Archive Page ONE UW La Crosse Eagles News and Notes (archived 1/22/2005)

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The UWL wrestling team will be traveling to St. John's University on Saturday, January 15, to participate in the ten-team Terry Haws Dual Meet Tournament.  Details are as follows:

Terry Haws Dual Meet Tournament

9:00 a.m. at St. John's University
Collegeville, MN  56321

Event will be held in the Sexton Arena

Directions:  http://www.csbsju.edu/finearts/visitor_services/directions.htm; http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/visit.html#driving
Campus Map:  http://www.csbsju.edu/visit_tour/Maps/sjumap.htm

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UWL wrestlers not wrestling at St. John's will travel to Oshkosh that same day for the Dan Gable Endowment Open.  Details are as follows:

Dan Gable Endowment Open
10:00 a.m. at UW-Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI  54901
Event held in Kolf Sports Center

Driving Directions:  http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/VisitorInformation/Directions.html

 UW-L ranked 5th in NCAA Division III … UW-L’s Allen (285) ranked 1st NCAA Division III … Allen improves to 99-9 in three-year career …

Jan 11, 2005,

A note from Billy Huebner

Two out of three, that was the outcome in the program’s goal to win all three matches versus Whitewater’s three senior top guns, which would have meant a shut out.    We drew 141 for the first match.   With that draw the meet was to begin with Adam Kuchnia facing UW-W’s 6^th ranked Nick Karls.   Adam went out there and took care of business by winning handedly 12-2.  The match at 149 was the second showdown against one of their top wrestlers, and a match we thought we would not lose.  We faced All American Ross Babcock.   Jake Larson lost this match 8-5.  Jake had a lapse at the end of the second period giving up 5 points in a matter of seconds.  For the coaching staff this is something we will correct.  We talked it over with Jake and have corrected his mistakes in the match.   The third key match was our freshmen standout Jordan Kolinksi versus 6^th ranked senior John Rombca.  Jordan was trying to feel the senior out and ended up winning 10-6.   As a team it is fun winning, but there is always time for improvement in many of our wrestlers.  Which for us going two-a-days over our break is such a valuable time to make those improvements.  This is keeping us on pace in setting ourselves up to peak at the right time.  

This program here is a very special and unique and that makes for having an exciting wrestling team. By Coach Skaar keeping the program working hard and by not being satisfied, the University of Wisconsin La Crosse wrestling tradition of success will be plentiful for many years to come.  For our fans, followers, alumni and recruits we will not let you down.

 125 Jordan Kolinski (LX) vs. John Rombca (UWW) Kolinski wins by dec over Rombca, 10-6
133 Luke Adams (LX) vs. Mike Schnaidt (UWW) Adams wins by decision over Schnaidt, 9-3
141 Adam Kuchnia (LX) vs. Nick Karls (UWW) Kuchnia wins by major dec over Karls, 12-2
149 Jake Larsen (LX) vs. Ross Babcock (UWW) Babcock wins by decision over Larsen, 8-5
157 Ross Needham (LX) vs. Dustin Fox (UWW) Needham wins by decision over Fox, 5-4
165 Jerad Clark (UWL) vs. Chris Lee (UWW) Clark wins by decision over Lee, 2-1
174 Josh Chelf (LX) vs. Eric Verbeten (UWW) Chelf wins by major dec over Verbeten, 13-5
184 Josh Zabel (LX) vs. Drew Hamel (UWW) Zabel wins by fall over Hamel (3:55)
197 Jim Swanson (LX) vs. Kory Lochner (UWW) Swanson wins by fall over Lochner (5:37)
285 Ryan Allen (LX) vs. Derrick Johnson (UWW)  Allen wins by TF over Johnson, 21-6 (4:28)

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3^rd ranked Luther College 21,  5^th ranked UW-La Crosse 17

