Titans Squash Blugolds
Aaron Erickson (So. • Merrill) and Ryan Heath (So. •
Merrill) recorded back-to-back pins as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling
team earned a 36-12 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Friday (Feb. 5)
in Eau Claire.
Erickson gave UW-Oshkosh (6-6/1-3 WIAC) a 30-6 lead with his pin
in 4:33 over Will Christ at 184 pounds. Heath then stuck Andy Meyer
to the mat in 2:04 at 197 pounds to increase the Titans' advantage
to 36-6.
UW-Oshkosh won three bouts by technical fall, including 16-0
triumphs by Zachary Mueller (So. • Jackson) over JT Bernstein
at 125 pounds and James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) over
Levi Polus at 165. The Titans' Sam Engelland (So. • Neenah)
added a 23-8 victory over Keith Dawson at 174 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh's list of winners ended with Kyle Kleuskens (Jr.•
Freedom) at 133 pounds and Jose Quintana (So. • Burnsville,
Minn.) at 149. Kleuskens won on a forfeit, while Quintana marked a
9-4 victory over Josh Baier.
UW-Eau Claire (1-16/0-3 WIAC) owned the winner in three weight
classes, including Zach Weisenberger and Jon Ames who won by
decisions at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. Weisenberger
defeated Chris Barnett (Fr. • Oshkosh), 8-7, while ousted Dan
Schiferl (Fr. • Stoughton), 6-5.
The Blugolds' other win was a forfeit acquired by Joe Pitsch at
285 pounds.
UW-Oshkosh remains in Eau Claire to compete at Saturday's (Feb. 6)
UW-Eau Claire Invitational.