March 19, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior Sam Neider (Rocky River, Ohio/St. Edwards) is among the final eight competitors for the 197-pound NCAA wrestling championship after one day of competition in University Park, Pa. Senior Dominic Caruso (Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville) at 125 pounds, senior Scott Schatzman (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central) at 141 pounds and senior Mark Bybee (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) at 174 pounds are still alive in the wrestlebacks brackets after sustaining one loss.
Northwestern is unranked as a team after the first day. Competition continues today and tomorrow with sessions at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CST. Complete info on the 1999 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships may be found at:
http://www.psu.edu/sports/wrestling/99ncaawr/results/index.html
Below are Northwestern's individual results after day one:
125 - No. 11 Dominic Caruso - Round 1 - L, 6-4 vs. Trap McCormack, Lock Haven Wrestlebacks - W, 3-2 vs. Justin Bravo, Penn
141 - No. 9 Scott Schatzman - Round 1 - W, 4-0 vs. Scott Bair, Lock Haven Round 2 - L, 6-3 vs. Carl Perry, Illinois
165 - Drew Pariano - Round 1 - L, 0-3 vs. No. 7 Joey Killar, Harvard Wrestlebacks - L, 0-6 vs. Brian Pardini, Pittsburgh
174 - No. 4 Mark Bybee - Round 1 - W, 5-4 vs. Randy Pugh, Northern Iowa Round 2 - L, 5-7 (OT) vs. Perry Parks, Iowa State
197 - No. 6 Sam Neider - Round 1 - W, 5-3 vs. Mike French, Cal-Poly Round 2 - W, 2:32 pin vs. Chael Sonnen, Oregon --