Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton wrestling team hosted a trio of CCIW dual matches on Saturday afternoon in King Arena. The Thunder opened the afternoon with a come-from-behind 36-20 victory against Illinois Wesleyan. The middle match for the Thunder was a 42-3 Millikin victory against Wheaton and MSOE defeated Wheaton, 39-3 in the final match of the of the day.
In today's opening match, the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan started with a 16-0 lead.
Cale Coppess earned a fall for the Thunder in his match at 149-pounds to start a string of three-consecutive wins by fall as Wheaton took an 18-16 lead lead in the team score.
Caleb Cox (157-pounds) and
Soren Myra (165-pounds) also had wins via a fall following the Coppess win.
Jacob Kraker (184-pounds) and
Sean King (197-pounds) each earned wins by fall in the second period of their respective matches and
Joseph Kruse earned a win at 285-pounds via a forfeit.
In Millikin's 42-3 win against the Thunder, Kraker was the lone Wheaton victor. Kraker picked up a 13-9 decision against Millikin's Zach Eaton in the matchup at 184-pounds.
In the final match of the day, MSOE was a 39-4 victor. King was the Wheaton wrestler to gain a win against the Raiders as he won an 8-2 decision against MSOE's Sean Wilwert.
Wheaton wrestling is off until January 10 when the Thunder host two more CCIW duals. The Thunder host Carthage College at noon that afternoon, followed by a 1:30 p.m. dual against Concordia (Wis.).
Wheaton 36, Illinois Wesleyan University 20
125-pounds: Brady Mouser (IWU ) won by forfeit
133-pounds: Tyson Zvonar (IWU ) won by forfeit
141-pounds: Austin Johnston (IWU ) def.
Aidan Laird (Wheaton), by 9-0 major decision
149-pounds: Cale Coppess (Wheaton) def. Ameer Alamawi (IWU ), by fall (4:05)
157-pounds: Caleb Cox (Wheaton) def. Silas Oberholtzer (IWU), by fall (1:43)
165-pounds: Soren Myra (Wheaton) def. Can Gorgulu (IWU ), by fall (3:55)
174-pounds: Eli Moore (IWU) def.
Matthew Shehadey ( Wheaton), by 11-3 major decision
184-pounds: Jacob Kraker (Wheaton) def. Lucas Blan ton (IWU ), by fall (3:46)
197-pounds: Sean King (Wheaton) def. Trey Dunning (IWU), by fall (4:50)
285-pounds: Joseph Kruse (Wheaton) won by forfeit
Millikin University 42, Wheaton 3
125-pounds: Pierson Wilkerson (Millikin) won by forfeit
133-pounds: Charlie Armstrong (Millikin) won by forfeit
141-pounds: Nathan Barbee (Millikin) def.
Aidan Laird (Wheaton) by 13-2 major decision
149-pounds: Sabri Sino (Millikin) def.
Nicholas Bittner (Wheaton) by 8-0 major decision
157-pounds: Chase Mirelez (Millikin) def.
Caleb Cox (Wheaton) by 8-1 decision
165-pounds: Michael Hutchison (Millikin) def.
Soren Myra (Wheaton) by 15-0 technical fall (2:49)
174-pounds: Vincent Fiore (Millikin) def.
Matthew Shehadey (Wheaton) by 13-3 major decision
184-pounds: Jacob Kraker (Wheaton) def. Zach Eaton by 13-9 decision
197-pounds: Mateo Casillas (Millikin) def.
Sean King by 23-8 technical fall
285-pounds: Leno Campbell (Millikin) def.
Joseph Kruse (Wheaton) by 20-4 technical fall
MSOE 39, Wheaton 3
125-pounds: Lane Andersen (MSOE) won by forfeit
133-pounds: Alexander Ramirez (MSOE) won by forfeit
141-pounds: Liam Anderson (MSOE) def.
Aidan Laird (Wheaton), 8-0 major decision
149-pounds: Alex Morales (MSOE) def.
Nicholas Bittner (Wheaton), by 11-1 major decision
157-pounds: Ben Messier (MSOE) def.
Caleb Cox (Wheaton), by 8-5 major decision
165-pounds: Diego Snell-Martinez (MSOE) def.
Soren Myra (Wheaton), by a 3-2 decision
174-pounds: Toren Vandenbush (MSOE) def.
Matthew Shehadey (Wheaton), by fall (1:10)
184-pounds: Jackson Hughes (MSOE) def.
Jacob Kraker (Wheaton), by 8-2 decision
197-pounds: Sean King (Wheaton) def. Sean Wilwert (MSOE), by 8-2 decision
285-pounds: Jake Schmitt (MSOE) def.
Alex Copestick (Wheaton), by 14-2 major decision
