Monroe Invitational Team Results
1. Whitewater 177
2. Clinton 166
3. Cuba City 155.5
4. Janesville Craig 150
5. Poynette 131.5
6. Monroe 126
7. Walworth Big Foot 84
8. Belmont-Platteville 80
9. Darlington 67
10. Orfordville Parkview 57
MONROE - Some coaches describe Monroe senior Michael Ingold as a workout warrior in practice.
Ingold (24-10) carried that wrestling intensity into the Monroe Invitational and won the 189-pound title Saturday by hanging on and defeating Janesville Craig junior Mike Spaulding, 10-9. A pivotal three-point near fall in the third period helped seal the victory.
Ingold said his goal for the tournament was to finish first.
"It feels great," he said. "It's awesome to win."
Monroe coach Jeriamy Jackson was excited about Ingold's performance.
"We always kind of kid him that he wrestles better in practice than he does in tournaments," Jackson said. "It's most definitely one of the better tournaments I have seen him wrestle. Hopefully, that will translate into conference."
The Cheesemakers had three other wrestlers advance to championship matches and finish second, including junior Mason Goff (145), junior Dillon Weckerly (171) and senior Lucas Leu (heavyweight). Whitewater outdistanced Clinton for the team title 177-166, which ended Janesville Craig's five year run as champions.
Goff lost a heartbreaking title match, 7-6, to Whitewater's Ethan Miles. Goff trailed Miles 5-4 to start the third period. He pulled off an escape with 1 minute, 21 seconds left to tie the score at 5. However, a reversal by Miles sealed the match.
In the title match at 171, Weckerly lost 4-0 to Belmont-Platteville freshman Dusty Jentz (27-4), who was the No. 1 seed. In another thrilling championship match at heavyweight, Leu lost 6-4 to Cuba City-Southwestern senior Austin McCarthy, also the No. 1 seed.
Leu scored on an escape with 1:23 left to tie the score at 4. Jentz answered with a takedown with 32 seconds left to propel him to the victory.
Monroe senior Gavin Wels (33-2), ranked No. 1 at 112 in the Division 2 Wisconsin Wrestling Online poll, lost a heartbreaker, 5-4, in the semifinals to Whitewater's Emmanuel Valadez.
Wels trailed Valadez 5-3 to start the third period. He came through with an escape to cut Valadez's lead to 5-4, but he couldn't complete the comeback in the closing seconds.
Jackson said Wels wrestled a little tentative.
"He always wants to take control of the match," Jackson said. "In that match, he still had it well in hand. He made one mistake. He turned the wrong way. At that level of wrestling, you make one mistake and you are done. He made a mental mistake and it cost him."
Wels rebounded to beat Cuba City-Southwestern's Bob Donar (25-6), ranked 11th. Janesville Craig sophomore Siven Furseth (30-1), ranked fourth in Division 1, won three straight matches to win the title and was named most valuable wrestler.
"That weight class was almost like a state tournament," Jackson said.
Monroe sophomore Dylan Schwitz (21-10) at 135 after getting pinned by Janesville Craig junior Jesse Davila in the quarterfinals, bounced back and won three straight matches to finish in third place. Schwitz overpowered Davila in the third-place match, pinning him in 1:35.
Fellow somphomore Steven Steiner (152) and junior Cory Kundert (215) added fifth-place finishes. Steiner defeated Janesville Craig's Nathan Mather in a major decision, 16-3, and Kundert pinned Belmont-Platteville's Elisha Eastllick for the second time in 3:24 for fifth place.
The Cheesemakers were dominant in the upper weight classes (171 to heavyweight) in the first two rounds, going a combined 7-1.
"We had some high seeds," Jackson said. "We at least thought we could keep them."
Weckerly breezed into the championship match at 171. He led Orordville Parkview's Paul Gorton 8-0 in the second period of a quarterfinal match before a scary finish. Weckerly won by injury default after Gorton said he heard his neck pop and felt his arms go numb. He was taken off the mat on a stretcher. Weckerly then pinned Poynette's Mitch Ryce in 37 seconds in the semifinal to advance to the title match.
Ingold was just as dominant on the mat in the first two rounds, as he spent just about a minute on the mat. Ingold pinned Clinton's Andrew Callas in 56 seconds and Big Foot's Jon Pertkoff in 50 seconds.
Kundert won a quarterfinal match over Eastllick, pinning him in 4:42. He then lost a tough semifinal match to Clinton's Kyle Jones, 5-4. Kundert started the third period with a 4-2 lead. Jones scored on an escape and takedown with 38 seconds left to pull off a comeback victory.
Leu beat Belmont-Platteville's Jan Wachter by pin in 1:03 in the quarterfinals. In Leu's semifinal match, he entered the third period tied at 3 with Clinton senior Tyler Russell. Leu scored on a reversal with 1:28 left to a seal a title shot.
