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MANKATO, Minn. — Southwest Minnesota State wrestlers Jacob Begin and Cole Wilson both advanced to the championship round of the NCAA Super Region 3 tournament, but came up short in the final bout Sunday. Both Mustangs finished runner-up and have qualified for the DII NCAA National Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., March 13-14.
Landyn VanOverbeke was defeated in the opening round by No. 5 Garrett Wangsness from Upper Iowa, but fought through the wrestle-backs to make an appearance in Sunday's consolation quarterfinal round.

Jacob Begin started the tournament Saturday with a fall at 2:45 over Batchka Zulkhuu from Lindenwood and followed it with a fall at 6:28 over Luis Alba from McKendree, to advance to the semifinal round of the tournament.

Cole Wilson started the tournament also with a fall at 1:31 over Dustin Caspers from Northern State. Wilson then took on Michael Lowman from Augustana in a rematch from earlier this season. Wilson suffered a 2-1 defeat from Lowman earlier this month, but Wilson would have his revenge as the senior earned a 10-5 decision to advance to the semifinal round.

In the final day of the tournament, Landyn VanOverbeke started action at 125 pounds for the Mustangs. VanOverbeke faced Marcos Rios-Tamayo from Lindenwood and gave up a late takedown to suffer an 8-7 decision.

Jacob Begin started the afternoon facing No. 8 Archie Williams from Central Missouri and continued his success with a solid bout as he earned a 20-7 major decision to advance to the championship match. In the final round, Begin faced No. 3 Zeb Wahle form Maryville and led the majority of the bout but Wahle tied it up in the third period and went on to get a late take down to defeat Begin with a 7-5 decision. Begin will advance to the DII NCAA National Tournament for the third consecutive time in his career. 
Cole Wilson started the final day of the tournament facing Mitchel Eull from Minot State. Wilson faced Eull in the regular season and was victorious by a 3-2 decision. Wilson started the match off strong and went on to defeat Eull with a 5-2 decision to advance to the championship bout. In the final bout, Wilson again met with a competitor from the regular season. Wilson faced No. 3 Austin Goergen of St. Cloud State earlier this season and was defeated by a 6-4 overtime sudden victory. In the championship round, neither wrestler scored a point until Wilson gave one to start neutral in the final period. Wilson failed to record a takedown in the final period and was defeated 1-0. Wilson will advance to the DII NCAA National Tournament for the second consecutive time in his career.
 
First Round Results (Saturday, Feb. 28)
125 | No. 5 Garrett Wangsness (UIU) over Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU) 10-3 Decision
133 | Blake Bosch (MSUM) over Taylor Curtis (SMSU) 0:58 Fall
141 | James Krischke (Maryville) over Trent Butcher (SMSU) 10-0 Major Decision
149 | No. 2 Frank Cagnina (UOCM) over John Weeding (SMSU) 3:35 Fall
157 | No. 1 Clint Poster (SCSU) over Patrick Kelley (SMSU) 13-2 Major Decision
165 | No. 5 Dimitri Willis (Maryville) over Colton Vekved (SMSU) 3:34 Fall
174 | No. 7 Jacob Begin (SMSU) over  Batchka Zulkhuu (LIUN) 2:45 Fall
184 | No. 1 Dallas Smith (OBU) over Brody Goens (SMSU) 15-0 Tech. Fall
197 | Helmut Rentschler (TSU) over Tristan Ezell (SMSU) 17-0 Tech. Fall
285 | Cole Wilson (SMSU) over Dustin Caspers (NSU) 1:31 Fall
Championship Bracket
Quarter Finals (Saturday, Feb. 28):
174 | No. 7 Jacob Begin (SMSU) over Luis Alba (MCUN) 6:28 Fall
285 | Cole Wilson (SMSU) over Michael Lowman (AUGIE) 10-5 Decision

Semifinals (Sunday, March 1):
174 | No. 7 Jacob Begin (SMSU) over No. 8 Archie Williams (UOCM) 20-7 Major Decision
285 | Cole Wilson (SMSU) over Mitchell Eull (MISU) 5-2 Decision

Championship (Sunday, March 1):
174 | No. 3 Zeb Wahle (Maryville) over *No. 7 Jacob Begin (SMSU) 7-5 Decision
285 | No. 3 Austin Goergen (SCSU) over *Cole Wilson (SMSU) 1-0 Decision

*Qualified for DII National Finals

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Wrestle-Backs:
Frist Round (Saturday, Feb. 28):
125 | Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU) vs BYE
133 | Taylor Curtis (SMSU) over Jason Huger (MISU) 10-5 Decision
141 | Trent Butcher (SMSU) vs BYE
149 | John Weeding (SMSU) vs BYE
157 | Garrett Hoffner (MSUM) over Patrick Kelley (SMSU) 7-3 Decision
165 | Josh Thomson (UCM) over Colton Vekved (SMSU) 3:44 Fall
184 | Brody Goens (SMSU) vs BYE
197 | Tristan Ezell (SMSU) vs BYE
Second Round (Saturday, Feb. 28):
125 | Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU) over Malacai Collins (UOCM) 5-1 Decision
141 | Jordan Roths (UIU) over Trent Butcher (SMSU) 4-3 Decision
149 | Trevor Duke (UIU) over John Weeding (SMSU) 13-4 Major Decision
184 | Corey Abernathy (MSU) over Brody Goens (SMSU) 6:09 Fall
197 | Scott VanDeLoo (MSU) over Tristan Ezell (SMSU) 17-2 Tech. Fall
133 | Ryan Strope (MCUN) over Taylor Curtis (SMSU) 9-0 Major Decision 
 
Quarterfinals (Sunday, March 1):
125 | Marcos Rios-Tamayo (LIUN) over Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU) 8-7 Decision

 

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SMSU Individual Records at Super Region 3:
125 | Landyn VanOverbeke (1-2)
133 | Taylor Curtis (1-2)
141 | Trent Butcher (0-2)
149 | John Weeding (0-2)
157 | Patrick Kelley (0-2)
165 | Colton Vekved (0-2)
174 | Jacob Begin (3-1)
184 | Brody Goens (0-2)
197 | Tristan Ezell (0-2)
285 | Cole Wilson (3-1)

Team Results2. St. Cloud State University 109.0
3. Ouachita Baptist University 101.5
4. Lindenwood University 89.5
5. McKendree University 84.0
6. Upper Iowa University 79.5
7. Minnesota State (Mankato) 72.0
8. Augustana College (South Dakota) 57.0
9. University of Central Missouri 38.0
10. Southwest Minnesota State University 34.5
11. Minnesota State (Moorhead) 22.0
12. Northern State University 11.5
13. Minot State University 9.0
13. Truman State University 9.0
15. University of Mary 6.0