Lakeland Wrestlers Take Down Vikings
Athletics - posted on 1/23/2008

The Lakeland College wrestling team continues to dominate the competition this season, as the Muskies steamrolled Lawrence University, 50-4, in a duel meet on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Lakeland to move to 11-2-1 on the season.

Although Lakeland picked up four of its nine match victories off of forfeits, the squad lost only one individual match on the night to seize the win.

The victories were highlighted by the performances of senior Paul Hartt, ranked No. 4 in the nation in the 197-pound division, and sophomores Adam Sutter (HWT) and Jake Frias (165), as all three Muskies won their matches on pins with Frias taking down Lawrence's Chandler Bellanca in just 1:19.

Junior Jonas Flok also had a convincing victory in the 157 weight class, as he defeated the Vikings' Evan Neuens, 18-3, while junior Ben Chapman fought through to a close 5-4 decision in his favor at 149 pounds over Tony Norton.

The Muskies will move on to their next tough meet this Saturday, Jan. 26, as they travel to UW-Whitewater for the Border Duals.
Complete meet results are as follows:

Lakeland College 50, Lawrence University 4
125: David Copp (LC) won on forfeit
133: Sam Copp (LC) won on forfeit
141: Tyge Benson (LC) won on forfeit
149: Ben Chapman (LC) def. Tony Norton (LU), 5-4
157: Jonas Flok (LC) def. Evan Neuens (LU), 18-3
165: Jake Frias (LC) pinned Chandler Bellanca (LU), 1:19
174: Sam Laes (LU) def. Levi Hackler (LC), 12-4
184: JD Sylvanus (LC) won on forfeit
197: No. 4 Paul Hartt (LC) pinned Jack Peters (LU), 4:16
HWT: Adam Sutter (LC) pinned Jeremy Reider (LU), 4:22

No. 30 Lakeland Takes Down Conference Foe Concordia, Wis., 32-18

Athletics - posted on 12/5/2007

The No. 30 Lakeland College Muskies defeated Concordia, Wis., 32-18, in the Muskies' first Northern Wrestling Association match-up of the season in front of a home crowd on Wednesday evening.
Junior Jonas Flok (157) and sophomore Adam Sutter (HWT) both had pins on the night to pace the Muskies (4-2, 1-0 NWA), while sophomore Jake Frias (165) and senior Calvin O'neal (174) both defeated their Concordia, Wis. (1-1, 0-1 NWA) opponents.
"All the guys who won wrestled tough," said Lakeland head coach Pete Rogers. "I'm really proud of their performances."
Flok (157) got things rolling for the Muskies pinning the Falcons' Aaron Bergen just 1:40 into their match and to give the Muskies an early 6-3 advantage.
Sutter (HWT) also had a stellar win pinning the Falcons' Travis Pagel just 2:20 into their match and to give the Muskies a 32-3 lead.
"Adam just continues to do well," said Rogers. "He doing what we need him to do and I expect him to keep improving."
Frias also picked up a victory for Lakeland defeating the Falcons' Josh Nord, 18-5 in 165 division action.
O'neal (174) added points of his own for the Muskies defeating Concordia's Jeff Elswick , 17-7. This was the second time in a week O'neal defeated Elswick. O'neal defeated Elswick on Saturday in the semifinals of the MSOE Invite, 8-4.
Junior JD Sylvanus (184) and senior Paul Hartt who is No. 2 in the 197 weight class also won due to forfeits by the Falcons.
Lakeland will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 15 when they travel to Oshkosh to face UW-Oshkosh, Wheaton and Maranatha Baptist. The meet is schedule to begin at Noon.

Complete results for Lakeland are below:
Lakeland College 32, Concordia, Wis. 18
125: Dan Crowley (CUW) def. David Copp (LC), 8-6
133: Zach Williamson (CUW) won on forfeit
141: Diontay Lacey (CUW) pinned Cameron Smit (LC), 5:20
149: Joe Massman (CUW) def. Clint Harbord (LC), 7-6
157: Jonas Flok (LC) pinned Aaron Bergen (CUW), 1:40
165: Jake Frias (LC) def. Josh Nord (CUW), 18-5
174: Calvin O'neal (LC) def. Joe Elswick (CUW), 17-7
184: JD Sylvanus (LC) won on forfeit
197: No. 2 Paul Hartt (LC) won on forfeit
HWT: Adam Sutter (LC) pinned Travis Pagel (CUW), 2:20

Lakeland Muskies upset No. 12 UW-Stevens Point (Tue 11/13/07 10:29 PM)

Lakeland posted a 31-11 upset over 12th-ranked UW-Stevens Point at Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac on Tuesday.

The Muskies took home seven individual wins as well to give the Pointers their first loss of the season.

Senior Paul Hartt remained undefeated in the 197 division as he defeated the fourth-ranked wrestler in the nation, Craig Bollig, 4-2. This is the second rank wrestler Hartt has beaten in a week. On Saturday at the Lakeland Duals, Hartt defeated the ninth-ranked wrestler, Rob Kramer of Coe College, 11-0.

“Paul picked right off where he ended last year,” said Lakeland head coach Pete Rogers. “He has beaten two ranked wrestlers in a week which is impressive.”

In the 157 division, junior Jonas Flok pinned Fred Lane five minutes, 45 seconds into their match for another exciting Muskie victory.

Sophomore Adam Sutter remained unbeaten with a 10-2 win over the Pointers’ Chad Gregory in the heavyweight division.

Sophomore Clint Harbord (149) and junior JD Sylvanus (174) also picked up wins, while senior David Copp (125) and freshman Tyge Benson (141) took home victories on forfeits.


The Muskies are now 3-2 overall for an impressive start to the season.

“We won a lot of matches tonight because of our team’s hard work and conditioning,” said Rogers. “Everyone is working together as a team and wrestling to their capability.”

The Muskies will be in action again on Tuesday, November 27th as they open their Northern Wrestling Association schedule with a home contest against Maranatha Baptist. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

Lakeland 31, UW-Stevens Point 11

125: David Copp (LC) won on forfeit
133: Jered Kern (UWSP) def. Kory Theil (LC), 7-6
141: Tyge Benson (LC) won on forfeit
149: Clint Harbord (LC) def. Kyle Mueller (UWSP), 8-6
157: Jonas Flok (LC) pinned Fred Lane (UWSP), 5:45
165: Jason Wozniak (UWSP) def. Jake Frias (LC), 9-1
174: Dennis Reckelberg (UWSP) def. Levi Hackler (LC), 8-1
184: JD Sylvanus (LC) def. Mike England (UWSP), 7-6
197: Paul Hartt (LC) def. Craig Bollig (UWSP), 4-2
285: Adam Sutter (LC) def. Chad Gregory (UWSP), 10-2

Lakeland College Duals Results November 10, 2007