UW Eau Claire 22 UW Platteville 18

Pioneers nipped by Pointers

UW-Stevens Point, ranked 14th in NCAA Division III, nipped visiting UW-Platteville 20-17 Wednesday night in Berg Gym.

The Pointers remained perfect at 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers fell to 5-3, 1-2.

UWP won four of the first six matches, taking a 14-8 lead. Jeff Gale (133), Ryan Higgins (157) and Jesse Milks (165) won by decisions, while Zach Chambers took a forfeit at 141. The Pointers, behind the strength of a Tyler Wozniak pin at 184, rallied to take a 20-14 advantage. The Pioneers' Ryan Rozek beat Mitch Szwet 7-2 at the heavyweight for the final 20-17 score.

UW-Platteville returns to action Saturday at the Dick Walker Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A who's who of wrestling is expected to compete, including number one Augsburg and second-ranked Wartburg.
UW Stevens Point 20 UW Platteville 17
125 Jake Calhoun (UWSP) tech. fall Spencer Peterson 16-0
133 Jeff Gale (UWP) dec. Jered Kern 7-4
141 Zach Chambers (UWP) won by forfeit
149 Mo Malone (UWSP) dec. Dane Droessler 3-1
157 Ryan Higgins (UWP) dec. Jake Wozniak 13-7
165 Jesse Milks (UWP) dec. Chris Brown 3-0
174 Nate Kurszewski (UWSP) dec. Brad Zellner 7-4
184 Tyler Wozniak (UWSP) pinned Matt Beschta 3:51
197 Craig Bollig (UWSP) dec. Scott Nicholas 5-2
275 Ryan Rozek (UWP) dec. Mitch Szwet 7-2

http://www.uwplatt.edu/athletics/wrestling/2006-07/uwsp.html

UW Platteville Results at Lakeland Duals Saturday, November 11, 2006

Oct. 25, 2006
Pioneers ranked 25th

The UW-Platteville wrestling team is ranked 25th in the nation, according to the Brute-Adidas National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III pre-season ranking.

Coach Chris Walter returns 13 lettermen from last year's club that went 4-2 in the tough Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Three of those returners qualified for the NCAA III national championships, and all three are ranked in their weight classes.

Zach Chambers (Sr., Mineral Point) and Ryan Rozek (Sr., Plymouth) are ranked fifth at 141 and 285, respectively, and Ryan Higgins (So., Oconomowoc) is eighth at 149.

Chambers went 28-8 last year, winning his second WIAC individual title. He has a career mark of 76-12. Rozek placed third in the WIAC and earned a wild-card entry to the national championships. He was was 29-14 on the season. Higgins won conference, advanced to nationals and finished 31-8 overall.

Augsburg (Minn.) earned the top team ranking, while Wartburg was second and UW-La Crosse third. UW-Stevens Point (15th) and UW-Whitewater (22nd) also earned top-25 standings.

The Pioneer wrestle-offs, to determine the lineup spots, are Sat. Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in Williams Fieldhouse. UWP begins its season the following Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Lakeland Duals in Sheboygan.