FAYETTE, Iowa - No.7 McKendree University men's wrestling (5-5, 1-1 GLVC) hit the road for a single conference dual this weekend with a tightly contests 15-18 final at Upper Iowa, falling to the Peacocks. Two Bearcats continued a streak as 141 Ronan Schuelke and 149 Joey Semerad both remained undefeated in the new year with Schuelke sitting 6-0 in 2025 while Semerad owns a 7-0 mark in the new calendar year. McKendree gets back on its home mat next week with two duals, first against Maryville on January 30 in Havoc at The Hett and senior night, before hosting Drury on February 1 in MPCC. 

Dual vs. Upper Iowa | L, 15-18

	Weight	Summary	UIU	MCK
	125	Jackson Heaston (Upper Iowa) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
	133	Dawson Schmit (Upper Iowa) over Anthony Bernardo (McKendree) (Dec 4-1)	3	0
	141	#3 Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) over Ryan Wehner (Upper Iowa) (SV-1 4-1)	0	3
	149	#7 Joey Semerad (McKendree) over #9 Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) (Dec 8-7)	0	3
	157	Dalton Schams (Upper Iowa) over Cale Hoskinson (McKendree) (Dec 4-1)	3	0
	165	#7 Cory Peterson (McKendree) over Collin Altensey (Upper Iowa) (Dec 10-4)	0	3
	174	#7 Matt Ortiz (McKendree) over #3 Lawson Losee (Upper Iowa) (Dec 4-1)	0	3
	184	#7 Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) over Lucas Wendling (McKendree) (Dec 5-1)	3	0
	197	Shamon Handegan (McKendree) over #15 Geoffrey Freeman (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-2)	0	3
	285	Joshua Gaye (Upper Iowa) over #11 Tyler Haynes (McKendree) (Dec 9-5)	3	0
Team Score:			18	15

UP NEXT | GLVC Home Duals
January 30 - Senior Night | 7:00PM vs No.24 Maryville - Havoc at The Hett | Hettenhausen Center for the Arts - Lebanon, Illinois | Watch / Live Results
February 1 | 7:00PM vs Drury | Melvin Price Convocation Center - Lebanon, Illinois | Watch / Live Results

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