Lakeland Wrestlers Take 9th Out of 14 Teams in Regional
The Lakeland Muskies finished ninth out of 14 teams at the NCAA Division
III Great Lakes Regional Championships that were held on Friday, Feb. 17
and Saturday, Feb. 18. Junior Mark Vanden Hoogen took fourth place in
the heavyweight division, while sophomore Paul Hartt finished fourth in
the 184 weight class.
Hartt, the number seven seed, started his regional bracket by defeating
John Lemmer of MSOE 11-5. The Port Charllotte, Fla., native fell to the
number two seed Brad Tupa of Augsburg in the next round. The sophomore
went on to defeat Martin Dertz of Knox College 15-6 and Taylor Ames of
Wheaton before falling in the third place match, 7-3, to the third seed
Adil Kolovic of Elmhurst.
In the heavyweight division Vanden Hoogen was the number five seed and
he opened his regional bracket with a pin at 2:53 over Chase Campbell of
Wheaton. The Green Bay native would record his second of three pins on
the day against Jason Finley of St. Johns at 1:32. In the semifinal
match the junior would fall to the number one seed at 3:30. Vanden
Hoogen would pin Jordan Hepp of Concordia, Minn., 2:46 seconds into
their match, before falling to the third seed Jaran Rutledge of Knox
College in the third place match at 3:41.
Also wrestling in the regional for the Muskies was freshman David Copp
(125), junior Noe DeLeon (133), freshman Kory Theil (141), freshman
Jonas Flok (157), freshman Cody Klopp (165), senior Tim Vallier (174)
and senior Lee Sparks (197).
Chuck Massarolo
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Lakeland College
P.O. Box 359
Sheboygan, WI 53082
920-565-1455
massarolocg@lakeland.edu
www.lakeland.edu/athletics
Lakeland Wrestling Drops to 1-1 in the LMC with a 24-18 loss to MSOE
The Lakeland Muskies dropped to 1-1 in the Lake Michigan Conference
after a 24-18 loss to MSOE on Wednesday evening.
Sophomore David Copp, freshman Jonas Flok, senior Lee Sparks and junior
Mark Vanden Hoogen all recorded victories for Lakeland. Copp received a
forfeit at 125 and Vanden Hoogen won by default at heavy weight. At 157,
Flok defeated Errik Lemler 14-10, and Sparks defeated Tyler Knutson 5-1
at the 197 class.
Lakeland will be participating in the Dan Gable Open in Oshkosh on
Friday, Jan. 13.
MSOE 24
Lakeland College 18
125 – David Copp (LC) received a forfeit
133 – Aaron Gudeyon (MSOE) defeated Noe Deleon 16-5
141 – Ryan Forbes (MSOE) defeated Kory Theill 9-3
149 – Joel VandenBoom (MSOE) defeated Matt Priemesberger 9-7
157 – Jonas Flok (LC) defeated Errik Lemler 14-10
165 – Joe Fields (MSOE) defeated Cody Klopp 22-4
174 – Tim O’Connor (MSOE) pinned Tim Vallier 4:14
184 – John Lemmer (MSOE) defeated Nate Johnson 6-3
197 – Lee Sparks (LC) defeated Tyler Knutson 5-1
285 – Mark Vanden Hoogen (LC) defeated Dan Scharf by default (injury)
Tim Vallier Named LMC Player of the Week
Athletics - 1/10/2006
Lakeland College senior Tim Vallier, a member of the Muskies' wrestling
team competing at 174 pounds, has been named Lake Michigan Conference
Player of the Week.
The Gladstone, Mich., native went 3-1 Jan. 7 at the Knox Duals in
Galesburg, Ill. Vallier recorded all three of his victories by pinning
his opponent in the first period. He defeated opponents from Wheaton
College, Rose-Hulman and Knox College. His pins against Wheaton and
Rose-Hulman both came in under a minute. His only loss was to the
University of Dubuque.
