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Men's Wrestling

Firebird Wrestlers Battle at North Central College Invitational

NAPERVILLE - The Carthage College men's wrestling team competed at the North Central Invite on Saturday taking 10th place with 27.5 points.  

How it Happened

125 Pounds

  • Chris Kish scored four team points. After an opening bye, Kish pinned Ethan Aird (Augsburg) in 4:43 but fell in a narrow 15-14 decision to Jalen Dunson (Wisconsin-Whitewater). Kish concluded with a loss by technical fall to Keno Vanier (Augsburg).

133 Pounds

  • Tate Stockman: After a first-round loss by fall, he received a bye but was eliminated via technical fall in the second consolation round.
  • Zach Miller: Scoring four points, Miller won by fall in 1:33 over Aktan Raimkanov (North Central) before falling to Dominik Mallinder (Wisconsin-Whitewater) and Carlos Munoz-Flores (Aurora).

141 Pounds

  • Cole Nelson: Nelson fought hard but went 0-2 with a bye, losing a tight 4-3 decision in the opening round.
  • Makoa Kong: Kong competed in three matches, earning a bye but falling twice by fall.
  • CJ Goy: Goy added 2.5 team points, winning by fall in 1:27 over Jaxson Pemberton (Eureka) but dropped matches in both the championship and consolation brackets.

149 Pounds

  • Elijah Zepeda contributed one team point. He won his prelim match 6-4 over Dominick Paul (Wabash) before falling in the championship and consolation rounds.

157 Pounds

  • Joey Barnett: Barnett received a bye but was eliminated after two losses by fall.
  • Zaren Anderson: Anderson secured two points, advancing to the quarterfinals with decisions over Ethan Ballweber (Augsburg) and Nolan Flores (North Central).

165 Pounds

  • CJ Gilbert earned 2.5 team points with a major decision win in his opener and a consolation decision over Bowen Rothbauer (Augsburg).

174 Pounds

  • Collin Ruiz added two points with a technical fall victory in the consolation round but was stopped in his next match.

184 Pounds

  • Devin Rogers received a bye but was eliminated after two losses, including a 10-5 decision in the consolation bracket.

197 Pounds

  • Diego Fuentes: Fuentes led the weight class with five points, winning three matches, including two falls and a major decision.
  • Elvis Muja: Muja tallied three points, advancing with a fall in his second consolation match.
  • KC Brichta-BacharBrichta-Bachar scored one team point with an opening decision victory.

285 Pounds

  • Mason Kochersperger: Kochersperger led the Firebirds with 5.5 points. He earned a sudden victory over Angelo Camargo (Baldwin Wallace) and a fall over Colton Turk (Albion).
  • Christian Gielow: Gielow was eliminated after two tough losses, including one by fall to Alex Diaz (North Central).

Team Results
  • The Firebirds are back after the New Year taking on MSOE on Monday, January 6 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
Zach Miller

Zach Miller

5' 2"
Freshman
125

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
Zach Miller

Zach Miller

5' 2"
Freshman
125