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Wrestlers Lose to UWSP

Feb. 9, 2002

Heavyweight Nate Demulling picked up a win, but the Falcon wrestling team lost a 54-4 decision to UW-Stevens Point Saturday afternoon at the Knowles Building.

Demulling beat Tim Lium, 8-1.

The Falcons will next host the WIAC Championships on Sunday, Feb. 17 at Karges Center. Action starts at 10 a.m.

Wis.-Stevens Point 54, Wis.-River Falls 4
165 – Cody Koeing (SP) pinned Nate Dahl (RF), 4:49
174 – Jamie Schultz (SP) defeated Josh Puig (RF), 9-1
184 – Joe Bavlnka (SP) defeated Neil Happel (RF), 20-7
197 – Yan White (SP) pinned Larry Moen (RF), 4:20
Hwt – Nate Demulling (RF) defeated Tim Lium (SP), 8-1
125 – David Davila (SP) won by forfeit
133 – Jared Esala (SP) won by forfeit
141 – Joel Burdick (SP) pinned Joel Esala (RF), 4:55
149 – Justin Geitner (SP) won by forfeit
157 –Craig Resch (SP) won by forfeit

Wrestlers Lose to La Crosse

Feb. 8, 2002

The Falcon wrestling team dropped a 54-0 decision to UW-La Crosse Friday night at the Knowles Building

The Falcons will next host UW-Stevens Point on Saturday at the Knowles Building. Action starts at noon.

Wis.-La Crosse 54, Wis.-River Falls 0
141 – Brady Cudd (LC) pinned Joel Esala (RF), 3:17
149 – Troy Fabry (LC) won by forfeit
157 – Matt Zwaschka (LC) won by forfeit
165 – Nick Patenaude (LC) pinned Nate Dahl (RF), 3:34
174 – Ben Bly (LC) defeated Josh Puig (RF), 17-0
184 – Rob Rodriguez (LC) defeated Neil Happel (RF), 14-6
197 – Mike Matiash (LC) defeated Larry Moen (RF), 10-6
Hwt – Jason Ott (LC) pinned Nate Demulling (RF), 1:48
125 – Nick Mueller (LC) won by forfeit
133 – Chris Passe (LC) won by forfeit

Wrestlers Compete at UWEC Invite

Feb. 2, 2002

The Falcon wrestling team earned 3.5 points at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational on Saturday.

At 174 pounds, Josh Puig lost to an Eau laire wrestler in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket he took a 3-2 win over a Platteville opponent before being pinned at 1:40 by another Platteville wrestler.

At 184, Neil Happel won a first round match over an Oshkosh opponent, 3-1. He lost a major decision to a Stevens Point wrestler in the next round. In the consolation round he won a 9-8 decision over an Oshkosh wrestler before losing to a Whitewater wrestler, 13-5.

At heavyweight Nate Demulling won a first round match over an Eau Claire wrestler, 10-3. He lost in the quarterfinals on a pin to an Oshkosh wrestler in :58. He then lost in the consolation round to an Oshkosh wrestler, 7-3.

The Falcons will next host UW-La Crosse on Friday at the Knowles Building. Action starts at 7 p.m.

Wrestlers Drop Match at Whitewater

Jan. 29, 2002

The Falcon wrestlers lost, 48-0, at UW-Whitewater Tuesday night.

The Falcons will next compete in the UW-Eau Claire Invitational on Saturday with action starting at 9 a.m.

Wis.-Whitewater 48, Wis.-River Falls 0
125 – John Rombca (W)) won by forfeit
133 – Mike Jankowski (W) won by forfeit
141 – Shaun Mulrooney (W) pinned Joel Esala, 4:52
149 – Tony Wright (W) won by forfeit
157 – Matt Sommerville (W) won by forfeit
165 – Jason Krueger (W) won by forfeit
174 – Jeff Zastrow (W) defeated Josh Puig (RF), 14-7
184 – Nate Anderson (W) defeated Neil Happel (RF), 8-2
197 – Cody Tonsor (W) defeated Larry Moen (RF), 11-6
Hwt – Dave Berglund (W) defeated Nate Demulling (RF), 5-0

Wrestlers Drop Match to UWEC

Jan. 16, 2002

The Falcon wrestlers lost a 46-3 decision to UW-Eau Claire Wedneday night at the Knowles Center.