The Muskies travel to Oshkosh on Friday, Jan. 13 for the Dan Gable Open.
Lakeland Wrestlers Take Three of Four at Knox Duals in Galesburg,
Ill.The Lakeland Muskies wrestling program left the Knox Duals in Galesburg,
Ill., with a 3-1 record at the dual. The Muskies defeated Wheaton
College 30-18, Rose Hulman 27-16 and Knox College 28-19. The lone loss
came to Dubuque 31-12.
The Muskies started the day wrestling Wheaton College. Freshmen Holland
Deyo, Jonas Flok and senior Tim Vallier recorded pins for the Muskies in
the 30-18 decision.
In the second dual against Dubuque senior Lee Sparks recorded a pin at
1:55 for the only pin of the match for Lakeland.
Against Rose Hulman sophomore Ross Beimling and Vallier recorded the two
Muskie takedowns in the 27-16 victory for Lakeland.
The Muskies won their third dual of the day when they matched up with
the host Knox College for the final dual of the day for Lakeland.
Vallier recorded his third pin of the day at 3:00 to put Lakeland up
22-10. Two matches later Sparks received a default victory at 4:20 to
life Lakeland to a 28-13 lead on their way to a 28-19 victory.
Lakeland will wrestle in the MSOE Duals on January 11.
Results are below:
Lakeland def. Wheaton 30-18
125 David Copp (L) won by forfeit
133 Skorp (W) won by fall over Noe De Leon, 4:42
141 Nord (W) def. Ross Beimling, 8-1
149 Jacobson (W) def. Matt Priemesberger, 3-1
157 Holland Deyo (L) won by fall over Krage, 3:25
165 Jonas Flok (L) won by fall over Taylor, 1:35
174 Tim Vallier (L) won by fall over Houck, 0:48
184 Nate Johnson (L) def. Ames, 11-4
197 Lee Sparks (L) def. Glenn, 11-4
285 Campbell (W) won by fall over Mark Vande Hoogen, 3:52
Wheaton def. Lakeland 31-12
125 Maytos (D) def. David Copp 10-4
133 Reuter (D) won by fall over Noe De Leon 2:37
141 Jones (D) def. Ross Beimling, 14-5
149 Matt Preimsberger (L) def. Swan, 5-0
157 Morrow (D) def. Jonas Flok 14-9
165 Williams (D) def. Holland Deyo, 10-4
174 Kaisand (D) won by fall over Tim Vallier, 3:12
184 Jennings (D) won by fall over Nate Johnson, 1:11
197 Lee Sparks (L) def. Timbr, 4-1
285 Mark Vanden Hoogen (L) won by fall over Mundy, 1:45
Lakeland def. Rose Hulman 27-16
125 David Copp (L) def. Jacob Wise, 14-5
133 Noe DeLeon (L) won by forfeit
141 Doug Thoruton (R) won by fall over Ross Beimling, 0:59
149 Ryan Schalk (R) def. Matt Primesberger, 3-0
157 Holland Deyo (L) def. Ray Ahaus, 12-2
165 Tyler Goble (R) def. Jonas Flok, 15-3
174 Tim Vailler (L) won by fall over John Sullivan, 0:24
184 Nate Johnson (L) def. David Weldon, 15-5
197 Nick Klaseiner (R) def. Lee Sparks, 6-1
285 Mark Vanden Hoogen (L) def. Reynaldo Berumen, 5-0
Lakeland def. Knox College 28-19
125 David Copp (L) won by forfeit
133 Drew Flok (K) def. Noe De Lean, 9-6
141 Josh Franklin (K) def. Ross Beimling, 8-0
149 Matt Preimsberger won by forfeit
157 Steve Kozokithias (K) def. Holland Deyo
165 Jonas Flok (L) def. Luke Karner, 14-0
174 Tim Vallier (L) won by fall over Aaron Barnett, 3:00
184 Marte Dertz (K) def. Nate Johnson
197 Lee Sparks (L) won by default over Greg Leibach, 4:20
285 Jaran Rutledgy (K) won by fall over Mark Vanden Hoogen, 3:03
www.lakeland.edu/athletics
Lakeland Wrestler, Matt Benson Named LMC Player of the Week
Matt Benson Named LMC Player of the Week
Wrestling
Lakeland College junior Matt Benson, a member of the Muskies' wrestling
team competing at heavyweight, has been named Lake Michigan Conference
Player of the Week.
