Group of UWSP wrestlers heading to Iowa for NCAA championships
UW-Stevens Point Wrestling Finishes Third at WIAC Championship
WIAC Championships
February 21, 2010
#16 UW Whitewater Defeats #21 UW Stevens Point
PLATTEVILLE - The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team improved to
5-1 on the season and stayed perfect in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (WIAC) on Thursday evening, defeating the Pioneers of UW-Platteville
30-6.
After opening the dual with a loss at 125, Andrew Dilworth (Greendale) picked up
an 8-0 victory at 157, Dennis Reckelberg (New Franken) tallied a 9-0 defeat of
UWP’s Jeremy Depies at 165 and Ben Engelland (Neenah) stayed perfect on the
season, improving to 13-0 with a 21-8 victory at 184.
Elsewhere for the Pointers, Bret Oswald (Antigo) evened his record at 7-7 with a
pin of Tyler Manning in just 1:28. Jordan Kust (Clintonville), Mark Puckhaber
(West DePere) and Kris Magruder (Racine) also tallied wins on the evening for
the Pointers.
UW-Stevens Point will next be in action on Dec. 20 when the travel to the Vegas
Duals at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pointers next home dual
will take place on Jan. 15 when they host the nation’s top-ranked team and
conference foe, UW-La Crosse.
UW Stevens Point Open
Pointer wrestling adds locals in 2009 class
2009
WIAC Tournament Results
NCAA Wrestling
Division III National Tournament
March 6-7, 2009
US. Cellular Center
Cedar Rapids Iowa
http://www.iowaconference.com/ncaawrestling/2009/
UW-Whitewater wrestlers settle for tie with Stevens Point
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans,
The season is upon us and the Dawgs are chomping at the bit. We recently had our
Pointer alumni football game and once again the veterans show the pups it’s not
age that matters. The old guys keep their unbeaten streak alive.
Now it’s time for the serious stuff. The Pointers will open their regular season
at home (as usual) with the Pointer Open on Saturday, November 8th. The boys
have been working hard and are anxious to get out and compete. After the open we
will start the dual meet season at Lakeland college on November 18th.
The first home dual for the Pointers will be against UW-Oshkosh on Tuesday,
December 2nd. Alumni, mark your calendars for that dual as it will be alumni
night for UWSP wrestling.
The pre-season polls have come out and UWSP is ranked #9 nationally with two
individuals ranked in the top 8. Chase DeCleene (141) is ranked 4th and Ben
Engelland (184) is ranked 7th.
Finally, we have sent out Takedown Club brochures. If you did not receive yours
please e-mail our office and we can get one out to you.
Thanks for your support and we hope to see many of you at our matches this year.
Sincerely,
Johnny
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans;
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far. I want to let everyone know
that our annual Pointer Wrestling Golf tournament will be held on Saturday,
August 23rd at the Stevens Point Country Club. Attached are a sign up sheet and
an information sheet explaining the details of the golf outing. This is our
second year at the country club and we are excited to be back. It is a wonderful
course and the staff there is very accommodating. We were able to move the
outing to a Saturday this year too.
Please mark it down on your calendars and we look forward to seeing many of you
on Aug. 23rd. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at
the office or via e-mail.
Enjoy the summer!
Johnny
Greetings Pointer wrestling fans;
As
many of you may know we just completed the WIAC Championships on Sunday. The
Dogs gave it a run for the championship, but fell short in the finals. UWSP
went into the finals 2 ½ points behind UW-LaCrosse and had 7 wrestlers in the
finals. Unfortunately we had very bad round and finished with just one
champion. Senior Craig Bollig (Verona) won the 197 lb championship with a
decision of Josh Holforty of UW-Eau Claire. Finishing 2nd for the
Pointers were Jake Calhoun (125), Jered Kern (133), Chase DeCleene (141), Eric
Bath (174), Ben Engelland (184), & Chad Gregory (285).
