Pete Willson/Wheaton College (Ill.) Invite Brackets

Wheaton, Ill. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team finished 14th at the Pete Willson/Wheaton College (Ill.) Invitational Saturday.  The Eagles totaled 59.5 team points while UW-Parkside won the invitational with 117.5.  UW-Whitewater placed second (102.0) while the University of Mt. Union (Ohio) finished third (92.5).  The University of Indianapolis (Ind.) was fourth (91.5) and Olivet College (Mich.) finished fifth (88.0).  A total of 31 teams competed.

UW-L's Grant Miller (184-pounds) and Zach Strickland (197) placed fourth Saturday while Billy Mayer (285) was third.

Miller, seeded seventh, finished fourth at 184-pounds with a 4-2 record.  He lost by decision (3-1) to third-seed Aaron Stevenson of Indianapolis (Ind.) in the semifinals Saturday.  Miller then won by decision (8-6) over fourth-seeded Matt Gille of UW-Parkside before dropping the third-place match by decision (7-2) to sixth-seed Ryan Pieper of Trine University (Ind.).

Strickland, seeded third at 197-pounds, also placed fourth Saturday.  He went 4-2 overall.  In the semifinals, Strickland lost by decision (4-2) to seventh-seeded Adam Latella of UW-Whitewater.  He came back to won by decision (7-2) over Andrew Lovins of Heidelberg College (Ohio) before falling by decision (3-1) to fifth-seed Davion Willis of UW-Parkside in the third-place match.

The third-seeded Mayer went 5-1 in the two-day invitational.  He lost by decision (2-1) to second-seed Corey Anderson of UW-Whitewater in Saturday's semifinals before coming back to win his next two matches.  Mayer won by major decision (12-2) over fifth-seed Logan Renas of Olivet (Mich.) in the consolation bracket and won by decision (4-1) over seventh-seed Cody Lovejoy of Ohio Northern University in the third-place match.

Other results for the Eagles in the tournament included Bobby Dorn (149-pounds) finishing 2-2 while Joey Nelson (125), Scott Hogan (157), Mike Minske (165) and Eric Twohey (174) each went 1-2.  Dan Beane (133) went 0-2.

UW-L returns to action Sunday, February 5 hosting Augsburg College (Minn.) at 2 p.m.