The Random Lake native went 2-0 Monday Dec., 19 at the Desert Duals in
Las Vegas, Nev. Benson started the day with a 5-1 decision over Brett
Morris of Central College, Iowa. In the third dual for Lakeland against
Luther College, Benson defeated Jake Madrinich 5-1 as well. The Muskies
went 2-2 in the Desert Duals as they defeated Central (31-12) and Luther
College II (27-16), while dropping matches against Coe (24-19) and
Simpson (30-14).
The Muskies travel to Galesburg, Ill., to compete in the Knox Duals on
Jan., 7.
Lakeland Wrestlers Split in Desert Duals
The Lakeland Muskies finished with a 2-2 record at the Desert Duals in
Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday. The Muskies defeated Central, Iowa 31-12
and Luther College, Iowa 27-1, while losing to Coe, Iowa 24-19 and
Simpson, Iowa 30-14.
"It was a great experience for the guys," said head coach Pete Rogers.
"They wrestled with all their heart. I think it was tough for some of
these guys as they are so young, but they wrestled really well."
Lakeland started the day with a 31-12 victory over Central that saw
Lakeland win four of the first five matches. Sophomore Calvin O'Neal
lost his first match of the season as Adam Foreman had a 16-7 major
decision. Sophomore Paul Hartt registered a pin for Lakeland at the 3:33
mark.
In the second dual of the day Lakeland fell to #21 Coe College, 24-19.
The Muskies just needed one of their last three wrestlers to win in
order pull off the upset, however, Coe came from behind in all three
matches for the win. Freshmen Chris Klister and Cody Klopp each recorded
pins for Lakeland.
The Muskies took on Luther College's second team in the third dual and
walked away with a 27-16 decision. Senior Tim Vallier and sophomore Paul
Hartt each recorded pins for Lakeland.
In the fourth and final dual of the day for Lakeland, the Muskies
dropped a 30-14 match to Simpson. Freshman David Copp recorded the only
pin for Lakeland.
Lakeland will return to action on Jan., 7 when they travel to Galesburg,
Ill., for the Knox Duals.
Complete results for Lakeland are below:
Lakeland def. Central, 31-12
125 - David Copp (L) won by forfeit
133 - Casey Klister (L) decision. Nick Forsythe, 7-4
141 - Chris Klister (L) won by forfeit
149 - Ryan DeVriendt (C) def. Matt Preimesberger, 6-2
157 - Mitch Nguyen (L) def. Robert Baxter, 8-2
165 - Ross Patton © def. Cody Klopp, 8-4
174 - Calvin O'Neal (L) maj. decision. Adam Foreman, 16-7
184 - Paul Hartt (L) won by fall over Matt Scott, 3:33
197 - Josh Porter © won by fall over Lee Sparks, 3:33
285 - Matt Benson (L) def. Brett Morris, 5-1
Coe 24, Lakeland 19
125 - Derek Fuglsang (Coe) maj. decision. David Copp, 15-7
133 - Gannon Hjerleid (Coe) maj. decision. Casey Klister, 14-5
141 - Chris Klister (L) won by fall over Niles Mercer, 5:38
149 - Jared Creason (Coe) maj. decision. Matt Preimesberger, 13-1
157 - Jonas Flok (L) def. Jesse Dalton, 11-10
165 - Cody Klopp (L) won by fall over Bryon Grothus, 6:01
174 - Calvin O'Neal (L) maj. decision. Peter Steffen, 16-8
184 - Greg Lalla (Coe) won by fall over Paul Hartt, 4:30
197 - Mike McCabe (Coe) decision. Lee Sparks, 6-5
285 - Casper Sanders (Coe) decision. Mark VandenHoogen, 11-8
Lakeland 27, Luther II 16
