Titans Squash Blugolds
  Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) and Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) recorded back-to-back pins as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team earned a 36-12 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Friday (Feb. 5) in Eau Claire.
Erickson gave UW-Oshkosh (6-6/1-3 WIAC) a 30-6 lead with his pin in 4:33 over Will Christ at 184 pounds. Heath then stuck Andy Meyer to the mat in 2:04 at 197 pounds to increase the Titans' advantage to 36-6.
UW-Oshkosh won three bouts by technical fall, including 16-0 triumphs by Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) over JT Bernstein at 125 pounds and James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) over Levi Polus at 165. The Titans' Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) added a 23-8 victory over Keith Dawson at 174 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh's list of winners ended with Kyle Kleuskens (Jr.• Freedom) at 133 pounds and Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149. Kleuskens won on a forfeit, while Quintana marked a 9-4 victory over Josh Baier.
UW-Eau Claire (1-16/0-3 WIAC) owned the winner in three weight classes, including Zach Weisenberger and Jon Ames who won by decisions at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. Weisenberger defeated Chris Barnett (Fr. • Oshkosh), 8-7, while ousted Dan Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton), 6-5.
The Blugolds' other win was a forfeit acquired by Joe Pitsch at 285 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh remains in Eau Claire to compete at Saturday's (Feb. 6) UW-Eau Claire Invitational.
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Engelland, Mueller Lead Titans At Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational
   Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) and Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) were place winners as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team finished 18th at the Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational held Friday and Saturday (Jan. 29-30) in Wheaton, Ill.
NCAA Division II UW-Parkside captured the team title with 175.5 points, while Heidelberg University (Ohio) placed second with 108.5, UW-La Crosse third with 92, North Central College (Ill.) fourth with 89 and Elmhurst College (Ill.) fifth with 86.5. UW-Oshkosh finished 18th among the 30 competing teams with 36 points.
Engelland placed fourth in the 174-pound weight division with a 3-2 record. He defeated David Jones of Messiah College (Pa.), 5-2, and Cowan Brown of North Central College, 3-2, before suffering a 3-1 setback to top-seeded Luke Rynish of UW-Parkside.
Engelland then won a 9-3 decision over Greg Rhoads of Wabash College (Ind.) and lost an 8-1 verdict to Kyle Kwiat of Ohio Northern University.
Mueller took sixth place in the 125-pound weight class with a 3-3 record. He won his first three bouts, including pins in 1:39 over Rolland Wimberley of Truman State University (Mo.) and 35 seconds over Shawn Feistamel of Muskingum College (Ohio).
Following a 8-6 triumph over Riki Reynolds of Mount Union College (Ohio), Mueller lost decisions of 4-0 to top-seeded Cody Zimmerman of UW-Parkside, 9-6 to Albie McKinney of UW-La Crosse and 7-4 to Reynolds.
UW-Oshkosh's James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) and Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) both posted 2-2 records.
Dederich, competing at 165 pounds, lost on a pin in 2:35 to Vinny Alber of UW-Platteville. Dederich bounced back with pins in 2:33 over Jake D'Acquisto of UW-Whitewater and 1:25 over Graham Youngs of Wabash College before losing on a pin in 1:37 to George Markou of Trine University (Ind.).
Quintana, participating at 149 pounds, dropped a 16-1 result to Charlie Curran of Elmhurst College in his opening match, He then recorded wins of 12-6 over Donovan Sarno of the University of Chicago (Ill.) and 10-1 over Isaac Roberson of Lakeland College before dropping a 6-4 verdict to David Lopez of the University of Indianapolis (Ind.).
Jason LaPlante (So. • New Berlin) added a 1-2 record for the Titans at 285 pounds. His lone victory was a pin in 3:41 over Justin Southwick of Ohio Northern University.
UW-Oshkosh wrestlers going 0-2 in the tournament were Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Freedom) at 133 pounds, Carl DeLuca (So. • Wisconsin Rapids) at 141, Dan Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton) at 157, Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) at 184 and Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) at 197.
UW-Oshkosh returns to WIAC action at UW-Eau Claire on Friday (Feb. 5).
