CONCORDIA WISCONSIN FALCONS VS. MSOE RAIDERS November 2, 2016
• Mequon, Wis.
R. John Buuck Field House WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME November 4, 2015 (Dual Meet) MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Concordia Wisconsin overcame an 11-0 deficit by winning seven of the next eight bouts to defeat MSOE, 29-14, in the season opener for both teams. DUAL NOTES - The Falcons dropped the first two bouts of the dual at 125 and 133 to fall behind quickly, 11-0. They then won seven of the next eight bouts for a commanding 29-3 scoring run to dominate the season opener. - MSOE’s Colin Kenyon began the match with a 20-4 technical fall win over CUW’s freshman Kameron Bourgeois (Whitnall, Wis.) at 125 pounds, which was followed by Bryce Fitzgerald earning a victory by fall over sophomore Maxim Riederer (Milwaukee, Wis.) in 3:35 to give the Raiders a quick 11-0 lead. - Junior Joshua Curcio (Granger, Ind.) stepped onto the mat and won by forfeit at 141 pounds. - Freshman Ben Reagan (Wauwatosa, Wis.) began his collegiate career with a technical fall win at 149 pounds over Tre House by a 17-1 score to tie the match at 11-11. - Senior Pierce Holtfreter (Las Vegas, Nev.) picked up an 8-2 decision win at 157 pounds against Sam Rathburn, while sophomore Quentin Lueck (Saukville, Wis.) won by major decision, 11-2, over Ryan Snyder at 165 pounds. - Junior Mason Mergener (Crivitz, Wis.) continued the Falcons scoring run with a 3-1 decision victory over Russell Carey at 174 pounds. - Devon McCune slowed CUW’s onslaught for a moment with an 11-5 decision win over sophomore Mitchell Slatton (Granger, Ind.) - Junior John Hinson (Glendale, Ariz.) tallied a technical fall, 20-2, win over Brett Raymond at 197 pounds before sophomore Sam Olsen (Waukesha, Wis.) had a 5-1 decision victory against Miro Stojanovic at 285 pounds to close the match. BEYOND THE RESULTS - CUW won four bouts by decision, two by technical fall and one by forfeit. - The Falcons have defeated the Raiders for the fourth-consecutive time in a dual meet. - CUW started a pair of freshman and in all had six underclassmen in the lineup. Holtfreter was the lone senior on the mat for the Falcons. CUW 29, MSOE 14 125: Colin Kenyon (MSOE) tech. fall Kameron Bourgeois (CUW), 20-4 133: Bryce Fitzgerald (MSOE) won by fall Maxim Riederer (CUW), 3:35 141: Joshua Curcio (CUW) won by forfeit 149: Ben Reagan (CUW) tech. fall Tre House (MSOE), 17-1 157: Pierce Holtfreter (CUW) dec. Sam Rathburn (MSOE), 8-2 165: Quentin Lueck (CUW) maj. dec. Ryan Snyder (MSOE), 11-2 174: Mason Mergener (CUW) dec. Russell Carey (MSOE), 3-1 184: Devon McCune (MSOE) dec. Mitchell Slatton (CUW), 11-5 197: John Hinson (CUW) tech. fall Brett Raymond (MSOE), 20-2 285: Sam Olsen (CUW) dec. Miro Stojanovic (MSOE), 5-1
WEIGHT NAME
PROJECTED LINEUP YR RECORD
125 Forfeit Matthew Saldana Fr. 0-0 133 Forfeit Ramiro Vasquez Fr. 0-0 141 Forfeit Joshua Curcio Sr. 0-0 149 Jimmy Cushman Fr. 0-0 Miguel Betancourt So. 0-0 157 Jack Rathburn Fr. 0-0 Eli Were Fr. 0-0 165 Ryan Synder So. 0-0 Eric Martinson So. 0-0 174 Garrett Gross Jr. 0-0 Mason Mergener Sr. 0-0 184 Devon McCune Sr. 0-0 Mitchell Slatton Jr. 0-0 197 Miro Stojanovic So. 0-0 Mason Baumgartner Sr. 0-0 285 Austin Bellile Jr. 0-0 John Hinson Sr. 0-0
HOMETOWN Long Beach, Calif. Yuma, Ariz. Granger, Ind. Whitewater, Wis. El Paso, Texas Suamico, Wis. Brookfield, Wis. Shakopee, Minn. Milwaukee, Wis. Johnson Creek, Wis. Crivitz, Wis. Stoughton, Wis. Granger, Ind. West Allis, Wis. Slinger, Wis. Tomahawk, Wis. Glendale, Ariz.