125 - Nate Evans (L) decision. David Copp, 7-5
133 - Casey Klister (LA) decision. Aaron Schaitel, 13-9
141 - Yeni Quist (L) maj. decision. Chris Klister, 11-1
149 - Ben Kissling (L) won by forfeit
157 - Jonas Flok (L) won by fall over Adam Halvorsen, 4:34
165 - Greg Meirick (L) decision. Cody Klopp, 9-4
174 - Tim Vallier (LA) won by fall over David Leonard, 1:11
184 - Paul Hartt (LA) won by fall over Luke Ties, 5:40
197 - Lee Sparks (LA) decision. Danta Moore, 4-3
285 - Matt Benson (LA) decision. Jake Madrinich, 5-1
Simpson 30, Lakeland 14
125 - David Copp (L) won by fall over Brandon Hough, 3:39
133 - Casey Klister (L) decision. Brooke Irlmeier, 6-5
141 - Dustin Brewer (S) maj. decision. Chris Klister, 16-4
149 - Josh Swanson (S) maj. decision. Matt Preimesberger, 10-1
157 - Kellen Delaney (S) decision. Jonas Flok, 15-8
165 - Brian Llewellyn (S) maj. decision. Cody Klopp, 13-4
174 - Cody Downing (S) maj. decision. Calvin O'Neal 19-11
184 - Sean Miller (S) tech. fall Paul Hartt, 7:00
197 - Lee Sparks (L) won by injury default over Chris Downing
285 - Brett Christensen (S) won by fall over Mark VandenHoogen, 3:59
Team point deducted from Lakeland
Paul Hartt Named LMC Player of the Week
Wrestling
Lakeland College sophomore Paul Hartt, a member of the Muskies'
wrestling team competing at 184 pounds, has been named Lake Michigan
Conference Player of the Week.
The Port Charlotte, Fla., native went 2-0 on the week. Hartt started the
week with a pin at 4:11 over Maranatha Baptist’s Clint Ifland. Later in
the week he defeated Brandon Conley of UW-Platteville, 8-3. The Muskies
went 3-0 on the week, defeating Maranatha Baptist on Dec. 6, 60-0, with
everyone who wrestled for the Muskies recording a pin. Later in the
evening they overtook Northland Baptist, 49-3. On Dec. 10, the Muskies
defeated the University of Wisconsin-Platteville 21-15.
The Muskies are next in action on Dec. 19 when they travel to Las Vegas
for the Desert Duals to compete in a two-day tournament.
Lakeland Wrestlers Defeat UW-Platteville 21-15
Date: Sat 12/10/05 07:53 PM
The Lakeland Muskies wrestling squad improved to 5-4 overall with a
21-15 decision over the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Saturday
evening. The Muskies started the dual with a forfeit victory for
freshman David Copp, but quickly found themselves down 15-6 as they lost
their next four matches.
Freshman Cody Klopp wrestling at the 165 weight class was able to get
his first victory this season with a 5-4 decision. That match would give
the Muskies much needed momentum as they ended up winning five straight
matches for the victory.
"It was pretty exciting," said head coach Pete Rogers. "We lost a lot of
tight matches at the beginning and I was getting a little nervous.
However, Cody Klopp came through with a big victory over a tough
wrestler, earning his first victory this season, and from there we just
started rolling."
Lakeland received victories from the following wrestlers: Copp (125)
forfeit; sophomore Calvin O'Neal (174) 8-3; Klopp (165) 5-4; sophomore
Paul Hartt (184) 8-3; senior Lee Sparks (197) 6-4; junior Mark Vanden
Hoogen (285) 7-5.
The Muskies will next wrestle in the Desert Duals in Las Vegas, Nev.,
starting on Dec. 19.
