UW-Oshkosh earned victories in six consecutive bouts as it recorded a 36-17 win over the UW-Platteville wrestling team on Thursday (Feb. 2) in Platteville.

The Titans (8-3/2-2 WIAC), who entered the contest ranked 17th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, took a 6-0 lead on Parker Peterson's (So. • Eden) forfeit victory at 125 pounds.

UW-Platteville (7-10/1-3 WIAC) owned the winner in the next two bouts to take an 11-6 advantage. The Pioneers tallied their points on T.J. Wunnicke's 15-0 triumph over David Rosenau (Jr. • Van Dyne) at 133 pounds and Tyler Henken's pin of Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) in 5:23 at 141. Wunnicke is the second-ranked wrestler in the country.

UW-Oshkosh regained the lead on pins by Scot McCullough (So. • Milwaukee) at 149 pounds and third-ranked Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) at 157. McCullough stuck Zach Fisher to the mat in 4:26 while Kulchytskyy glued Rob Maertz to the surface in 4:44.

Following Aaron Geiger's (Sr. • Mishicot) 11-6 win over Zach Wallace at 165 pounds, UW-Oshkosh went in front 33-11 on pins by Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) at 174 pounds and Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) at 184. Schiferl stapled Austin Holland to the mat in 4:35 while Engelland attached Abe Graziano to the rug in 5:54.

UW-Oshkosh scored its final team points on Ryan Heath's (Jr. • Merrill) 8-3 victory over Mike Harman at 197 pounds. UW-Platteville then closed the dual meet with Bryant Etherton's pin of Keith McLeod (Fr. • Racine) in 6:16 at 285 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh journeys to UW-Eau Claire for a dual match on Friday (Feb. 3).

UW-Oshkosh's Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) is among the most dominant wrestlers in the country, according to the most recent NCAA Division III statistics.

The 157-pound Kulchytskyy owns a season record of 36-1 with 14 pins. He averages 4.86 points per match, the fifth-best total in the NCAA Division III. Ithaca College’s (N.Y) Jules Doliscar tops the nation with an average of 5.16 points and UW-Platteville’s Timothy Wunnicke ranks second at 5.13.

In the pin category, Kulchytskyy stands fourth (14) in the NCAA Division III. Wunnicke paces the nation with 22 pins and Doliscar comes in second at 17. Trine University’s (Ind.) George Markou is third with 16 pins.

Michael Fleck (Wilkes University, Pa.) is the only man with more technical falls than Kulchytskyy. Fleck has posted 10 this season, while Kulchytskyy owns eight victories with at least a 15-point margin.

During the 2011 campaign, Kulchytskyy compiled a 12-0 record with seven pins.

Individual titles by Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) and Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) propelled the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team to a seventh-place finish at the Pete Willson Invitational held Friday and Saturday (Jan. 27-28) in Wheaton, Ill.

UW-Oshkosh, ranked 17th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, totaled 79.5 points to share seventh place in the 31-team tournament with North Central College (Ill.).

NCAA Division II UW-Parkside captured the team title with 117.5 points, while UW-Whitewater finished second with 102, University of Mount Union (Ohio) third with 92.5, NCAA Division II University of Indianapolis (Ind.) fourth with 91.5, Olivet College (Mich.) fifth with 88 and Ohio Northern University sixth with 86. Olivet College entered the meet ranked seventh in the NCAA Division III, UW-Whitewater ninth, Ohio Northern University 12th and the University of Mount Union 16th.

Kulchytskyy, ranked third in the NCAA Division III, won the 157-pound weight class with a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Elias Larson of Trine University (Ind.) in the championship bout. Kulchytskyy (36-1) advanced to the title match on a medical forfeit by UW-Parkside's Dillon Bera. Kulchytskyy went 5-0 in the tournament, with his over results being a pin in 1:32 over Chris Hardenberg of Messiah College (Pa.) and wins of 13-5 over Zack Sheridan of Elizabethtown College (Pa.) and 17-8 over Michael Letcher of Ohio Northern University.

The eighth-ranked Mueller took his 125-pound weight division with a medical forfeit by top-ranked Nathan Fitzenreider of North Central College in the championship contest. Mueller qualified for the first-place bout with a 9-5 win over seventh-ranked Robbie Bidlingmaier of Olivet College. Mueller (30-5) also pinned Danny Lethbridge of Messiah College in 1:00 and ousted Collin Lesko of Alma College (Mich.), 8-0, to go 4-0 in the tournament.

