Feb. 15, 2007

Ohnemus top placewinner at conference tournament

DUBUQUE — Andy Ohnemus (senior, Indianola, Southeast Warren HS) was the Central College wrestling team's top placewinner at the Iowa Conference Tournament Thursday.

After an initial first-round loss, Ohnemus fought his way into the fifth-place match and defeated third-seeded Luke Satern of Buena Vista 7-5, finishing the day 2-2.

Central placed ninth in the tournament with 32.5 points, an 11.5-point improvement over last year.. No. 1-ranked Wartburg took the team crown for the 15th straight year.

Ryan DeVriendt (senior, Sherrard, Ill.) wrapped up an injury-plagued season with a sixth-place finish, posting a 1-3 record on the day and closing with a 12-4 loss against Coe's Tyler Burkle in the fifth-place match. He became a four-time league placewinner, previously finishing eighth in 2004, fifth in 2005 and eighth in 2006.

Iowa Conference team standings
1. Wartburg 181; 2. Luther 160; 3. Coe 130; 4. Buena Vista 112.5; 5. Loras 103; 6. Cornell 81.5; 7. Simpson 64.5; 8. Dubuque 64; 9. Central 32.5

Central individual finishes

Wt.      Name (W-L)                      Finish
125       Tyrone Callender (1-2)        7th
133       Nick Johnson (0-3)              8th
141       Andy Ohnemus (2-2)           5th
149       Nick Wordes (0-3)              8th
157       Ryan DeVriendt (1-3)          6th
165       Griffin Holden                     injured
174       Kevin Yeoman (0-2)            --
184       Jess Welu (0-2)                   --
197       Max Davis (1-3)                  8th
285       Mark Trullinger (0-2)           --