NATIONAL RANKINGS National Wrestling Coaches Association and D3Wrestle.com have released their pre-season rankings prior to the start of the 2016-17 season. CUW’s Mason Baumgartner is ranked sixth by D3Wrestle.com and eighth by the NWCA, and Mason Mergener is receiving Honorable Mention status. Meanwhile, MSOE’s Austin Belle is receiving Honorable Mention status from D3Wrestle.com
FALCONS STATISTICAL LEADERS (RETURNERS FROM 2015-16)
Wins Dual SV TB Dec MD TF Fall Fastest Wins Wins Wins Wins Wins Wins Wins Fall Mason Mergener 15 8 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -Mitchell Slatton -- -- 1 -- 10 -- -- -- -Miguel Betancourt -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -John Hinson -- -- -- -- -- 5 3 -- -Joshua Curcio -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 -Mason Baumgartner -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0:25 CUW WRESTLING 2016-17 SCHEDULE Nov. 2 MSOE 7 pm Nov. 5 at UW-Stevens Point Open 9 am Nov. 9 UW-Parkside 7 pm Nov. 10 Lakeland 7 pm Nov. 19 CUW Open 9 am Dec. 3 at MSOE Invitational 9 am Dec. 8 at Elmhurst 7 pm Dec. 17 vs. Wheaton 1 pm vs. Ozarks 2:15 pm at Dubuque 4 pm Jan. 5-6 at NWCA National Duals 9 am Jan. 21 at UW-Whitewater Border Brawl 11 am Jan. 27-28 at Pete Willson Invitational 11 am Feb. 4 vs. Wheaton 11 am at North Central 1 pm Feb. 9 at CCIW Championship 1 pm Feb. 25 at NCAA Division III West Regional 9 am Mar. 10-11 at NCAA Division III Championship 10 am Mar. 12 at NCAA Division III Championship 11 am
Mason Baumgertner (left) and Mason Mergener (right) each became first-time career National Qualifiers last season.
CONCORDIA WISCONSIN FALCONS Name Mason Baumgartner Miguel Betancourt Joshua Curcio John Hinson Christian Lofgren Eric Martinson Mason Mergener Alex Montbriand Matthew Saldana Mitchell Slatton Ramior Vasquez Eli Were
Wt. Yr. Hometown 197 Sr. Slinger, Wis. 149 So. El Paso, Texas 141 Sr. Granger, Ind. 285 Sr. Glendale, Ariz. 149 Fr. Kohler, Wis. 165 So. Milwaukee, Wis. 174 Sr. Crivitz, Wis. 174 Fr. Schaumburg, Ill. 125 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. 184 Jr. Granger, Ind. 133 Fr. Yuma, Ariz. 157 Fr. Brookfield, Wis.
High School Hartford Union Coronado Penn Cactus Kohler Greendale Coleman Schaumburg Millikan Penn Yuma Brookfield East
Head Coach: Corey VanGroll (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Kyle Becker, Bryan Bannister Student Coaches: Ryan Cook, Zewdei Gebremedhin, Pierce Holtfreter Volunteer Coaches: Casey Kenealy, Mike Lopez Manager: Alyssa Palmer Athletic Trainer: Keith Owsley
MSOE RAIDERS Name Austin Bellile Evan Carter Jimmy Cushman Garret Gross Tre House Josh Lang Devin Mahnke Devon McCune Jack Rathburn Sam Rathburn Ryan Snyder Miro Stojanovic Jacob Weaver
Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr.
Wt. 285 157/165 141 157/165 157 184/197 197 184 149/157 149/157 165 197 157
Hometown Tomahawk, Wis. Walnut Creek, Wis. Whitewater, Wis. Johnson Creek, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Marshfield, Wis. Beecher, Ill. Stoughton, Wis. Suamico, Wis. Suamico, Wis. Shakopee, Minn. West Allis, Wis. Louisville, Ky.
High School Tomahawk Senior Northgate Whitewater Johnson Creek Marist Marshfield Beecher Stoughton Bay Port Bay Port Shakopee West Allis Hale Jeffersontown
Head Coach: Matt Zwaschka (4th Season) Assistant Coaches: Mike Schmidt, Dallas Schurg Volunteer Assistant: Corey Schmidt Strength & Conditioning: Bryan Stienmetz
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