UW-Oshkosh's Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) placed sixth in the 174-pound weight category with a 2-3 record. Schiferl (20-9) lost his fifth-place match on a 4-3 score to Matt Cross of Messiah College. Schiferl began his competition by sticking Matt Mangelli of Western New England College to the mat in 2:14. He then defeated Cross, 9-5, before losing decisions of 14-3 to UW-Parkside's Luke Rynish and 11-6 to Elmhurst College's Danny Balderas.

UW-Oshkosh also had Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) compile a 3-2 record at 165 pounds and Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) a 2-2 mark at 285. Konitzer had a pin in 2:40 over Cory Disbennett of the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) and LaPlante a pin in 3:49 over Jeffrey Tyburski of the University of Chicago (Ill.).

Other UW-Oshkosh competitors were Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) at 133 pounds, Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 141, Tom Dahlke (Fr. • Shiocton) at 149, Kyle McKeran (So. • Lodi) at 184 and Ryan Heath (Jr. • Merrill) at 197. DeLuca, Mueller and McKearn registered 1-2 records, while Dahlke and Heath both went 0-2.

The Titans wrestle in a dual meet at UW-Platteville on Thursday (Feb. 2).

Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) won all four of his 157-pound matches as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team posted a 3-1 record at the UW-Whitewater Border Brawl held Saturday (Jan. 21) in Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh, ranked 19th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, opened the event by marking wins of 35-12 over Trine University (Ind.) and 24-12 over 13th-ranked Elmhurst College (Ill.). Following a 28-8 loss to eighth-ranked Olivet College (Mich.), the Titans bounced back to defeat Simpson College (Iowa), 32-15.

Kulchytskyy received a forfeit in UW-Oshkosh's win over Trine University. He then pinned Tom Jung of Elmhurst College in 2:03 before counting 23-7 victories over both Steven Mena of Olivet College and Brian Haynes of Simpson College. The triumphs raised the fifth-ranked Kulchytskyy's season record to 31-1.

Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) captured three of his bouts, including two via pin. He started by flattening Trine University’s Shane Hendrickson in 4:40. After a 6-1 defeat to Elmhurst College’s Brian Brooks, LaPlante topped Olivet College’s Jake Ceslick by a 7-4 count. LaPlante then needed just 3:40 to pin Simpson College’s Ryan Haworth.

Both Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) and Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) compiled a 3-1 record with one pin. Mueller opened with a pin in 4:49 over Trine University's Brandon Preston before adding a 5-1 victory over Elmhurst College's Mark Johnson and a forfeit against Simpson College. Schiferl’s highlight was a 56-second pin over Simpson College’s Justin Bruce. Before that, Schiferl downed Trine University’s Jason Alber, 14-3, and Elmhurst College’s Danny Balderas, 6-4.

Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) was the only other Titan to compile at least two wins. He won on a forfeit against Trine University and then posted a 9-5 victory over Simpson College’s Devin Rausch.

UW-Oshkosh won 7-of-10 bouts against Trine University and 6-of-10 against Elmhurst College. Kulchytskyy and LaPlante were the only Titans to prevail during the match with Olivet College. Six UW-Oshkosh wrestlers were victorious against Simpson College, including Kyle McKearn (So. • Lodi) who registered a 2:13 pin over Taylor Witzel.

UW-Oshkosh competes at Wheaton College's Pete Willson Invitational next Friday and Saturday (Jan. 27-28) in Wheaton, Ill.

Wins by Grant Sutter and Jake Fredrickson in the final two bouts gave the UW-Whitewater wrestling team a 22-16 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Friday (Jan. 20) in Whitewater.

UW-Whitewater (15-7/2-1 WIAC) entered the match ranked 12th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and UW-Oshkosh (4-2/1-2 WIAC) 19th.

UW-Oshkosh grabbed a 16-14 lead on Zachary Mueller's (Sr. • Jackson) 8-3 win over Mike Schloegel at 125 pounds. The victory raised the record of the third-ranked Mueller to 23-4 on the season.

