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Hoffer named
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| Marc Hoffer earned his second NCAA berth yesterday. |
March 3, 2001
Three American University wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships yesterday at the CAA Championship held in Chapel Hill, NC.
Marc Hoffer (R-Jr., Manheim, PA/Manheim) won the 149 pound weight class with a 14-4 win against George Mason's Adrian Austin in the finals and was named the tournament's "Most Outstanding Wrestler." Ryan Pallinger (Sr., Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) took the 197 crown and Denis Alampiev (Sr., Nizhnewartovsk, Russia/Waynesboro, PA) earned one of three tournament wildcard berths after falling in a tie breaker in the 165 pound championship.
The NCAA Championships will take place on March 15-17 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA. Hoffer qualified for the NCAAs two years ago and advanced to the quarterfinals, the best NCAA finish in the history of American University wrestling. Alampiev qualified last year while Pallinger is headed to his first NCAA Championship.
In addition, Willie Harris (Jr., Washington, DC/DeMatha) (125) and Kris Monzo (Fr., Clifton, NJ/Clifton) (133) finished third in their respective classes while Jared Hyman (R-Fr., Norcross, GA/Norcross) took fourth at heavyweight.
AU Results:
Finals:
149 Hoffer (AU) def. Austin (GMU) 14-4
165 Howard (GMU) def. Alampiev (AU) 4-4 tiebreaker (Alampiev picked for wildcard)
197 Pallinger (AU) def. Kodish (James Madison) 3-1 sudden death
Consolation Finals:
125 Harris (AU) def. Head (JMU) 6-3
133 Monzo (AU) def. Epps (Old Dominion) 11-9
HWT Lorthridge (ODU) def. Hyman (AU) 4-3
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