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This clip covers the first period and most of the second period of Naperville North graduate and Michigan senior Eric Tannenbaum's loss in the NCAA championships last Saturday to Mark Perry of Iowa.

The second clip picks up with 44 seconds remaining in the second period and shows the the rest of the match as Perry holds on for his second 165-pound title in a row.

Almost: Tannenbaum falls in NCAA final

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Michigan senior Eric Tannenbaum lost to defending national champion Mark Perry of Iowa in the 165-pound national title match on Saturday night in St. Louis at the NCAA wrestling national champioships.

Perry won the match 5-2, avenging the loss that the former Naperville North IHSA champion put on him at the BigTen Conference championship match two weeks ago.

Fanthorpe places 7th at NCAAs

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Naperville North graduate Nick Fanthorpe won the seventh-place match on Saturday in the 133-pound class at the NCAA wrestling national championships.

The Iowa State sophomore beat Minnesota's Mack Reiter 10-7 to wrap up a season that saw him win a Big 12 conference championship and reach the quarterfinals at the NCAA championships.

Tannenbaum to wrestle for national title

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Naperville North graduate Eric Tannenbaum will wrestle for the 165-pound national title on Saturday in St. Louis at the NCAA wrestling national championships.

The Michigan senior will face defending national champion Mark Perry of Iowa. Tannenbaum beat Perry 7-1 to win the Big 10 title two weeks ago.

To advance to the championship round, Tannenbaum beat Mack Lewnes of Cornell 4-0 in the semifinals on Friday night.

Another former North standout, Iowa State sophomore Nick Fanthorpe, will wrestle for seventh place at 133 pounds. Fanthorpe, who lost in the quarterfinals on Friday morning, will face Navy's Joe Baker.

Fanthorpe, the Big 12 champion at 133, won his first match in the consolation bracket, but lost the second one 4-2 to Minnesota's Mack Reiter.

Tannenbaum advances to NCAA semis

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Naperville North graduate Eric Tannenbaum won his quarterfinal match on Friday at the NCAA wrestling national championships, beating Moza Fay of Northern Iowa 7-4.

Tannenbaum, a senior at Michigan, will wrestle Cornell's Mack Lewnes in the semifinals on Friday night. The two-time Big 10 champion is the top seed at 165 pounds.

The championship round is Saturday. The championships are being aired on ESPNU and shown on ESPN360.com.

Fellow Huskie alum Nick Fanthorpe, who lost in the quarterfinals earlier on Friday, is now in the consolation bracket. The Iowa State sophomore can place third with three victories.

Fanthorpe loses in NCAA quarterfinals

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Naperville North graduate Nick Fanthorpe lost in overtime on Friday morning in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA wrestling national championships.

The sophomore at Iowa State, who was the No. 5 seed at 133 pounds, lost 2-1 to Iowa's Joey Slaton. Slaton scored an escape to beat the former North state champion, who won a Big 12 title earlier this season.

Another former North state champion, Eric Tannenbaum, advanced to the quarterfinals for Michigan with a 3-0 day on Thursday. Tannenbaum, the top seed at 165 pounds, will face Moza Fay of Northern Iowa later today.

The NCAA championships, which continue in St. Louis until Saturday, are being broadcast on ESPNU and shown on ESPN360.com.

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Patrick Mooney

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