All-Stars Fill Gym

Standing Room Only Crowd Sees Monteiro Cap Competitive Night

	Mitch Monteiro celebrates his last-second win in the heavyweight bout. Matt Brown photo.

Nov. 22, 2009

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Fullerton, Calif - Jake Varner of Iowa State continued his dominance of Nebraska's Craig Brister at 197 and last-minute substitute heavyweight Matt Monteiro scored a last-second decision to highlight Sunday afternoon's 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Cal State Fullerton's overflowing Titan Gym.

Varner beat Brister for the fourth time in five bouts with a 5-3 decision. A reversal early in the third period put him in control. It was a rematch of the 2009 NCAA Championship bout.

Monteiro, who was added to the lineup when defending national champion Mark Ellis of Missouri was injured on Thursday, scored a takedown as time expired to beat David Zabriskie of Iowa State, 4-3. Monteiro is the defending Pac-10 champion from Cal State Bakersfield.

The standing room only crowd of 4,000 was treated to a pair of exciting bouts in the lightweights. At 125, Zach Sanders of Minnesota was trailing Old Dominion's James Nicholson, 5-3, late in the third period. But a reversal and a near fall with about 25 seconds remaining became a 7-5 victory.

At 133, Daniel Dennis of Iowa scored a takedown with about 25 seconds remaining to grab a 9-8 decision over Steve Bell of Maryland.

The event was held in California for the first time, in part as a fund-raiser for Fullerton's endangered program. The Titans' Adin Duenas, who was scheduled to wrestle a preliminary featured bout, was rushed into the All-Star Classic at 141 pounds when Nick Gallick of Iowa State did not show up. Duenas lost an 8-0 major decision o Alex Krom of Maryland.

125 - Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. James Nicholson (Old Dominion), 7-5
1st: Nich 2t, San 1e, Nich 2t, San 1e. 2nd: San 1e. 3rd: Nich 1e, San 2t, San 2nf

133 - Daniel Dennis (Iowa) dec. Steve Bell (Maryland), 9-8
2nd: Den 1e, Den 2t, Bell 2r, Bell 2nf, Den 1e. 3rd: Bell 1e, Bell 2t, Den 1e, Den 2t, Bell 1e, Den 2t.

141 - Alex Krom (Maryland) dec. Adin Duenas (Cal State Fullerton), 8-0
1st: Krom 2t. 2nd: Krom 1e, Krom 2t. 3rd: Krom 2t., Krom 1rt.

149 - Kyle Borshoff (American) dec. Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 3-2
2nd: Palm 1e. 3rd: Bor 1e, Bor 2t, Palm 1e.

157 - Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) dec. Matt Moley (Bloomsburg), 10-4
1st: Burr 2t, Mol 1e,. 2nd: Burr 1e. 3rd: Mol 1e, Burr 2t, Burr 3nf, Mol 1e Burr 2t, Mol 1e

165 - Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) maj. Dec. Andrew Rendos (Bucknell) , 11-2
1st: Read 2t. 2nd: Read 1stall, Read 1e, Read 2t. 34d: Rendos 1e, Read 2t, Rendos 1e, Read 2t, Read 1rt.

174 - Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) dec. Chris Henrich (Virginia), 7-6
1st: Hen 2t, Dwy 1e, Hen 2t, Dwy 1e. 2nd: Dwy 1e, Dwy 2t, Hen 1e. 3rd: Hen 1e, Dwy 2t.

184 - Max Askren (Missouri) dec. Josh Patterson (Binghamton), 14-7
1st: Ask 2t, Patt 2r, Ask 2r. 2nd: Ask 2r. 3rd: Patt 2t, Ask 2r, Patt 1e, Ask 2t, Patt 1e, Ask 2t, Ask 1stall, Patt 1e, Ask 1rt

197 - Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. Craig Brister (Nebraska), 5-3
2nd Bris 1e, Varn 2t, Bris 1e. 3rd: Varn 2r, Bris 1e, Varn 1rt

285 -Mitch Monteiro (Cal State Bakersfield) dec. David Zabriskie (Iowa State), 4-3
2nd: Zab 1e, Zab 2t, Mont 1e. 3rd: Mont 1e, Mont 2t

Featured bout
184 - Zach Giesen (Stanford) dec. Enoch Francois (Cal Baptist), 3-1 OT
2nd: Fr 1e. 3rd: Gie 1e. OT: Gie 2t