{"id":327217,"date":"2010-02-16T12:45:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T17:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goforward.harpercollege.edu\/page.cfm?p=5654&newsid=961"},"modified":"2010-02-16T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T17:45:49","slug":"harper-colleges-wrestling-team-captures-district-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/327217","title":{"rendered":"Harper College’s Wrestling Team Captures District Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harper<\/st1:placename> College<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>’s wrestling team captured the Central District Championship on Sunday, February 15, 2010. Head Coach Dan Lorpieno’s squad was carried by 9 wrestlers (2 First Place<\/st1:address><\/st1:street> finishers, 3 Second Place<\/st1:address><\/st1:street>, 3 Third Place<\/st1:address><\/st1:street> and 1 Forth Place<\/st1:address><\/st1:street>) who will advance to the NJCAA National Championships.<\/p>\n

“Our goal at the start of every season is to qualify for Nationals,” says Head Coach Loprieno, “and we’ve done that with this Central District Championship. We haven’t peaked yet, so I feel good going into the National Championships”<\/p>\n

At 125 pounds, Eduardo Dominguez (Freshman – Mundelein H.S.) took 2nd place. According to Coach Loprieno, Dominguez “was a little sloppy in the finals, but he’s starting to come on and stands a good chance [at Nationals] if he makes no mistakes.”<\/p>\n

Josh Kratovil (Lincoln Way Central H.S.) at 141 pounds took 3rd<\/sup> place. “Josh had a bad semi-final match,” said Loprieno, “but he still advances and he needs to work on his conditioning before Nationals.”<\/p>\n

Sophomore Nate Stadeker (Rich East H.S.) finished 2nd<\/sup> at 149 pounds. “We have high expectations for Nate,” says Loprieno, “and he got a great win in the semi-finals when he scored a take down with only 5-seconds left in the match to get the win.”<\/p>\n

Luke Roth captured 1st<\/sup> place at 157 pounds. “Luke has done everything that we’ve asked,” said Loprieno, “he’s worked hard to recover from an injury and he’s overcome hurdles on and off the mat.”<\/p>\n

Mike Dace (Sophomore – Grant H.S.) took 2nd<\/sup> place at 165 pounds. “Mike lost a close final, 7-5,” said Loprieno. “After pinning most of his opponents, Mike was a little caught by surprise in the final; but he’ll learn from this experience.” <\/p>\n

At 174 pounds Jordan Bakley (Sophomore – Huntley H.S.) qualified for Nationals with a 4th<\/sup> place finish. According to Loprieno, “Jordan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> had a rough tournament, but he still qualified [for Nationals]. He lost to a couple kids that he’s already beaten, but he’ll be fine.”<\/p>\n

Another 1st<\/sup> place finish was earned by Mike Lukowski (Sophomore – Dundee Crown H.S.) at 197 pounds. “We’ve had high expectations for Mike,” said Loprieno, “and while Mike hasn’t lived up to those expectations, this 1st<\/sup> place finish shows what he has the potential to accomplish. He should be motivated for the Nationals.”<\/p>\n

Arber Bebo (Freshman – Addison Trail H.S.) took third place at 184 pounds.<\/p>\n

John Grubisich (Sophomore – Argo H.S.) captured 3rd<\/sup> place in the Heavy Weight classification. “John had some nerves in the opening match,” said Loprieno, “and if you asked him, he’d admit that he choked. But that first round loss woke John up and he came out with a vengeance, pinning his next 3 opponents in the first round!”<\/p>\n

“While you never like to lose,” says Loprieno, “we’re pleased with winning the District Championship, but we can wrestle better than we did. As we prepare for the Nationals, we know that all these things can be corrected and we feel good heading into the National Championships.”<\/p>\n

The NJCAA Wrestling National Championships will take place February 25-27, 2010 at Ellsworth<\/st1:placename> Community College<\/st1:placetype> in Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n

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