UW-Whitewater answered back to take an 18-16 advantage on Sutter's 13-5 win over Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) at 133 pounds. The Warhawks then secured the victory with Fredrickson's 8-0 triumph over Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 141 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh jumped to a 9-0 lead on wins by Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149 pounds and fifth-ranked Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) at 157. Quintana defeated Brian Lewis, 8-2, while Kulchytskyy pinned Corey Schmidt in 1:42. The win upped Kulchytskyy's season record to 27-1.

A 5-4 win by Cedric Gibson over Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) at 165 pounds cut the Warhawks' deficit to 9-3. The Titans then extended their lead to 13-3 on Dan Schiferl's (So. • Stoughton) 12-4 victory over Reid Dickerson at 174 pounds.

UW-Whitewater staged a comeback as it took a 14-13 lead on wins by David Dwyer at 184 pounds, Adam Latella at 197 and third-ranked Corey Anderson ay 285. Dwyer edged Sam Engelland by a 7-5 overtime score, while Latella and Anderson posted 12-4 victories over Ryan Heath (Jr. • Merrill) and Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin), respectively. Engelland's defeat was his first this season in 21 matches.

UW-Oshkosh remains in Whitewater to wrestle 13th-ranked Elmhurst College (Ill.), eighth-ranked Olivet College (Mich.), Simpson College (Iowa) and Trine University (Ind.), on Saturday (Jan. 21).

Zach Strickland and Billy Mayer earned victories in the final two bouts as the UW-La Crosse wrestling team rallied to defeat UW-Oshkosh, 20-15, on Tuesday (Jan. 17) in La Crosse.

UW-La Crosse, which has captured the past 14 WIAC championships, entered the match ranked third in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and UW-Oshkosh 19th.

UW-Oshkosh (4-1/1-1 WIAC) took a 15-13 lead on Sam Engelland's (Sr. • Neenah) 5-3 triumph over Grant Miller at 184 pounds. The win kept Engelland's season record perfect at 20-0.

UW-La Crosse (15-2/3-0 WIAC) reclaimed the advantage on Strickland's 18-4 victory over Ryan Heath (Jr. • Merrill) at 197 pounds. The Eagles then sealed their comeback victory on Mayer's 6-3 win over Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) at 285 pounds. The loss was LaPlante's first of the season (8-1 record).

Third-ranked Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) gave the Titans a 3-0 lead with his 6-4 victory over Joey Nelson at 125 pounds. The win improved Mueller's record to 22-4 on the season.

UW-La Crosse posted wins in the next two bouts as third-ranked Adam Sheley defeated Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids), 18-2, at 133 pounds and top-ranked Bebeto Yewah ousted Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson), 23-7, at 141.

UW-Oshkosh answered back with three straight wins to take a 12-10 lead. The Titans received victories of 9-3 from Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) over Brady Schrupp at 149 pounds, 9-2 from fifth-ranked Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) over JR Lewis at 157 and 6-4 from Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) over Mike Minske at 165. Kulchytskyy now owns a record of 26-1 and Quintana a mark of 18-5 on the season.

UW-La Crosse then went ahead, 13-12, on a 6-5 victory by second-ranked Mike Schmitz over Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) at 174 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh travels to face 12th-ranked UW-Whitewater on Friday (Jan. 20).

Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) and Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) each went 5-0 and earned a title as UW-Oshkosh placed sixth at the Matman Wrestling Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Coe College (Iowa) topped the team standings with 153 points, as Cornell College (Iowa) listed second at 117 and Luther College (Iowa) third at 94.5. Wartburg College (Iowa) tallied 94 points and Stevens Institute of Technology (N.Y.) 84.5 to round out the top five, while the Titans marked 75.5 for sixth place in the 14-team event.

Pinning his first two opponents, Engelland dominated the 184-pound bracket. He took down Jeremy Kroeger (Lakeland) in 1:35 and Micah Ballew (Luther) in just 48 seconds. Engelland then earned decisions of 7-2 over Tony Piechowski (UW-La Crosse) and 7-1 over Ethan Ball (Coe) before beating Brian Broll (Buena Vista) by a 5-2 count.

Kulchytskyy booked a victory against Coe’s Dimitri Boyer to meet Luther’s Billy Barringer, who he pinned in a time of 1:09. After getting by Zach Enrico (Augsburg) with a 14-5 score, Kulchytskyy defeated Dale Handley (Coe), 7-2, and Cole Welter (Wartburg), 9-5, for the 157-pound crown.

