February 3, 2005

Wrestling Dominates UCO

Dalton, Keiswetter Key Victory

            Kearney, Neb. –  The 3rd-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team won seven of 10 weight classes to whip 4^th-ranked Central Oklahoma, 24-15, Thursday night at the Health & Sports Center.

            A crowd of 781 watched UNK improve to 13-3 on the year while UCO drops to 10-6.

            The win ties the Lopers with three other squads (1998, 1999 and 2003) for the second most dual wins in a season. The record of 15 was set during the 1977-78 campaign.

            Fremont senior Aaron Dalton, ranked 7^th nationally at 165 lbs., got UNK off on the right foot when he upset 5^th-ranked Cort Peterson, 2-1, to begin the night.

            Dalton, who lost to Peterson when these two teams met at the National Duals in January, got a reversal with 43 seconds left in the third period to secure the win.

            UCO bounced back to take a 9-3 lead with a close win at 174 lbs. and a forfeit win at 184 lbs.

            The Lopers tied things up at heavyweight when 2^nd-ranked Tervel Dlagnev (Arlington, Texas) beat 3^rd-ranked Josh LeadingFox, 8-4, in one of the more anticipated match-ups of the evening        

            Dlagnev got a near fall and a take down in the early stages of the first period to take a commanding 5-0 lead and then hung on for his second win over LeadingFox this year.

            Senior Adam Keiswetter (Kearney), ranked 2^nd in the nation at 133 lbs., put an exclamation on the night when he pinned 6^th-ranked Jared Henning at 2:48.

            UNK heads to No. 1 ranked UNO Saturday. The dual will be seen live on NETV 2 at over the internet at www.unomaha.edu. ...Complete results