January 7^th, Decorah IA

A note from Billy Huebner

We wrestled tough against the seasoned Luther team, but fell short at the end.   It is hard to say, but after the meet was over, we as a program were pretty happy and excited.  Many people outside the program thought it was going to be a blow out, with the outcome of the young La Crosse squad losing.  It turned out to be a far cry from a blowout. It was a great showing by La Crosse.   We gave the fans their money’s worth and it was a great meet to watch.  Prior to the dual, as coaches we thought we would win the dual for sure.  We thought if we win five matches we would win the dual.  In past duals, and with this line up we knew we could get a fall and a major if we would just get the five wins. But an unexpected illness overtook our starting 197 pounder, Jim Swanson. Jim would have faced Luther’s #3 ranked Wyatt Reyerson in what was to be the featured match of the night.  Last year Jim beat Reyerson twice, so we expected a win this time as well.  Tim Winker, our freshman backup 197 pounder went in Jim’s place and fought hard against a dangerous opponent.  As a team we stuck to our guns and battled. Our young squad went toe to toe against the seasoned Luther team.   It came down to the last match of the night.  Our 133 Mike Rohowitz vs. Nate Hanson. The team score was 17-17, but La Crosse fell short by losing the match 11-2.  The final outcome ended a 21-17 win by Luther.   We needed that fifth win.

The biggest match of the night was freshmen sensation Josh Chelf vs. 3^rd ranked Senior Danny Adams.  We moved up Josh from 174 to wrestle 184.  We knew that Josh could beat Adams, because of his past competition this season.  Josh ended up winning the match 6-3.

We have a great chance of meeting Luther at team nationals held at Cleveland State on Jan 22-23.   It will be another great dual to come watch.   We will be out to avenge our loss.

 UW-La Crosse 37, UW-Platteville 3

A note from Billy Huebner

The biggest match of the night would be the battle to see who would be the toughest 125 freshmen in the Conference and possibly for the over all Conference Championship itself.  The two individuals would be La Crosse’s Jordan Kolinski of Illinois 11-4 vs Wisconsin HS State Champ Corey Binger 10-1.    We had total belief in Jordan winning this match.   Jordan dominated the match, Kolinski won handily with a score of 10-5.   His next test will be wrestling the 6^th ranked Senior John Rombca from WhiteWater on Jan 11th. 

Jordan is an animal and is just getting better every day.  He has the makings of earning All American honors by the end of the year.

 January 8, 2005, Williams Fieldhouse

Individual Results

125 Jordan Kolinski (UWL) def. Corey Binger 10-5
133 Luke Adams (UWL) def. Dane Droessler 11-7
141 Adam Kuchnia (UWL) def. Nathan Birdsill 11-1
149 Jake Larsen (UWL) def. Jeremy Luckey 17-7
157 Ross Needham (UWL) def. Eric Kees 13-5
165 Jake Heuston (UWL) def. Justin Seichter, pin 4:40
174 Josh Chelf (UWL) def. Brandon Conley 14-4
184 Josh Passe (UWL) def. Ned Lease 7-3
197 Tom Venner (UWP) def. Tim Winker 5-3 (3-OT)
285 Ryan Allen (UWL) def. Ryan Rozek pin 2:23

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 A note from Billy Huebner

January 8, 2005,

Pat Flash Flanagan Open Results

Loras College, Dubuque IA. 

This was a fun tournament to go to.   You know your guys our doing well when your group is one of the last ones to leave the buliding.   That tells you we are winning and having a good day of wrestling.  Some big matches came from Scott Dorn (165), he traded wins with a pair of gophers from the U of Minn. Scott beat Phil Meinart 5-0 and suffered a tough 3-2 loss to Mitch Kuhlman, Minnesota’s winningest wrestler of all time.   Josh Zabel (174) had a huge win by beating second seed and highly recruited Nick Davis 5-3 of the U of Minn.

133/FR      Brian Messerli Lafayette, MN              3-2 / 4th place
157/FR      Collin McKillip Matteson, IL                2-2 / DNP
157/FR      Tim Palmer Mankato, MN                    4-2 / 4th place
165/SO      Scott Dorn Arcadia, WI                         4-1 / 3rd place
165/FR      Jerad Clark Arlington Heights, IL       2-2 / 5th place
174/FR      Josh Zabel Rochester, MN           3-1 / 2nd place
HWT/FR David Olson Farmington, MN              1-2 / DNP

Saturday, December 19, 2004

Reno, NV. -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team had a great trip in Reno, NV finishing 11th at the Tournament of Champions. The Eagles finished with 56.0 team points. Oklahoma State University was first with 163.50 points followed by Arizona State University (103.00), Fresno State University (96.00) and the University of Oregon (87.00). A total of 19 teams participated in the tournament.

