STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team cruised to a 48-8 victory over Carthage in the final home dual of the season.
 
Luca Paladino (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) and Graeson Pankratz (Little Suamico, Wis./Oconto Falls) earned wins by forfeit at 125 and 141, respectively. In between, Blaze Thurber (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) won by fall at 133.
 
Mohammed Abbasov (Waukesha, Wis./South) also pinned his opponent at 149 to give UWSP a 24-0 lead. Senior Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) won his final home match with a fall at 3:50 at 165.
 
Trystan Altensey (Port Byron, Ill./Riverdale) won by fall at 184 to conclude the action on the mat. Cody Weix (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and Karson Richardson (Tolono, Ill./Unity) picked up forfeit wins at 197 and 285.
 
The Pointers will dual UW-Whitewater on the road on Friday (Jan. 20) beginning at 6:00 p.m.
 
Carthage at UW-Stevens Point
125         Luca Paladino (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) (UWSP) win by forfeit
133         Blaze Thurber (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) (UWSP) over Tate Stockman (CC) by fall (2:12)
141         Graeson Pankratz (Little Suamico, Wis./Oconto Falls) (UWSP) win by forfeit
149         Mohammed Abbasov (Waukesha, Wis./South) (UWSP) over Jason Eismuller (CC) by fall (4:10)
157         Zaren Anderson (CC) over Alex Gundrum (Lomira, Wis./Lomira) (UWSP) by tech fall, 20-5 (5:41)
165         Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) (UWSP) over Max Schmitt (CC) by fall (3:50)
174         CJ Gilbert (CC) over Austin Schrei (Berlin, Wis./Berlin) (UWSP) by decision, 7-2
184         Trystan Altensey (Port Byron, Ill./Riverdale) (UWSP) over Devin Rogers (CC) by fall (2:23)
197         Cody Weix (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) (UWSP) win by forfeit
285         Karson Richardson (Tolono, Ill./Unity) (UWSP) win by forfeit
Team Score: UWSP 48, Carthage 8