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Sixth-Ranked Eagles Fly Away From Titans
  Nationally ranked UW-La Crosse won the first nine bouts and rolled to a 39-3 victory over the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team on Tuesday (Jan. 19) in La Crosse.
UW-Oshkosh (5-6/0-3 WIAC) earned all of its team points on Zachary Mueller's (So. • Jackson) 10-8 win over Albie McKinney at 125 pounds.
UW-La Crosse, which entered the match ranked sixth in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, received pins from Cory Ferguson at 165 pounds, Mitch Artist at 184 and John Poppie at 197.
Ferguson stuck James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) to the mat in 4:10, while Artist glued Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) to the surface in 59 seconds. Poppie won by a fall over Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) in 2:26.
The dual meet began at 133 pounds as the Eagles' Adam Sheley won by a 9-2 decision over the Titans' Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Freedom). UW-La Crosse (13-2/4-0 WIAC) then extended its lead to 15-0 on wins by Alex Dahl at 141 pounds, Matt Mauseth at 149 and Ryan Farwell at 157. Dahl defeated Carl DeLuca (So. • Wisconsin Rapids), 12-3, while Mauseth ousted Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.), 18-6. Farwell topped Trevor Dyreson (So. • Deerfield), 11-2.
Mike Schmitz and Dan Laurent concluded UW-La Crosse's list of winners. Both wrestlers posted 5-2 victories, with Schmitz edging Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) and Laurent trimming Jason LaPlante (So. • New Berlin).
UW-Oshkosh is off until it competes at the Wheaton College (Ill.) Invitational on Jan. 29-30.
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Titans To Host Dan Gable Open
The
UW-Oshkosh wrestling team will host the Seventh Annual Dan Gable Open on January 17 in Kolf Sports Center.
Nearly 125 wrestlers
are expected to take part in this year's event, including competitors from
Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University (Ill.), Purdue
University (Ind.), University of Wisconsin, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La
Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point, and UW-Parkside.
The tournament,
named after American wrestling legend Dan Gable, begins at 9 a.m.
Proceeds from the event go to the endowment fund that supports the
UW-Oshkosh wrestling program.
Participant information can be found at www.titans.uwosh.edu/Wrestling/2010/DanGableOpen.pdf.
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Sixth-Ranked Rangers Chop Down Titans
  Fueled by four consecutive pins and six overall, the nationally ranked UW-Parkside wrestling team defeated UW-Oshkosh, 46-3, on Wednesday (Jan. 13) in Kolf Sports Center.
UW-Parkside (4-2), ranked sixth in the NCAA Division II by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, recorded pins by Mike Migawa at 141 pounds, Craig Becker at 149, Dillon Bera at 157 and Matt Gille at 165 to take a 31-0 advantage.
UW-Parkside got pins from Migawa in 4:00 against Carl DeLuca (So. • Wisconsin Rapids), Becker in 55 seconds over Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.), Bera in 1:55 over Aaron Geiger (So. • Two Rivers) and Gille in 2:21 against James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls).
Two other UW-Parkside victories came via pins by Lucas Haag over Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) in 3:50 at 184 pounds and Jon Treml over Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) in 45 seconds at 197 pounds.
Jason LaPlante (So. • New Berlin) achieved UW-Oshkosh’s lone victory by defeating James Malechek, 9-6, at 285 pounds.
The Rangers started the match with a 10-2 triumph at 125 pounds by Cody Zimmerman over Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) and a narrow 3-2 win at 133 pounds by Brandon Kircher over Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Appleton).
Luke Rynish rounded out the results by inching past Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah), 6-2, at 174 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh hosts the Seventh Annual Dan Gable Open on Sunday (Jan. 17) in Kolf Sports Center.
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Titans Defeat Raiders, Thunder and Crusaders At Lakeland College Duals
  Seven UW-Oshkosh wrestlers went unbeaten as the Titans won three of four matches at the Lakeland College Duals held Saturday (Jan. 9) in Sheboygan.