Ryan Allen led the Eagles with a third-place finish at 285-pounds, going 4-1 overall. He defeated Mike Engelmann of Minnesota State, Mankato by major decision (14-1) and Chris Dearmon of Oregon by fall (4:30) in the first two rounds.   The big match was next and as coaches we set it up with the 4^th seed wrestling the 1st seed.   The seeding meeting members wanted Allen seeded 3^rd , but we opposed to get the guaranteed match up against Mocco.   The first period Mocco takes Allen down with a double.   He was riding Allen hard and accumulating riding time.  When Allen finally escapes the first period is over and Mocco has over a one minute advantage on riding time.  2^nd period Mocco chooses down and escapes quickly.  The whole second period was a back and fourth hand fights and attacks.  Third period Ryan chooses down and escapes immediately.   This is where the intensity picks up.   For Ryan the whole third period he had more intensity then he had in the first two periods combined.  He believed in himself, that he could win.   It was just a heck of a battle this entire period.  Both wrestlers attacks were being blocked and countered.  The period ended as Mocco stormed of the mat. Ryan gave it his best shot, but lost 4-2 to eventual champion (ranked #1) Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State.  In the next round Allen took his aggressions out on Cody Parker of Oregon by tech falling him (22-5) and defeated 12^th  ranked Clint Walbeck of Fresno State by decision (4-1) to finish third.  

Freshmen sensation Josh Chelf was fourth at 174-pounds for UW-L with a 5-2 record. He lost 5-3 to 3^rd ranked Shane Webster of Oregon University in the opening round before defeating Jesse Cheats of Central Missouri State by fall at 1:59 and defeated 5^th ranked Josh Fitzgerald of Southern Oregon University by major decision (12-4). Chelf won by default over Imad Kharbush of Stanford University before winning by fall over Rick Story of Southern Oregon at 6:58. He won by default over Shane Webster before losing 3-2 in the third-place match to Chris Grifford of Fresno State.

Other results for the Eagles included: Jordan Kolinski (125) going 3-2 with two wins by fall while Mike Rohowetz (133), Scott Dorn (165), and Jim Swanson (197) all went 2-2. Adam Kuchnia (141), Jake Larsen (149), Ross Needham (157) and Josh Zabel (174) all finished 1-2.

Kudos for Jason Lulloff who would have wrestled 184 for us, but is out due to an injury.   He has had his surgery while we were in Reno.   The surgery went very well and he is anxious to begin rehabbing.   He is in great spirits and is focused and determined to come back for two more years of ‘in your face’ wrestling.   Out in Reno, Jason has great respect .  When it came to the 184 seedings they wanted Lulloff seeded 3^rd.   We were very proud and honored to hear this.  

 2004    Reno Tournament of Champions College Team Scores

2003 Reno Tournament of Champions College Team Scores

A note from Billy Huebner

Evanston, IL.

Ryan Allen Places 5^th at Midlands Championship.

2-man UW-LaCrosse  wrestling squad finished in a 23rd place at the 60-team tournament.

After a first round bye, Ryan defeated Daren Murphy of San Francisco State (ranked 8^th in D2) by fall in 1:05.  Allen then fell to 13^th ranked Bode Ogunwole of Harvard 7-3 in the quarterfinals.  Allen now had to win several matches on the consolation side to stay alive at the tournament.   He started out defeating Josh Walker of Penn State 11-4.   He then matched up with Bubba Gritter of Central Michigan and won by a major decision 12-4.  He then came across 14^th ranked Mike Behnke from Illinois, and breezed past him by a score of 15-3.  With three consecutive backside victory’s, Allen has earned himself a chance at a medal from this prestigious tournament.   Iowa’s freshman phenom, 5^th ranked Matt Fields, is the big human obstacle that stands in his way.  Staying in good position was the goal going into the match, feeling we could control Fields from the top position.  The plan worked as Allen defeats him 1-0, and is now guaranteed a top 6 finish.  Allen was fired up to face 8^th ranked Bill Stoufer of Central Michigan, knowing a win would put him the third place match.  At the end of the first period Allen hit a power double and Stoufer’s shoulder smashed into Ryan.   Stoufer was seemingly hurt badly and we were not sure he would continue.   The first period ended scoreless, and Stoufer continued with the match.   Allen started the second period by hitting a vicious switch to go ahead 2-0.   As coaches we thought he could not lose this match anymore.  We were confident that Ryan’s finesse on top would contain, if not put away the Central Michigan standout.  At this point Ryan has thrown in a leg ride and is working a power half on the same shoulder that bothered Stoufer earlier.  But then out of nowhere, the immense strength of Stoufer countered his weight to throw off Allen into the guard position.   Stoufer’s total body weight was directly over Allen, and he proceeded to gain the fall.  Ryan was in disbelief as this was the first time he had been pinned since 10^th grade.   Now Ryan would have the opportunity to avenge his over time loss from earlier in the year to Nebraska Omaha’s #1 ranked(D2) Les Sigman in the 5^th place match.   Ryan was fired up, but Sigmand defaulted due to injury.  Over all it was a great tournament and this will set him up for future Midlands.

