UC Davis senior Derek Moore capped a weekend of firsts for the Aggie program with a national championship at 141 pounds. Moore defeated No. 1 seed Ryan Lang of Northwestern by technical fall, 17-2, to win Division I national championship at 141 pounds.
Moore became the first UCD player or team to claim a national championship since the rowing team won the 2003 Division II title. On Friday, Moore became the UCD's first D-I All-American, clinching a top-8 finish with a win over Michael Keefe of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the quarterfinals. He defeated Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State to reach the championship bout.
Moore scored reversals in both the first and second period to take a 4-2 lead, and came close to pinning Lang twice. He would have to content himself with a pair of near falls in the second period to build a commanding 10-2 lead into the period. He clinched the victory with 1:19 remainining in the final period.
Moore finished the season 24-0.
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Also check out News10's story.
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Also check out News10's story.
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=25620
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