Men's Wrestling 11/7/2026 9:51:00 PM

Men's Wrestling Opens Season at Pointer Open

STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Carthage men's wrestling team opened the 2026-27 campaign on Saturday at the Wis-Stevens Point Pointer Open. The weekend was highlighted by a fourth place finish at 174 pounds and a pair of eighth place finishes for the Firebirds.

125 POUNDS

Dontre McClose fell in the opening round of the championship bracket, suffering a 15-0 tech fall (1:12) to Hunter Mars (Concordia Moorhead). The day ended for McClose with a 17-2 tech fall (7:00) loss to Keaton Wittrock (Wis-Stevens Point) in the first round of the consolation bracket.

133 POUNDS

Evan Glowinski received a bye in the opening round of the championship bracket, before falling to Nasir Christion (Manchester) with an 18-3 tech fall (5:00). In the consolation bracket, Glowinski suffered a loss by fall (6:03) to Nathan Craft (Aurora).

141 POUNDS

Kayden Serrano opened the championship bracket with a loss by fall (4:20) to Austin Coleman (North Central). Serrano then fell to Nick Jenkins (Wis-Oshkosh) with an 8-5 decision).

157 POUNDS

Joey Barnett and Elijah Zepeda both represented the Firebirds in the 157 division. Barnett earned a bye in the opening round of the championship bracket, while Zepeda dropped his opening match by fall (2:35) to Conner Smith (unattached). In the second round, Barnett started the day with a loss by fall (2:27) to Caiden Ronning (Wis-Oshkosh).

The two Firebirds then faced each other in the second round of the consolation bracket, with Zepeda claiming the win by fall (4:10) over Barnett. Zepeda was then defeated by Carson Smith (unattached) by way of a 17-2 tech fall (2:55).

165 POUNDS

Marcus Macias opened the day with a 14-6 major decision over Nicholas Asllani (Elmhurst), before dropping a 14-3 major decision to Mitchell Betz (Manchester) in the quarterfinal round. Macias bounced back in the second round of the consolation bracket, earning a win by fall (6:10) over Merari Mapes (Wis-Parkside). In the next round, Liam Fox (Wis-Parkside) defeated Macias with a 15-0 tech fall. Macias finished in eighth place in the division.

174 POUNDS

Benny Schlosser received a bye to start the day before defeating Jake Hendri (unattached) with a 13-5 major decision. In the quarterfinal, Schlosser pinned Nolan Skebba (Wis-Parkside) to earn the fall victory (2:14) and advanced to the semifinal round. Schlosser then fell to Caden Young (Wis-Stevens Point), who won by fall (2:49). In the fourth round of the consolation bracket, Schlosser earned a victory with a 6-4 decision over Ben Vazquez (Wis-Whitewater). In the third place match, Macias dropped a rematch against Skebba with a 24-9 tech fall (5:24) to finish in fourth place.

197 POUNDS

Elvis Muja received a bye in the opening round of the tournament before dropping an 18-0 tech fall to Sam Schwabe (Wis-Parkside). Muja received another bye in the second round of the consolation bracket before ending the day with a loss by fall (4:15) to Judah Hammen (unattached). Muja finished the Pointer Open with an eighth place finish.

285 POUNDS

Christian Gielow opened the tournament with a 20-5 tech fall (3:42) loss to Elijah Osit (Aurora). Gielow's day concluded with a loss by fall (1:52) to Miles Milovich (Elmhurst).

Carthage men's wrestling returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 12 as the team faces off against North Central College at 7 p.m. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.

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Players Mentioned

Joey Barnett: 5' 8"; Junior; 157

Evan Glowinski: 5' 11"; Sophomore; 133

Elvis Muja: 5' 8"; Junior; 197

Kayden Serrano: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 149

Elijah Zepeda: 5' 9"; Junior; 149

Christian Gielow: 5' 11"; Senior

Marcus Macias: 5' 9"; Freshman; 157

Benny Schlosser: 5' 10"; Sophomore; 174

Players Mentioned

Joey Barnett
: 5' 8"; Junior; 157

Evan Glowinski
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; 133

Elvis Muja
: 5' 8"; Junior; 197

Kayden Serrano
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; 149

Elijah Zepeda
: 5' 9"; Junior; 149

Christian Gielow
: 5' 11"; Senior

Marcus Macias
: 5' 9"; Freshman; 157

Benny Schlosser
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; 174