University of Illinois
Midlands
Jayne Wins First Midlands Title
December 30, 2004 | Wrestling
Dec. 30, 2004
The third-ranked Illinois wrestling team defended the school's first-ever Midlands title a year ago with a convincing team win, Thursday night, beating ninth-ranked Iowa and second-ranked Iowa State at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Illini used a championship win by 133-pounder Mark Jayne to clinch the title, Jayne's first Midlands title. Jayne was one of nine Illini to place at the tournament out of 10 weight classes.
"Winning the Midlands for a second year is a great accomplishment for our team," said head coach Mark Johnson. "We have now proved that our program is on par with the best in the nation. I do still believe that we have not quite wrestled up to our potential yet. We had good performances from a lot of wrestlers this tournament and that was the difference, but each guy can still improve quite a bit and that is something to look forward to. I am very excited for Mark (Jayne). He wrestled a great match against a wrestler who had great success in both college and in the freestyle circuit. He beat a very experience wrestler tonight."
Jayne (Sr., Elyria, Ohio) got a takedown with 20 seconds left in sudden victory overtime to defeat No. 3 seed Matt Azevedo of Sunkist Wrestling Club, 5-3, and win his first Midlands title. The win also gave the Illini the insurance points needed to secure the team win. Jayne gave up a takedown to Azevedo in the first period, with just 10 seconds left to fall behind 2-0. Azevedo added an escape in the second for a 3-0 lead heading into the final period. Jayne got on the board at the 1:21 mark of the third with an escape and with one second left on the clock got the needed takedown to send the match into overtime.
Tirapelle (Jr., Clovis, Calif.) was unable to defend his Midlands individual title as he dropped an 8-1 decision to the defending national champion Mat Gentry of Stanford. The two wrestlers entered the second period scoreless and Gentry scored first with an escape in the second. Tirapelle answered with an escape in the third for a 1-1 tie. In the third period Gentry exploded getting a takedown and five back points for the win.
Pete Friedl (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.) won a 5-2 decision over Daniel Waters of American University to take third place. Anton Dietzen (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill.) took fifth place at 149 pounds with a forfeit win over the tournament's second seed Mark DiSalvo of Central Michigan. Donny Reynolds (So., Frankfort, Ill.) lost a close match to No. 2 seeded Jared Frayer of Shultz Wrestling Club to place fourth. Tyrone Byrd (Jr., Clinton, Ill.) forfeited to Scott Barker of Oregon for sixth.
Notes: Comcast Sports Net will air the Midlands finals on three tape-delayed broadcasts - Jan. 14th (7 p.m.), 21st (1 p.m.), 25th (7 p.m.) ... The third-ranked Illini defeated 11 ranked teams to win their second Midlands title ... The Illini will be back in action on Jan. 8 at the Buckeye Duals in Columbus, Ohio.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Illinois - 130.5
2. Iowa - 119.0
3. Iowa State - 110.5
4. Central Michigan - 101.0
5. Michigan State - 88.5
ILLINI PLACEWINNERS
1st - Mark Jayne (133)
2nd - Alex Tirapelle (157)
3rd - Pete Friedl (174)
