Indiana University Athletics
Cooper, Dubuque All-Americans
3/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
St. Louis, Mo. - After a pair of eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday afternoon, Coyte Cooper and Joe Dubuque became the 42nd and 43rd Indiana wrestlers to receive All-American accolades (61st and 62nd honors overall). It marked the first time both individuals have garnered All-America honors in their careers.
The duo became the eighth and ninth Hoosier grapplers to earn All-America recognition under head coach Duane Goldman (11th and 12th honors overall). In addition, they are the first Hoosier All-Americans since Viktor Sveda (third place at 184) and Kevin Stanley (sixth at 165) received the honors in 2001.
Making his fourth and final appearance at the NCAAs, Cooper captured the elusive All-America honor for the first time in four tries. Despite falling to Lehigh's Cory Cooperman, 7-1 in the seventh-place finale at 141, the senior completed his brilliant career with his best finish at the Championships.
Concluding the weekend at 3-3, the Anacortes, Wash., product closed out his campaign with a 41-6 record. His 41 victories were a career high and rank fifth on IU's single season win list.
Cooper wrapped up his career with an incredible 127-36 mark and four consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships. His 127 wins place him tied for third with former All-American Brian Dolph on IU's all-time wins list. Additionally, Cooper's 39 career pins are good for third place on Indiana's all-time pins list, just one pin behind former All-American Roger Chandler.
Dubuque was unable to compete due to injury in his seventh-place bout against Rob Rebmann of Drexel. The sophomore closed out the season with a 34-9 record, setting a career high in wins, dual victories (21), major decisions (9) and pins (8).
In his first NCAA Championship appearance, Dubuque finished 5-3 and became the first Hoosier All-American at 125 pounds since Mark Galyan in 1986. After losing his first match of the Championships, the Bloomfield, N.J., native won five consecutive matches to capture All-America recognition.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
No. 8 Joe Dubuque (Eighth Place at 125)
First Round - defeated by Matt Pitts (UT-Chattanooga) Fall, 3:22
First Round Consolation - defeated Tommy Schurkamp (UC-Davis) Dec., 9-4
Second Round Consolation - defeated Adam Smith (Penn State) Dec., 5-3
Third Round Consolation - defeated Christian Bowerman (Fresno State) Fall, 3:49
Fourth Round Consolation - defeated No. 12 Efren Ceballos (Cal. St.-Bakersfield) Dec., 6-3
Consolation Quaterfinals - defeated Mark McKnight (Buffalo) Dec., 6-4
Consolation Semifinals - defeated by No. 3 Matt Valenti (Pennsylvania) Def., 6:13
Seventh-Place Match - defeated by Rob Rebmann (Drexel) Medical Forfeit
No. 8 Coyte Cooper (Eighth Place at 141)
First Round - defeated Juan Mora (Cal. St.-Fullerton) Dec., 7-3
Second Round - defeated Joe Clarke (West Virginia) Dec., 8-4
Quarterfinals - defeated by No. 1 Scott Moore (Virginia) Dec., 10-5
Consolation Quaterfinals - defeated Brad Metzler (Stanford) Dec., 7-3
Consolation Semifinals - defeated by No. 4 Jason Mester (Central Michigan) Major Dec., 13-0
Seventh-Place Match - defeated by No. 9 Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) Dec., 7-1
The duo became the eighth and ninth Hoosier grapplers to earn All-America recognition under head coach Duane Goldman (11th and 12th honors overall). In addition, they are the first Hoosier All-Americans since Viktor Sveda (third place at 184) and Kevin Stanley (sixth at 165) received the honors in 2001.
Making his fourth and final appearance at the NCAAs, Cooper captured the elusive All-America honor for the first time in four tries. Despite falling to Lehigh's Cory Cooperman, 7-1 in the seventh-place finale at 141, the senior completed his brilliant career with his best finish at the Championships.
Concluding the weekend at 3-3, the Anacortes, Wash., product closed out his campaign with a 41-6 record. His 41 victories were a career high and rank fifth on IU's single season win list.
Cooper wrapped up his career with an incredible 127-36 mark and four consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships. His 127 wins place him tied for third with former All-American Brian Dolph on IU's all-time wins list. Additionally, Cooper's 39 career pins are good for third place on Indiana's all-time pins list, just one pin behind former All-American Roger Chandler.
Dubuque was unable to compete due to injury in his seventh-place bout against Rob Rebmann of Drexel. The sophomore closed out the season with a 34-9 record, setting a career high in wins, dual victories (21), major decisions (9) and pins (8).
In his first NCAA Championship appearance, Dubuque finished 5-3 and became the first Hoosier All-American at 125 pounds since Mark Galyan in 1986. After losing his first match of the Championships, the Bloomfield, N.J., native won five consecutive matches to capture All-America recognition.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
No. 8 Joe Dubuque (Eighth Place at 125)
First Round - defeated by Matt Pitts (UT-Chattanooga) Fall, 3:22
First Round Consolation - defeated Tommy Schurkamp (UC-Davis) Dec., 9-4
Second Round Consolation - defeated Adam Smith (Penn State) Dec., 5-3
Third Round Consolation - defeated Christian Bowerman (Fresno State) Fall, 3:49
Fourth Round Consolation - defeated No. 12 Efren Ceballos (Cal. St.-Bakersfield) Dec., 6-3
Consolation Quaterfinals - defeated Mark McKnight (Buffalo) Dec., 6-4
Consolation Semifinals - defeated by No. 3 Matt Valenti (Pennsylvania) Def., 6:13
Seventh-Place Match - defeated by Rob Rebmann (Drexel) Medical Forfeit
No. 8 Coyte Cooper (Eighth Place at 141)
First Round - defeated Juan Mora (Cal. St.-Fullerton) Dec., 7-3
Second Round - defeated Joe Clarke (West Virginia) Dec., 8-4
Quarterfinals - defeated by No. 1 Scott Moore (Virginia) Dec., 10-5
Consolation Quaterfinals - defeated Brad Metzler (Stanford) Dec., 7-3
Consolation Semifinals - defeated by No. 4 Jason Mester (Central Michigan) Major Dec., 13-0
Seventh-Place Match - defeated by No. 9 Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) Dec., 7-1
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