Geiger Leads Titans At UW-Eau Claire Open

Aaron Geiger (Sr. • Mishicot) counted two wins for a fourth-place finish at the UW-Eau Claire Wrestling Open on Saturday (Feb. 4) in Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh rested some of its top competitors during the non-scoring meet.

At 165 pounds, Geiger captured his first match over UW-Whitewater’s TJ Decker, 6-3. He then defeated UW-La Crosse’s Sean Huls by a 12-8 score. UW-Eau Claire’s Levi Polus and UW-Parkside’s Montrail Johnson topped Geiger to give him fourth place.

Scot McCullough (So. • Milwaukee) was the other Titan to record two victories. During his opening 149-pound bout, McCullough pinned Matthew Cordell (Wheaton, Ill.) in 6:23. He later earned an 8-4 decision over teammate Dylan Riley (So. • Belleville).

Tom Dahlke (Fr. • Shiocton), Jay Howarth (Fr. • Coleman) and Justin Schienebeck (Jr. • Butternut) also earned one win. Howarth turned his pin (1:37) against Wheaton’s Johann Sarna into a sixth-place result.

Dahlke totaled a 4-1 triumph over Rashad Kennedy (Augsburg) at 149 pounds, while Schienebeck rounded out the day with his victory over Zach Noel (UW-Parkside) at 141 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh has its home finale against Augsburg College (Minn.) on Friday (Feb. 10) in Kolf Sports Center.