University of Wisconsin Parkside

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11-12-11

Luke Rynish showed again why he's one of the nation's top wrestlers at 174 pounds as he dominated the field at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open hosted by Iowa State University. Rynish was one of four Rangers to place at the tournament. Collin Crume took third at 133 while Davien Willis (197) and James Malechek (285) each finished fourth.

"We're very happy with the results," said head coach Gregg Lewis. "It was a real strong performance from the guys. These guys are scrappers. The whole team performed really well."

Rynish picked up right where he left off after winning the Pointer Open last weekend in Stevens Point. He moved to 8-0 on the year with no one coming within eight points of him on Sunday. He defeated Cody Caldwell from Northern Iowa, 15-7 in the semifinals before controlling Mike England of Iowa State, 13-4 in the title bout.

"Just a dominant performance from Luke," said Lewis. "The only points scored against him were escapes. He was just awesome."

Crume reached the semifinals with a pair of victories over Iowa State wrestlers. He pinned Scott Moody in 1:40 before defeating Connor Clark, 5-3. He was defeated by Ryan Juach of Northern Iowa before rebounding in the consolation bracket by defeating Dylan Wright of St. Cloud State and Travis Evans of Grand View.

"Collin did an outstanding job today against some real quality kids," said Lewis.

Willis fell in his second match against Iowa State's Cole Shafer who went on to win the title at 197. He battled back through the consolation bracket with four straight wins including a 9-0 victory over Karl Spain (unattached) to get to the third place match. There he lost a hard-fought 5-3 decision to Luke Munkelwitz from St. Cloud State.

"Three pins and just another real strong day from Davien," said Lewis.

Malechek had a similar fate as he advanced to the second round with a pin but was knocked into the consolation bracket with a loss to eventual champion, Matt Gibson from Iowa State.

From there he advanced through five more rounds, with three pins along the way, to earn his spot in the third place bout before dropping a decision to Blayne Beale of Northern Iowa.

"That's two weeks in a row with a real strong showing from James," added Lewis.

The Rangers were without All-Americans Dillon Bera and Matthew Gille who missed the meet due to injuries

Freshman Jake Papke had a solid day as well. He was 2-2 at 125. Zach Noel and Laquan Lundford each picked up a win at the tournament as well.

The Rangers will be back in action next Saturday, November 19. They'll head to Mequon to take part in the Concordia Open. The first matches are set to begin at 9:00 a.m.

[Caleb Spires]

Congrats to Collin!! 3rd place as a freshman is amazing. Glad to see he's succeeding thus far.

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11-19-11

The UW-Parkside wrestling team had its third straight strong performance as the team had eight grapplers place at the Concordia Open in Mequon, Wis. on Saturday. Luke Rynish won his third straight title to lead the way while Davien Willis (197) and Nick Fishback (157) each took third.

Daniel Argueta and Collin Crume each finished in fifth place at 157 and 133 respectively. Jake Papke (125) and Arik Yde were sixth (141) while Zach Noel was seventh at 141.

"It was a good day but a long day," said head coach Gregg Lewis. "There were lots of matches and guys are beat up. When you put 320 college athletes in a room it's a tough tournament."

Rynish was perfect once again going 5-0 as he cruised to the title at 174. He finished things off with a 19-7 victory over Danny Balderas from Elmhurst. He was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.

"Out of 320 athletes if you're the most outstanding wrestler that's a pretty big accomplishment," said Lewis. "Luke had a very strong performance beating some really tough guys."

Willis went 7-1 on the day to claim third at 197. He earned third with a 6-4 sudden victory over Danny Vargas from Elmhurst.

"Davien had a couple of tight matches to get where he was," said Lewis. "He had a tough road but he really wrestled well. We're pretty excited by his showing."

Fishback lost to the eventual champion but bounced back for third as well. He beat Cameron Wagner from Wartburg, 10-6 to win his final match of the day.

"He won his third place match and is wrestling exceptionally well right now," said Lewis. "He had a heck of a tournament."

In all 19 wrestlers competed for the Rangers with the aformentioned guys in the top eight. Lewis said as a whole the tournament was a great test for his team.

"I'm really proud of the guys and how they competed," he said. "It was a lot of fun. Teammates were really supporting each other in some exciting matches. Everyone did their part."

The Rangers will take next weekend off before hosting the Wisconsin Open on December 3. Matches begin in the Pedretti Fieldhouse in the Sports and Activity Center at 9:00 a.m.

