STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team opened its season at the annual Pointer Open on Saturday at Quandt Fieldhouse.  UWSP totaled 15 pins, second-most among the five teams
 
Results
 
Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) won the 133 bracket by going 4-0 on the day.  He won his first match by tech fall and pinned Matt McEnroe from UW-Oshkosh in the second round.  Berlin won an 8-1 decision to move to the final.  Their he took care of Kyle Burwick of the University of Wisconsin in a 4-3 decision.  Burwick was a four-time state champion in North Dakota and the No. 4 recruit in the nation.
 
In the 141 bracket, Zane Strubler (St. Paris, Ohio/Miami East) had two wins by fall and placed fourth.  He went 3-2 also earning a9-3 decision win.  Anthony Kanable (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) also had a pair of falls on the day.  Colin Barker (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake) took fifth with two major decision wins and a 6-3 decision over Kanable in the fifth-place match.  Josh Partin (Bossier City, La./Airline) earned two falls as well.
 
Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) took third at 157 with a 4-1 day, including two decisions, a tech fall and a major decision.  Luke Smiley (Plainfield, Ill./North) had three wins on the day with a fall to place fourth.  Nick Pretto (Wilmington, Ill./Wilmington) won by fall in his first match in the bracket.
 
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) took second in the 165 bracket with two major decision wins.  Ben Kasten (Reedsville, Wis./Brillion) placed third with two falls among his four wins.  Blaz Dual earned a pair of wins in the consolation bracket.
 
In the 174 bracket, Austin Schrei (Poy Sippi, Wis./Berlin) had falls in 1:09 and 3:24 in his first two collegiate matches.  He placed sixth in the bracket.
 
Jerry Lipke (Milton, Wis./Milton) took fourth in the 197 bracket with two wins, including a fall. 
 
In the heavyweight bracket, Kody Priesgen (Mayville, Wis./Mayville) had a pair of wins, including a fall.  Noah Wieczorek (Clear Lake, Wis./Clear Lake) and Ben Gunderson (Shiocton, Wis./Shiocton) each had a decision victory in the bracket.
 
The Pointers travel to Oshkosh on Saturday (Nov. 9) for the Dan Gable Open with action beginning at 9:00 a.m.