Huskies' Jonathan Deupree becomes the sixth USM wrestler to earn a bid to the NCAA Division III National Championship. Deupree captured the 184-pound title at the 2014 Northeast Regional defeating No. 3 ranked-nationally David Welch of Roger Williams in overtime with a pin at 7:37
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Junior Jonathan Deupree (Ozona, Fla./Countryside) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies' wrestling team earned an overtime win by fall against David Welch of Roger Williams University to claim the 184-pound championship at the 2014 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championship Sunday afternoon at Wesleyan University's Bacon Field House. For his efforts and outstanding performance, Deupree was also recognized as the co-Most Outstanding Wrestler of the 2014 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional, becoming the first Husky grappler to earn such an honor.
With his regional title in hand, Deupree earns a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15 held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Deupree is the sixth Huskies' wrestler to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament joining Adam Farrington (1999 and 2001), Steve Valastro (2007), Mike Morin (2008, 2009, 2010), Matt Ulrich (2010) and Billy Cole (2011). Both Morin and Ulrich earned All-American honors during their trips to the NCAA Division III National Championship with Morin earning it in 2009 and 2010.
Seeded-second in the 184-pound bracket, Deupree earned a pair of decisions in his first two matches on Saturday. Deupree opened the tourney with a 7-2 victory over Springfield's Michael Case and then took down seventh-seeded Scott Bova of SUNY-Oswego 3-2. Case went on to finish fourth in the bracket.
On Sunday, Deupree continued to wrestle strongly earning an 8-5 decision over third-seeded Dylen Seybolt of Johnson & Wales University in the championship semifinals. Deupree's win over Seybolt set up a showdown of the number one two seeds in the tournament and a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers as Roger Williams' David Welch cleared his side of the bracket. Both Deupree and Welch are ranked in the top 10 of the National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA) Division III Individual Rankings poll, with Welch ranked third nationally and Deupree ranked fifth.
In a tough battle, Deupree was able to come out the victor pinning Welch in overtime at 7:37 to earn the regional championship. With the four victories during the tournament, Deupree improves his record to 29-2.
Overall as a team, Southern Maine placed 13th out of 18 teams scoring 30.5 points. Huskies' freshman Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine) and Khalil Newbill (Wilton, Maine/Mt. Blue) each performed admirably in their first regional championship experience narrowly missing out on All-Region honors. Newbill was 2-2 at the tourney, scoring 4.5 points for USM, while Del Gallo was 2-2, scoring 3.5 points for the Huskies at 125 and 149 pounds respectively.
NCAA DIII Regional - Northeast Results for USM
125 - Khalil Newbill (26-10) scored 4.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Khalil Newbill (USM) 26-10 won by fall over Earl Roberts (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) 0-2 (Fall 4:55)
Quarterfinal - Jimmy Kaishian (Ithaca) 23-11 won by major decision over Khalil Newbill (USM) 26-10 (MD 13-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Khalil Newbill (USM) 26-10 won by major decision over Brett Reed (Bridgewater) 1-2 (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Daniel Sedita (Williams) 2-3 won by decision over Khalil Newbill (USM) 26-10 (Dec 10-7)
133 - Vincent Bonina (14-18) scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Lacroix (Roger Williams) 25-10 won by major decision over Vincent Bonina (USM) 14-18 (MD 9-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Sean Hanson ( At Oneonta) 17-13 won by fall over Vincent Bonina (USM) 14-18 (Fall 2:52)
141 - Carl Luth (27-10) scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Carl Luth (USM) 27-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Strohman (Springfield) 3-2 won by decision over Carl Luth (USM) 27-10 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Carl Luth (USM) 27-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Carl Luth (USM) 27-10 won by tech fall over Kevin Pappadopulos (Bridgewater) 0-2 (TF-1.5 2:27 (17-0))
Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Tilbe (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) 4-3 won by decision over Carl Luth (USM) 27-10 (Dec 3-2)
149 - Daniel Del Gallo (20-8) scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Daniel Del Gallo (USM) 20-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Daniel Del Gallo (USM) 20-8 won by decision over Danny Downes (Roger Williams) 30-10 (Dec 6-4)
Quarterfinal - Bobby Dierna (Of New York At Cortland) 23-3 won by decision over Daniel Del Gallo (USM) 20-8 (Dec 14-7)
Cons. Round 4 - Daniel Del Gallo (USM) 20-8 won by major decision over Christopher Kelly (Rhode Island) 1-2 (MD 18-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Mike Perruccio (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) 5-2 won by decision over Daniel Del Gallo (USM) 20-8 (Dec 4-3)
157 - Caleb Hall (7-6) scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Hall (USM) 7-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Everet Desilets (Johnson And Wales) 23-2 won by fall over Caleb Hall (USM) 7-6 (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 2 - Evan Poole (Norwich) 2-2 won by decision over Caleb Hall (USM) 7-6 (Dec 12-8)
165 - Rob Drover (4-26) scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rob Drover (USM) 4-26 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Foley (Springfield) 5-1 won by major decision over Rob Drover (USM) 4-26 (MD 13-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Rob Drover (USM) 4-26 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Evan Robinson (Trinity(Connecticut)) 12-14 won by decision over Rob Drover (USM) 4-26 (Dec 10-4)
174 - Richard Chipman (9-18) scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Martin Strenk (Williams) 2-2 won by fall over Richard Chipman (USM) 9-18 (Fall 1:47)
Cons. Round 1 - Richard Chipman (USM) 9-18 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Daniel Graff ( At Oneonta) 26-14 won by tech fall over Richard Chipman (USM) 9-18 (TF-1.5 5:41 (16-0))
184 - Jonathan Deupree (29-2) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Deupree (USM) 29-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jonathan Deupree (USM) 29-2 won by decision over Michael Case (Springfield) 4-2 (Dec 7-2)
Quarterfinal - Jonathan Deupree (USM) 29-2 won by decision over Scott Bova (of New York at Oswego) 25-10 (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal - Jonathan Deupree (USM) 29-2 won by decision over Dylen Seybolt (Johnson And Wales) 16-6 (Dec 8-5)
1st Place Match - Jonathan Deupree (USM) 29-2 won by fall over David Welch (Roger Williams) 36-2 (Fall 7:37)
197 - Sean Fagan (25-9) scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Fagan (USM) 25-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sean Fagan (USM) 25-9 won by decision over Phillip Azzari (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) 1-2 (Dec 4-2)
Quarterfinal - Hunter Ayen (Springfield) 3-2 won by decision over Sean Fagan (USM) 25-9 (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Chad Obzud (Oneonta) 31-10 won by fall over Sean Fagan (USM) 25-9 (Fall 5:54)
285 - Dan Suarez (16-6) scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dan Suarez (USM) 16-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle McGuire (Trinity(Connecticut)) 24-5 won by decision over Dan Suarez (USM) 16-6 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Ben Wertz (Williams) 1-2 won by decision over Dan Suarez (USM) 16-6 (Dec 3-2)