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12/3/2011 6:27:00 PM
The UW-Parkside wrestling team had three grapplers take home titles to go with a pair of seconds in front of its home fans in the 40th Annual Wisconsin Open Wrestling Championships on Saturday in the Pedretti Fieldhouse. Luke Rynish, who was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the event, won his fourth title of the year at 174. Freshmen Collin Crume (133) and Nick Fishback (who wrestled unattached) (157) also claimed their first ever Wisconsin Open titles.

Rynish extended his perfect season with another dominating performance. After a first round bye he scored a technical fall victory and major decision win to advance to the title round. There he finished off Jarid Groth from Luther College with a 17-4 technical fall.

Crume continued his impressive start with a hard fought semifinal win, 3-2, over Evan Obert from Luther College. He earned the championship with a 7-2 decision over Louis Mazzetta, also from Luther. He was a perfect 4-0 on the day.

Fishback, who took third at Concordia two weeks ago, claimed the 157 championship with a stellar day as well. He finished 4-0 with three pins including one at 2:45 in the title match against Josh Ballard from McKendree College. His only non-pin was a 5-0 decision over Chris Gonzalez from Harper College. His efforts on Saturday earned him the tournament's pinners award with three pins in 5:34.

Davien Willis lost a hard-fought championship match 6-5 to Trent Fiegel at 197 pounds. A late takedown by Fiegel was the difference. Willis advanced to wrestle for the title with three wins including a pin.

Arik Yde also got himself into the championship round before dropping a decision to Kyle Windquist from Luther College. He reached the final with a pair of 3-1 decisions in the 141-pound weight class.

Heavyweight James Malechek finished third thanks to a 7-2 victory over Anthony Edgren who wrestled unattached. Malechek was 4-1 on the day including three pins. His only defeat was at the hands of Ross Janney from McKendree College, 4-3, in the semifinals.

Montrail Johnson earned a fourth place spot by going 3-2 at 165. He dropped a pair of close decisions in semifinal (6-5) and the third place match (4-2). His three wins included two by pin and one by major decision.

Bradnt Welcher (Unattached) took fifth while Aaron Heidersheid and Joseph Her (Unattached) each placed sixth.

The Rangers will be back in action next weekend when they travel to St. Cloud State to take part in the Husky Open. The first matches in St. Cloud is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.

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12/10/2011 12:39:00 PM
The 11th-ranked UW-Parkside wrestling team had five, top four showings on Saturday at the 41st Annual Husky Open in St. Cloud, Minn. Luke Rynish finished second, Monterail Johnson took third while three others finished fourth.

At 177, Rynish cruised to the semifinals with three consecutive major decision victories. In the semis he upped the ante with a technical fall win (21-6) over Thomas Moman of Iowa Lakes Community College. He suffered his first defeat of the season in the finals, dropping an 8-7 overtime decision against Tad Merritt of St. Cloud State. Merritt is the nation's top-ranked wrestler at 165.
 
Freshman Montrail Johnson earned a third place finish at 165 by going 3-1 on the day. He beat Jacob Bennett (Minnesota State) 9-6 and Michael Cronan (St. John's University) 5-0 to reach the semifinals. There he dropped a 6-1 decision to Dan Dick from St. Cloud State. He claimed third by injury default over Brandon Bahr (Augsburg).
 
Collin Crume took home fourth place at 133 pounds going 2-2 on the day. He advanced to the semifinals on the strength of a technical fall and pin. After falling to Zach Stewart (St. Cloud State) he dropped a tough 7-5 decision to Tossaporn Suparat (Augsburg).
 
Freshman Aaron Heidersheid and junior Arik Yde also came home with fourth place spots. Heidersheid reached the semifinals at 149 on the strength of a 12-6 decision over Alexander Folk of Minnesota State. He then dropped a pair of decisions to finish the day fourth.
 
Yde, who wrestled at 141, won a nail biting, 7-6 decision in the round of 16 before pinning Augsburg's Jake Saatzer at 6:36 in the quartfinals. He lost the third place match to Thane Antczak of Minnesota.
 
Jacob Papke finished sixth at 125. He earned his way into the fifth place match with a 5-3 win over Dillon Solberg (Rochester Community College). He came up just short in the consolation final, falling 6-4.
 
Davien Willis and James Malechek also took sixth place at 197 and 285 respectively. Willis was 3-2 on the day including a pin of Chris Brassell in the consolation semifinals.
 
Malechek absorbed a tough 3-2 loss in the quarterfinals before rolling to the fifth place match with a pair of convincing decisions. He came up short against Gerad Fugleberg (Minnesota State Moorhead) in the battle for fifth.
 
The Ranger will compete in their final event before the break Sunday at UW-Oshkosh. The Titans are hosting the Dan Gable Open beginning at 10:00.

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Wisconsin Parkside wrestlers ranked in pins and tech falls...

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