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)

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