MFL MarMac improves dual record to 11-1
Bulldog Will Howes earned three falls in the Jan. 4 Upper Iowa Conference Duals. (Photos by Audrey Posten)
Tristen Koehn pinned all four of his opponents at the UIC Duals, continuing a stellar senior season.
Holden Mathis added to his win total at the UIC Duals and placed second at a weekend tournament.
Gavin Kishman earned a fall in his opening match against Clayton Ridge.
Keith Anderson pins his Riceville opponent at the UIC Duals on Jan. 4.
By Audrey Posten, Times-Register
The MFL MarMac boys wrestling team returned from winter break last week with three more dual victories and solid individual performances at the Farr Jebens Invitational.
The Bulldogs went 3-1 at the Jan. 4 Upper Iowa Conference Duals, improving their dual record to 11-1.
This included a dominant 60-15 win over Clayton Ridge in the opener. Will Howes (285), Rylan Schroeder (126), Gavin Kishman (132), Holden Mathis (138) and Tristen Koehn (157) all picked up falls. Quinn McGeough (165), Austin Schaller (190), Nolan Lerch (215), Gunnar Ross (113) and Keith Anderson (120) won due to forfeit.
Caleb Zuercher lost his 175-pound match by 4-3 decision, and the Eagles scored their other points on MFL MarMac forfeits at 106 and 144 pounds. There was a double forfeit at 150.
The margin was even greater in a 66-15 win over Riceville in the second dual. Howes and Koehn secured their second falls of the night, while Schaller, Lerch, Anderson and McGeough also pinned their opponents. Wolfgang Martins Saboria (106), Ross, Schroeder, Kishman and Mathis won by forfeit.
Zuercher suffered another decision loss, this time 7-0, and the Bulldogs forfeited at 144 and 150 pounds.
MFL MarMac faced a tougher road in the third dual, but edged South Winneshiek 48-36. The team earned eight falls, coming from Howes, Anderson, Kishman, Mathis, Koehn, McGeough, Dayne Kohrs (175) and Schaller.
The Warriors snagged four pins of their own over Lerch, Stone Saboria, Ross and Schroeder. They earned additional points on Bulldog forfeits at 144 and 150 pounds.
MFL MarMac wrapped up the night with a 60-24 loss to host North Fayette Valley—their first dual loss of the season.
The TigerHawks started the dual with six straight falls over Howes, Stone Saboria, Ross, Anderson, Schroeder and Kishman, taking a commanding lead. Mathis stopped the streak with a pin at 138 pounds, but NFV got back on the board thanks to forfeits at 144 and 150 pounds.
Bulldogs Koehn and McGeough continued to cruise with respective falls at 157 and 165 pounds, before Kohrs and Schaller were pinned by their TigerHawk opponents. The dual ended with a forfeit victory to MFL MarMac’s Lerch.
The Bulldogs concluded the week Jan. 6, at Maquoketa Valley’s Farr Jebens Invitational, where they placed sixth of 12 teams with 138 points. Jesup won the tournament with 204.
MFL MarMac was led by Mathis, Koehn and Howes, who all placed second in their respective brackets. Another trio—Anderson, Kishman and McGeough—finished fourth, while Ross, Schroeder and Lerch took fifth in their weight classes. Zuercher did not place.
The Bulldogs will enjoy the comforts of home this week, hosting Central, Postville and Tripoli for a conference quad on Jan. 11. The annual MFL MarMac Invitational is Jan. 13 in Monona.
