Wrestlers Dominate Luther Duals

UP NEXT The Marquette wrestling sqaud (3-4) travels to Ashland, Ohio to compete in the Wendy?s Duals this Sun., Jan. 16. The tournament is scheduled to get underway at 11 a.m. (CT) in the Kates Gymnasium on the campus of Ashland University. The Golden Eagles will face the toughest challenge of their season in No. 24 Purdue University. The Boilermakers are led by sixth-ranked sophomore Jason Silverstein (125 lbs.), 12th-ranked sophomore Jake Vercelli (heavyweight) and18th-ranked junior Evan Robinson (133 lbs.). Host school Ashland and Slippery Rock University will also compete in the meet.

LAST WEEK The Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 4-4 with a dominating performance at the Luther Duals on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, on Sat., Jan. 8. Marquette started the day off with a 43-3 win over Cornell University. 133-pounder Nathan Challis (Beech Grove, Ind./Beech Grove) scored the most impressive victory of the meet with a pin over Andrew Birkstand. No wrestler on the Golden Eagles? sqaud lost in their victory over the Big Red. Marquette?s success continued with a resounding 45-12 victory over Carleton College. 149-pounder Jared Zimmet (Cabin John, Md./Winston Churchill) stood out in the match with a pin over Will Siertchua in 28 seconds. The Golden Eagles defeated St.Olaf College 47-9 before eventually losing to seventh-ranked Division II power Minnesota-Mankato 33-12. Not counting forfeits, 174-pounder Mark Corsentino (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame) was the only Golden Eagle to win all four of his matches and is now 10-9 overall this season.

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