4th - Donny Reynolds (165), Brian Glynn (184)
5th - Anton Dietzen (149)
6th - Tyrone Byrd (197)
7th - Gabe Flores (125), Cassio Pero (141)
133: #3 No. 1 seed Mark Jayne (Sr., Elyria, Ohio) 12-0
Rat Tail: Major dec. Rob Jankowski (UW-Lacrosse), 14-6
1st Round: Major dec. Chris Harris (Lassen), 11-3
2nd Round: Won by medical forfeit Pat Sharp (UNI)
Quarterfinals: Dec. No. 8 seed Matt Ciasulli (Lehigh), 5-2
Semifinals: Dec. #12 No. 5 seed Sam Hiatt (NIU), 5-2
Finals: Dec. No. 3 seed Matt Azevedo (Sunkist), 5-3 OT
149: No. 7 seed Anton Dietzen (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill.) 8-5
1st Round: Lost to Jason Knipp (ISU), 1-0
Consolation 1st Round: Major dec. #10 seed Greg Hagel (Northwestern) 12-3
Consolation 2nd Round: Major dec. Pacifico Garcia (San Francisco St.), 11-2
Consolation 3rd Round: Pinned Mike Palma (Rider), 5:53
Consolation 4th Round: Dec. No. 11 seed Tyler Moran (Emery -Riddle) , 4-0
Consolation Quarterfinals: Dec. Jermain Thompson (EMU), 7-1
Consolation Semifinals: Pinned by #8 No. 4 seed Ben Cherrington (Boise St.), 4:27
Fifth Place: Won by forfeit #15 No. 2 seed Mark DiSalvo (CMU)
157: #2 No. 2 seed Alex Tirapelle (Jr., Clovis, Calif.) 13-1
1st Round: Dec. Brandon Becker (Indiana), 10-5
2nd Round: Dec. Zach Shanaman (Penn), 9-3
Quarterfinals: Major dec. #9 No. 7 seed Matt Lebe (WVU), 10-1
Semifinals: Dec #3 No. 3 seed Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (American), 4-2
Finals: Lost to #1 No. 1 seed Matt Gentry (Stanford), 8-1
165: #17 No. 6 seed Donny Reynolds (So., Frankfort, Ill.) 8-3
1st Round: Pinned by Deonte Penn (Unattached), 4:48
Consolation 1st Round: Dec. Tim Scarl (Indiana), 3-0
Consolation 2nd Round: Won by injury default Matt Palmer (Columbia)
Consolation 3rd Round: Won by injury default Dwayne Coward (NC-Pem)
Consolation 4th Round: Pinned Brian Lamay (Lehigh), 5:30
Consolation Quarterfinals: Dec. Evan Copeland (Adams), 10-3
Consolation Semifinals: Dec. #2 No. 1 seed David Bolyard (CMU), 4-3
Third Place: Lost to No. 2 seed Jared Frayer (Shultz WC), 4-3
174: #5 No. 2 seed Pete Friedl (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.) 12-2
1st Round: Major dec. Tim Ruberg (Unattached), 12-3
2nd Round: Dec. Matt Klinger (Cleveland State), 9-4
Quarterfinals: Lost to No. 7 seed Jake Herbert (Northwestern), 5-2
Consolation 4th Round: Dec. Charles Gary (Purdue WC), 2-0
Consolation Quarterfinals: Dec. #12 No. 4 seed Andy Roy (Rutgers), 7-5 (OT)
Consolation Semifinals: Dec. No. 9 seed R.J. Boudro (MSU), 6-3
Third Place: Dec. Daniel Waters (American), 5-2
184: #3 No. 2 seed Brian Glynn (Sr., Orland Park, Ill.) 12-2
1st Round: Dec. Luke Lefever (Air Force), 7-1
2nd Round: Dec. Christian Sinnott (CMU), 3-1 ot
Quarterfinals: Dec. T.J. Morrison (Rider), 5-4
Semifinals: Lost to #4 No. 3 seed Kurt Backes (ISU), 6-4
Consolation Semifinals: Dec. No. 9 seed Ed Magrys (EMU), 7-3
Third Place: Lost to No. 4 seed Eric Bradley (Penn State), 3-2
197: #16 No. 6 seed Tyrone Byrd (Jr., Clinton, Ill.) 9-4
1st Round: Dec. Brenden McClean (Air Force), 5-0
2nd Round: Dec. Brent Meyers (Peacock WC), 3-0
Quarterfinals: Dec. #9 No. 3 seed Sean Stender (UNI), 5-4
Semifinals: Lost to #6 No. 2 seed J.D. Bergman (OSU), 5-1
Consolation Semifinals: Lost to Phil Davis (Penn State), 6-2
Fifth Place: Injury defaulted to No. 5 Scott Barker (Oregon)
