NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling team went 4-0 at the Gator Duals on Saturday, including a 27-21 win over No. 17 Millikin. On the day, the Blugolds also tallied an impressive 15 pins as a team.
In their first dual of the day, the Blugolds defeated Elmhurst 46-6 while recording six pins.
125: Jack Marley (UWEC) over Eric English (ELMH) (Fall 2:58)
141: Tyler Demo (UWEC) over Joe Rongaus (ELMH) (Fall 1:30)
149: Jake Drexler (UWEC) over Dan Marszalek (ELMH) (Fall 0:27)
165: Chase Schmidt (UWEC) over Sebastian Zaragoza (ELMH) (Fall 2:23)
197: Mason Hawkins (UWEC) over Scott Anderson (ELMH) (Fall 1:51)
285: Austen Hakes (UWEC) over Karim Fuentes (ELMH) (Fall 2:54)
Against the University of the Ozarks in their second dual, Eau Claire racked up four pins in a 38-14 victory.
141: Tyler Demo (UWEC) over Durrell Thompson (OZAR) (Fall 4:21)
149: Jake Drexler (UWEC) over Matthew Malheiro (OZAR) (Fall 0:19)
174: Evan Lawrence (UWEC) over Ndayambaje John (OZAR) (Fall 1:57)
184: Grant Balconi (UWEC) over Evan Sharpe (OZAR) (Fall 5:18)
Facing 17th-ranked Millikin, the Blugolds won with a 27-21 score, tallying three pins.
174: Evan Lawrence (UWEC) over Jake Tisza (MILL) (Fall 4:24)
197: Mason Hawkins (UWEC) over Evan Patterson (MILL) (Fall 2:54)
285: Austen Hakes (UWEC) over Evan Betz (MILL) (Fall 1:07)
In the final dual, Eau Claire added two more pins in a 41-12 win over Delaware Valley to improve the Blugolds' dual record to 6-1 on the season.
174: Evan Lawrence (UWEC) over Anthony Aquilano (DEVA) (Fall 0:35)
197: Jacob Olson (UWEC) over Nickolas Bord (DEVA) (Fall 5:32)
The Blugolds will be off until the New Year and will kick off 2020 with a conference dual at UW-Platteville on January 7th at 6 PM.