PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team was victorious in seven of the 10 weight classes to win its third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual with a 29-10 win at UW-Platteville on Thursday evening.
Joe Crook (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) got UW-Stevens Point (3-3, 3-0 WIAC) off to a strong start by pinning Trevor Harsh of UW-Platteville (2-2, 0-2 WIAC) at 1:40 at 149 pounds.
The Pointers then picked up wins by decision from
Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) and
Dan Squires (Muskego, WI/Wisconsin Lutheran), to offset a Pioneers win at 165 pounds, to give UWSP a 12-3 lead.
The teams traded wins from 184 pounds to 125 pounds, where
Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) picked up his team-best 15th win of the season, leaving the Pointers ahead 18-10. At 197 pounds,
Bo Seibel (Cambellsport, WI/Kewaskum) improved to 4-0 in dual matches this season with a 4-0 decision over Bryant Etherton.
UW-Stevens Point closed out the dual win with a pin from
Clay Lieber (Nekoosa, WI/Nekoosa) at 5:34 at 133 pounds and a technical fall from
Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) at 3:50 in the final match of the night at 141 pounds.
The Pointers host Lakeland and Concordia (Wis.) on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1 and 3 p.m. in Berg Gym.
Results:149:
Joe Crook (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) (UWSP) over Trevor Harsh (UWP) (Fall 1:40) 6-0
157:
Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UWSP) over Anthony Metallo (UWP) (Dec 7-5) 9-0
165: Gunnar Melstrand (UWP) over
Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) (Dec 5-2) 9-3
174:
Dan Squires (Muskego, WI/Wisconsin Lutheran) (UWSP) over Isaac Brosinskii (UWP) (Dec 9-4) 12-3
184: Grant Wedepohl (UWP) over Anthony Britton (UWSP) (MD 10-2) 12-7
197:
Bo Seibel (Cambellsport, WI/Kewaskum) (UWSP) over Bryant Etherton (UWP) (Dec 4-0) 15-7
285: D'Andre Johnson (UWP) over
Donny Ralston (Ladysmith, WI/Bruce) (UWSP) (Dec 5-2) 15-10
125:
Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) over Zach Stenger (UWP) (Dec 9-5) 18-10
133:
Clay Lieber (Nekoosa, WI/Nekoosa) (UWSP) over Zachary Blizzard (UWP) (Fall 5:34) 24-10
141:
Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UWSP) over Zachary Schuler (UWP) (TF 16-0 3:50) 29-10
