Loger Leads Titans At MSOE Invite

MILWAKUEE, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh men's wrestling placed 12th at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invite with eight wrestlers competing on Saturday (Dec. 2) at the Kern Center in Milwaukee.

Michael Loger placed fifth in the 184-pound competition after starting the first round with a bye. In the second round he lost to Connor Collin of UW-Eau Claire by 6-2 decision.

In the 141-pound contest, Andrew Schad (So. • Kiel) defeated Jesse Burg of Lakeland University by a 9-6 sudden victory but was pinned by Ashton Hayhurst of Triton College (Ill.) in the second round. In the first round of the 157-pound match, Cody Welker (Sr. • Burlington) defeated Gage Sweckard of Cornell College (Iowa) by pin. Welker moved on to defeat Cameron White of Triton College (Ill.) by 10-7 decision but was pinned next round by Tristan Drier of UW-Eau Claire.

In the 149-pound bout, Ira Schlottke (Fr. • Grafton) was defeated by pin in the first round to Lucio Morgan of UW-Whitewater. Joey Spizzirri (So. • Palatine, Ill.) received a bye first round of the 165-pound competition but was defeated by a 16-7 major decision to Titobilo Akenroye of the University of Chicago (Ill.). Landon Saglin (Fr. • Minocqua) received a bye first round of the 197-pound tilt and was pinned by Peyton Smith of Concordia University Wisconsin in the second round. In the 285-pound contest, Brodie Driessen (Fr. • West Allis) was defeated first round my pin to Sloan Welch of UW-Eau Claire. Camden Harms (Fr. • Mahomet, Ill.) was also defeated first round by 7-4 decision to Seth Elliot of Concordia College.

The Titans are set to return to action on the road against UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Dec. 9). The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium in the Williams Center.

Written By Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information