OMAHA, Neb. -– Mitch Monteiro capped his collegiate wrestling career Saturday morning with a fifth place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division I Championships at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.
The CSUB senior scored a takedown in sudden victory overtime to cap a 3-1 come-from behind win against Missouri's Mark Ellis in the fifth-place match. Ellis, seeed No. 9, broke a scoreless tie in the second period with an escape. Monteiro chose the bottom position to start the third, and also escaped, forcing overtime with the score knotted at one. That set up the suddent victory overtime period and Monteiro's winning takedown.
In his earlier match, the consolation semifinals, Monteiro scored on a pair of escapes, but his opponent, Duke's Konrad Dudziak had a takedown and escape to claim the narrow 3-2 decision.
Monteiro becomes the Roadrunners' 44th Division I All-American and the second in as many years. Last year, Brandon Halsey broke a four-year drought by placing seventh at 197-pounds. Monteiro concludes his career as a Roadrunners with a 53-18 record, a pair of Pac-10 individual titles and as an NCAA All-American.
Complete CSUB Results
125 Pound First Round — Frank Lomas (CSUB) dec. Shane Young (West Virginia), 7-2
125 Pound Second Round — No. 1 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) fall Frank Lomas (CSUB), 1:46
125 Pound Consolation Third Round — Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. Frank Lomas (CSUB), 10-5
141 Pound First Round — Elijah Nacita (CSUB) dec. Zack Kemmerer (Penn), 4-2
141 Pound Second Round — No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) fall Elijah Nacita (CSUB, 3:48
141 Pound Consolation Third Round — Christopher Diaz (Virginia Tech) dec. Elijah Nacita (CSUB), 6-2
184 Pound First Round — No. 4 Michael Cannon (American) fall Mike Larson (CSUB), 4:22
184 Pound Consolation — Nick Purdue (Ohio State) dec. Mike Larson (CSUB), 8-4
197 Pound First Round — Riley Orozco (CSUB) dec. Lamar Brown (Rutgers), 3-1
197 Pound Second Round — No. 1 Jake Varner (Iowa St.) maj. dec. Riley Orozco (CSUB), 10-1
197 Pound Consolation Third Round — Patrick Bond (Illinois) dec. Riley Orozco (CSUB), 7-5
HWT First Round — Benjamin Berhow (Minn) dec. No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB), 6-4 SV
HWT Consolation Second Round — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. Corey Morrison (Ohio St.), 8-2
HWT Consolation Third Round — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. Eric Nye (Arizona State), 2-0
HWT Consolation Fourth Round — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. Cameron Wade (Penn State), 7-0
HWT Consolation Fifth Round — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. Brandon Williamson (West Virginia), 3-1 OT
HWT Consolation Sixth Round — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. No. 7 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan), 1-0
HWT Consolation Semifinals — No. 4 Konrad Dudziak (Duke) dec. No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB), 3-2
HWT Fifth Place — No. 11 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. No. 9 Mark Ellis (Missouri), 3-1 SV