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Show -- 6- DIXIE SUN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAftw SPORTS ft club places sixth in tournevR freshman 197 Brian Curtis took fourth place in the tournament while BY SHELBY MISRASI Sports Editor The Dixie State College wrestling club went to San Jose, Calif., this weekend for the Region tournament at San Jose State University and came back with a few placers in its hands. Junior 157 Lewis Wilde, junior 149 Aaron Camis, freshman 141 Cesar Martinez and sophomore 175 Robby Briggs placed seventh. The team took sixth place out of 15 schools for the weekend. Weve been quiet all season and now, boom, here we are, assistant coach Wayne Briggs said. In the last round of the tournament the DSC wrestlers were in a position where four of the men had the opportunity to qualify for nationals. Winning meant placing third at the NCWA Regional Championships and qualifying for the NCWA National tournament being held in Daytona, Fla. Losing meant finishing at a very respectable fourth place but having the 2012 season be over. As it turned but Curtis ended 1 due to a up losing controversial take down worth two points scored in the last few seconds. Camis, a senior business major from Big Piney, Wyo., said he is out, all four wrestlers lost in the final round. Martinez lost to a wrestler from Sacramento State by a pin. Camis lost to a wrestler from California Baptist with Wilde the score of lost to a wrestler from Utah State with the score The heartbreak of match of the day was Curtis vs. Schata of SFU. With less than a minute left the match was tied 1 and a half,.. Weeks ofr Camis said if." 9-- 9, 12-1- 5. thaetePre,(y800d; Head coach Bri. and Hriggs have u. Ihe club on ,he ba helping the wresil 3 get ready forth, tournament. 1 pleased with what happened after only having a short amount of time to practice. Im proud that I could go in there and place after having two, two 1 1 -- 1 . 0 Yfc 1 We The r lege loam home .on oi the io Cham practiced hard and beat the crap 0ll, each other, Cam,s We also did a lot of!' The wrestling andaW mat time. Camis also said hou grateful he wasf0rhh coaches. Tm just glad We lt coach Pace and coach Briggs there, Can,, said. Its always to have a coach in corner who knows t s the theyre ''' ft- 4, V'4 t & ?VA and th, k V nament without the L of the companies arot f St. George. The Jensen Proper Management, Realtj Executives, Becky J0; & John Ames of Rem. Heidi Skinner of Heid x Y r"'" doing, can point out things I dont see. The wrestlers would have had the opportlr to participate in then Skinner & Associates Jiffylube, Law, Due f'" $ 1 'v. V1 , V Law Firm, Academy Mortgage and Premier x Car and Truck madeil tournament opportuni i reality for the wrestler Without their $200 'S, it V. donations we would i have been able to go. Briggs said. Pace said even thou Dixie State did noth; any wrestlers to go nationals this year, future of the program th looks very Kimt bright. BYU- rp8 Golf team breaks rules 4 faces consequences v BY BRYAN LHRI Online Editor uu tT) Q I 1 The Dixie State College golf team will be split in two as five players sit out of the next tournament due to NCAA violations involving betting. The team was accused of betting during a prac- ;T)ij3 The Dixie Sun is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Editor-in-Chi- ef Copy Editor Online Editor Photographers Section Editors Vidcographers Photo Editor Staff Writers Multimedia Editor Advertising Manager tice, which is a violation of NCAA Division II bylaw 10.3 that states that team members shall not knowingly participate in sports wagering activities. Athletic Director Jason Boothe received word of the betting through a tip and then confirmed reports before confronting the team. We found out that they were committing NCAA violations, so we researched it and have taken the proper actions to rectify it, Boothe said. Boothe said this in- fraction is considered a secondary violation. It is not a major issue but still an important one, Boothe said. As such the team will need to sit out of a competition this season. Boothe also said the money games are very popular in golf, but as part of a collegiate team, the players arent allowed to bet in any form. Head coach Reed McArthur said the bets were minor and more! fun than the money dont want thinking that they We of ft oi hment, McArthur We always have season, and the plaer want to go to regional The team is set to lat the San Bernardino Invitational on Feb and at the Notre Dame de Namur Invitational Mar. 12. 652-781- 6 N L 201 ?olf teant was involved with betting in practice. ''I1 resulted in tournamentsatheit.'eonsequenc met m said a sn dixie.eduscholarshipjournalisni.php or call Rhianncn Bent at DEADLINE TGAPPL vi ircto 'vlARCH were gambling hundreds dollars, said McArthir The team will split r the punishment by to ing five players sit ouU one competition and members sitting out the following event It is what it is, and' are taking the punis- For more information see (435) peof1 p- 2 - |
