Prairie du Chien matmen 2nd at Fort Atkinson TKO
On Saturday, the Blackhawk grapplers traveled to Fort Atkinson for the 10th annual TKO (Terry Kramer Open). Seventeen teams were in attendance, comprised of nine D1 teams and eight D2 teams.
PDC would finish second with 369.5 points, just 14 points behind D1 rated Slinger with 383.5.
It was a team effort. Aside from the #1 seeds, every wrestler on the team finished higher than their seed. In addition, this was all done without PDC having a 220# wrestler available to score points.
PDC crowned four champions, which was the most by any team at the tournament. Leading the way with championships for the Hawks were Matt Rogge, Traeton Saint, Bradyn Saint and Tyler Hannah.
One of the many highlights for the day was Matt Rogge earning his 100th career win, joining just 14 others who have done this in PDC wrestling history.
Place finishes:
106# Rhett Koenig: 2nd
113# Ryder Koenig: 4th
120# Maddox Cejka: 5th
126# Luke Kramer: 3rd
132# Matt Rogge: 1st
138# Kurt Wall: 9th
145# Chase Fisher: 11th
152# Brogan Brewer: 9th
160# Traeton Saint: 1st
170# Bradyn Saint: 1st
182# Jaret Semanko: 13th
195# Tyler Hannah: 1st
285# Jerrod Osterkamp: 6th
Also placing for the Hawks were the following non-scoring team members:
106# Mason Ihde: 13th
126# Bryce Priebe: 10th
160# Christian Black: 14th
195# Ben Riter: 11th
285# Brice Martin: 15th
Next up for the Blackhawks will be Thursday’s final home dual of the year versus River Valley.
It will be Senior Night. The Hawks will also be looking to win the SWC Championship outright. Start time is 7 p.m. Let’s fill the Fieldhouse!