OAC well represent at 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship
OAC well represent at 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship
Final Bracket
The OAC was well represented at the 2013 NCAA Div. III Wrestling
Championships, held March 15-16 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A total of 180 participants competed in the
championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championship by
placing top-three in their respective weight classes at one of the
six NCAA regional tournaments.
Ohio Northern 174-pound senior Kyle Kwiat
(Bloomville/Calvert) won his second consecutive national
title and earned All-American honors. Kwiat is now ONU's only
four-time All-American, its only two-time NCAA Champion and holds
the school's single season (45) and career wins (158) records. He
ends his four seasons as a Polar Bear with a record of 158-16.
Heidelberg 197-pound senior Andy Lovins (Clinton
Twp./Lake Shore) wrapped up the tournament with a 3-2
record to place fifth. Lovins took home All-American honors by
placing in the top-eight and finished the season with an overall
record of 25-8.
Ohio Northern sophomore pharmacy major Cody Lovejoy
(Harrod/Allen East) won the 2013 NCAA Division
III Wrestling Elite 89 Award on Saturday.
The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the
highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals
site for each of the NCAA championships.
Lovejoy posted a 0-2 record in heavyweight weight
class.