Sorenson falls twice at Nationals, ends tournament run

Thursday, March 19

St. Louis, Mo

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South Dakota State University

NCAA Division I Championships

3/19/2009 1:00:00 AM | Wrestling

By: SDSU Sports Info

ST. LOUIS ? Junior Tyler Sorenson became only the second South Dakota State wrestler to qualify for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, but fell in consecutive matches, Thursday, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.   

The Garretson native dropped an 8-4 decision in his first match against No. 4 seeded Tyrel Todd of Michigan and fell in the night session to Patrick Bradshaw of Edinboro University 6-4, ending his tournament run.

Todd, who entered the tournament with a 21-5 record and was the fourth-seeded wrestler at 197 pounds, jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after the first period, scoring a takedown to Sorenson's escape. Todd continued to extend his lead in the second, scoring an escape and a takedown to take a 5-1 lead into the final period.  

In the third, Sorenson's comeback fell short has he was only able to score a takedown and an escape to Todd's takedown and riding time bonus, ending the scoring at 8-4.   

In the final match of the night, Bradshaw jumped out to an early 4-1 lead midway through the second period. Sorenson countered with an escape and a reversal to knot the match at 4-all late in the third. With 30 seconds remaining, Bradshaw scored an escape and added 1:43 of riding time to take the 6-4 decision.?

Sorenson drops to 14-4 on the season, with all of his losses coming to opponents in the national tournament.?