Cobbers Post 3-1 Record at Terry Haws Dual Tournament at St. John's. 
COLLEGEVILLE-- Concordia continues to improve and impress in the 2004-05 season. The latest measuring stick was a quality showing in the Terry Haws Dual Tournament held at St. John's. 

The Cobbers dropped their first match of the day but then rattled off three straight wins to finish the meet with a 3-1 record. That mark placed them second in the "B" bracket and it was tied for the third best record in the tournament.

The top three Cobber wrestlers once again led by example. Dennis Kline (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.), Lee Rahrlien (Jr., Graceville, Minn.) and Smokey McBride (So., Eagan, Minn.) all posted 4-0 records. Kline had the most impressive slate for the Cobbers. The senior 197-pounder won all of his matches by a fall. Rahrlien, wrestling at 157, had one fall, a technical fall and a major decision in his four victories. McBride had two falls and won two matches by forfeit at the 125-pound weight class. 

Concordia opened the meet by getting edged by Concordia (Wis.) 27-19. The Falcons went on to win the bracket with a perfect 4-0 record. McBride, Rahrlien and Kline were the only individual match winners against the Falcons. 

The Cobbers then beat the University of Regina 41-6. Eight of the ten Concordia wrestlers in the match won their individual bout - four by fall. In the third match of the day, the Cobbers downed conference foe St. Olaf 52-0. Concordia bettered their four-fall match against Regina by winning five matches by fall against the Oles. It is the first time since the early 1980's that Concordia has shut out St. Olaf in a dual match.

In the final match of the day, Concordia bettered nationally-ranked Rochester Community and Technical College 33-24. The Yellowjackets are ranked seventh in the latest NJCAA Division III rankings. The Cobbers claimed victories in six of the ten individual matches, with the big three of Kline, Rahrlien and McBride all pulling away with a win. 

Other top Cobbers on the day included Zach Schumack (Fr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), who went 2-0 in his only two matches of the day at 149. Student assistant coach Matt Lowers (Wadena, Minn.), wrestling at 165 posted a 3-1 record, as did Thane Taylor (Fr., St. Cloud, Minn.), who competed at 141. 

Concordia will compete in three dual matches in the next seven days. The Cobbers will travel to Northern State for a dual match on Wednesday, January 19 at 7:00pm. They will then host a dual doubleheader on Saturday, January 22. The Cobbers will wrestle MSU-Moorhead at 6:00pm in a match that was postponed from December 8. They will follow that match up by wrestling against St. John's at 7:30pm.
 

Pool Round Records
Bracket A
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse          4-0
Itasca Community College                      3-1
Minnesota State University, Moorhead   2-2
Saint John’s University                           1-3
Southwest Minnesota State                    0-4

Bracket B
Concordia University, Wisconsin            4-0
Concordia-Moorhead College                3-1
University of Regina                               2-2
Rochester Community College               1-3
St. Olaf College                                      0-4

Wis.-La Crosse is ranked sixth and Saint John’s is 20th in the latest NWCA Brute-Adidas NCAA Division III rankings.  MSU-Moorhead is ranked 19th in the latest NCAA Division II rankings.  Itasca CC is ranked fifth and Rochester C& TC is ranked seventh in the latest NJCAA Division III rankings. 

Round Two Results
MSU-Moorhead 18, Saint John’s 18 (MSU- Moorhead wins tiebreaker by Criteria H)
Concordia, Wis. 37, Rochester 12
Itasca 25, Southwest 15
Concordia-Moorhead 41, Regina 6

Round Three Results
Wis.-La Crosse 31, Southwest 12
Itasca 23, MSU-Moorhead 15
Concordia Wis. 39, Regina 10
Concordia-Moorhead 52, St. Olaf 0

Round Four Results
Regina 30, St. Olaf 18
Concordia- Moorhead 33, Rochester 24
Wis.-La Crosse 37, Itasca 6
Saint John’s 32, Southwest 7

Round Five Results
Regina 27, Rochester 21
Concordia-Wis. 48, St. Olaf 3
Wis-La Crosse 33, MSU-Moorhead 6
Itasca 21, Saint John’s 18

Concordia-Moorhead 41, Regina 6
125: Kevin McBride (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
133: Daryn Terzo (UR) major dec. Wes Graff (CM), 11-2
141: Thane Taylor (CM) dec. Martin Meggeson (UR), 5-1
149: Zack Schamack (CM) fall Kyle Dumont (UR), :53
157: Lee Rahrlien (CM) tech. fall David Weisgerber (UR), 18-2 (1 pt team deduction (UR) – unsportsmanlike)
165: Matt Lowers (CM) major dec. Rob Koroluk (UR), 12-2
174: David Ahmed (CM) fall Brian Lundre (UR), 3:56
184: Aaron Fromback (UR) dec. Luke Ruess (CM), 7-4
197: Dennis Kline (CM) fall Taylor Anderson (UR), 5:58
HWT: Matt Gastecki (CM) fall Jeff Geres (UR), 1:30

Concordia-Moorhead 52, St. Olaf 0
125: Kevin McBride (CM) fall La Da Thor (SO), 1:28
133: Wes Graff (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
141: Thane Taylor (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
149: Dustin Weege (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
157: Lee Rahrlien (CM) fall Anthony Rogers (SO), 4:10
165: Matt Lowers (CM) dec. Tom Kolietz (SO), 8-4
174: David Ahmed (CM) fall Phil Simondet (SO), 5:31
184: Luke Ruess (CM) fall Josh Bird (SO), 1:02
197: Dennis Kline (CM) fall Phia Xiong (SO), :53
HWT: Matt Gastecki (CM) major dec. Tyler Meuleuers (SO), 10-0

Concordia-Moorhead 33, Rochester 24
125: Kevin McBride (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
133: Wes Graff (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
141: Thane Taylor (CM) dec. Durand Kahn (RCC), 3-0
149: Charlie Arendts (RCC) fall Dustin Weege (CM), 3:27
157: Lee Rahrlien (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
165: Matt Lowers (CM) wins by forfeit, 6-0
174: Brad Swanson (RCC) fall David Ahmed (CM), 2:30
184: Luke Proper (RCC) fall Luke Ruess (CM), 1:21
197: Dennis Kline (CM) fall Kevin Raasch (RCC), 6:35
HWT: Jesse Kahn (RCC) fall Matt Gasteki (CM), :40