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March 17, 2000
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – University of Virginia wrestler Steve Garlanddefeated top seed Jody Strittmatter of the University of Iowa 9-7 insuddendeath in the 125-pound weight class at the NCAA Division I WrestlingChampionships on Friday (March 17). Garland, a graduate student fromMiddletown, N.Y., won on a take down 43 seconds into sudden death.
Garland, the eighth seed at 125 pounds, advances to thetournamentsemifinals where he is scheduled to wrestle T.J. Hill ofCalifornia-Fullerton Friday night.
Virginia sophomore Ryan McGrath (Blairstown, N.J.) advanced inthewrestle-back bracket on Friday, while two other UVa wrestlers wereeliminated from the competition with wrestle-back losses Thursday (March16) night .
McGrath defeated David Potter of Northern Illinois 4-1 Thursdaynight at 184 pounds. On Friday, McGrath defeated Zach Breitenbach ofNorthCarolina State 5-2 and pinned Dave Murray of Lock Haven in 2:25. Hewrestles Shawn Scannell of Rider in the fourth wrestle-back round Fridaynight.
The Cavaliers’ P.J. Bory (Suffern, N.Y.) lost to Sean Gray ofVirginia Tech 10-0 at 141 pounds and UVa’s John Pozniak (State College,Pa.) lost to Tommy Davis of North Carolina State 4-2 at 149 poundsThursdaynight. Bory finished the season with an overall record of 11-8 andPozniakfinished with a record of 19-10.