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Corey Westra
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Sat, Mar 7, 2009
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 NAIA National Wrestling Championships Defending national champion Lindenwood (Mo.) has won the team title at the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championships. With the victory, the Lions win their third consecutive national championship and fifth overall. Lindenwood finishes the tournament with 167 points.
Southern Oregon finishes in second place with 125.5 points. McKendree (Ill.) is third with 123 points. Missouri Valley is in fourth with 109.5 points. Rounding out the top five is Notre Dame (Ohio) with 84 points. Three grapplers successfully defended their 2008 individual titles. Montana State-Northern senior Corey Borges (125 lb.), Lindenwood senior Raymond Stephens (133 lb.) and Lindenwood senior Matt Cauley (174 lb.) each won their Championship Finals matches to retain their titles. Matt Cauley of Lindenwood was named the 2009 NAIA Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament while Lindenwood head coach Joe Parisi was named the 2009 NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year. Other Awards
3rd Place Team Award: McKendree (Ill.) 2nd Place Team Award: Southern Oregon Team Sportsmanship Award: Menlo (Calif.) Buffalo Funds "5-Star" Champion of Character Team Award: Northwestern (Iowa) Most Falls in Least Time Award: Matt Collum, Missouri Valley NWCA/NAIA National Wrestler-of-the-Year Award: Matt Cauley, Lindenwood (Mo.) For more information and final results, visit the NAIA Wrestling Championships Page. Individual National Champions
125 lbs. Corey Borges, Montana State-Northern 133 lbs. Raymond Stephens, Lindenwood (Mo.) 141 lbs. Adam Koballa, Notre Dame (Ohio) 149 lbs. Matt Burns, Grand View (Iowa) 157 lbs. Jeremy Powell, Lindenwood (Mo.) 165 lbs. Aaron Winning, McKendree (Ill.) 174 lbs. Matt Cauley, Lindenwood (Mo.) 184 lbs. Chris Platt, Southern Oregon 197 lbs. Andrew Sanchez, McKendree (Ill.) 285 lbs. Arjan Bhullar, Simon Fraser (B.C.) *Courtesy of the NAIA |
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