PLYMOUTH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh men's wrestling team participated in the Lakeland University Muskie Scramble on Saturday (Nov. 8). Although the event was non-scoring, the Titans secured numerous top-eight finishes across the A and B divisions.
 
In the A divisions, the Titans claimed three top-three placements. Roman Martell (Oshkosh/Oshkosh West) and Garth Martell (Oshkosh/Oshkosh West) shared the top position in the 285-pound bracket after the meet was ended due to the length of the day. Roman reached the championship match with a 1:55 pin of Carthage College's Chris Gielow, a 4-1 decision against Kei`Aviyahn Evans from Concordia University Wisconsin, a sudden victory win over Lakeland University's Diego Morales, and a forfeit win. Garth posted two pins, a 16-7 major decision against UW-Platteville's Jackson Kirsch, and edged out Milwaukee School of Engineering's Jake Schmitt, 2-1.
 
At 165 pounds, Ryan Bergman (Watertown/Watertown) took second place after a stellar run that included back-to-back technical falls (17-2 and 15-0) and a hard-fought 10-9 win by decision over Diego Snell-Martinez from MSOE before dropping the championship bout.
 
One hundred forty-nine-pounder Jacob Ward (Green Bay/Bay Port) reached the third-place match on three wins, including a 10-2 major decision, a 16-1 technical fall, and a fall at 6:35.
 
JP Culver (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg Community) finished fifth at 125 pounds and earned a three-minute pin of Nick Needham of Luther College (Iowa) before taking the fifth-place match when he pinned Platteville's Chris Karbash in 4:43.
 
Ryan Hanson (McHenry, Ill./McHenry Community) also earned victories in his bracket. He earned his first 133-pound win by 10-4 decision and his second by 17-2 technical fall but did not wrestle the fifth-place match.
 
Also competing in the A divisions were Logan Harel (Cadott/Cadott) at 141 pounds, Jacob Hibbard (Mishicot/Mishicot) at 157 pounds, Nathan Lenz-Messman (Menasha/Menasha) at 174 pounds, and Desmond Walker (Oshkosh/Winneconne) at 197 pounds.
 
UW-Oshkosh collected the bulk of its top finishes in the B divisions, highlighted by two champions.
 
At 125 pounds, Nick Ersland (Wisconsin Dells/Wisconsin Dells) went undefeated, securing a first-place finish with a 12-7 decision against Luther's Chase Tankson, a fall in 5:16 against Carthage's Lucas Burgio, and a 22-2 technical fall over Bobby Rutkoff from Luther before winning the championship match by major decision at 19-7 against Elijah Torres from Concordia Wisconsin.
 
Richie Amakiri (Plano, Ill./Plano) also claimed a first place title, earning a 6-4 decision, a 12-3 major decision, and a pin in 3:36 before winning the 197-pound first place match by 13-9 decision over Griffin Schultz from Luther.
 
The Titans also earned two runner-up spots in the B divisions. Dominick Girardin (Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North) finished second at 149 pounds with wins by fall (4:40), decision (8-1), and technical fall (21-5), while Joey Spizzirri finished second at 165 pounds after an opening technical fall (26-10) and a swift 58-second fall in the semifinal round.
 
Nick Jenkins (Kaukauna/Kaukauna), Wyatte Nicholson (Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty), and Caidan Ronning (Plano, Ill./Plano), and Kyle Rasper (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) collected third place finishes at 133, 141, and 157, respectively.
 
Other Titans wrestling in B brackets included Ben Culver (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg Community) (125 pounds, fifth), Jeffrey Goddard (133 pounds, fifth), Leonardo Ruggiero (Rome, Italy/Madison West) (149 pounds, fifth), Kyle Rasper (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) (174 pounds, fourth), Camden Harms (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour) (285 pounds, sixth), and Brodie Driessen (West Allis/West Allis Central) (285 pounds, fifth).
 
In the only C division bracket, Joe Beavers (Hustisford/Hustisford) posted a 6-1 decision in his second match at 149 pounds.
 
The Titans return to the home mats on Wednesday (Nov. 12), as they host No. 17 nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire for the annual Chancellor's Cup. They are 3-7 against the Blugolds since the 2015-16 season, last winning, 27-12, on November 11, 2021.