Other individual that represented LaCrosse are as follows

133 Rob Jankowski 2-2 (Unattached)                    

157 Tade Kemnitz (Alumni) 3- 2

165 Nick Ammermann 2-2 (UN/LaCrosse)          

197 Jim Swanson 1-2(UWL)

A note from Billy Huebner

These are great events for the program.  By going to nationally known tournaments, it helps our guys get better physically and mentally.  It also shows the entire wrestling community that we can compete with the best this country has to offer in the college ranks.  All ten of our entrants at the RTOC won at least one match, and all three wrestlers that participated in the Midlands won at least one match as well.  Next years trip to Reno, the team will be looking to move up from our 11^th place finish and try to climb into the top four/five.  We have higher expectations and the guys know they can accomplish this.  We believe we could have up to 6 wrestlers get invites to the Midlands Championships in 2005.  It was also nice to see future La Crosse wrestlers come watch us at these venues and we thank them for this.

The program hopes everybody had a safe and happy holiday season.

12/18/04 Reno Tournament of Champions

UW La Crosse Individual Results
3rd Place 285 - Ryan Allen
4th Place 174 - Josh Chelf

1. Oklahoma State University 163.5
2. Arizona State University 103.
3. Fresno State University 96.
4. University of Oregon 87.
5. Cal State Fullerton 82.
6. Cal Poly 74.
7. Cal State Bakersfield 67.
8. Stanford University 60.
9. University of California Davis 57.
9. (tie) Boise State University 57.
11. University of Wisconsin La Crosse 56.
12. Minnesota State at Mankato 41.5
13. Southern Oregon University 34.
14. Embry Riddle 30.
15. Lassen College 20.
16. Utah Valley State 11.5
17. Western Wyoming Community College 9.5
18. (tie) Portland State 1.00
18. (tie) Central Missouri 1.

Complete brackets can be found at http://rtoc.net/tour_results/2004/college_brackets.html

A Note from Billy Huebner

It was a great week for La Crosse wrestling as we competed in the Mike McCready Open held in Fayette Iowa on Dec 11th. We got up bright and early and drove down to Iowa. It was well worth it. By the end of the day the program placed 14 individuals. It was quite an exciting day for the coaching staff. The last time we competed at Upper Iowa was in 1996 and now we are back. The tournament director was very grateful toward La Crosse for bringing such a crew down there. One could tell that La Crosse really made the tournament exciting. Talking to the staff from Upper Iowa they are real excited for next year’s tournament. More teams will be committing to this Open tournament for next year already. I can see this event get bigger and more competitive next year and La Crosse will be a part of it. What is nice about this venue is it is in our back door and it is a great chance to go up against both Division I and II opponents.
It is great seeing our young guys getting big wins at open tournaments. By wrestling in “open tournaments” it gives individuals a chance to excel, and overall it makes our program continue to build its national recognition. One of the coaching staffs’ goals is to get all of our athletes at least 25 matches in each season. For many programs this is hard to accomplish, and sometimes not considered important. We feel that it is vital for the success of our program to take care of every single wrestler’s individual needs. The La Crosse wrestling program is continuously moving forward, and freshmen student athletes that come here are reminded that they represent the future of this great program. Our staff firmly believes that this philosophy is a must to have in our program.
On the way back we stopped in Decorah, Iowa, ate at Mabe’s pizza, and talked wrestling. There was a lot of brainstorming going on around the table as we discussed the dual meet that was coming up against Stevens Point.

