March 21, 2008

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - At the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship, sophomore 125-pounder Tony Mustari ended his season in the third consolation round, while Hopkin won his first bout and fell in consolation round four.

Mustari fell in consolation round three, 5-4, to Eric Morrill of Edinboro. Morrill took the early 4-1 lead in the first period, but Mustari tallied an escape in the second period. In the final stanza, Morrill got an escape and Mustari recorded a takedown, but was unable to muster any more points for the 5-4 decision. Mustari ends his sophomore season with a 32-8 record and is now 55-18 for his career.

Hopkin defeated Zach Sheaffer of Pittsburgh 2-0 in consolation round three. Hopkin got an early takedown in the first period for the only scoring of the bout. The victory is the 100^th of Hopkin's career as he becomes only the fourth wrestler in Northern Colorado history to record 100 wins.

Hopkin ended his career with an 8-0 loss to 18^th-ranked John Wise of Illinois in consolation round four to end the Friday morning session. Hopkin ends his stellar career with a record of 100-32 after posting a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championship.