Lakeland Wrestling Notches Second Victory Over State School with 30-10
Victory Over UW-Oshkosh.
Date: Wed 11/16/05 09:13 PM
Lakeland Wrestling Notches Second Victory Over State School with 30-10
Victory Over UW-Oshkosh
The Lakeland Muskies improved their record to 2-2 with a decisive 30-10
victory over UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The win marks the second
straight victory over a state school for the Muskies and head coach Pete
Rogers’ second victory over a state school in his five seasons at
Lakeland.
“It is real exciting to see the guys coming around like they are,” said
head coach Pete Rogers. “They got all the preseason jitters out and they
have just taken off the way I hoped they would. I am proud of each and
everyone one of the guys for how they pulled through tonight.”
In the 184 weight class sophomore Paul Hartt recorded a pin over Alex
Sell in just 33 seconds.
“The kid was stronger than me,” said Hartt. “I took him down and got on
top of him and turned him.”
Freshman Jonas Flok, wrestling at 157, recorded a pin against Matt
Kehone in 1:18 in his first varsity match for the Muskies.
“Flok, as a freshman just went out and pinned a senior in his weight
class,” said Rogers. “He just came out ready to wrestle. It was amazing
to see.”
Freshman David Copp got things started on the evening for the Muskies as
he defeated Chris Truemper 11-4 in the 125 division to open the dual.
Other winners for the Muskies was freshman Casey Klister (133) via a
forfeit; sophomore Calvin O’Neal (174) defeated Adam Dorner 7-5; senior
Tim Vallier beat Pat Detmar 8-4 at the 197 division and junior Mark
Vanden Hooge won the heavy weight division with a 6-5 decision.
The Muskies came into the season with high expectations and while it has
only been four duals so far, the Muskies are extremely proud of the way
they have been wrestling.
“We owe it to Pete, for getting this recruiting class,” said Hartt.
“They all came here for him. He pushes us and gets us to win. Overcoming
these two state school’s really helps our confidence and helps prepare
us for the conference tournament. Overall, these past four duals will
help us for the weeks to come.”
The Muskies will be taking to the road for their next three meets. Their
next dual will be at UW-Whitewater on November, 22. The Muskies will not
return home until Dec. 6 when they host Maranatha Baptist for the second
LMC dual of the season.
“Going on the road is a change,” said Rogers. “I think we need to go out
on the road and wrestle the exact same way we would here. I mean it is a
different situation, but it is still a wrestling mat. I think we have
some diehard fans here that will follow us around so hopefully the home
court advantage won’t be too much of a difference.”
Chuck Massarolo
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Lakeland College
P.O. Box 359
Sheboygan, WI 53082
920-565-1455
massarolocg@lakeland.edu
www.lakeland.edu/athletics
Lakeland Muskies Wrestling Starts Season 1-2 in the Lakeland Duals
Date: Sat 11/12/05 07:31 PM
Muskies Wrestling Starts Season 1-2 in the Lakeland Duals
The Lakeland College Muskies opened their 2005-06 wrestling season with
the Lakeland Duals on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Muskies went 1-2 defeating
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (27-19), while dropping matches to
Cornell (25-14) and Manchester (34-10) in very close, hard fought
matches.
“I think competing with such a young team we did well today,” said head
coach Pete Rogers. “We were up against juniors and seniors and we had a
couple of injuries in the lineup today. I am really amazed with how we
wrestled and I think it will only get better for us. We didn’t do all of
the things that we needed to right, but it is the first match of the
season and we can work on things. I am extremely excited about how we
did today.”
On the day sophomore Calvin O’Neal, wrestling in the 174 weight class,
would go 3-0 defeating all three opponents that he faced. He defeated
freshman Kyle Kehru from Cornell (12-4), freshman Jon Erichsen (8-3)
from UW-Eau Claire and sophomore Ben Ragowski (14-5) from Manchester
“Calvin O’Neal just wrestled a phenomena day,” said Rogers. “He did not
have a close match. I don’t know how many takedowns he had, but he
dominated everyone he wrestled.”
