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Men's Wrestling

Men's Wrestlers Deliver Competitive Efforts at CUW Open

MEQUON - The Carthage College men's wrestling team participated in the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Saturday to wrap up the week's competition. 

How it Happened

125 Division

  •  Chris Kish opened his tournament with a tough loss by technical fall to Christian Guzman (North Central College, 16-1). He rebounded in the consolation bracket with a major decision over Kale DiMarco (16-6) and a decision against Cale Tucker (4-1). His run ended in the third consolation round with a technical fall loss to Grant Madl (UW-La Crosse, 20-4).

133 Division

  • Tate Stockman fell in his opening-round match to Tanner Higa (University of Dubuque) by fall at 3:24. In the consolation bracket, he lost by technical fall to Adam Pena (Harper College, 16-0).
  • Zach Miller faced similar challenges, losing by fall to Robert Vukobratovich (Loras, 3:55) in the first round and by technical fall to Zack Parisi (University of Chicago, 17-2) in the consolation bracket.

141 Division

  • Cole Nelson delivered an impressive performance, starting with a first-round pin over Alejandro Carranza (1:24). After falling to Tommy Thongseng (Wartburg) by major decision (20-8), Nelson advanced in the consolation rounds with a technical fall against teammate Carter Leiber (19-4) and decisions over Delin Jones (9-3) and Kayle Bearson (10-7).
  • Carter Leiber received a bye in the first consolation round but was eliminated after his loss to Nelson.
  • Makoa Kong exited the tournament early after a first-round loss by fall to Kyler Romero (Wartburg, 2:38) and another by fall to Ethan Thomson (Harper College, 0:59) in the consolation bracket.

149 Division

  • Elijah Zepeda opened with a 7-1 decision over Ian O'Connor (Bryant and Stratton) but lost by technical fall to Danny Gaskill (UW-Whitewater, 18-3) in the championship bracket. Zepeda then pinned Mason Markham (Concordia, 2:52) in the consolation round and advanced past Dylan Burnoski (North Central College) via injury default. His tournament ended with a close 11-10 loss to Kenny Siwicki (North Central College).

157 Division

  • Zaren Anderson started strong with a first-round pin over Mark Lynott (University of Chicago, 3:27). He was defeated in his next two matches, falling to Rhenzo Augusto (Elmhurst College, 7-0) in the championship bracket and Brett Back (University of Dubuque, 17-5) in the consolation bracket.
  • Joey Barnett lost his first-round match by fall to Harrison Konder (North Central College, 0:13) and was eliminated after a second-round fall to Brett Back (0:47).

165 Division

  • CJ Gilbert opened with a loss by technical fall to Alex Villar (North Central College, 18-3). He advanced in the consolation bracket with a forfeit win over Sean Feiten (University of Dubuque), followed by a technical fall victory over Isaiah Flores (Bryant and Stratton, 20-4) and a major decision against Jack Barracca (North Central College, 16-2). Gilbert's tournament ended with a 6-2 decision loss to Josh Heuss (UW-Stevens Point).

174 Division

  •  Collin Ruiz earned a 4-0 decision over Max Comas (Elmhurst College) in the opening round. He lost in his next match to Tyler Joseph (University of Chicago) by technical fall (21-3) and was eliminated after a close 4-3 decision loss to Gunnar Thompson (Loras).

184 Division

  • Devin Rogers opened with a 5-0 decision over Aiden Rice (Loras) before falling by a technical fall to Kasey Ross (Wartburg, 15-0) in the second round. He added an 11-2 major decision over RJ Samuels (UW-Whitewater) in the consolation bracket but was eliminated by Sammy Saunders (Wabash, 7-3).

197 Division

  • Jared Werner pinned Teegan Burdick (Bryant and Stratton) in the prelims (6:36) but was eliminated after losses by fall to Kasey Gish (UW-La Crosse, 1:22) and Ruben Vasquez (Concordia, 1:51).
  • Elvis Muja earned a major decision over Hunter Kazmierczak (Wheaton College, 12-4) before falling to Logan Neitzel (UW-Stevens Point) by fall (2:36). He was eliminated in the consolation bracket after an 11-5 decision loss to Isaac Rosas (University of Dubuque).
  • Diego Fuentes lost by technical fall to Jackson Punzel (Wheaton College, 17-2) and by fall to Isaac Rosas (4:46) in the consolation round.
  • KC Brichta-Bachar also exited early, losing by fall to Charles Baczek (Wabash, 1:07) in the first round and by technical fall to Alex Watson (Loras, 17-0) in the consolation round.

285 Division

  • Mason Kochersperger began with decisions over Lamar Bradley (UW-Whitewater, 5-3) and Kei'Aviyahn Evans (Concordia, 4-1). His run ended in the quarterfinals with a fall to Robby Bates (North Central College, 6:40) and a 5-2 decision loss to Blake Flach (UW-Stevens Point) in the consolation bracket.
  • Christian Gielow advanced in the consolation round with a bye but was eliminated by Kei'Aviyahn Evans (Concordia, 15-1) after a first-round loss by fall to David Ortiz (Elmhurst College, 3:51).


Team Results
  • The Firebirds will play Elmhurst on Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. 
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Players Mentioned

Zaren Anderson

Zaren Anderson

5' 10"
Junior
157
Diego Fuentes

Diego Fuentes

6' 2"
Senior
174/184
Christian Gielow

Christian Gielow

5' 11"
Sophomore
HWT
CJ Gilbert

CJ Gilbert

6' 1"
Junior
165
Mason Kochersperger

Mason Kochersperger

5' 9"
Senior
HWT
Cole Nelson

Cole Nelson

5' 7"
Senior
141
Devin Rogers

Devin Rogers

5' 11"
Senior
184
Collin Ruiz

Collin Ruiz

5' 8"
Senior
174
Tate Stockman

Tate Stockman

5' 8"
Junior
133
Jared Werner

Jared Werner

5' 11"
Sophomore
197

Players Mentioned

Zaren Anderson

Zaren Anderson

5' 10"
Junior
157
Diego Fuentes

Diego Fuentes

6' 2"
Senior
174/184
Christian Gielow

Christian Gielow

5' 11"
Sophomore
HWT
CJ Gilbert

CJ Gilbert

6' 1"
Junior
165
Mason Kochersperger

Mason Kochersperger

5' 9"
Senior
HWT
Cole Nelson

Cole Nelson

5' 7"
Senior
141
Devin Rogers

Devin Rogers

5' 11"
Senior
184
Collin Ruiz

Collin Ruiz

5' 8"
Senior
174
Tate Stockman

Tate Stockman

5' 8"
Junior
133
Jared Werner

Jared Werner

5' 11"
Sophomore
197