Goff's road to the championship match didn't come without some close calls. He defeated Cuba City-Southwestern junior John Frederick, 3-2, in a quarterfinal match. In the semifinals, he pinned Big Foot's Phillip Beherens in 4:52.
"I thought we would get some more champions," Jackson said. "We had guys who competed all day long."
Ingold (24-10) carried that wrestling intensity into the Monroe Invitational and won the 189-pound title Saturday by hanging on and defeating Janesville Craig junior Mike Spaulding, 10-9. A pivotal three-point near fall in the third period helped seal the victory.
Ingold said his goal for the tournament was to finish first.
"It feels great," he said. "It's awesome to win."
Monroe coach Jeriamy Jackson was excited about Ingold's performance.
"We always kind of kid him that he wrestles better in practice than he does in tournaments," Jackson said. "It's most definitely one of the better tournaments I have seen him wrestle. Hopefully, that will translate into conference."
The Cheesemakers had three other wrestlers advance to championship matches and finish second, including junior Mason Goff (145), junior Dillon Weckerly (171) and senior Lucas Leu (heavyweight). Whitewater outdistanced Clinton for the team title 177-166, which ended Janesville Craig's five year run as champions.
Goff lost a heartbreaking title match, 7-6, to Whitewater's Ethan Miles. Goff trailed Miles 5-4 to start the third period. He pulled off an escape with 1 minute, 21 seconds left to tie the score at 5. However, a reversal by Miles sealed the match.
In the title match at 171, Weckerly lost 4-0 to Belmont-Platteville freshman Dusty Jentz (27-4), who was the No. 1 seed. In another thrilling championship match at heavyweight, Leu lost 6-4 to Cuba City-Southwestern senior Austin McCarthy, also the No. 1 seed.
Leu scored on an escape with 1:23 left to tie the score at 4. Jentz answered with a takedown with 32 seconds left to propel him to the victory.
Monroe senior Gavin Wels (33-2), ranked No. 1 at 112 in the Division 2 Wisconsin Wrestling Online poll, lost a heartbreaker, 5-4, in the semifinals to Whitewater's Emmanuel Valadez.
Wels trailed Valadez 5-3 to start the third period. He came through with an escape to cut Valadez's lead to 5-4, but he couldn't complete the comeback in the closing seconds.
Jackson said Wels wrestled a little tentative.
"He always wants to take control of the match," Jackson said. "In that match, he still had it well in hand. He made one mistake. He turned the wrong way. At that level of wrestling, you make one mistake and you are done. He made a mental mistake and it cost him."
Wels rebounded to beat Cuba City-Southwestern's Bob Donar (25-6), ranked 11th. Janesville Craig sophomore Siven Furseth (30-1), ranked fourth in Division 1, won three straight matches to win the title and was named most valuable wrestler.
"That weight class was almost like a state tournament," Jackson said.
Monroe sophomore Dylan Schwitz (21-10) at 135 after getting pinned by Janesville Craig junior Jesse Davila in the quarterfinals, bounced back and won three straight matches to finish in third place. Schwitz overpowered Davila in the third-place match, pinning him in 1:35.
Fellow somphomore Steven Steiner (152) and junior Cory Kundert (215) added fifth-place finishes. Steiner defeated Janesville Craig's Nathan Mather in a major decision, 16-3, and Kundert pinned Belmont-Platteville's Elisha Eastllick for the second time in 3:24 for fifth place.
The Cheesemakers were dominant in the upper weight classes (171 to heavyweight) in the first two rounds, going a combined 7-1.
"We had some high seeds," Jackson said. "We at least thought we could keep them."
Weckerly breezed into the championship match at 171. He led Orordville Parkview's Paul Gorton 8-0 in the second period of a quarterfinal match before a scary finish. Weckerly won by injury default after Gorton said he heard his neck pop and felt his arms go numb. He was taken off the mat on a stretcher. Weckerly then pinned Poynette's Mitch Ryce in 37 seconds in the semifinal to advance to the title match.
Ingold was just as dominant on the mat in the first two rounds, as he spent just about a minute on the mat. Ingold pinned Clinton's Andrew Callas in 56 seconds and Big Foot's Jon Pertkoff in 50 seconds.
Kundert won a quarterfinal match over Eastllick, pinning him in 4:42. He then lost a tough semifinal match to Clinton's Kyle Jones, 5-4. Kundert started the third period with a 4-2 lead. Jones scored on an escape and takedown with 38 seconds left to pull off a comeback victory.
Leu beat Belmont-Platteville's Jan Wachter by pin in 1:03 in the quarterfinals. In Leu's semifinal match, he entered the third period tied at 3 with Clinton senior Tyler Russell. Leu scored on a reversal with 1:28 left to a seal a title shot.
Goff's road to the championship match didn't come without some close calls. He defeated Cuba City-Southwestern junior John Frederick, 3-2, in a quarterfinal match. In the semifinals, he pinned Big Foot's Phillip Beherens in 4:52.
"I thought we would get some more champions," Jackson said. "We had guys who competed all day long."