The Klister brothers, freshmen Casey and Chris, wrestled well for their
first ever college matches as they both went 2-1 on the day. Casey
Klister defeated sophomore Greg Murphy (8-2) from Cornell and freshman
Andy Miller from UW-Eau Claire via a pin in the 133 weight class. He
dropped his third and final match of the day to junior John Sheets from
Manchester via a pin.
Chris Klister also went 2-1 starting his day off with a defeat in the
141 weight class over freshman Dave Parameki (14-5) before rebounding to
take his next two matches. Against UW-Eau Claire, Chris defeated
freshman Dustin Follen (4-0) and took a 4-3 decision from senior Joe
Lampiot of Manchester.
Lakeland fell to Cornell, 25-14 in the first round of the day. Cornell
had just defeated Simpson College, one of the top wrestling programs in
D-III, coming into today’s match. The Muskies received wins from Casey
Klister (8-2) at the 133 weight class, O’Neal (12-4) at 174, sophomore
Paul Hartt (10-4) at the 184 class and junior Matt Benson (13-5) at
heavy weight.
The Muskies record would improve to 1-1 with a victory over UW-Eau
Claire 27-19 in the second round of the day. The Lakeland victory would
give Rogers his first ever victory over a state school since being named
head coach, five years ago. Freshman David Copp won the 125 class via a
forfeit, while the Klister brothers won at the 133 and 141 division.
Freshman Mitch Nooyen took a 5-2 decision at 157, while O’Neal (8-3) and
sophomore Paul Hartt (pin) won at the 174 and 184 classes respectively.
The Muskies would drop their match against Manchester 34-10 in the final
round of the day to drop the Muskies overall record to 1-2. Chris
Klister would take the 141 division with a 4-3 decision, while junior
Matt Priemesbeger won 5-4 at the 149 class. O’Neal was the only other
wrestler to win against Manchester for Lakeland with a 14-5 decision at
the 174 level.
The Muskies will next be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 16 when they take
on UW-Oshkosh at 7 p.m. on the Lakeland campus. It will be the second of
six home matches during the season for the wrestling team.
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Wt. Class School Name Winner Score
125 Lakeland David Copp 4
Manchester Eric Valcgo X 12
133 Lakeland Casey Klister
Manchester John Sheets X PIN
141 Lakeland Chris Klister X 4
Manchester Joe Lampiot 3
149 Lakeland Matt Priemesbeger X 5
Manchester Heffekinger 4
157 Lakeland Mitch Nooyen 5
Manchester Danny Erwinn X 13
165 Lakeland Cody Klopp 4
Manchester Joe Hoover X 13
174 Lakeland Calvin O'Neal X 14
Manchester Ben Ragowski 5
184 Lakeland Paul Hartt 2
Manchester Derrick Whitbeck X 11
197 Lakeland Tim Vallier
Manchester Zickefoole X PIN
285. Lakeland Matt Benson
Manchester James Park X PIN
TEAM SCORE
Lakeland 10
Manchester 34
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Wt. Class School Name Winner Score
125 Lakeland David Copp X ff
UW-Eau Claire FF
133 Lakeland Casey Klister X pin
UW-Eau Claire Andy Miller
141 Lakeland Chris Klister X 4
UW-Eau Claire Dustin Follen 0
149 Lakeland Matt Priemesbeger 6
UW-Eau Claire Tony D'Antwono X 9
157 Lakeland Mitch Nooyen X 5
UW-Eau Claire Dave Vanwenhaven 2
165 Lakeland Cody Klopp 2
UW-Eau Claire Lance Valliquette X 13
174 Lakeland Calvin O'Neal X 8
UW-Eau Claire Jon Erichsen 3
184 Lakeland Paul Hartt X pin
UW-Eau Claire Teddy Sihowski
197 Lakeland Tim Vallier
UW-Eau Claire Justin McAutey X pin
