The dual began at the 165 lb. weight class with Mitch Norton, redshirt freshmen, facing off against Kyle Becker. The match was tied 5-5 after the first two periods, but Norton could not keep up with Becker in the third period and lost the decision 12-6. "Mitch wrestled a good match, but his lack of experience caught up to him in the third period," said head coach Heath Grimm.
In the 174 lb. weight class, Brady Hakeman, junior, lined up against Corey Van Groll and won by decision 10-4. "Brady looked extremely strong tonight. He jumped out to a 7-1 lead before locking up the win," said Grimm.
The 184 lb. match set Phil Bruschuk, senior, against Luke Haag. Haag won by decision 7-6 over the Peacock senior. "Phil was leading 6-5 as the match wound down, but gave up a late takedown in the last 15 seconds and lost 7-6," said Grimm.
Ryan Phillips earned a major decision with an 8-0 victory over Jon Tremi at 197 lbs. "Ryan wrestled well tonight and earned the bonus point for the team," said Grimm.
In the heavyweight match up, Brian Black was leading 5-0, but was pinned by Joe Dhein. "Black took the Parkside wrestler down and put him on his back, but was reversed in a scramble, got caught on his back and was pinned. The result in this match was very unexpected," said Grimm.
The 125 lb. match featured Tyler Mumbulo, sophomore, and Matt Lentz. Mumbulo earned the victory with a 6-4 decision. "Tyler came out and scored six points in the third period to get the win," said Grimm.
In the 133 lb. weight class, Nate Naumann, senior, was pinned by Craig DeGreef. "Nate was ahead 2-1 and had earned quite a bit of riding time, but was reversed, got caught on his back, and we gave up a fall." After this match, Parkside was holding an 18-10 lead over Upper Iowa.
John Gamble, senior, took it upon himself to begin the Peacock comeback. He faced off against Craig Becker, who is #6 in the nation at 141 lbs. He earned the win and four points for the visitors with a 13-3 major decision. "John scored six points in period one and five more in period three on his way to a major decision. It was an awesome match," added Grimm.
With Upper Iowa trailing 18-14, fifth-year senior, Andy Norton hit the mat for his dual debut at 149 lbs. with the team's win on the line. Norton dominated the match verse Sal Scotto-DiVetta, 14-4, and earned a major decision and tied the match at 18-18. "Andy closed the deal for us tonight. He handled the pressure of the match and wrestled great," Grimm said proudly.
The Peacocks earned the victory 24-18 when Brett Hakeman, redshirt freshman, earned the final six Peacock points due to a Ranger forfeit.
Upper Iowa's Wrestling Team will be back on the mat this weekend at the University of Northern Iowa Open on Sunday, December 3rd. The UNI Open begins at 9 a.m. in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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