UW-Oshkosh (5-4) tallied wins of 27-10 over the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 40-6 over Wheaton College (Ill.) and 60-0 over Maranatha Baptist Bible College before dropping a 25-19 decision to Lakeland College.
Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Freedom), Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) and Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) led UW-Oshkosh with four victories each.
The 133-pound Kleuskens pinned Jon Rhine of Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 2:41 and defeated Matt Brady of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Caleb Cardenas of Wheaton College by 6-0 scores. He picked up a win on a forfeit against Lakeland College.
Zachary Mueller, competing at 125 pounds, defeated Austin Binish of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 6-2, and received wins on a forfeit against Wheaton College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Lakeland College.
Quintana recorded two pins as he stuck Jake Narveson of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Stephen Takashima of Wheaton College to the mat in 48 seconds and 2:28, respectively. The 149-pound Quintana also trounced Isaac Roberson of Lakeland College, 14-3, and acquired a win on a forfeit against Maranatha Baptist Bible College.
Going unbeaten in three bouts for the Titans were Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) and Alex Mueller (Jr. • Jackson).
Engelland topped 184-pound Matt Olsen of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 6-1, and 174-pound Ryan Renon of Lakeland College, 7-2. Wheaton College gave Engelland a victory on a forfeit at 174 pounds.
Alex Mueller was perfect at 141 pounds, including shutout wins of 3-0 over Joshua Wenderter of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and 9-0 over Casey Krahn of Wheaton College. Alex Mueller then pinned Doug Peterson of Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 2:45.
Winning twice in as many bouts for UW-Oshkosh were Alec Hakes (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) at 174 pounds and Ian Sauer (Sr. • Brodhead) at 197.
Hakes won on a forfeit against the Milwaukee School of Engineering and pinned Peter Thompson of Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 1:28. Sauer received wins on a forfeit against Wheaton College and Maranatha Baptist Bible College.
Accounting for UW-Oshkosh's sixth and final pin of the day was 285-pounder Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill). Heath glued Chris Kehoe of Maranatha Baptist Bible College to the surface in 55 seconds.
UW-Oshkosh wrestles NCAA Division II UW-Parkside on Wednesday (Jan. 13) in Kolf Sports Center.
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Engelland Records Three Wins At Midlands Championships
UW-Oshkosh's Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) earned three victories, including two over NCAA Division I wrestlers, at the 47th Annual Midlands Championships held Tuesday and Wednesday (Dec. 29-30) in Evanston, Ill.
The 174-pound Engelland compiled a 3-2 record after going 1-2 at the event a year ago. He was the lone UW-Oshkosh participant at this year's meet.
Engelland opened his activity with a 4-0 loss to Brad Darrington of NCAA Division I Utah Valley University. He then posted a 10-1 victory over Jordan Bakley of Harper College (Ill.).
Faced with a tough road, Engelland then pinned Spence Patrick of NCAA Division I Stanford University (Calif.) in 5:14 and tallied an 8-2 win over Derrick Yant of NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University. Engelland was ousted from the competition with a 16-5 loss to Ethen Lofthouse of NCAA Division I University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa captured the team title with 168.5 points. Iowa State University finished second with 144.5 points, Central Michigan University third with 118, University of Missouri fourth with 103 and University of Wisconsin fifth with 90.5. The University of Iowa entered the meet ranked first in the NCAA Division I by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, Iowa State University second, Central Michigan University fifth, University of Missouri 17th and University of Wisconsin 18th.
Engelland helped UW-Oshkosh place 36th out of the 47 teams that scored with 4.5 points.
Winning individual titles at the meet were Matt McDonough (125), Brent Metcalf (149) and Jay Borschel (174) of the University of Iowa, Tyler Graff (133) and Andrew Howe (165) of the University of Wisconsin, Alex Krom (141) of the University of Maryland, Steve Fittery (157) of American University (Washington, D.C.), John Dergo (184) of the University of Illinois, Jake Varner (197) of Iowa State University and Jarod Trice (285) of Central Michigan University.
UW-Oshkosh is back in action at the Lakeland College Duals on Jan. 9.