285. Lakeland Matt Benson
UW-Eau Claire Nick Hoeft X pin
TEAM SCORE
Lakeland 27
Cornell 19
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Wt. Class School Name Winner Score
125 Lakeland David Copp 1
Cornell Chris Heilman X 16
133 Lakeland Casey Klister X 8
Cornell Greg Murphy 2
141 Lakeland Chris Klister 6
Cornell Dave Parameki X 14
149 Lakeland Matt Priemsberger 5
Cornell Aron Kindlesperger X 6
157 Lakeland Mitch Nooyen 0
Cornell Pat McAvley X 15
165 Lakeland Cody Klopp 2
Cornell Drew Vickers X 5
174 Lakeland Calvin O'Neal X 12
Cornell Kyle Kehru 4
184 Lakeland Paul Hartt X 10
Cornell Adam Sandavol 8
197 Lakeland Tim Vallier 3
Cornell John Ugaste X 18
285. Lakeland Matt Benson X 13
Cornell Lucas White 5
TEAM SCORE
Lakeland 25
Cornell 14
Lakeland Wrestler Named LMC Wrestler of the Week
Junior Mark Vanden Hoogen Named LMC Wrestler of the Week
Lakeland College junior heavyweight class wrestler, Mark Vanden Hoogen,
has been named The Lake Michigan Conference Player of the Week.
The Green Bay native took seventh place at Wheaton College’s Pete Wilson
Invite Saturday, Feb. 4. The #8 seed, Vanden Hoogen, defeated the #5
seed, Jaran Rutledge of Knox College and Ethan Bucarey of Messiah,
before falling to the #1 seed from UW-La Crosse, Ryan Allen. The junior
beat Matt Craig of Truman State, 15-5, before being pinned in a rematch
against Rutledge. In the seventh place match Vanden Hoogen defeated Tom
Nero from the University of Chicago 11-7.
Lakeland finished in 23rd out of the 30 teams participating in the
event. The Muskies will next result at the Lake Michigan Conference
championships on Friday, Feb. 10 at Concordia.
The Lakeland Muskies took 23rd out of 30 teams this weekend at the Pete
Wilson Invite in Wheaton, Ill. Junior Mark Vanden Hoogen was the first
Muskie in three years to place at the event, when he took seventh in the
285 weight division.
Vanden Hoogen opened the tournament as the #8 seed in the 285 division.
The junior defeated the #5 seed, Jaran Rutledge of Knox College by a 1-0
decision. In the next round Vanden Hoogen pinned Ethan Bucarey of
Messiah 1:04 into the match. The Green Bay native fell to the #1 seed,
Ryan Allen of UW-LaCrosse 14-3 in the semi-final round. Vanden Hoogen
than dropped to the losers bracket where he defeated Matt Craig of
Truman State 15-5, before falling in a rematch to Rutledge by a pin at
5:58. In the seventh place match Vanden Hoogen defeated Tom Nero from
the University of Chicago 11-7.
Also wrestling for Lakeland was freshman David Copp (125), junior Noe De
Leon (133), freshman Kory Thiel (141), freshman Jonas Flok (157),
freshman Cody Klopp (165), senior Tim Vallier (174) and senior Lee
Sparks (197).
The Muskies will wrestle in the Lake Michigan Conference Tournament on
February, 10 in Concordia at 4 p.m.
Lakeland Wrestling Defeats Concordia 26-16 on Senior Night
The Lakeland Muskies improved to 2-1 in the Lake Michigan Conference and
11-8 overall with a 26-16 victory over Concordia University – Wisconsin
on Thursday night.
“We did pretty good as a whole,” said head coach Pete Rogers. “We
wrestled tough, we wrestled hard every single match. It got a little
scary there and it is kind of tough competing when you’re missing a
couple weight classes like we were. We managed to pull it together and
we did pretty well.”
On senior night the Muskies were lead by seniors Tim Vallier and Lee
Sparks who both recorded victories in their respective weight classes.
