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Wrestling

Stodola finishes 4th in nation, earns All-American

Janelle Kesterson

Dustin Stodola, senior of Clarkson, 133-pounds, finished fourth in nation and captured All-American honors at the NCAA D-II National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, this past weekend. He was one of three CSC wrestlers to compete in the Championships. The other two wrestlers were Jordan DeBus, senior of Mitchell, 184-pounds, and Michael Hill, junior of Fort Laramie, Wyo., 285-pounds.

The wrestlers had 13 days to prepare for the National Tournament after the conclusion of Regionals. However, the three national qualifiers had the support of their team as they went into Nationals.

They had the exceptional support of three wrestlers whose seasons ended at regionals. Jay Stine, redshirt freshman of Worland, Wyo., 141-pounds; Devan Fors, junior of Roseburg, Ore., 197-pounds; and Rulon Taylor, freshman of Curtis, 285-pounds; all sacrificed their spring break to stay in Chadron and help their team members prepare for the National Tournament.

Once in Cleveland, the Eagle wrestlers faired well considering the level of competition.

Stodola began the tournament with a first period pin over Kody Young, redshirt sophomore of Brookville, Pa., from Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pa. Stodola fell by a 2-1 decision in overtime to Daniel DeShazer, sophomore of Wichita, Kan., from the University of Nebraska- Kearney in his second match. However, Stodola overcame this defeat, and competed well in the consolation bracket. He won three of the four matches wrestled in the consolation bracket to end the tournament with fourth place. Stodola, who finished with a 30-3 record this season and went 75-40 during his career, is the 46th All-American wrestler from CSC.

DeBus and Hill were both eliminated from the tournament after losing the first two matches wrestled. However, DeBus, who was an All-American in 2013, finished the season with a 16-4 record. He went 70-44 in his career. While Hill, who made his first appearance at the National Tournament this year, ended the season with a record of 16-9.