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Nick DiNardo

Men's Wrestling

Elmhurst Wrestlers Drops Three at Border Brawl

WHITEWATER, Wis. - The Elmhurst wrestling team slid to 1-10 on the season in dual meet competition after dropping three contests at the Border Brawl at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Elmhurst fell 38-9 to third-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater before dropping a 29-9 decision to 18th-ranked Cornell College. Elmhurst closed the tournament with a 24-18 loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

WHITEWATER 38, ELMHURST 9 - UW-Whitewater won eight of the 10th contests en route to the 29-point victory. Elmhurst scored six points with a forfeit victory at 285 pounds. Nick DiNardo accounted for the Bluejays' remaining three points by scoring an 8-6 win over Cam Loomis at 157 pounds.

CORNELL 29, ELMHURST 9 - Elmhurst scored three victories in the 29-9 loss to Cornell. Omar Bey put the Bluejays on the scoreboard at 133 pounds with a 6-4 win over Phillip Opelt. Mike Ryan added a 13-6 win over Michael Marksimovic at 165 pounds. The highlight of the dual came at 285 pounds as a pair of top-10 wrestlers faced off. Elmhurst's Danny Vargas, ranked sixth in the nation, scored an 8-3 victory over seventh-ranked Carl Gaul.

STEVENS POINT 24, ELMHURST 18 - Elmhurst battled with Stevens Point but came up short as the Pointers won three of the final four matches to earn the six-point victory. Matt Quigley scored a 7-5 win over Jared Kust at 141 pounds. Mike Ryan pinned Logan Hermsen in 45 seconds at 165 pounds to even the dual meet score at 15-15. Back-to-back wins at 174 pounds and 184 pounds gave the Pointers a 21-15 lead in the dual. Elmhurst closed to within three points after Danny Balderas upset eighth-ranked Dustin Wozniak 3-1. The Pointers earned the victory with a 4-0 win by Jordan Koranda over Vargas.

Complete Border Brawl Results
WHITEWATER 38, ELMHURST 9
125 - Zac Denny (WW) won by forfeit
133 - Trevor Pruett (WW) pinned Omar Bey in 3:36
141 - Corey Meyer (WW) def. Jim Spangler 16-6 major
149 - Elroy Perkin (WW) def. Mike York 17-0 Tech (3:19)
157 - Nick DiNardo (EC) def. Carm Loomis 8-6
165 - Cedric Gibson (WW) def. Mike Ryan 21-7 major
174 - TJ Decker (WW) def. Daniel Threlkeld 1-0
184 - Ryan Aprahamian (WW) def. Bobby Schillinger 15-4 major
197 - Shane Siefert (WW) pinned Danny Balderas in 2:14
285 - Danny Vargas (EC) won by forfeit

Cornell 29, Elmhurst 9
125 - Ben Rosen (CC) won by forfeit
133 - Omar Bey (EC) def Phillip Opelt 6-4
141 - Nathan Shank (CC) pinned Matt Quigley in 4:29
149 - Trevor Engle (CC) def. Maxx Lozano 21-8 major
157 - Danny Klema (CC) def. Mike York 5-1
165 - Mike Ryan (EC) def. Michael Maksimovic 13-6
174 - Brent Hamm (CC) def. Daniel Threlkeld 3-1
184 - Aburough Abegesah (CC) def. Bobby Schillinger 18-6 major
197 - Alex Coolidge (CC) def. Danny Balderas 3-1
285 - Danny Vargas (EC) def. Carl Gaul 8-3

UW-Stevens Point 24, ELMHURST 18
125 - Ryan Osse (UWSP) won by forfeit
133 - Lance Fabry (UWSP) def. Omar Bey 2-0
141 - Matt Quigley (EC) def. Jared Kust 7-5
149 - Michael York (EC) won by forfeit
157 - Jamey Simmons (UWSP) def. Nick DiNardo by inj. default
165 - Mike Ryan (EC) pinned Logan Hermsen in 0:45
174 - Bill Langford (UWSP) def. Mitch Morris 6-1
184 - Dylan Diebitz (UWSP) def. Bobby Schillinger 3-1
197 - Danny Balderas (EC) def. Dustin Wozniak 3-1
285 - Jordan Koranda (UWSP) def. Danny Vargas 4-0


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