The Titans also received scoring from Jose Quintana’s (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) third-place finish and Zachary Mueller’s (Sr. • Jackson) fourth-place showing. Quintana totaled a 5-1 record, with his only defeat coming to Nathan Lexvold (Augsburg) in his second match. Quintana met Lexvold again in the third-place bout and got revenge with a 15-7 victory.

Mueller captured each of his first two challenges with 8-3 scores. After falling to Daniel Mendoza (Luther), Mueller came back with a 5-0 decision over teammate Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids). DeLuca placed sixth in the 125-pound division with his 3-3 record.

Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) prevailed in his second, third and fourth matches to compile a 3-2 mark. He defeated the 165-pound Seth Shatto (Buena Vista), Brett Yonkovic (Wartburg) and Noel Sweeney (Augsburg) before dropping a 7-2 match to Joey Favia (SIT).

Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) went unbeaten in three 174-pound contests as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team defeated Lakeland College, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wheaton College (Ill.) in dual meets held Saturday (Jan. 7) in Watertown.

The Titans registered wins of 37-10 over both Lakeland College and Wheaton College, while topping Milwaukee School of Engineering by a 32-15 score. UW-Oshkosh entered the matches ranked 17th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Schiferl posted wins of 8-3 over Lakeland College's David Galarno, 12-4 over Milwaukee School of Engineering's William Pedersen and 11-8 over Wheaton College's Matt McCary.

Both Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) and Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) gained pins in their two bouts. Engelland stuck Milwaukee School of Engineering's Caleb Staub to the mat in 2:34 and Wheaton College's Mitchell Steed in 3:29 at 184 pounds, while Kulchytskyy pinned Milwaukee School of Engineering's Joshua Wengerter in 1:24 and Lakeland College's Matt Weber 2:10 at 157.

Other UW-Oshkosh wrestlers going 2-0 were Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) at 285 pounds and Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149. LaPlante pinned Lakeland College's Thomas Phalin in 2:05 and posted a 1-0 decision over Milwaukee School of Engineering's Steven Nguyen. Quintana tallied a 10-2 victory over Milwaukee School of Engineering's Dallas Schurg and won on a technical fall over Wheaton College's Brett Alfrey.

UW-Oshkosh recorded three other pins as Trevor Dyreson (Sr. • Deerfield) pinned Wheaton College's Luke Sims in 2:11, Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) pinned Lakeland College's Vincent Cardarelle in 6:40 and Charlie Wessberg (Fr. • Wales) pinned Wheaton College's Kyle Patton in 6:27.

UW-Oshkosh competes in the Cornell College (Iowa) Matman Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

UW-Oshkosh's Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wrestler of the Week following his victory at the Dan Gable Open held Dec. 11 in Kolf Sports Center. The award was for meets held Dec. 5-11.

Kulchytskyy improved his record to 20-1 on the season by winning the 157-pound weight class with a pin in 1:36 of Northern Illinois University's Matt Frisch in the championship contest.

Kulchytskyy also defeated Ramiro Rojas of Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.), 17-2, and pinned Eddie Breen of Northern Illinois University in 4:08.

Kulchytskyy's weight division featured 10 contestants.

James Hawley (Fr. • Campbellsport), Aaron Konitzer (Sr. • Abrams) and Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) won their weight class as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team participated at the 9th Annual Dan Gable Open on Sunday (Dec. 11) in Kolf Sports Center. The event, which serves as a fundraiser for the UW-Oshkosh wrestling program, featured 76 competitors.

Hawley captured the 197-pound weight division with a 4-0 record, including pins in 1:28 of unattached Patrick Miller and 1:46 of Carroll University's Dominique Karolczak. Hawley also posted wins of 18-1 over UW-Oshkosh's Keith McLeod (Fr. • Racine) and 6-1 over UW-Stevens Point's Dylan Clucas in the round-robin format.

Konitzer earned the 165-pound title with a 17-5 victory over Carroll University's Jeff Hill in the championship bout. His triumph followed wins of 5-2 over UW-Stevens Point's Bill Langford and 7-3 over the University of Wisconsin's Brett Hochstaetter.

Kulchytskyy improved his record to 20-1 on the season by winning the 157-pound weight class with a 3-0 record. He took the title with a pin in 1:36 of Northern Illinois University's Matt Frisch in the championship contest. Kulchystkyy also defeated Ramiro Rojas of Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.), 17-2, and pinned Eddie Breen on Northern Illinois University in 4:08.