The following wrestlers placed:
125 Oscar Martinez Belvidere, IL (FR) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /4th

141 Luke Adams Racine WI (SR) Eagle Wrestling Club /3rd
141 Brian Messerli Lafayette, MN (FR) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /4th
141 Jason West Greenfield, WI (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /6th
149 Phil McMullen Comfrey, MN (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /Co-3rd
149 Eric Seppelt Foley, MN (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /Co-3rd
157 Tony Mosel Eau Claire, WI (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /2nd
157 Tim Palmer Mankato, MN (FR) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /3rd
165 Jake Heuston Depere, WI (SO) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /6th
165 Jared Clark Arlington Heights, IL (FR) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /2nd
174 Marcus Stefoneck Rhinelander, WI (SO) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /4th
174 Matt Race Machesney Park, IL (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /5th
174 Seth Joswiak Ringle, WI (FR) Eagle Wrestling Club /5th
285 David Olson Farmington, MN (FR) University of Wisconsin -La Crosse /1st

Teams participating at the Mike McCready Open
Upper Iowa
Briar Cliff
Central
Iowa State
Knox
Luther
Minnesota State Mankato
Northern Iowa
University of Wisconsin
UW-La Crosse
Waldorf

5th Ranked UW-La Crosse vs. 20th ranked Stevens Point
UW-La Crosse dueled UW Stevens Point and won by a score of 25-7.

UW La Crosse vs Stevens Point
125-Jordan Kolinski (LAX) decisioned David Davilla (SP) 3-2 3 0
133-Mike Rohowetz (LAX) decisioned Kyle Mueller (SP) 5-3 6 0
141-Adam Kuchnia (LAX) decisioned Joel Burdick (SP) 2-1 9 0
149-Jake Larsen (LAX) decisioned Jon Burdick (SP) 5-1 12 0
157-Ross Needham (LAX) Maj dec. Greg Metzler (SP) 12-3 16 0
165-Ed Wynimko (SP) decisioned Scott Dorn (LAX) 5-4 16 3
174-Cody Koenig (SP) Maj dec Josh Zabel (LAX) 13-4 16 7
184-Josh Chelf (LAX) decisioned Tyler Wozniak(SP) 5-3 19 7
197-Jim Swanson (LAX) decisioned Craig Bollig (SP) 7-3 22 7
285-Ryan Allen (LAX) decisioned Mike Hayes (SP) 4-1 25 7

UW-La Crosse is currently 7-0
The meet was wrestled at Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Civic Center in front of a crowd of 350. The Minnesota Gophers followed the meet wrestling Northern Iowa.

Extra Note:
Wisconsin Parkside Open Result   Kenosha, WI Dec 4th
Freshmen standout Tony Mosel / Eau Claire,WI placed 5th and went 5-2 for the day.
 

Mike McCready Open Results

Complete results can be found at http://www.uiu.edu/athletics/teams/mens/wrestling/mccready_results.htm

Individual place winners were as follows:
1st Place
275 - David Olson (UWL)
2nd Place
133 - Rob Jankowski (Unattached)
157 - Tony Mosel (Unattached)
165 - Jerad Clark (UWL)
3rd Place
141 - Luke Adams (Unattached)
149 - Eric Seppelt / Phil McMullen (Both unattached)
157 - Tim Palmer (UWL)
4th Place
125 - Oscar Martinez (UWL)
141 - Brian Messerli (UWL)
174 - Marcus Stefonek (UWL)
5th Place
174 - Seth Jozwiak / Matt Race (Both unattached)
6th Place
165 - Jacob Heuston (UWL)

UW-La Crosse vs. UW-Stevens Point Dual Meet Results

UW-La Crosse 25, UW-Stevens Point 7
at Rochester, Minn.

