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    Three Wisconsin wrestlers win titles at Pointer Open

    MADISON, Wis. -- Senior Lee Kraemer (DeForest, Wis.), along with redshirt freshmen Zach Tanelli (Millburn, N.J.) and Kyle Massey (Champlin, Minn.), captured first place titles in their respected weight classes on Saturday at the third annual Pointer Open hosted by UW-Stevens Point. Overall, the Badgers took six top-five finishes in the gold division along with two top-seven finishes in the silver.

    Kraemer, wrestling at 197 lbs. in the gold division finished the open with a perfect 4-0 record, notching two victories by fall. He pinned Kyle Coleman of UW-Oshkosh at 3:55, along with Mitch Szwet of UW-Stevens Point at 1:11.

    Tanelli and Massey also went undefeated at the open in the gold division. Tanelli, competing at 133 lbs., earned two major decision victories en route to his first place title, including a 14-1 win over Efrain Ayala of Mankato State.

    At heavyweight, Massey pinned two of his opponents in less than two minutes. He took down Jeff Zastrow of UW-Whitewater at 1:08 before defeating Ted Drees of Coe College at 1:40. Massey is now 5-0 on the season, with three of his wins coming as pins.

    Also in the gold division, Jake Donar (Cuba City, Wis.) and Dallas Herbst (Winneconne, Wis.), were runners-up in the 165 lbs. and 197 lbs. weight classes, respectively. Donar finished 3-1 in the open, while Herbst ended at 2-1.

    Collin Cudd out of River Falls, Wis., won his final four matches at 125 lbs. to capture third place in the gold division, while senior Ed Gutnik (Iselin, N.J.) placed fourth, going 3-2 on the day.

    Kyle Reeve, a true freshman out of Mazomanie, Wis., took second place in the silver division at 125 lbs. Reeve took down Andy Livingston of UW-Whitewater, 6-3, to advance to the championship match. He then faced Andy McArthur of Harper College, where he fell 11-4. Reeve finished the open 4-1, improving his overall record as a Badger to 5-1.

    The Badgers are in action again tomorrow as they send eight wrestlers to the Dubuque Open, in Dubuque, Iowa. Results can be found on uwbadgers.com.

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