LA CROSSE, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team went 2-1 on Saturday to finish in third place at the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wrestling Championship, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse at Mitchell Hall.
 
Two-time defending champion UW-Whitewater secured its third title with a 35-9 victory over UW-La Crosse in the championship match.
 
The Pointers, seeded fourth after a 2-3 mark in conference action this season, opened the day against fifth-seeded UW-Platteville. Lance Fabry (Ashwaubenon, WI/Ashwaubenon), Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano), John Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne), Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford), Bill Langford (Westosha, WI/Westosha Central), Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) and Jordan Koranda (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) tallied victories for the Pointers who rolled to the 33-12 win.
 
In the second round the Pointers ran into top-seeded and second-ranked UW-Whitewater. Kust won his match at 141 via a 10-9 decision and Simmons won by fall (6:52), but it was not enough as UWW rolled to a 38-9 victory.
 
The Pointers closed out the day in the tournament's third place match against UW-Oshkosh. Four straight victories by Ryan Osse (Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge), Fabry, Kust and Roycraft to start the match gave the Pointers a lead, but the Titans answered with three straight victories including a pin by defending national champion Nazar Kulchytskyy at 157, going back in front.
 
But the Langford and Wozniak answered with major decisions to give the Pointers the lead and victory in a close one, 20-18.
 
Kust finished the championship 3-0 while Simmons, Fabry, Roycraft and Wozniak each went 2-1.
 
Fabry was honored as UW-Stevens Point's representative to the All-Sportsmanship team.
 
UW-Oshkosh's Kulchytskyy was named the John Peterson Wrestler of the Meet, UW-Whitewater's Tim Fader received the Mertz Mortorelli Coach of the Year award and UW-Eau Claire's Luke Ortscheid claimed the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete award.
 
Qualification for the NCAA Division III Championship is based on super regional competition held March 1. UW-Stevens Point will join UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater in a regional hosted by Wabash College (Ind.). The 2014 National Championship will be held March 14-15 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 
2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship
Saturday, February 15 – Mitchell Hall – UW-La Crosse
 
Round 1
UW-Stevens Point (#4 seed) vs. UW-Platteville (#5 seed)
125      Cole Ferguson (UW-P) won by decision over Ryan Osse (Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge) (UW-SP), 8-2
133      Lance Fabry (Ashwaubenon, WI/Ashwaubenon) (UW-SP) won by major decision over Zach Stenger (UW-P), 10-2
141      Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UW-SP) won by forfeit
149      John Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UW-SP) won by decision over Emeric Williams (UW-P), 9-4
157      Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford) (UW-SP) won by technical fall over Mike Uliana (UW-P), 18-1 (5:36)
165      Trenton Larson (UW-P) won by decision over Jaden Boivin (Marinette, WI/Marinette) (UW-SP), 14-9
174      Bill Langford (Westosha, WI/Westosha Central) (UW-SP) won by decision over Dylan DeShane (UW-P), 7-0
184      Nathan Schmitz (UW-P) won by fall over Craig Brandvold (Merrill, WI/Merrill) (UW-SP), 3:57
197      Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) (UW-SP) won by fall over Bryant Etherton (UW-P), 4:07
285      Jordan Koranda (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UW-SP) won by fall over Brandon Boyle (UW-P), 1:34
 
Final Score: UW-Stevens Point 33, UW-Platteville 12
 
Round 2
UW-Whitewater (#1 seed) vs. UW-Stevens Point (#4 seed)
125      Zac Denny (UW-W) won by decision over Ryan Osse (Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge) (UW-SP), 9-3
133      Jimmy Nehls (UW-W) won by fall over Lance Fabry (Ashwaubenon, WI/Ashwaubenon) (UW-SP), 2:37
141      Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UW-SP) won by decision over Matt Adcock (UW-W), 10-9
149      Elroy Perkin (UW-W) won by fall over John Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UW-SP), 5:50
157      Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford) (UW-SP) won by fall over Connor Fussner (UW-W), 6:52
165      Cedric Gibson (UW-W) won by fall over Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UW-SP), 4:21
174      Jordan Newman (UW-W) won by decision over Andy Borchardt (Edgar, WI/Edgar) (UW-SP), 5-2
184      Ryan Aprahamian (UW-W) won by major decision over Bill Langford (Westosha, WI/Westosha Central) (UW-SP), 9-0
197      Shane Siefert (UW-W) won by major decision over Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) (UW-SP), 14-3
285      Anthony Edgren (UW-W) won by fall over Jordan Koranda (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UW-SP), 1:33
 
Final Score: UW-Whitewater 38, UW-Stevens Point 9
 
UW-Stevens Point vs. UW-Oshkosh
Third-Place Match
125      Ryan Osse (Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge) (UW-SP) won by decision over Scott Worlund (UW-O), 7-3
133      Lance Fabry (Ashwaubenon, WI/Ashwaubenon) (UW-SP) won by decision over Craig Mason (UW-O), 7-5 (ot)
141      Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UW-SP) won by decision over Joe Pelkey (UW-O), 10-4
149      John Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UW-SP) won by decision over Hunter Mulock (UW-O), 12-5
157      Nazar Kulchytskyy (UW-O) won by fall over Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford) (UW-SP), 2:55
165      Thomas Dahlke (UW-O) won by decision over Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UW-SP), 7-6
174      Dan Schiferl (UW-O) won by decision over Andy Borchardt (Edgar, WI/Edgar) (UW-SP), 5-1
184      Bill Langford (Westosha, WI/Westosha Central) (UW-SP) won by major decision over Korey Kleinhans (UW-O), 16-2
197      Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) (UW-SP) won by major decision over Alan Dahlke (UW-O), 12-2
285      Brandon Clapper (UW-O) won by fall over Luke Hoffmann (Appleton, WI/North) (UW-SP), :50
 
Final Score: UW-Stevens Point 20, UW-Oshkosh 18