At the Sparta Invitational, two MGM wrestlers medaled as the team finished 11th with 78 points on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Luke Rux scored fourth at 170. Rux pinned (0:41) Dilon Hagen and won a 4-0 decision over Dane Luchterhand to advance to the semifinals. Rux lost a 7-6 decision to Devin Judd and forfeited the third-place match due to injury.
Jaden Denman wrestled to a fourth-place finish at 138. Denman won by pinfall (1:52) over Dalton Hagan and pinned (3:03) Xander Neal. Denman then lost by pinfall (1:52) to Preston Kratochvill in the semifinals before being pinned (5:27) in the third-place match by Connor Goorsky.
Chaston Dotzauer finished sixth at 106. Dotzauer lost by pinfall (0:56) to Kaleb Runde before winning by pinfall (0:32) against Uriyah Bowe in the consolation bracket. In the fifth-place match, Dotzauer lost a 6-0 decision to Preston Seebecker.
Xavier Denman wrestled sixth at 126. Denman won a 7-0 decision over Jace Kelnhofer before being pinned (1:19) by Luke Dux. In the consolation bracket, Denman won by pinfall (1:58) against Easton Rogstad and pinned (1:36) Joe Gianneschi to advance to the fifth-place match. In the fifth-place match, Denman lost a 4-2 decision to Trey Becker.
Brevid Roth finished sixth at 220. Roth pinned (5:30) Austen Sader before being pinned (1:10) by Zach Scherfield. In the consolation bracket, Roth won a 5-1 decision over Hayden Anderson and won a 9-0 major decision against John Rogers. In the fifth-place match, Roth lost a 6-5 decision against Dylan Elvaker to finish sixth.
Joel Karls scored seventh at 152, pinning (0:48) Karsen Gear before losing by pinfall (1:00) to Caleb Dennee. In the consolation bracket, Karls won a 16-1 technical fall over Dawson Dregne before losing a 10-1 major decision against Jayden Zimbauer. In the seventh-place match, Karls pinned (2:31) Gunar Koxlien to win the match.
Quran Dunne-Morgan competed at 132, losing by pinfall (0:57) to Reid Sawyer and by pinfall (2:43) to Caiden O’Kelly. Tiesto Noun-Haas wrestled at 160, losing by pinfall (0:42) to Jakob Luchterhand and by pinfall (0:51) to Blaine Primmer.
Blare Wood wrestled at 145, winning the first-round match by pinfall (1:58) against Tristan Merchant. Wood was then pinned (1:16) by Jackson Whitney, moving Wood to the consolation bracket. Wood was then pinned (3:55) by Colton Koxlien.
Grant Arcand competed at 195, scoring a pinfall (5:02) over Braxton Kauth. Arcand was then pinned (0:51) by Preston Wampler and lost by pinfall (0:48) to Alex Mccune.
Fort Atkinson 51, MGM 27
The Monona Grove/McFarland wrestling co-op won a total of five matches in a 51-27 loss to Fort Atkinson at Fort Atkinson High School on Friday, Jan. 20.
Tiesto Noun-Haas won by pinfall (1:04) at 160 against Gracyn Heine and Brevid Roth pinned (3:59) Eliel Acosta at 220. Xavier Denman won a 4-2 decision against Noah Worwath at 126, while MGM earned forfeits at 182 and 113.
Fort Atkinson earned forfeits at 285 and 120. Aiden Worden won a 4-3 decision against Luke Rux at 170, Rocco Foelker pinned (3:29) Grant Arcand at 195 and Caleb Horwath pinned (1:34) Chaston Dotzauer at 106.
Robert Wildenauer pinned (3:59) Quran Dunne-Morgan at 132, Ethan Bilau pinned (3:14) Jaden Denman at 138, Louden Goutcher won a 4-1 decision against Blare Wood at 145 and Rayhan Lopez won a 4-2 decision against Joel Karls at 152.