Flash Flanagan Open Results

Dubuque, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team competed at the Flash Flanagan Open Saturday in Dubuque hosted by Loras College (Iowa).  No team scores were recorded, but the Eagles had a pair of individual champions.  Grant Miller took the 184-pound division while Zach Strickland won the 197-pound title.

Miller went 3-0 at 184-pounds to win the championship, defeating teammate Tony Piechowski by decision (8-4) in the title match.  Miller defeated Josh Haug, wrestling unattached, by decision (3-1) in his first match and advanced to the title match with a win by decision (5-2) over Ryan Sheldon of Coe College (Iowa).

Piechowski finished 2-1 at 184-pounds.  He defeated Christian Alcantara of Triton College (Ill.) by fall (6:11) and Jake Landais, unattached, by decision (7-0) before losing to Miller in the title match.

Strickland won the 197-pound crown with a 4-0 record.  He opened with a decision win (4-0) over Garret Goldman, unattached, before a major decision victory (13-1) over Sebastien Levin, also wrestling unattached.  Strickland defeated a pair of wrestlers from the University of Northern Iowa to win the division.  He defeated Joe Johnson by decision (4-0) in the semifinals and Taylor Kettman by decision (5-2) in the championship match.

The Eagles' Scott Hogan finished fourth at 157-pounds with a 4-2 mark, including two wins by fall.

Bobby Dorn placed sixth at 149-pounds Saturday with a 3-1 record.

Other results for UW-L included Scott Gifford (165-pounds), Sean Huls (165), Eric Twohey (174) and Zach Tooley (285) each finishing 1-2.  Dan Beane (133) finished 0-2.

UW-L returns to action Friday, January 27 at the Pete Willson Wheaton College (Ill.) Invitational at 9 a.m.