However, we did qualify 6 wrestlers to the NCAA tournament on March 7th
& 8th in Cedar Rapids, IA. Craig Bollig was an automatic qualifier
and the following guys received wild card bids; Jake Calhoun, Chase DeCleene,
Jake Wozniak (165), Eric Bath, & Ben Engelland. We are very excited about the 6
guys going to nationals and hope many of you will be able to join us in Iowa.
Thanks for your support!
Johnny
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans:
The Pointer wrestlers are nearing the end of the regular season as we head to
our last two duals of the year. Friday, Feb. 15th UWSP will travel to MPLS, MN
to take one the #2 ranked Augsburg Auggies. On the way home we will have our
last WIAC dual of the year as we take on UW-Eau Claire.
Most recently the Pointers had a decisive 31-12 victory over UW-Whitewater who
was ranked #10 at the time. This brought the Pointers record to 14-5-1 overall
and 4-1 in the WIAC (13-3 in NCAA D.III) Complete results can be found at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/index.asp?path=wrestling&tab=menssports
In addition to the win over Whitewater, Chad Gregory (Lawton, OK) was chosen the
WIAC Athlete of the Week.
Finally, the Pointers will be heading to Appleton for the WIAC championships on
Sunday, February 24th. We hope many of you will be able to come down and support
the Pointers as they battle for the Championship and take the first step to the
National tournament.
Thanks for your support!!
Johnny
Hi Everyone:
The Pointer Wrestling office will be purchasing a group of all-session reserve
tickets for the NCAA Division III tournament in Cedar Rapids, IA on March 7th &
8th. Because we need a fairly accurate number of how many tickets we need to
buy, I’m asking that if you are planning to go and would like tickets please
respond to this e-mail no later than Monday, January 28th. Or, you can call our
office at 715-346-4184.
Thanks for you support!
Johnny
Holiday Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans:
The Pointers just returned from Texas where they competed in the Lone Star
duals. We were excited about the opportunity to compete down there amidst the
several D. I, II, and NAIA schools. We did run into some very stiff competition
as we wrestled against the #1 & #3 ranked NCAA Div. II teams. The Pointers
finished 1-2-1 on the day, but battled tough against the competition. Senior
Jake Calhoun (125) was selected as the lower weight non-Div. I outstanding
wrestler. Jake began the day with a fall over Central Oklahoma’s returning
national runner-up and #1 ranked Tyler Zuckerman. A story and results can be
found at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2008/1/5/lonestardualswrap08.asp?path=wrestling
Prior to the Texas trip the Pointers defeated conference foe UW-Platteville by a
score of 22-13. Recording wins for UWSP were Jake Calhoun, Jered Kern, Jake
Wozniak, Eric Bath, Dennis Reckelberg, & Craig Bollig. The story and results may
be viewed at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2007/12/6/wrplatteville07.asp?path=wrestling
The NWCA rankings have come out for January and the Pointers remain at #13.
