Coe Wrestling

Sheldon wins 100th match at NCAA meet

HERSHEY, Pa. - Ryan Sheldon of Coe won the 100th match of his career Friday when he upset sixth-ranked Ben Swarr of Messiah, 3-1, at 184 pounds in the opening round of the NCAA Division III wrestling tournament in Hershey, Pa.

Sheldon became the 12th member of the 100-win club at Coe.

Farai Sewera, ranked No. 2 at 165 pounds, defeated Eric Hensel of Augsburg, 17-12, in the opening round. Ryan Harrington, ranked No. 7 at 174 pounds, defeated Mason Mergener of Concordia (Wis.), 6-2, in the first round.

Donnie Horner upset third-ranked Aaron Karns of Delaware Valley, 3-2, in the opening round at 197 pounds. Jan Rosenberg lost both of his matches Friday for the Kohawks.

Coe was in 13th place in the team standings heading into the quarterfinals Friday night.

5 Coe wrestlers make national tourney

DUBUQUE - Five members of the Coe wrestling team have earned spots in the NCAA Division III national tournament that will be held in Pennsylvania March 13-14.

Farai Sewera (165) and Ryan Sheldon (184) placed second for the Kohawks at the Central Regional tournament at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque Saturday. Jan Rosenberg (125), Ryan Harrington (174) and Donnie Horner (197) finished third and advanced to nationals.

Sewara lost to Andrew Steiert of Wartburg, 5-3, in overtime for the regional title at 165 pounds. Sheldon lost to Devin Peterson of Wartburg, 4-0, in the finals at 184 pounds.

Wartburg captured the team championship with 167.5 points with Luther second at 127.5 markers. Coe won a tight battle with Cornell and Loras for third place in the 13-team tournament.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Wartburg 167.5, 2. Luther 127.5, 3. Coe 104.5, 4. Cornell 101.5, 5. Loras 100, 6. Augustana (Ill.) 67.5, 7. Dubuque 65.5, 8. Central 57.5, 9. Buena Vista 36, 10. Simpson 21.5, 11. Huntington 2.5, 12. Knox 0.5, 13. Ozarks 0.

No.17 Coe wrestlers trim Dubuque

Ryan Sheldon collected a technical fall at 184 pounds Thursday night to help 17th-ranked Coe edge Dubuque, 18-17, in an Iowa Conference wrestling meet at Eby Fieldhouse.

Farai Sewera (165) posted a major decision for the Kohawks (9-8, 5-2). Luke Kremer (141), Josh Donkle (149) and Donnie Horner (197) won regular decisions for Coe.

Dubuque fell to 8-12 overall and 3-4 in the league.

COE 18, DUBUQUE 17

125: Joey Cisneros (Dubuque) dec. Jan Rosenberg, 12-5
133: Nicholas Rivera (Dubuque) dec. Brady Ruden, 9-4
141: Luke Kremer (Coe) dec. Ethan Kleitsch, 3-1
149: Josh Donkle (Coe) dec. Kody Krenz, 8-7
157: Brian Travis (Dubuque) tech fall Ryan Donovan, 18-3
165: Farai Sewera (Coe) major dec. Manuel Mendoza, 15-3
174: Elton Turnage (Dubuque) dec. Ryan Harrington, 4-3
184: Ryan Sheldon (Coe) tech fall Joseph Shue, 16-0
197: Donnie Horner (Coe) dec. Nathan Cristion, 3-2
285: Dan Howell (Dubuque) dec. Creighton Fox, 7-4

Coe wrestlers dodge Cornell, 18-16

The 17th-ranked Coe College wrestling team escaped No. 18 Cornell, 18-16, Friday at Eby Fieldhouse to take a 7-5 lead in the Bremner Cup All-Sports Standings.

Coe’s second-ranked Farai Sewera earned a 12-3 major decision over Michael Maksimovic at 165 pounds, but fourth-ranked Ryan Harrington suffered a 7-5 loss to Cornell’s Brent Ham at 174.

Coe improved to 8-8, while Cornell fell to 12-8.

COE COLLEGE 18, CORNELL COLLEGE 16

125 – Jan Rosenberg (Coe) dec. Scott Smith 9-5.
133 – Nathan Shank (Cornell) dec. Mike Gussarson 14-9.
141 – Luke Kremer (Coe) dec. Jared Brathor 6-4.
149 – Trevor Engle (Cornell) major dec. Josh Donkle 13-2.
157 – Aaron Engle (Cornell) dec. Brody Beck 7-4.
165 – Farai Sewera (Coe) major dec. Michael Maksimovic 12-3.
174 – Brent Hamm (Cornell) dec. Ryan Harrington SV-2, 7-5.
184 – Ryan Sheldon (Coe) major dec. Brian Cristion 10-0.
197 – Donnie Horner (Coe) major dec. Aburough Abegesah 13-2.
285 – Eric Tucker (Cornell) dec. Nick Elsbury 3-0.