UW-Oshkosh had four second-place finishers in Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) at 125 pounds, Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 141, Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149 and Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) at 174.

DeLuca ousted his first two opponents before suffering a 3-1 loss to unattached Ryan McQuade in the championship bout. DeLuca began his schedule with wins of 11-4 over UW-Stevens Point's Jordan Poirer and 5-4 over Northern Illinois University's Nick Harrison.

Mueller followed a pair of wins with a 10-1 loss to Ethan Davis of Northern Illinois University in the championship match. Mueller moved to the first-place bout after pinning Mike Hollnagel of Carroll University in 6:40 and edging Carlos Garcia of UW-Parkside, 5-3.

Quintana lost his first-place match by a score of 7-3 to Northern Illinois University's Matt Smith. Quintana's setback came after he defeated Jamey Simmons of UW-Stevens Point, 12-9, and Ben Thome of UW-Stevens Point, 18-7.

Schiferl went 1-0 before withdrawing from his first-place contest against Scott Rhoads due to an injury. Schiferl's lone victory was an 18-3 decision over Calumet College of St. Joseph's Nick Gelsosomo.

UW-Oshkosh picked up third-place finishes from Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 125 pounds, Jay Howarth (Fr. • Coleman) at 174, Ryan Heath (Jr. • Merrill) at 184 and McLeod at 197.

The Titans are off until they host Carroll University on Jan. 4 in Kolf Sports Center.

First-place finishes in six weight classes helped UW-Oshkosh capture the team title at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Wrestling Invitational held Saturday (Dec. 3) in Milwaukee.

UW-Oshkosh won the 11-team tournament with 163 points, while Central College (Iowa) finished second with 107 and St. Olaf College (Minn.) third with 94. Milwaukee School of Engineering took fourth place with 72 points and Lakeland College fifth with 68.

Earning individual titles for the Titans were Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 125 pounds, Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) at 157, Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) at 174, Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) at 184, Jody VanLaanen (Jr. • Ashwaubenon) at 197 and Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) at 285.

Mueller defeated all three of his opponents, including teammate Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) by a 5-2 score in the championship bout. Mueller began his journey with a pin in 1:34 of Wheaton College's (Ill.) Tom Foy and an 11-1 victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Luke Gaeth.

Kulchytskyy earned his title with four convincing victories, including a pin in 4:14 of Central College's Joseph Atwell in the championship match. Kulchytskyy pinned Kin Vong of Knox College (Ill.) in 1:00 before posting wins of 18-1 over Alex Evan of St. Olaf College and 22-6 over Brent Steudel of Lakeland College.

Schiferl claimed the top listing with his 7-2 triumph over Joseph Pesta of St. Olaf College in the championship tilt. Schiferl marked wins of 11-5 over James Roach of St. Olaf College and 15-3 over Adam Chauklin of the Milwaukee School of Engineering before pinning Sam Apland of Central College in 1:12.

Engelland pinned his first three opponents before defeating Mitch Steed of Wheaton College, 6-2, in the championship match. Engelland started his trek by pinning UW-Platteville's Wes Mathieu in 4:51, Lakeland College's Jeremy Kroeger in 2:08 and Central College's Greg Barner in 2:41. Engelland improved his career record to 102-36 with the four victories.

VanLaanen recorded a 14-6 win over Wheaton College's Darren Faber in the title bout. His victory followed a pin of Maranatha Baptist Bible College's Eric Awbrey in 28 seconds and decisions of 7-4 over Hannibal-LaGrange College's (Mo.) Dan Capp and 10-3 over UW-Platteville's Matt Scott.

LaPlante pinned all four of his opponents, including Central College's Jacob Crawford in a championship-bout time of 2:22. He advanced to the title bout by pinning UW-Platteville's Devin Johnson in 3:33, Hannibal-LaGrange College's Jake Hare in 2:05 and the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Steve Nguyen in 5:13.

The Titans also had Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) finish second at 149 pounds and Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) third at 141.

UW-Oshkosh is off until it hosts the Dan Gable Open on Dec. 11 in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh defeated the UW-Stevens Point wrestling team for the first time since 1985 with a 25-14 victory on Tuesday (Nov. 29) in Kolf Sports Center.

The Pointers (1-1/0-1 WIAC) entered the contest ranked 25th in the NCAA Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the Titans (1-0/1-0 WIAC) 29th.