125 - Jordan Kolinski (UWL) dec. David Davila 3-2
133 - Mike Rohowetz (UWL) dec. Kyle Mueller 5-3
141 - Adam Kuchnia (UWL) dec. Joel Burdick 2-1
149 - Jake Larsen (UWL) dec. Jon Burdick 5-1
157 - Ross Needham (UWL) major dec. Greg Metzler 12-3
165 - Ed Wynimko (UWSP) dec. Scott Dorn 5-4
174 - Cody Koenig (UWSP) major dec. over Josh Zabel 13-4
184 - Josh Chelf (UWL) dec. Tyler Wozniak 5-3
197 - Jim Swanson (UWL) dec. Craig Bollig 7-3
285 - Ryan Allen (UWL) dec. Mike Hayes 4-1

Wrestling Athlete of the Week

Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

Josh Chelf, Freshman (Irma/Tomahawk), 174/184 pounds of UW-La Crosse
Chelf went 5-0 this week, including a 4-2 victory at 184 pounds over second-ranked Ben Dictus of Lawrence. Chelf went 4-0 at the UW-La Crosse 2x4 Tournament on December 4, finishing 3-0 at 184 and 1-0 at 174. At 184, he won by fall over Travis Brigham of Concordia (Wis.) and Matt Zickafoose of Augustana (Ill.) and by major decision over Nick Mason of Elmhurst (Ill.). Chelf defeated Casey Boutain of St. John's (Minn.) by major decision at 174.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Derek Sikora, Junior, 165 pounds, Neillsville
UW-Oshkosh, Mike Farchione, Senior, 285 pounds, Kewaskum
UW-Platteville, Corey Binger, Freshman, 125 pounds, Monroe
UW-Stevens Point, Eric Bath, Freshman, 165 pounds, Pulaski

1. Brute - Adidas
NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION DIVISION III TEAM / INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
December 7, 2004
Ranking & Team Record / Previous Ranking
1.     Augsburg College (MN) (2-0) / 1
2.     Wartburg College (IA) (6-0) / 2
3.     Luther College (IA) (2-0) / 3
4.     Springfield College (MA) (0-0) / 6
5.     Univ. of Wisconsin - Lacrosse (5-0) / 7
6.     Delaware Valley (PA) (0-0) / 4
7.     Simpson College (IA) (3-1) / 5
8.     Ithaca College (NY) (2-0) / 8
9.     John Carroll University (2-1) / 10
10.   College of New Jersey (2-0) / 9
11.   York College (PA) (1-2) / 14
12.   Loras College (IA) (0-1) / 12
13.   Elmhurst College (IL) (3-2) / Not Ranked
14.   SUNY Oswego (1-1) / 18
15.   SUNY Brockport (1-0) / 24
16.   Ursinus College (PA) (0-0) / 13
17.   Johnson & Wales University (RI) (2-0) / 16
18.   Olivet College (MI) (6-1) / Not Ranked
19.   Lycoming College (PA) (3-4) / 15
20.   Univ. of Wisconsin - Steven Point (5-1) / 11
21.   Augustana College (IL) (4-1) / 20
22.   Thiel College (PA) (3-1) / Not Ranked
23.   Norwich University (VT) (1-0) / 19
24.   Mount Union College (OH) (1-0) / Not Ranked
25.   Buena Vista College (IA) (4-0) / 25
26.   SUNY Oneonta (0-0) / 22
27.   University of Chicago (IL) (2-1) / 26
28.   Wabash College (IN) (2-4) / 27
29.   Coe College (IA) (2-1) / 28
30.   Mount St. Joseph College (OH) (3-0) / 30
 