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19th-Ranked Warhawks Swoop Past Titans
  UW-Whitewater posted the final nine points of the battle to overtake the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team, 22-17, in a WIAC dual meet on Thursday (Dec. 10) in Whitewater.
The Warhawks (4-1/2-1 WIAC), ranked 19th in the NCAA Division III, captured the last three matches with victories from Sean Pietrzyk, David Casper and James Zarate. Pietrzyk marked a 10-9 decision over Sam Laes (Sr. • Ashwaubenon) at 184 pounds, while Casper knocked off Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill), 15-5, at 197 and Zarate topped Jason LaPlante (So. • New Berlin), 4-2, at 285.
UW-Oshkosh (1-2/0-2 WIAC) obtained a 17-13 lead after Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) defeated Reid Dickerson, 10-4, in the 174-pound class. That bout ended a string of three consecutive wins for the Titans, who had Dan Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton) beat Adam Spatchek, 15-2, at 157 pounds and James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) pin Corey Schmidt in 2:34 at 165 pounds.
Kyle Wachholder and Matt Schuck each earned a decision to help the Warhawks go up, 13-4, early on. Wachholder tallied a 4-1 decision against Alex Mueller (Jr. • Jackson) at 133 pounds. In the 149-pound division, Schuck overcame Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) by a 14-2 count.
In the remaining matches, the Titans’ Carl DeLuca took the 125-pound class against Matthew Oliva, 13-2, and UW-Whitewater’s Austin Bautista (141) won a forfeit.
UW-Oshkosh wrestles Loras College (Iowa) and 16th-ranked University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Saturday (Dec. 12) in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Pointers Defeat Titans In WIAC Opener
 UW-Stevens Point owned the winner in six straight bouts as it posted a 24-10 victory over the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team on Wednesday (Dec. 2) in Kolf Sports Center.
The match featured two of the top teams in the country, with UW-Stevens Point (2-0/1-0 WIAC) ranked 17th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and UW-Oshkosh (1-1/0-1 WIAC) 23rd.
UW-Oshkosh took a 4-0 lead in its WIAC opener on Zachary Mueller's (So. • Jackson) 18-7 win over Jordan Poirier at 125 pounds. Following Kyle Kleuskens' (Jr. • Freedom) 5-2 loss to Lucas McGann at 133 pounds, the Titans jumped to a 7-3 advantage on Alex Mueller's (Jr. • Jackson) 2-1 victory over Mark Puckhaber at 141.
UW-Stevens Point then used wins from Kris Magruder at 149 pounds and Andrew Dilworth at 157 to pull ahead of UW-Oshkosh, 9-7. Magruder tallied a 12-5 victory over Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.), while Dilworth marked a 7-6 triumph over Dan Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton).
The Pointers kept the momentum going on wins by Dennis Reckelberg at 165 pounds, Chris Karl at 174, Ben Engelland at 184 and Brandon Jochem at 197. Reckelberg defeated James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls), 11-0, while Karl edged Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah), 3-1. Ben Engelland tallied a 15-1 victory over Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) and Jochem a 13-0 triumph over Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) to increase UW-Stevens Point's lead to 24-7.
UW-Oshkosh closed the match on Jason LaPlante's (So. • New Berlin) 4-2 win over Bret Oswald at 285 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh participates at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 5).
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Titans Earn Five Top-Three Finishes At Coe College Invitational
 Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) was one of five UW-Oshkosh wrestlers to finish in the top three of their weight class at the Coe College (Iowa) Invitational held Saturday (Nov. 21) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Engelland won all four of his contests to capture the 174-pound title. After pinning Gavilan Bland of Missouri Baptist College in 4:52, Robert Wilder of Bacone College (Okla.) in 2:58 and Scott King of Coe College in 2:51, Engelland received a victory over Jeremy Garvin of Coe College on an injury default in the title match.
Brothers Alex Mueller (Jr. • Jackson) and Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) tallied second-place finishes for the Titans at 141 pounds and 125 pounds, respectively.
