 finishes and had five wrestlers earn second-place honors.

Bergeron completed one of the most grueling seven-day periods of wrestling in program history. A week after wrestling eight times in one day at the Dakota Wesleyan Open, Bergeron fought through another five matches at the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open. Bergeron went 4-1 at 141 and placed second. His only loss was against Thomas Thorn from No.2-ranked University of Minnesota. Bergeron posted wins against Josh Shupe from Minnesota, NCAA Division II wrestlers Alec Lindsey of Mary and Philippe Walker of MSU Moorhead and NAIA athlete Anthony Kifer of Jamestown.

Bergeron finished his warrior-like seven-day period with a 10-3 record. He is now 14-6 in the first 14 days of the season. His 20 matches wrestled this season are more than 19 different CC wrestlers competed in during all of last season.

Davis continues to make an impact in his sophomore season in the 285-pound weight class. After spending his freshman year as an understudy to All-American Cody Kasprick, Davis has shined brightly in the starting spotlight. He opened the year by placing third at the NDSU Bison Open. He then won his bout in the team's dual win over MSU Moorhead and followed that with a 3-2 record at the Dakota Wesleyan Open last weekend. On Saturday he rolled to three straight wins to open the meet. He won by a 10-3 decision over Jerrad Neiland of NDSU. He then earned a sudden victory decision over Caleb White in the quarterfinals before beating Nader Abdulllatif of MSU Moorhead in the semifinals. His only loss on the day was to Austin Goergen of St. Cloud State. The Huskies are currently ranked fifth in Division II and Goergen is the third-ranked wrestler at 285 in NCAA Division II.

Davis is the second member of the Cobbers to have a double-digit season win total this year. He is now 10-4 for the season.  

The Cobbers had three freshmen finish in second place in the Maroon Division. Aaron Senne, Alexi Bode and Jacob Johnson all had runner-up finishes in their first Finn Grinaker. Senne went 2-1 at 141 while Bode was 3-1 at 157 and Johnson was 2-1 at 165.

Senne started the day with a technical fall in the quarterfinals and then beat Tanner Crissler of Minot State 8-7 in the semifinals. Senne lost a hard fought 12-6 decision in the championship bout to Tyler Pasvogel of St. Cloud State.

Bode posted three wins on the day. He had victories over wrestlers from Minot State, Jamestown and Northland with his only loss coming to Travis Holt of SCSU.

Johnson had a pair of wins over athletes from North Dakota State and Jamestown. His only defeat was also at the hands of a wrestler from St. Cloud State. Johnson lost 7-4 in the title bout against Vince Deitz.

Concordia will now have a much-needed rest for the Thanksgiving holiday break. The Cobbers will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 3 when they travel to Jamestown, N.D. to take on the University of Jamestown in a dual meet at 5:30 p.m.  

Finn Grinaker Open (Cobber Open) Results for Concordia-Moorhead

GOLD DIVISION
125 - Jakob Stageberg's place is 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Jakob Stageberg won by decision over Stuart Brandt (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Jakob Stageberg won by tech fall over Anthony Battle (Minot State) (TF 22-7)
Semifinal - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Jakob Stageberg (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semi - Jakob Stageberg won by decision over Aaron Dick (Dec 15-11)
3rd Place Match - Brett Valasquez (SCSU) won by major decision over Jakob Stageberg (Maj 16-2)

125 - Aaron Dick's place is 5th/6th
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Dick (Concordia-Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Brett Valasquez (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Aaron Dick (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Aaron Dick won by fall over Phillip Johnson (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Fall 2:39)
Cons. Round 3 - Aaron Dick won by decision over Nate Humann (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi - Jakob Stageberg won by decision over Aaron Dick (Dec 15-11)

125 - Nate Humann
Champ. Round 1 - Nate Humann (Concordia-Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Nate Humann (TF 17-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Nate Humann won by decision over Stuart Brandt (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Aaron Dick won by decision over Nate Humann (Dec 7-4)

125 - Richard Soto's place is 5th/6th
Champ. Round 1 - Richy Soto won by fall over Phillip Johnson (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Fall 2:50)
Quarterfinal - Joel Salomon (SCSU) won by major decision over Richy Soto (Maj 14-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Richy Soto received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Richy Soto won by decision over Jesus Barajas (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 15-8)
Cons. Semi - Brett Valasquez (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Richy Soto (Fall 2:58)

