Elijah Burdick (Durand, Ill./Durand) defeated both of his opponents as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team split a pair of dual matches with Concordia University Wisconsin and UW-Stevens Point on Saturday (Dec. 12) in Stevens Point.
UW-Oshkosh (2-3) lost a 33-18 decision to Concordia University Wisconsin before ousting UW-Stevens Point, 30-10.
Burdick began his activity in the 285-pound weight class with a pin of Concordia University Wisconsin's Adam Braley in 3:49. He then edged UW-Stevens Point's Dominic Gunderson by a 2-0 result.
The Titans' Dellas Vandenberg (Appleton/Appleton North) earned a pair of wins, both courtesy of a forfeit in the 133-pound weight division.
UW-Oshkosh's remaining victory against Concordia University Wisconsin came from a pin by Mark Choinski (West Allis/West Allis Central) in the 157-pound weight class. Choinski stuck the Falcons' Tristan Zabinski to the mat in 2:15.
Additional UW-Oshkosh winners against UW-Stevens Point were Jonathan Flores (Chicago, Ill./Amundsen) at 125 pounds, Austin Loos (Oshkosh/Lourdes Academy) at 141, Hunter Mulock (Baraboo/Baraboo) at 149, Patrick Reilly (Stoughton/Stoughton) at 165, Julius Smith (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) at 174 and John DePersia (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) at 197.
Flores trounced the Pointers' Moziah Clark by a 20-5 score, while Loos shut out Steve Collins, 7-0.
Winning narrow decisions against UW-Stevens Point were Reilly by a 5-4 score over Jacob Dahlke, Smith by a 3-1 result over Quinton Peters and Mulock by a 4-2 outcome over Joey Seitz. DePersia won by a 10-6 count over Dan Irwin.
UW-Stevens Point tallied its team score on wins by Jaden Bolvin at 157 pounds and Ian Alberstett at 197. Bolvin defeated Nate Arquinego (Mukwonago/Mukwonago), 10-2, while Alberstett pinned Chris Yaros (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) in 51 seconds.
Concordia University Wisconsin winners against UW-Oshkosh included Joshua Curcio who pinned Craig Mason (Gurnee, Ill./Warren) in 59 seconds at 141 pounds and Kameron Bourgeois who stuck Flores to the surface in 4:53 at 125. Ben Reagan won by an injury default over Joe Pelkey (Cedarburg/Cedarburg) at 149 pounds.
Other winners for the Falcons were Quentin Lueck at 165 pounds, Mason Mergener at 174, Mitchell Slatton at 184 and John Hinson at 197.
Lueck defeated Reilly, 3-0, while Mergener ousted Smith, 17-6. Slatton and Hinson won by scores of 8-2 and 19-1 over DePersia and Yaros, respectively.
UW-Oshkosh is off until it wrestles Wabash College (Ind.), University of Dubuque (Iowa) and Trine University (Ind.) on Jan. 2 in Chicago, Ill.
