Raiders take fourth at MSOE Wrestling Invitational
| Published: 12/04/2011 |
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The Raiders hosted the MSOE Invitational Saturday at the Kern Center in Milwaukee. MSOE finished fourth out of the 11 teams which competed in the event. UW-Oshkosh won six individual titles as they won the tournament with 163 points.
The top finisher for the Raiders was sophomore Austin Karls at 285 pounds who went 3-1 to place third. Karls defeated teammate junior Steve Nguyen by fall in the third place bout. Nguyen had a record of 3-2 on the day. Other fourth finishers for MSOE were freshman Luke Gaeth at 125 pounds and junior Austin Binish at 133 pounds.
At 141 pounds, junior Matt Ostovich (3-2) came in fifth place while junior Caleb Staub (4-2) also placed fifth at 184 pounds. Staub beat Alex Faulkner of Knox in his final match while Ostovich knocked off TJ Peretti of Central to finish his day. Sixth place finishers for the Raiders were sophomore Justin Wolfenden at the 141 pounds and junior Josh Wengerter at 149 pounds.
MSOE is back in action Saturday, Dec. 10 at the North Central Invitational in Naperville, Ill.