133 - Will McCarthy's place is 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Johnshoy (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Will Mccarthy (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Will Mccarthy (Concordia-Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Will Mccarthy won by major decision over Steven Polakowski (Minnesota) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Will Mccarthy won by fall over Jason Huger (Minot State) (Fall 2:07)
Cons. Semi - Hunter Weber (NDSU) won by fall over Will Mccarthy (Fall 4:43)
5th Place Match - Will Mccarthy won by decision over Tanner Johnshoy (SCSU) (Dec 7-5)

133 - Gabe Foltz
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Bosch (MSUM) won by disqualification over Gabe Foltz (DQ)
Cons. Round 1 - Gabe Foltz (Concordia-Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Gabe Foltz won by medical forfeit over Joshua Douglas (Minot State) (MFF)
Cons. Round 3 - Tanner Johnshoy (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Gabe Foltz (Dec 7-3)

141 - Jacoby Bergeron's place is 2nd
Round 1 - Jacoby Bergeron won by decision over Alec Lindsey (Mary) (Dec 9-7)
Round 2 - Thomas Thorn (Minnesota) won by major decision over Jacoby Bergeron (Maj 13-4)
Round 3 - Jacoby Bergeron won by decision over Anthony Kifer (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 6-2)
Round 4 - Jacoby Bergeron won by decision over Philippe Walker (MSUM) (Dec 6-3)
Round 5 - Jacoby Bergeron won in sudden victory - 1 over Josh Shupe (Minnesota) (SV-1 3-1)

149 - Yonas Gebreab's place is 5th
Quarterfinal - Taner Trembley (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Yonas Gebreab (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Yonas Gebreab won by decision over Nate Rykerd (NDSU) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Semi - Mitch Friedman (NDSU) won by decision over Yonas Gebreab (Dec 8-6)
5th Place Match - Yonas Gebreab won by decision over Zachary Cummings (Minot State) (Dec 11-5)

149 - Jake Kostik
Quarterfinal - Joe Umlauf (NDSU) won by decision over Jake Kostik (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Zachary Cummings (Minot State) won by decision over Jake Kostik (Dec 9-7)

157 - Ben Cousins's place is 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Steve Keogh (NDSU) won by decision over Ben Cousins (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Ben Cousins received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Ben Cousins won by decision over Grant Nehring (NDSU) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Ben Cousins won by decision over Paul Michaelson (Mary) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi - Dylan Urbach (Minnesota) won by decision over Ben Cousins (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match - Ben Cousins won by medical forfeit over Jack Bass (Minnesota) (MFF)

165 - Zach Barber's place is 5th
Quarterfinal - Zach Barber won by decision over Pat Smith (Minnesota) (Dec 7-5)
Semifinal - Josh Berg (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Zach Barber (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Semi - Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Zach Barber (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match - Zach Barber won by decision over Riley Nagel (Mary) (Dec 3-1)

197 - Kody Van Den Eykel's place is 5th
Quarterfinal - Kody Vandeneykel won by fall over Wyatt Smith (Mary) (Fall 1:55)
Semifinal - Trae Story (SCSU) won by major decision over Kody Vandeneykel (Maj 13-3)
Cons. Semi - Tobias Baker (Minot State) won by major decision over Kody Vandeneykel (Maj 12-3)
5th Place Match - Kody Vandeneykel won by fall over Taylor Barstad (Minot State) (Fall 4:31)

285 - Delson Saintal
Champ. Round 1 - Travis Smith (Mary) won by major decision over Delson Saintal (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Delson Saintal received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Caleb White (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Delson Saintal (Fall 2:05)

285 - Justice Davis's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Justice Davis won by decision over Jerrad Neiland (NDSU) (Dec 10-3)
Quarterfinal - Justice Davis won in sudden victory - 1 over Caleb White (St. Cloud State) (SV-1 3-1)
Semifinal - Justice Davis won by decision over Nader Abdullatif (Minnesota State Moorhead) (Dec 3-1)
1st Place Match - Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Justice Davis (Maj 13-4)