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
125 lbs.
1. Justin McClintock - Wartburg College (sr)
2. Eddie Murray - Ursinus College (jr)
3. Brian Dempsey - College of New Jersey (jr)
4. Joe Honts - Buena Vista University (sr)
5. Ian Gorham - Stevens Inst. of Technology (jr)
6. John Rhombca - UW Whitewater (sr)
7. Brandon McDonough - Johnson & Wales (fr)
8. Mike Gummerson - Centenary College (fr)
133 lbs.
1. Mark Matzek - Augsburg College (sr)
2. BJ Wise - Delaware Valley College (sr)
3. Tim Lennox - John Carroll University (sr)
4. Rocky Laughlin - Mount Union College (sr)
5. Quent Christianson - Simpson College (sr)
6. Tyler Hubbard - Wartburg College (jr)
7. Taylor Graham - Pacific University (jr)
8. Geoff Harner - Messiah College (sr)
141 lbs.
1. Dustin Hinschberger - Wartburg College (jr)
2. Jamall Tidwell - Augsburg College (sr)
3. Tenkoran Agyeman - Oswego State (sr)
4. Jeff Patzke - Luther College (sr)
5. Dan Roberts - SUNY Brockport (sr)
6. Nick Karls - UW Whitewater (sr)
7. Mike Gaeta - Springfield College (so)
8. Garrett Miyake - Pacific University (sr)
149 lbs.
1. Clint Manny - Simpson College (sr)
2. Dan Song - US Merchant Marine Academy (jr)
3. Jim Russial - York College (sr)
4. Dan Whelan - Norwich University (sr)
5. Jason Rousch - Mount St. Joseph College (so)
6. Rory Tobias - Oneonta State (sr)
7. Jared Creason - Coe College (so)
8. Dane LaPlante - Oswego State (so)
157 lbs.
1. Marcus LeVesseur - Augsburg College (jr)
2. Cory Connell- Wartburg College (sr)
3. Ryan LeBeau - Luther College (sr)
4. Dustin Winn - Oneonta State (sr)
5. Rick Lamas - Elmhurst College (sr)
6. Chad Sutliff - R. I. T. (so)
7. Adam Jonas - Wesleyan University (gr)
8. KC Beach - Ithaca College (sr)
165 lbs.
1. Garrett South - Luther College (sr)
2. Derek Sikora - UW Eau Claire (jr)
3. Ryan Valek - Augsburg College (jr)
4. Marc Isreal - Ithaca College (sr)
5. Frank Petrucci - Oswego State (sr)
6. Brian Daly - Augustana College (jr)
7. Brad Bishop - Loras College (jr)
8. Scott Roesch - Ursinus College (sr)
174 lbs.
1. Tim Ruberg - Johnson & Wales University (sr)
2. Mark Hawald - John Carroll University (sr)
3. Chris Healy - Wabash College (sr)
4. Cody Koenig - UW Stevens Point (sr)
5. Rocky Mantella - Delaware Valley College (so)
6. Mark Sturm - Wartburg College (sr)
7. Paul Vaccaro - College of New Jersey (jr)
8. Travis Birhanzl - Augsburg College (jr)
184 lbs.
1. Matt Sassolino - Elmhurst College (jr)
2. Mike Troutman - Ursinus College (jr)
3. Dan Adams - Luther College (sr)
4. Ryan Aldrich - North Central College (sr)
5. Duane Bastress - York College (jr)
6. Josh Boyle - US Coast Guard Academy (sr)
7. Ryan Summers - John Carroll University (so)
8. Jon Neyerlin - Wilkes University (sr)

197 lbs.
1. Akeem Carter - Wartburg College (jr)
2. Andrew Helms - Delaware Valley College (sr)
3. Wyatt Reyerson - Luther College (sr)
4. Justin Sorrenson - Augsburg College (jr)
5. Nick Vinciguerra - College of New Jersey (sr)
6. Willie Weiss - SUNY Brockport (jr)
7. Devin Carmen - Baldwin Wallace College (sr)
8. Jim Swanson - UW La Crosse (so)
285 lbs.
1. Ryan Allen - UW La Crosse (jr)
2. Blake Gillis - Wartburg College (so)
3. Mike Blair - Trinity College (jr)
4. Mark Simmonds - Augsburg College (sr)
5. Derrick Bendau - John Carroll University (fr)
6. Bryan Morgan - Millikin University (sr)
7. Pat Bennett - SUNY Brockport (jr)
8. Scott Fay - Springfield College (sr)
 

Ranking Committee: Coordinator - Mike Howard (Oswego), Daryl Arroyo (Springfield), Jim Miller (Wartburg),
Kerry Volkman (John Carroll University), Dave Icenhower (College of New Jersey), Chris Walter (UW-Platteville)
Next Ranking: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/wrestling/coaches_poll.html

A Note From Billy Huebner 12/8/04

La Crosse Wrestlers Get Invited to Midlands

Coach Skaar was able to get four of our wrestlers invited to the 42nd Midlands Championships this year.  He broke the news to the rest of the coaching staff on Monday.   We are all very excited to have the chance to bring these guys down to the best collegiate wrestling tournament in the country.  We also found out that our team is now #6 on the waiting list to get into the Midlands.  Hopefully within a year or two, the entire team will be wrestling at this great event.  Having this on our schedule makes the program even more nationally recognized.  Coach Skaar and the rest of the coaching staff believe we have a great chance to have more than four wrestlers be invited to next year's Midlands.

