Kenosha, Wis. - The Thunder wrestling team participated at the 2025 CCIW Duals Meet on Saturday at Carthage College as Wheaton competed in three dual matches against league foes. The Thunder closed the day with a 40-12 victory against Illinois Wesleyan. In the second match of the day for the Thunder, Aurora topped Wheaton 44-6 and the event began for the Thunder with a 39-11 loss to MSOE.

In the victory against Illinois Wesleyan, Matthew Au (125-pounds) and Zeke Harris (197-pounds) each earned a win by fall. Sean King won a 13-3 major decision at 184-pounds. Deonta Giles (157-pounds) and Cael Palmer (165-pounds) each won their match against Titan opponents in a decision. Cooper Chapman (133-pounds), Aidan Laird (149-pounds) and Luke Feddeler (285-pounds) each won their respective match by forfeit.

In the match against Aurora, Wheaton's lone victory went to Harris at 197-pounds as he won by forfeit.

In today's opener against MSOE the Thunder won a pair of matches. Harris earned a win with a 16-1 technical fall in his match at 197-pounds. Feddeler won his match at 285-pounds by forfeit. 

The Thunder wrestling team returns to action next weekend as it hosts the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational featuring 33 NCAA Division III teams from around the country. Wrestling begins on Friday in King Arena at 11:00 a.m.

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WHEATON 40, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 12
125-Pounds	Matthew Au (Wheaton) over Chandler Gardner (Illinois Wesleyan), Fall (2:17)
133-Pounds	Cooper Chapman (Wheaton) won by forfeit
141-Pounds	Austin Johnston (Illinois Wesleyan) won by forfeit
149-Pounds	Aidan Laird (Wheaton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
157-Pounds	Deonta Giles (Wheaton) over Omar AlQammaz (Illinois Wesleyan), by 14-12 decision
165-Pounds	Cael Palmer (Wheaton) over Jackson Castaneda (Illinois Wesleyan), by 6-1 decision
174-Pounds	Jeremy Olson (Illinois Wesleyan) over Jack Barron (Wheaton), by Fall (7:56)
184-Pounds	Sean King (Wheaton) over Bobby Conroy (Illinois Wesleyan), by 13-3 major decision
197-Pounds	Zeke Harris (Wheaton) over Eli Villegas (Illinois Wesleyan), by Fall (1:05)
285-Pounds	Luke Feddeler (Wheaton) won by forfeit
Exhibition 1	Collin Hardy (Wheaton) over Ash Hinman (Illinois Wesleyan), by 16-8 major decision

 

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AURORA 40, WHEATON 6
125-Pounds	Carlos Munoz-Flores (Aurora) over Matthew Au (Wheaton), by Fall (3:40)
133-Pounds	Tyler Evitts (Aurora) over Cooper Chapman (Wheaton), by Fall (0:53)
141-Pounds	Jake Penzato (Aurora) won by forfeit
149-Pounds	Ashton Massaro (Aurora) over Aidan Laird (Wheaton), by 19-4 technical fall
157-Pounds	Austin Abitua (Aurora) over Deonta Giles (Wheaton), by 19-4 technical fall
165-Pounds	Austin Martin (Aurora) over Cael Palmer (Wheaton), by 15-3 major decision
174-Pounds	Emanuel Diaz (Aurora) over Jack Barron (Wheaton) by 13-3 major decision
184-Pounds	Alton Mullinax (Aurora) over Sean King (Wheaton), by 7-0 decision
197-Pounds	Zeke Harris (Wheaton) won by forfeit
285-Pounds	Cam`ron Harper (Aurora) over Luke Feddeler (Wheaton), by 17-1 technical fall
Exhibition	Shane McEntee (Aurora) over Collin Hardy (Wheaton), by Fall (5:27)
Exhibition	Daniel Thaler (Wheaton) over Jeff Sorich (Aurora), by 17-1 technical fall

 

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MSOE 39, WHEATON 11
125-Pounds	Jesse Johnson (MSOE) over Matthew Au (Wheaton), by Fall (0:39)
133-Pounds	Liam Anderson (MSOE) over Cooper Chapman (Wheaton), by Fall (4:21)
141-Pounds	Double Forfeit
149-Pounds	Max Sanderfoot (MSOE) over Aidan Laird (Wheaton), by Fall (6:54)
157-Pounds	Michael Smith (MSOE) over Franco Gattuso (Wheaton), by Fall (1:10)
165-Pounds	Toren Vandenbush (MSOE) over Cael Palmer (Wheaton), by Fall (1:54)
174-Pounds	Diego Snell-Martinez (MSOE) over Taggart Kazmierczak (Wheaton), by Fall (6:04)
184-Pounds	Gavin Graham (MSOE) over Sean King (Wheaton), by 6-0 decision
197-Pounds	Zeke Harris (Wheaton) over Jake Schmitt (MSOE), by 16-1 technical fall
285-Pounds	Luke Feddeler (Wheaton) won by forfeit