MAROON DIVISION (Freshman)
133 - Dawit Gebreab's place is 3rd
Round 1 - Joe Mosley (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Dawit Gebreab (Dec 4-3)
Round 3 - Dawit Gebreab won by decision over Chris Warf (Minot State) (Dec 4-2)
Round 4 - Dawit Gebreab won by decision over Joseph Zapeda (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 3-0)
Round 5 - Nick O`Brien (NDSU) won by major decision over Dawit Gebreab (Maj 12-4)

141 - Gus McCarthy's place is 6th
Champ. Round 1 - Gus Mccarthy received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gus Mccarthy won by major decision over Curt Zachmeier (St. Cloud State) (Maj 11-0)
Semifinal - Tyler Pasvogel (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Gus Mccarthy (Fall 5:50)
Cons. Semi - Travis Swanson (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Gus Mccarthy (Dec 6-2)
5th Place Match - Tanner Crissler (Minot State) won by major decision over Gus Mccarthy (Maj 12-3)

141 - Adam Presler
Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Crissler (Minot State) won by decision over Adam Presler (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Adam Presler received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Curt Zachmeier (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Adam Presler (Maj 12-3)

141 - Aaron Senne's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Senne received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Aaron Senne won by tech fall over Michael Rivera (Mary) (TF 16-0)
Semifinal - Aaron Senne won by decision over Tanner Crissler (Minot State) (Dec 8-7)
1st Place Match - Tyler Pasvogel (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Aaron Senne (Dec 12-6)

149 - Joe Heinz's place is 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Heinz won by tech fall over Alex Stuhl (NDSU) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal - Joseph Heinz won by decision over Jonah Moore (Jamestown (N.D.), (Dec 11-4)
Semifinal - Noah Cuzzetto (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Joseph Heinz (Fall 2:51)
Cons. Semi - Kaden Spurgeon (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Joseph Heinz (Maj 10-2)
5th Place Match - Joseph Heinz won by medical forfeit over Jakob Weisbrod (Mary) (MFF)

157 - Alexi Bode's place is 2nd
Round 2 - Alexi Bode won by decision over Devin Combs (Minot State) (Dec 3-1)
Round 3 - Alexi Bode won by fall over Garrett Litzinger (Northland) (Fall 3:39)
Round 4 - Alexi Bode won by fall over Justin Folsom (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Fall 1:24)
Round 5 - Travis Holt (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Alexi Bode (Maj 15-4)

165 - Blake Bergeron's place is 5th
Quarterfinal - Blake Bergeron won by fall over Kyle Sather (Northland) (Fall 1:51)
Semifinal - Vince Dietz (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Blake Bergeron (Fall 4:29)
Cons. Semi - Charley Popp (NDSU) won by major decision over Blake Bergeron (Maj 11-2)
5th Place Match - Blake Bergeron won by fall over Christopher Love (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Fall 1:25)

165 - Jake Berens
Quarterfinal - Ryan DeSpain (Jamestown (N.D.),) won by decision over Jake Berens (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Charley Popp (NDSU) won by tech fall over Jake Berens (TF 22-7)

165 - Jake Johnson's place is 2nd
Quarterfinal - Jake Johnson won by fall over Charley Popp (NDSU) (Fall 4:20)
Semifinal - Jake Johnson won by decision over Ryan DeSpain (Jamestown (N.D.),) (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match - Vince Dietz (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Jake Johnson (Dec 7-4)

174 - Dane Ringquist's place is 3rd
Round 1 - Dane Ringquist won by fall over Monty Holm (St. Cloud State) (Fall 1:00)
Round 2 - Austin Rake (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Dane Ringquist (Dec 3-2)
Round 3 - Dane Ringquist won by major decision over Dylan Huttunen (MSUM) (Maj 14-3)
Round 4 - Dane Ringquist won in sudden victory - 1 over Mathew Totay (Northland) (SV-1 5-3)
Round 5 - Tim Moore (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Dane Ringquist (Maj 20-6)

285 - Tyler Hoffman's place is 5th
Quarterfinal - Mike Hobbs (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Tyler Hoffman (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Hoffman won by decision over Daniel Pena (NDSU) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi - Bryce Kirchner (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Tyler Hoffman (Dec 10-4)
5th Place Match - Tyler Hoffman won by fall over Brendan Edner (Northland) (Fall 2:28)