However, two more Pointers have broken into the rankings. Jake Calhoun is now
ranked 10 at 125 and Eric Bath is back to 3rd at 174. In addition to these two,
Jake Wozniak remains #4 at 165 and Craig Bollig moved up to #2 at 197. Complete
rankings can be found at:
http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/wrestling/coaches_poll.html
You can follow the Pointers as they compete on January 5th at the Lone Star
duals. The web site is located at:
http://www.lonestarduals.com/
Finally, if you have not received you Takedown club brochure, please contact our
office. Your support is important to our athletes.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR UPCOMING MATCHES. THE POINTERS WILL TAKE ON LORAS
COLLEGE ON SATURDAY, JAN 19TH AT 7:00 PM IN BERG GYM. THEY WILL THEN BATTLE
CONFERENCE FOE UW-LACROSSE ON WEDNESDAY, JAN 23RD AT 7:00 PM IN BERG GYM. THE
LACROSSE MATCH WILL BE TELEVISED LATER ON FSN. WATCH LOCAL LISTINGS FOR TIMES.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Johnny
Pointers fall to Lakeland
11/19/2007 Greetings Pointer wrestling fans:
The Dawgs are off and running. Most recently the UWSP wrestlers competed in
Olivet, Michigan at the Comet duals. The Pointers finished the day with a 4-0
record and defeated two ranked teams. They started off the day with an exciting
win over #9 ranked Olivet. They added three more wins and finished the day with
a 36-13 victory over 20th ranked Baldwin-Wallace. Three wrestlers, Jake Calhoun,
Jake Wozniak, & Craig Bollig, went 4-0 on the day as well. Results can be found
at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2007/11/17/oliverwrestle07.asp?path=wrestling
Prior to that the Pointers suffered a disappointing loss to Lakeland college on
Tuesday the 13th. UWSP forfeited two weight classes and had 4 starters out of
the lineup for the dual which was held in Fon du Lac. Complete results can be
found at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2007/11/13/wrlakeland07.asp?path=wrestling
Finally, the Pointers started the season off with their usual Pointer Open at
home. Hosting over 300 wrestlers the Dawgs saw some very tough competition in
the Mult-Activity Center. Leading the way was Craig Bollig who went 4-0 and won
the Gold Division 197lb bracket. Freshman heavyweight Steve Wozniak was 2nd in
the Silver Division. Complete results can be viewed at:
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2007/11/10/Pointeropen07.asp?path=wrestling
The Pointers will take on the #2 ranked Wartburg Knights in Berg Gym this
Wednesday, November 21 at 7:30 PM. This will be the Pointers first home dual of
the year. They will then take on conference opponent UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday,
Nov. 28th in Oshkosh.
Takedown club brochures have been mailed. If you did not receive your brochure
please contact the office so we may send one to you.
Incoming
Wrestling Class Features Plenty of State Qualifiers
A contingent of 10 incoming freshmen with extensive state tournament experience
highlights the UW-Stevens Point wrestling team’s 2007-08 recruiting class.
UW-Stevens Point head coach Johnny Johnson welcomes eight wrestlers who competed
in 2007 state tournaments, including four state runner-up finishers. The group
joins a UW-Stevens Point squad that placed second at the Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meet and 20th at the NCAA Division III
championships this past season.
Among the four state runner-up performers is heavyweight Steve Wozniak of
Neillsville, who was 51-5 at the 215-pound class in Division 2. Joe Farrell of
Gillett/Suring was 44-6 in Division 2 and runner-up at 145 pounds after placing
sixth as a junior. Dan Wierzba of Stevens Point Pacelli was 35-11 with a second
place finish in Division 3 at 152 pounds. Coulter Nyenhuis of Gladstone, Mich.
placed second in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula championships and posted a 35-7
record at 152 pounds as a senior.
Fred Freeman of Phillips was 46-4 as a senior and placed third in Division 2 at
125 pounds after a sixth place finish as a junior. James Berdan of Wisconsin
Rapids Lincoln was fifth in Division 1 at 130 pounds and helped the Red Raiders
to the state team championship while finishing with a 42-13 individual record.
Other state qualifiers joining the Pointers are Andy Smits, a two-time state
qualifier from Gillett/Suring, who posted a 35-11 record and 140 pounds and Kris
Magruder, who had a 40-6 record at 140 pounds for Racine Case.
Nick Estep from Racine Case reached the state tournament at 215 pounds as a
senior in 2006 while compiling a 26-9 record. Nate Groshek from Stevens Point
Area Senior High was 38-8 at 215 pounds as a senior, but lost in overtime in a
wrestleback at the sectional.
UW-Stevens Point was 12-8-1 overall during the 2006-07 season and had an
All-American finisher for the 18th time in the past 20 years. The Pointers have
placed in the top 20 nationally six straight years.
http://athletics.uwsp.edu/News/wrestling/2007/8/22/wrrecruits07.asp?path=wrestling
For more information, contact Johnny Johnson at 715-346-4184 or
jjohnson@uwsp.edu
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