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    Upper Iowa wins Citrus Open title, 10 place

    The No. 2 Peacock wrestling team claimed the team title at the Citrus Open in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida for the second straight year. Upper Iowa closed the 2011 calendar year with 10 of the their 13 wrestlers placing in the tournament including a title at 133 pounds by Trevor Franklin and four runner-up finishes by Kyle Pedretti, Wade Gobin, Mitch Schultz and Carl Broghammer.

    Upper Iowa wrestlers posted 47 wins to just 21 losses in the two day tournament while claiming the team trophy over second place Augsburg. The Peacocks grabbed 159 points to lead the 16-team field; Augsburg finished with 149.5 and Cornell placed third with 124.5.

    Team Scores
    1. Upper Iowa 159
    2. Augsburg (Minn.) 149.5
    3. Cornell (Iowa) 124.5
    4. St. John's (Minn.) 115.5
    5. Mount Union (Ohio) 107.5
    6. North Carolina-Pembroke 104
    7. Ohio Northern 103
    8. John Carroll (Ohio) 89.5
    9. Liberty (Va., club) 84.5
    10. Colorado School of Mines 55.5
    11. Heidelberg (Ohio) 52
    12. New York Univ. 46
    13. Ursinus (Pa.) 42.5
    14t. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 12.5
    14t. Central Florida (club) 12.5
    16. Florida Gulf Coast (club) 6.5

    In addition to the Peacock champ, Franklin, and the four runner-ups, Upper Iowa got a fourth place finish from Jordan Rinken, fifth place finish from heavyweight Luke Stika, a pair of seventh place finishes from Blake Hilmer and Chris Paulus, and an eighth place finish from Duane Richardson.

    Three Peacocks competed at the tournament and won at least two matches, but did not place. They included Winston Robbins (3-2), Blake Sorensen (2-2) and Victor Coronado (2-3).

    The No. 2 Peacocks will return to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals next weekend, Jan. 7-8, in Springfield, Illinois.

    Check back with UpperIowaAthletics.com next week for a preview of the brackets and the Peacocks' run for the team title at the National Duals.

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