2013 125 lbs. Preview

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West 1 Ambrocio Concordia Wisconsin
West 2 McCarthy Concordia Moorhead
West 3 Fuenffinger Augsburg
Central 1 Camacho Wartburg
Central 2 Page Central
Central 3 Gotto Coe
Midwest 1 Preston Trine
Midwest 2 Balsiger La Crosse
Midwest 3 Venecia Elmhurst
Mideast 1 Ellis Brockport
Mideast 2 Spearman Washington & Jefferson
Mideast 3 Schneider Heidelberg
East 1 Frankel Delaware Valley
East 2 Donaldson Ursinus
East 3 Bewak Johns Hopkins
Northeast 1 Gomez Ithaca
Northeast 2 Giorgio Coast Guard
Northeast 3 Casper Springfield

d3wrestle.com Ranking #11 – March 5, 2013

Even though this is a weight without a clear cut favorite for most of the season, things still managed to get even more jumbled after the Regional tournaments. #1 Giorgio and #2 Bewak both went down but at least still managed to qualify. The top five in the rankings are all from the eastern half of the country, and #1 Gomez has wins over #2 Giorgio, #3 Frankel, #8 Camacho and #10 Ellis to go along with an undefeated record against DIII 125 lb. wrestlers this year. Giorgio is the highest returning finisher after a 4th place finish a year ago, but the fact that he only made 125 twice before the regional may leave questions about his effectiveness with a day two weigh in looming. The 6th, 7th, and 8th finishers from last year are also back. Gotto is a bit of a surprise as he took some tough losses this year and also seemed to have lost the starting spot at one point, yet here he is looking for another spot on the podium. Bewak, who was 7th last year, spent a chunk of the year at #1 before Giorgio dropped to the weight, and he could not regain the #1 spot after taking a Regional loss to Donaldson for the first time in five career matches against him. Frankel was the 8th place finisher a year ago, and he comes in at #3 after winning that same Regional with a dramatic win over Donaldson in the finals. Others to watch include #7 Preston, who has been much better in the second half than the first, the talented, if sometimes inconsistent Camacho, and #6 Ambrocio, who has not lost since December 16th.