Myers finishes in sixth-place at NCAA DIII Wrestling Championships

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Olivet College junior James Myers (Indian Creek, Ohio/Monroe) finished in sixth-place at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships. With the finish, he earned All-American honors for a second straight season, equaling his finish in 2011.

In the fifth-place match, Myers lost a 5-3 overtime decision to Joey Favia from Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.). Myers scored the first two points of the match on a reversal in the second period. Favia tied the match on a pair of escapes, one in the second stanza and one in the third period. After there was no score in the first overtime period, both wrestlers were able to get out in the sudden victory periods to tie the match at 3-3. Favia won the match with a takedown in the fourth overtime period.

In this morning's first match, Myers defeated No. 3 seed Nicholas Sanko from Ithaca (N.Y.) College. After being on top to start the second period, he scored a two-point near-fall and accumulated one minute and 31 seconds of riding time. Sanko escaped late in the period to make the score 2-1. Myers, the No. 8 seed at 165 pounds, chose neutral for the starting position in the third period. Late in the match, Sanko was given a stalling point to tie the match at 2-2, but Myers' riding time advantage gave him the win.

In the consolation bracket semifinal match, Myers fell to Kevin O'Brien from University of Wis.-LaCrosse, 3-1. With the score tied at 1-1 on escapes by both wrestlers, O'Brien got a takedown with three seconds left in the match to pull out the victory.