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Patrick Reilly finished fourth in the 165-pound weight class with a 4-2 record.
Patrick Reilly finished fourth in the 165-pound weight class with a 4-2 record.

Titans Earn Five Top-Five Performances At Dan Gable Open

Results

Levi Smith's runner-up finish in the 141-pound weight class led the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team's individual results at the 13th annual Dan Gable Open held Saturday (Nov. 14) in Kolf Sports Center.

After receiving a bye in the six-wrestler field, Smith earned a place in the final with his 2-0 decision over Cameron Nolan of NAIA member University of the Cumberlands (Ky.). Tres Leon of the University of Cumberlands then defeated Smith, 14-6, in the championship bout.

UW-Oshkosh's Julius Smith placed third with a 4-1 record in the 174-pound division. He lost a narrow 6-4 decision to Eddie Bernal of the University of the Cumberlands before rebounding to pin teammate Chris Alfonso (4:00) and unattached Jeff Becker (0:58) in consecutive bouts.

Smith then marked a 12-2 victory over Tamchybai Turusbekov of Harper College (Ill.) to reach the third-place match, where he avenged his loss to Bernal with a 10-5 victory.

UW-Oshkosh also received fourth-place showings from Austin Loos at 141 pounds, Patrick Reilly at 165 and Michael Berg at 184.

Loos, who had a 2-2 tournament record, fell, 4-3, to Nolan in the third-place contest.

Reilly compiled a 4-2 record, including an 8-5 loss to UW-Stevens Point's Mitchell Lambrecht in the third-place match. Reilly advanced to the third-place bout with a pin of UW-Stevens Point's Blaz Daul in 5:47.

Berg had a 3-2 record, including a pin of Lakeland College's Zavier Gonzalez in 5:34 that advanced him to the third-place match. Nick Fowler from University of the Cumberlands outscored Berg, 12-1, to claim third place.

Placing fifth for the Titans were Craig Mason with a 4-2 record (one pin) in the 149-pound division and Elijah Burdick with a 2-2 mark (one pin) in 285.

Finishing in sixth place for UW-Oshkosh were Joe Pelkey with a 2-3 record (one pin) in the 149-pound weight class and Nick Monty with a 2-3 mark (one pin) in 165.

Also competing for UW-Oshkosh in the 149-pound weight class were Corey Knudsen (1-2) and Nathan Arquinego (0-2). The Titans' 165-pound competitors also included Ethan Fredericks (1-2, one pin) and Fernando Sanchez (0-2).

Rounding out UW-Oshkosh's entries were Alfonso and Airon Herning at 174 pounds and Ryan Meyer at 184. All three lost both of their matches.

University of the Cumberlands, ranked 14th in the NAIA, claimed four individual champions at the non-scoring Dan Gable Open.

Jake Sinkovics, ranked first in the NAIA in his weight class, earned the title at 133 pounds for the Patriots. Hunter Bell (149 pounds), Brocky Leidecker (184) and Devin Morrow (285) also won their weight classes.

UW-Stevens Point's Jaden Boivin and Ian Alberstett won titles at 157 and 197 pounds, respectively.

Completing the list of winners were UW-Parkside's Airk Furseth at 125 pounds, Harper College's Jon Makey at 165 and Milwaukee School of Engineering's Russell Carey at 174.

UW-Oshkosh hosts UW-Stevens Point in the WIAC opener for both teams on Tuesday (Nov. 17) in Kolf Sports Center.