STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Elmhurst University men's wrestling team earned four podium finishes across the Gold and Silver divisions at the Pointer Open on Saturday, Nov. 7. Nolan Vogel led the Bluejays with a title at 165 pounds in the Silver Division.

Vogel went 5-0 with three pins. He opened by pinning UW-Whitewater's Diego Ramirez in 3:24 and followed with a 14-2 major decision over Manchester's Ian Amstutz. Vogel pinned Aurora's Apollo Gochis in 31 seconds in the quarterfinals and Concordia-Moorhead's Zachary Davidson in 3:34 in the semifinals. He then went on to clinch the title with a 17-1 technical fall over Concordia-Moorhead's Kaullen Hegney in 6:19.

Larry Quirk added a third-place finish at 133 pounds in the Silver Division. After falling to North Central's Parker Graveman by technical fall in the semifinals, Quirk then defeated Manchester's Kolton Ploughe, 9-3, and pinned North Central's Blake Arsenau in 1:02 in the third-place match.

In the Gold Division, Donovin Fields finished sixth at 133 pounds. He opened with a 13-2 major decision over Aurora's Nathan Craft before dropping a 5-2 decision to Manchester's Kaleb Salazar. Fields earned major decisions over North Central's Aktan Raimkanov, 10-1, and UW-Whitewater's Tyler Tiangco, 13-1. He then fell to UW-Oshkosh's Ryan Hanson, 9-8, and Aurora's Zane Ely, 3-1.

Fabian Ramirez rounded out for the Bluejays with a sixth-place finish at 184 pounds in the Gold Division. After falling to North Central's Jake Luce in the quarterfinals, Ramirez pinned UW-Whitewater's James Bratz in 4:31 and advanced by medical forfeit over Augsburg's Conor Phelan. He dropped a 12-9 decision to North Central's Henry Rydwelski before falling to unattached wrestler Gage Gross, 15-8, in the fifth-place match.

Up Next: The Bluejays will continue their regular season on the road traveling to Rock Island, Ill. facing off against Augustana College Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m.