Capturing the first four bouts, UW-Oshkosh gained a quick 16-0 lead in its home opener. Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) started things off for the Titans with a 12-3 victory over Dan Diebitz at 184 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh then received wins of 19-7 from Jody VanLaanen (Jr. • Ashwaubenon) over Andy Borchardt at 197 pounds and 6-3 from Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) over Matt Cuadra at 285. Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) later topped 125-pounder Ryan Osse, 24-8, in the highest-scoring bout of the match.

Joe Mileski and Jordan Kust recorded consecutive wins to pull UW-Stevens Point within 16-8. Mileski defeated Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson), 13-4, at 133 pounds, while Kust ousted Alex Mueller (Sr. • Jackson), 10-2, at 141.

The meet’s only pin came from UW-Oshkosh's Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.), who flattened Shane Sweeney in the final minute (6:24) of their 149-pound clash. The Titans clinched their victory with Nazar Kulchytskyy’s (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) 13-6 win over Ben Strobel at 157 pounds.

UW-Stevens Point finished the match with three-point wins by Jordan Schulte at 165 pounds and Ryan Conat at 174. Needing overtime, Schulte marked an 8-6 win over Trevor Dyreson (Sr. • Deerfield). Conat then posted a 10-5 victory over Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton).

UW-Oshkosh heads to the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 3).

UW-Oshkosh owned the champion in six of the 10 weight classes as it dominated the Muskie Wrestling Invitational on Saturday (Nov. 12) in Sheboygan. The non-scoring event was hosted by Lakeland College.

Capturing titles for the Titans were Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) at 184 pounds, Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) at 157, Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) at 125, Jose Quintana (Sr. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149, Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) at 174 and James Hawley (Fr. • Campbellsport) at 197.

Engelland compiled a 3-0 record and pinned Phillip Norton of North Central College (Ill.) in 1:04 during the championship match. Engelland posted a 6-1 victory over Dan Diebitz of UW-Stevens Point before sticking Adam Lehnus of North Central College to the mat in 2:12.

Kulchytskyy needed just two victories to win his weight class. He pinned Logan Gueths of North Central College in 53 seconds before edging Eric Oyster of North Central College, 6-5, in the championship bout.

Mueller went unbeaten in three matches. He followed wins of 16-2 over Nicholas Santos of North Central College and 2-0 over Brayan Gonzalez of North Central College with a 4-0 triumph of UW-Oshkosh's Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) in the title bout.

Quintana won his weight class with a 3-0 record. He followed a 17-2 victory over Jacob Maechtle of Lakeland College in the opener with wins of 13-2 over Mack Glasby of UW-Stevens Point and 12-4 over Shane Sweeney of UW-Stevens Point.

It took only two victories for Schiferl to take the top spot in his weight class. He marked a 12-7 win over Kyle Geary of North Central College before defeating Kyle Hughes of North Central College, 9-1, in the championship match.

Hawley compiled a 2-1 round-robin result after recording pins of 1:02 over Dylan Mahler of North Central College and 58 seconds over UW-Oshkosh's Keith McLeod (Fr. • Racine). Hawley's lone setback was a 3-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point's Dylan Clucas.

UW-Oshkosh also had Charles Wessberg (Fr. • Wales) finish second at 285 pounds and Jay Howarth (Fr. • Coleman) and third at 174.

The Titans are off until they host UW-Stevens Point in their WIAC opener on Nov. 29 in Kolf Sports Center.

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has selected UW-Oshkosh's Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) as its Wrestler of the Week. The award is for meets held October 31 - November 6.

Engelland, a three-time qualifier for the NCAA Division III Championship, went unbeaten in four contests to win the 184-pound weight class at the Pointer Open on Nov. 5 in Stevens Point.

Engelland pinned Joshua Willaert of St. John's University (Minn.) in 3:57 to take the first-place match.

Engelland advanced to the final by pinning David Shields of UW-Whitewater in 1:18 and ousting Dan Diebitz of UW-Stevens Point, 11-3, and Mitchell Hagen of St. John's University, 3-1.

Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) and Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) wrestled to individual championships as UW-Oshkosh opened its 2011-12 season at the Pointer Open held Saturday (Nov. 5) in Stevens Point. No team scores were kept at the meet hosted by UW-Stevens Point.

