December 9, 2006

Higgins takes title in Iowa

UW-Platteville's Ryan Higgins won the 149-pound title at the 34th annual Dick Walker Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa, highlighting the Pioneers' efforts in against an extremely strong field.

Higgins, who won the Elmhurst Invitational and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship last year, captured four matches in Cedar Falls. He topped Iowa Central's Matt Burns 13-12 in the semifinals and then won when Augustana's Ryan McMurtry declared a medical forfeit.

Zach Chambers placed fourth at 141 pounds, winning his first two matches by pin before being edged 12-9 in the semifinals by Coe's Jerad Gleason. He then beat Cornell's David Bossious 10-5 to move up to fourth place.

140.5 Wartburg College

129.5 Iowa Central

123.5 Coe

82.0 Loras

65.0 Cornell College

61.0 UW Whitewater

47.5 Augustana College

46.0 UW Platteville

26.0 Ellsworth

20.5 Knox College

9.5 Augsburg

Related Links

Dick Walker Tournament site

Individual brackets