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Matt Berlin
Madeline Schuldes

Berlin Secures NCAA Bid with 133 Win at Upper Midwest Regional

2/29/2020 2:58:00 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Junior Matt Berlin (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) will head to the NCAA Championships in March with an undefeated record after winning the 133 bracket at the Upper Midwest Regional on Saturday.  As a team, the UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team tied for sixth with 82 points.
 
Results
 
Berlin won his semifinal match by a 4-3 decision over Josh Stenger of UW-La Crosse.  Then in the title match, his second period escape was the difference in a 6-5 decision over Noah Becker of St. John's.  Berlin will enter the NCAA Championships with a 32-0 record on the year.
 
Jordan Weinzetl (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) picked up two wins on Saturday and placed fifth in the 165 bracket.  He started his day with a 12-8 decision win.  Then in the fifth-place match, he pinned Will Britain of Chicago at 2:26.
 
Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) took fifth in the 184 bracket after winning by decision in the fifth-place match against Helton Vandenbush of MSOE.
 
Austin Stebane (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) placed sixth in the 174 bracket.  He started his day with a 7-6 decision victory.
 
Mason Wheeler (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) finished seventh in the 149 bracket, earning a 6-1 decision in the seventh-place match.   At 285, Noah Wieczorek (Clear Lake, Wis./Clear Lake) also took seventh, earning a 9-7 decision win.
 
At 157, Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) took eighth after a pair of decision losses on Saturday.
 
Berlin will compete at the NCAA Championships beginning on March 13 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 
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