CMU Wins Seventh Straight MAC Championships Title

KENT, Ohio - Central Michigan University won seven individual titles en route to its seventh consecutive Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships crown on Saturday.

CMU entered Saturday's championship round with seven individuals in the finals, and all seven - Brandon Carter (149), Steve Brown (157), Trevor Stewart (165), Brandon Sinnott (174), Christian Sinnott (184), Wynn Michalak (197) and Bubba Gritter (285) - emerged victorious. Those seven individuals earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis in two weeks.

The Chippewas' 110 team points beat out runner-up Kent State (75.5 points) and third place Northern Illinois (60.5 points). CMU?s run of seven straight conference tournament titles is matched only by Ohio, which also won seven straight from 1970-76. Ohio and Buffalo tied for fourth with 26.5 points while Eastern Michigan finished sixth with 25.5 points.


Individual Place Winners

125 pounds
1. Nic Bedelyon ? KSU (27-10)
2. Andrew Novak ? EMU (18-16)
3. Luke Smith ? CMU (24-8)
4. TJ Wunnicke ? NIU (16-13)

133 pounds
1. Pat Castillo ? NIU (27-5)
2. Dan Mitchell ? KSU (29-7)
3. Conor Beebe ? CMU (20-15)
4. Quentin Keyes ? OU (13-14)

141 pounds
1. Pat McLemore ? NIU (13-3)
2. Drew Lashaway ? KSU (29-9)
3. Germaine Lindsey ? OU (19-15)
4. Eric Kruger ? CMU (23-8)

149 pounds
1. Brandon Carter ? CMU (19-6)
2. Kevin Christiansen ? OU (11-16)
3. Kalen Knull ? NIU (15-14)
4. Clint Sponseller ? KSU (17-13)

157 pounds
1. Steve Brown ? CMU (13-8)
2. Pat Lloyd ? UB (9-7)
3. Bryan O?Connor ? NIU (10-9)
4. Sli Bostelman ? KSU (10-20)

165 pounds
1. Trevor Stewart ? CMU (21-5)
2. Kurt Gross ? KSU (29-5)
3. Bryan Deutsch ? NIU (12-13)
4. John Cummings ? UB (24-21)

174 pounds
1. Brandon Sinnott ? CMU (28-3)
2. Duke Burk ? NIU (25-5)
3. Jacob Ison ? OU (13-9)
4. Chris Estep ? KSU (13-25)

184 pounds
1. Christian Sinnott ? CMU (25-4)
2. Charlie Pienaar ? EMU (24-9)
3. Eric Chine ? KSU (32-13)
4. Mickey Moran ? UB (32-10)

197 pounds
1. Wynn Michalak ? CMU (26-1)
2. Michael Blackwell ? KSU (28-12)
3. Jimmy Hamel ? UB (30-14)
4. Chris Iammarino ? OU (9-22)

285 pounds
1. Bubba Gritter ? CMU (25-6)
2. Jermail Porter ? KSU (32-9)
3. Jeff Parker ? UB (25-18)
4. David Wade ? EMU (19-17)

Award Winners

Freshman of the Year
Nic Bedelyon - KSU

Tournament Outstanding Wrestler
Pat Castillo - NIU

Coach of the Year
Tom Borrelli - CMU

Wrestler of the Year
Wynn Michalak - CMU


NCAA National Tournament Qualifiers

1. Nic Bedelyon (125) - KSU
2. Pat Castillo (133) ? NIU
3. Pat McLemore (141) ? NIU
4. Brandon Carter (149) ? CMU
5. Steve Brown (157) ? CMU
6. Trevor Stewart (165) ? CMU
7. Brandon Sinnott (174) ? CMU
8. Christian Sinnott (184) ? CMU
9. Wynn Michalak (197) ? CMU
10. Bubba Gritter (285) - CMU

Nice tournament for my boy Castillo after the whole tragedy at Northern Illinois. Way to stay focused Castillo. Great tournament for CMU.

2008 Mid-American Conference Wrestling National Qualifiers

AUTOMATIC BIDS ? Weight Class Champions

Wt. Name School Year Record
125 Nic Bedelyon Kent State Fr. 27-10
133 Pat Castillo Northern Illinois Sr. 27-5
141 Patrick McLemore Northern Illinois Fr. 13-3
149 Brandon Carter Central Michigan Sr. 19-6
157 Steve Brown Central Michigan So. 13-8
165 Trevor Stewart Central Michigan Jr. 21-5
174 Brandon Sinnott Central Michigan Sr. 28-3
184 Christian Sinnott Central Michigan Sr. 25-4
197 Wynn Michalak Central Michigan Sr. 26-1
285 Bubba Gritter Central Michigan Sr. 25-6

AT-LARGE BIDS

Wt. Name School Year Record
125 Luke Smith Central Michigan Sr. 24-7
133 Conor Beebe Central Michigan So. 20-16
133 Dan Mitcheff Kent State Jr. 29-7
141 Drew Lashaway Kent State Jr. 28-9
141 Germaine Lindsey Ohio Fr. 19-14
165 Kurt Gross Kent State Sr. 28-5
174 Duke Burk Northern Illinois So. 25-5
184 Charlie Pienaar Eastern Michigan Sr. 23-9
285 Jermail Porter Kent State Jr. 31-9

ALTERNATES

Wt. Name School Year Record
125 Andrew Novak Eastern Michigan Fr. 17-16
184 Eric Chine Kent State Jr. 32-12