Sophomore Kyle Burkle (Coggon, Iowa/North Linn HS) at 141 pounds and senior C.J. MacNaught (Walton, N.Y./Walton HS) at 174 pounds captured individual championships for the Peacocks. Burkle was a perfect 4-0, including a 5-3 overtime win over Wisconsin starter Tony Turner. MacNaught won all three of his matches. He defeated Loras College's Ryan Hagerty, an NCAA Division III National qualifier last year, in the semifinals before picking up a 13-4 major decision over Iowa's Ben Stedman in the finals.
Senior Ralph Acosta (Orlando, Fla./University HS) had a third-place showing at 133 pounds. Acosta's only loss was an 8-3 decision to Daniel Dennis, Iowa's probable starter this year. Three Peacocks earned fifth-place: red-shirt freshman Cory Schmitz (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville HS) at 149 pounds, sophomore Brady Hakeman (La Porte City, Iowa/Union HS) at 165 pounds and junior Tyson Brown (Gladbrook, Iowa/Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS) at heavyweight. Schmitz and Hakeman each finished 5-2 in their respective draws. Hakeman defeated National qualifier Brian Daly from Augustana 4-3 and took fifth-place by claiming a 13-4 major decision over Iowa's Joe Uker. Brown compiled a 4-2 record with one of his losses coming at the hands of Ryan Fuller, a National qualifier from the University of Iowa.
Red-shirt freshman Tyler Mumbulo (Bainbridge, N.Y./Bainbridge-Guilford HS) went 3-1 to place sixth at 125 pounds. His only loss came to Purdue's Brandon Tucker, a Division I National qualifier from a year ago. Red-shirt freshman Tony Gehling (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville HS) and sophomore Matt Norton (Waverly, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield HS) shared seventh-place at 184 pounds. Sophomore 197-pounder Daniel Goodson (Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) was another seventh-place finisher for the Peacocks.
Several other Peacocks had solid showings despite not placing at the event. Junior Bruce Bearman (Nashua, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield HS) finished 1-2 at 125 pounds. Included was a 6-4 loss to Loras College's Terry Morgan, the top-ranked Division III wrestler at 125 pounds. Red-shirt freshman Jacob Pedersen (Hudson, Iowa/Hudson HS) compiled a 2-2 record at 133 pounds. His first loss was a 4-2 decision to Wisconsin starter Josh Crass. Sophomore Jacob Elsbernd (Calmar, Iowa/South Winneshiek HS) picked up a win at 141 pounds.
Sophomore Monterrious Adams (Bessemer, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS) and senior Mark Anson (Milaca, Minn./Milaca HS) competed at 149 pounds for the Peacocks. Adams finished 2-2 while Anson was 1-2. At 157 pounds, sophomore Scott Fisher (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook HS) compiled a 2-2 mark. Freshman Jase Clark (La Porte City, Iowa/Union HS) rounded-out the UIU entrants with a 1-2 record at 184 pounds.
The Upper Iowa wrestling team returns to the mat Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Southern Illinois University. The dual meet in Edwardsville, Ill., begins at 7 p.m.
Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, is the only NCAA Division II institution in the state of Iowa.
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