Vallier defeated Ryan 13-5 in the 174 division, while Sparks took out
Torie Ruffin 11-6 in the 197 division.
“I can tell both of them (Vallier and Sparks) were letting tonight weigh
a little heavy on their mind,” said Rogers. “They were both a little
more focused and less talkative tonight than in times past. It is
exciting to see them. It is amazing that they aren’t going to be here
next year. They have been with me since I have basically started
coaching and it is going to be different without those two guys. They
definitely made an impact on me and the team.”
Vallier talked about what it meant to wrestle in his last home match at
Lakeland.
“This is a dream for me to come in as a freshman with only four or five
guys on the team,” said Vallier. “To come in this year as a senior we
have a full line-up and are hanging with the top teams in the nation. It
has been a dream come true. However, the credit goes to Pete (Rogers)
for believing in us, bringing us in to wrestle here and building the
program to where it is today.”
Freshman Jonas Flok had a great match as he pinned Brandon Werner from
Concordia just 2:14 seconds into the match. Also wrestling well for
Lakeland was freshman Cody Klopp who defeated Ryan Gehringer at the 165
division.
“It is a big win for us as a conference win,” said Vallier. “I am glad
to see the kids come out and perform well. Especially the younger kids
like Jonas (Flok) and Cody (Klopp). We have a couple guys still out of
the lineup, but I’m happy with our win tonight and with the kids and the
way they gave their hearts tonight.”
Also receiving a pin for Lakeland was junior Mark Vanden Hoogen over
Hunter Six just 1:48 into his match.
The Muskies will travel to Wheaton, Ill., for the Pete Wilson Invite on
Feb. 2nd before competing in the LMC tournament on Feb. 10.
Complete results for Lakeland are below:
125 Dan Crowly (CUW) receives a Forfeit
133 Jeff Luxner (CUW) defeats Noe DeLeon 5-0
141 Kory Theil (LC) defeats Morgan Sickinger 9-1
149 Joe Massman (CUW) defeats Matt Priemesberger 4-3
157 Jonas Flok (LC) pinned Brandon Werner 2:14
165 Cody Klopp (LC) defeats Ryan Gehringer 6-4
174 Tim Vallier (LC) defeats Ryan 13-5
184 Adam Schultz (CUW) defeats Nathan Johnson 11-2
197 Lee Sparks (LC) defeats Torie Ruffin 11-6
285 Mark Vanden Hoogen (LC) pinned Hunter Six 1:48
Team Score: Lakeland defeats Concordia University Wisconsin 26-16
Lakeland Wrestling Takes Third in 2006 Wisconsin Private College
The Lakeland Muskies finished third in the 2006 Wisconsin Private
College Tournament held on the Lakeland campus on Saturday. Placing
second for Lakeland was junior Mark Vanden Hoogen (285), along with
seniors Tim Vallier (174) and Lee Sparks (197). Finishing in third place
for the Muskies was freshman Cody Klopp (165), while junior Matt
Preimesberger finished in fourth.
Vallier opened the 174 bracket with a pin over Lucas McEmery of Millikin
just 1:59 into the match. In the semi-finals Vallier pinned Rich Ryan of
Concordia just 34 seconds into the match before dropping the
championship, 5-0 to John Budi of Lawrence.
Also recording two pins in his first two rounds was Sparks before he
fell in the championship match to Dustin Docter of North Central 5-2.
Sparks pinned Torrie Ruffin of Concordia in 4:42 before pinning Scott
Polewach of Lawrence just 1:19 into the semi-final match.
Vanden Hoogen started the 285 division with pin just 2:23 in over Allan
Lick and pinned Kenny Hamm of Lawrence 3:54 into the semi-final match.
The junior dropped his championship match to Bryan Morgan of Millikin
via a pin at 2:14. Vanden Hoogen recorded two pins in the first two
rounds as well.
Lakeland will close out the home portion of their wrestling schedule
with a dual against Concordia on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. |