The four wrestlers who will compete are as follows:

Ryan Allen Ranked #1 National Champion and runner up / 2x All-American at HWT (Livingston, WI)

Jim Swanson Ranked #7 in the country at 197lbs. (Roscoe, IL)

Nick Ammerman 2x NJCAA NQ / All-American / South West Oregon (La Crosse Club Team)

Rob Jankowski  National Champion / 4x All-American (Assistant Coach)

The tournament runs Wednesday and Thursday, December 29-30, and is shaping up to be one of the most diverse in its storied history.  Wrestlers from 28 different states will be competing.  Most prominently represented is Ohio, which brings 15 wrestlers to the mats, while Pennsylvania ranks second with 11 and Illinois third with nine.  Iowa ranks fourth with seven set to compete.  The draw extends to the west coast as well, with six wrestlers hailing from both California and Washington.  The wide variety of states represented is a testament to the still-growing national appeal of the legendary Midlands Championships.  We will not only be representing our team, but Wisconsin and Division III as well.  Hopefully we'll have a great crowd to cheer them on.

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A note from Billy Huebner  12/3/04

We opened our dual meet season against Lawrence University Thursday night at Mauston HS. The final score was 43-3. Coach Skaar told the team before they went out to compete that our goal was to collect bonus points. That was the mentality for our guys out on the mat. The guys did accomplish their mission to score bonus points, as you will see in the box scores. Thus, the coaching staff was satisfied. Our next goal was to win every match, but we fell short by winning 9 out of 10 matches. Our 165 lber gave up a three point lead in the last 45 seconds to lose by two. It was exciting to see five freshmen in last nights line up, all in their very first dual meet as an Eagle.

It was nice to get Captain Ross Needham (Marshfield, WI/157) back from an injury. This was his first competition of the year. Watching him wrestle out on the mat, nobody could tell it was his first match of the season. Ross is a great leader for the program and stepped out on the mat with a fury, forcing his opponent to injury default in the first period.

All week the coaching staff had plans to bump up freshmen sensation Josh Chelf from 174 to wrestle the #2 ranked 184 wrestler Ben Dictus. Josh is ranked #8 after beating #3 ranked Mark Sturm of Wartburg College at the Harold Nichols Open. Josh won the match 5-2 over Dictus, and it was great for Josh and the team. Josh dominated Dictus in the match. The best part of the match was in the third period when Josh had Dictus down on the edge of the mat. Dictus was working the edge to get out. Chelf is very strong for a freshman and he was able to put Dictus on his back out of bounds. Chelf spent the last 25 seconds of the match trying to pull Dictus in bounds with him on his back. That was great seeing our freshman do something like this.

UW-La Crosse Wrestles on Dec 4th at the 2X4 tournament held in La Crosse , WI
La Crosse will be wrestling the following teams.

#17 Ranked St Johns (MN)
Key match #8 ranked 197 pounder Jim Swanson (UWL) vs #3 ranked Jim Fiecke

#20 Ranked Augustana College (IL)
Key match #1 ranked HWT Ryan Allen (UWL) vs #7 ranked Joel Miller

Elmhurst College (IL)
Captain Ross Needham (UWL) 157 vs #8 ranked Rick lamas

Concordia College (WI)

UW-La Crosse 43 Lawrence 3
125 Oscar Martinez (FR) WBD 9-4 over David Quinlan Belvidere, IL
133 Mike Rohowitz (FR) WBTech Fall 2:15 over Jim Williamson Spring Green, WI (River Valley HS)
141 Adam Kuchnia (JR) WBFall 2:08 over Daniel Shay Wilmot, WI
149 Jake Larsen (SO) WBMajor 15-3 over Ryan Dummann Turtle Lake, WI
157 Ross Needham (SO) WBInjury Default 1:45 over Jimmy Lima Marshfield, WI
165 Jerad Clark (FR) LBDecision 7-9 loss to Josh Budi Arlington Heights, IL
174 Josh Zabel (FR) WBMajor 16-5 over Andrew Moreno Rochester (Mayo) MN
184 Josh Chelf (FR) WBDecision 5-2 over Ben Dictus Irma, WI (Tomahawk HS)
197 Jim Swanson (SO) WBForfeit Machesney Park, IL
285 David Olson (FR) WBForfeit Farmington, MN