Alex Mueller went 2-1 in the tournament, with his lone defeat coming on a pin in 4:10 to Chris LeClere of Coe College in the championship match. He advanced to the title bout by defeating Danny Bieshar of Coe College, 10-9, and pinning Alex Siegle of Bacone College in 4:00.
Zachary Mueller also posted a 2-1 record. He defeated Kirk Luzano of North Iowa Area Community College, 9-2, and pinned Joey Farnsworth of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1:42 before losing a 6-2 decision to Zach Muery of Missouri Baptist College in the championship match.
Finishing third for UW-Oshkosh were Carl DeLuca (So. • Wisconsin Rapids) at 125 pounds and Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) at 197.
DeLuca compiled a 3-1 record, with all three of his victories coming on pins in 3:50 over Jared Steinbach of Bacone College, 2:12 over Luzano and 2:59 over Farnsworth. DeLuca lost an 8-2 decision to Muery in the semifinals.
Erickson registered a 2-1 record after suffering a pin in 5:11 to Clayton Olsson of Missouri Baptist College in his opening match. Erickson rebounded from his loss by pinning unattached Matt Pugh in 3:43 and defeating Taylor Knight of North Iowa Area Community College, 10-7.
Taking fourth place for the Titans were Ian Sauer (Sr. • Brodhead) at 184 pounds and Jason Schmalfeldt (Jr. • Burlington) at 285. Sauer lost both of his contests while Schmalfeldt posted a 3-2 record with two pins.
Fifth-place listings went to UW-Oshkosh's Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149 pounds, Dan Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton) at 157 and Ryan Heath (So. • Merrill) at 197. Quintana compiled a 4-2 record with two pins, while Schiferl went 4-2 with one pin and Heath 2-2.
Also representing UW-Oshkosh at the meet were David Rosenau (Fr. • Van Dyne) at 125 pounds, Chris Barnett (Fr. • Oshkosh) and Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Freedom) at 133, Kaleb Stephens (So. • Barron) at 141, Matt Eisenzimmer (Fr. • Milwaukee) and Aaron Geiger (So. • Mishicot) at 157 and Spencer Van Buskirk (Fr. • St. Petersburg, Fla.).
Rosenau went 0-2 in the event, while Barnett went 1-2 (1 pin), Kleuskens 2-2 (1 pin), Stephens (0-2), Eisenzimmer 2-2 (1 pin), Geiger 1-2 and Van Buskirk 0-2.
No team scores were recorded at the meet.
UW-Oshkosh, ranked 23rd in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, wrestles 17th-ranked UW-Stevens Point in its WIAC opener on Dec. 2 in Kolf Sports Center.
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Titans Rout Hawks In Season Opener
Pins by Kyle Kleuskens (Jr. • Appleton), Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah) and Justin Schmalfeldt (Jr. • Burlington) helped the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team open its 2009-10 season with a 40-6 victory over Harper College (Ill.) on Friday (Nov. 13) in Kolf Sports Center.
Kleuskens gave UW-Oshkosh (1-0) a 6-3 lead when he pinned Gerald Golsten at 133 pounds in 3:49. Engelland, competing at 174 pounds, extended the Titans advantage to 31-3 when he stuck Jordan Bakely to the mat in 4:15. Schmalfeldt ended the match with a pin of Josh Hill at 285 pounds in 5:30.
UW-Oshkosh's Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville, Minn.) won on a major decision as he ousted Nate Stadeker, 18-4.
Other UW-Oshkosh winners were Aaron Konitzer (Jr. • Abrams) at 157 pounds and Sam Laes (Sr. • Ashwaubenon) at 184. Konitzer tipped Cameron Friend, 7-1, while Laes topped Huey Hudson, 7-2.
Winning by a forfeit were the Titans' Alex Mueller (Jr. • Jackson) at 141 pounds and James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) at 165.
Harper College scored its team points on wins by Eduardo Dominguez at 125 pounds and Tony Patricelli at 197. Dominguez edged Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson), 5-4, while Patricelli trimmed Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill), 5-3.
UW-Oshkosh, ranked 23rd in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, competes at the UW-Stevens Point Open on Saturday (Nov 14).
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