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Pat Knapinski

Men's Wrestling Patrick Knapinski, Assistant SID

No.4 Men's Wrestling Takes Fourth, Places Four at 45th Midwest Classic; Kvien Champions 197

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - McKendree University men's wrestling battled through the biggest NCAA Division II tournament of the season, the 45th Midwest Classic, which featured 44 teams and saw the Bearcats place fourth with one champion, redshirt senior 197 Logan Kvien, and place three more. The Bearcats tallied 102.5 points behind the four placers as Kvien grabbed the title at 197, redshirt senior 174 Matt Ortiz claimed the runner-up, redshirt junior 141 Ronan Schuelke came back to take third, and redshirt junior 184 Zeke Waltz claimed eighth. McKendree gets a quick break for the holiday season before jumping back into action at National Duals at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January 10-11. 

197 WEIGHT CLASS | First Place - Logan Kvien

Logan Kvien (13-0) placed 1st and scored 27.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - #2 Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by fall over Tyson Lien (Northern State) 12-7 (Fall 6:29)
  • Champ. Round 2 - #2 Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by fall over Darby McLaughlin (American International) 6-2 (Fall 2:11)
  • Champ. Round 3 - #2 Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by decision over Marvelous Rutledge (Lander ) 13-8 (Dec 8-4)
  • Quarterfinal - #2 Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by fall over Gabriel Carranza (Colorado Mesa) 6-6 (Fall 2:19)
  • Semifinal - #2 Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by decision over #9 Nicholas Johnson (Glenville State) 16-2 (Dec 14-7)
  • 1st Place Match - Logan Kvien (McKendree) 13-0 won by decision over #10 John Parker-Wilson (Newberry) 18-4 (Dec 5-4)
COMPLETE RESULTS | Team Score - 102.5 Points / 4th Place
125 | Jason Strope | 1-2 - 3.5 Team Points
133 | Gunnar LeGrand | 0-2
141 | #4 Ronan Schuelke | 5-1, 3rd Place - 21.0 Team Points
149 | #11 Joey Semerad | 4-2 - 6.5 Team Points
157 | Cale Hoskinson | 3-2 - 6.0 Team Points
165 | #2 Cory Peterson | 3-2 - 4.0 Team Points
174 | #5 Matt Ortiz | 5-1, 2nd Place - 22.0 Team Points
184 | #12 Zeke Waltz | 5-3, 8th Place - 12.5 Team Points
197 | #2 Logan Kvien | 6-0, 1st Place - 27.0 Team Points
285 | Dustin Olmstead | 0-2

UP NEXT
January 10-11 | NWCA National Duals | UNI Dome - Cedar Falls, Iowa

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Players Mentioned

Cale Hoskinson

Cale Hoskinson

157
Redshirt Junior
Logan Kvien

Logan Kvien

197
Redshirt Senior
Dustin Olmstead

Dustin Olmstead

285
Redshirt Junior
Cory Peterson

Cory Peterson

165
Redshirt Junior
Matt Ortiz

Matt Ortiz

174
Redshirt Senior
Ronan Schuelke

Ronan Schuelke

141
Redshirt Junior
Joey Semerad

Joey Semerad

149
Senior
Jason Strope

Jason Strope

125
Redshirt Junior
Zeke Waltz

Zeke Waltz

184
Redshirt Junior
Gunnar LeGrand

Gunnar LeGrand

133
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cale Hoskinson

Cale Hoskinson

Redshirt Junior
157
Logan Kvien

Logan Kvien

Redshirt Senior
197
Dustin Olmstead

Dustin Olmstead

Redshirt Junior
285
Cory Peterson

Cory Peterson

Redshirt Junior
165
Matt Ortiz

Matt Ortiz

Redshirt Senior
174
Ronan Schuelke

Ronan Schuelke

Redshirt Junior
141
Joey Semerad

Joey Semerad

Senior
149
Jason Strope

Jason Strope

Redshirt Junior
125
Zeke Waltz

Zeke Waltz

Redshirt Junior
184
Gunnar LeGrand

Gunnar LeGrand

Redshirt Freshman
133