Engelland, a three-time qualifier for the NCAA Division III Championship, went unbeaten in four contests to win the 184-pound weight class. He pinned Joshua Willaert of St. John's University (Minn.) in 3:57 to take the first-place match. Engelland advanced to the final by pinning David Shields of UW-Whitewater in 1:18 and ousting Dan Diebitz of UW-Stevens Point, 11-3, and Mitchell Hagen of St. John's University, 3-1.

Mueller, who qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division III Championship, won all four of his bouts in the 125-pound weight division. He completed his journey with a 4-0 victory over teammate Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) in the first-place match. Mueller paraded to the final by defeating Austin Hietpas of the University of Wisconsin, 5-0, pinning Jordan Poirier of UW-Stevens Point in 1:59 and topping unattached Ryan McQuade, 6-3.

DeLuca, who competed at last year's NCAA Division III Championship, took second place after his loss to Mueller. Prior to his setback, DeLuca defeated Kameron Bouregois of Carroll University by an 18-6 score, Lance Fabry of UW-Stevens Point by an 8-4 result and Matt Cavallaris of the University of Wisconsin by a default.

UW-Oshkosh received two other second-place finishes from Nazar Kulchytskyy (So. • Sosnivka, Ukraine) at 157 pounds and Jody VanLaanen (Jr. • Ashwaubenon) at 197.

Kulchytskyy finished with a 4-1 record after dropping a 5-4 decision to Dillon Bera of UW-Parkside in the championship bout. He strolled to the first-place match by pinning Eddie Breen of Northern Illinois University in 4:15, pinning Matthew Cordell of Wheaton College (Ill.) in 2:06, stomping unattached Ryne Coakley, 12-5, and trouncing Alex Yde of the University of Wisconsin, 9-2.

VanLaanen posted a 3-1 record, with his lone setback being an 8-6 loss to Darren Faber of Wheaton College in the championship match. VanLaanen wasted little time in advancing to the final as he pinned Carl Stanfield of Carroll University in 1:22, Justin Birschbach of UW-Whitewater in 4:56 and Dustin Wozniak of UW-Stevens Point in 4:16.

The Titans also had Dan Schiferl (So. • Stoughton) place third at 174 pounds with a 4-1 record. Schiferl edged Matt McCrary of Wheaton College, 8-7, and pinned Montrall Johnson of UW-Parkside in 1:45 before suffering a 4-2 loss to Ryan Conat of UW-Stevens Point. Schiferl then won on a 7-2 decision over Timofey Savenok of Wheaton College and a pin in 3:54 over Ryan Aprahamian of UW-Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh's Ryan Heath (Jr. • Merrill) and Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) finished sixth at 184 and 285 pounds, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh competes at the Lakeland College Invitational on Saturday (Nov. 12).

The UW-Oshkosh wrestling team is ranked 26th in the NCAA Division III, according to a preseason poll conducted by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).

Defending national champion Wartburg College (Iowa) is ranked first, followed by UW-La Crosse and Coe College (Iowa). Ithaca College (N.Y.) comes in the fourth position, while Cornell College (Iowa) rounds out the top five.

The Titans have four individuals ranked in the top 14 of their weight classes by D3wrestle.com. Nazar Kulchytskyy (So • Sosnivka, Ukraine) stands sixth at 157 pounds and Sam Engelland (Sr. • Neenah) seventh at 184 pounds. Carl DeLuca (Sr. • Wisconsin Rapids) is the 11th-ranked wrestler at 125 pounds and Zachary Mueller (Sr. • Jackson) 14th in the 133-pound division.

Kulchytskyy went 12-0 with seven pins a year ago. One of four UW-Oshkosh seniors in the rankings, Engelland finished second at the 2011 WIAC Championship. He then completed his year with a 31-8 record and a ninth-place result at the NCAA Division III Championship. DeLuca also placed ninth at nationals and compiled a 19-13 mark in 2011.

A qualifier for the 2010 NCAA Division III Championship, Mueller went 23-11 with nine pins last season. Jason LaPlante (Sr. • New Berlin) is the final UW-Oshkosh wrestler in the rankings, coming in 23rd at 285 pounds. LaPlante posted a 9-4 record with four pins a year ago.

UW-Oshkosh returns 14 lettermen from last season, including four NWCA Academic All-Americans.

The Titans begin their 2011-12 campaign with the Pointer Open on Saturday (Nov. 5) in Stevens Point.