Neil Happel picked up the Falcon's points at 184 with a 9-6 win over Josh Frie.

The Falcons will next travel to UW-Whitewater on Jan. 29 for a 7 p.m. match with the Warhawks.

Wis.-Eau Claire 46, Wis.-River Falls 3
157 – Chris Muller (EC) defeated Jesse Sterr (RF), 20-6
165 – Travis Buchholz (EC) won by forfeit
174 – Troy Seubert (EC) defeated Josh Puig (RF), 9-6
184 – Neil Happel (RF) defeated Josh Frie (EC), 9-6
197 – Adam Kolo (EC) pinned Larry Moen (RF), 1:36
Hwt – Nick Campbell (EC) defeated Nate Demulling (RF), 7-6
125 – Davey Starks (EC) won by forfeit
133 – Jesse Miller (EC) won by forfeit
141 – Jesse Matchey (EC) won by forfeit
149 – Tony Rozmenaski (EC) won by forfeit

Wrestlers Lose at St. John's, 39-11

Jan. 12, 2002

The Falcon wrestlers lost a 39-11 decision at St. John's Saturday afternoon.

Falcon heavyweight Nate Demulling started the match on the right foot for the Falcons taking an 18-4 win over his opponent. Josh Puig picked up three more team points at 174 with a 10-4 win. Falcon 184 pounder Neil Happel got the final four points for the Falcons with an 11-2 win over his oppoent.

The Falcons will next host UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday at the Knowles Building. Action starts at 7 p.m.

St. John's 39, River Falls 11
Hwt - Nate Demulling (RF) defeated Ryan Weinandt (SJ), 18-4
125 - Matt Vos (SJ) won by forfeit
133 - Chuck Griffith (SJ) won by forfeit
141 - Nate LeFebvre (SJ) won by forfeit
149 - Tim Anderson (SJ) won by forfeit
157 - Mark Otis (SJ) defeated Jesse Stehr (RF), 18-7
165 - Luke Lisell (SJ) won by forfeit
174 - Josh Puig (RF) defeated Chris Bressart (SJ), 10-4
184 - Neil Happel (RF) defeated Aaron Barthel (SJ), 11-2
197 - Mark Koch (SJ) defeated Larry Moen (RF), 17-0

Wrestlers Lose to Oshkosh, St. Olaf

Jan. 9, 2002

The Falcon wrestlers lost in two dual meets Wednesday night at the Knowles Building.

Oshkosh beat the Falcons, 39-6. Winners for the Falcons were Nate Demulling at heavyweight and Josh Puig at 174. Demulling beat his opponent, 6-2 and Puig took a 7-3 win over his opponent.

St. Olaf beat the Falcons, 30-25. Three Falcons won matches. Neil Happel won at 184, 12-1, Joel Esala won at 141 with a pin at 4:56 and Puig won at 174, 7-2.

The Falcons will next wrestle at St. John's on Saturday with action starting at noon.

Wis.-Oshkosh 45, Wis.-River Falls 9
184 – Nick Jasurda (O) defeated Neil Happel (RF), 5-3
197 – Mike Farchione (O) pinned Larry Moen (RF), 2:28
Hwt – Nate Demulling (RF) defeated Dustin Drexel (O), 6-2
125 – Tim DeMars (O) won by forfeit
133 – Ron Klein (O) won by forfeit
141 – Luke Madson (O) pinned Joel Esala (RF), 1:41
149 – Mike Sebesta (O) won by forfeit
157 – Mike Uyeda (O) won by forfeit
165 – Jason Gruszynske (O) won by forfeit
174 –Josh Puig (RF) won by forfeit

St. Olaf 30, Wis.-River Falls 25
184 - Neil Happel (RF) defeated Shad Bauer (SO), 12-1
197 – Larry Moen (RF) won by forfeit
Hwt – Nate Demulling (RF) won by forfeit
125 – Gabe Koepp (SO) won by forfeit
133 – Pat Koch (SO) won by forfeit
141 – Joel Esala (RF) pinned Trevor Lund (SO), 4:56
149 – Alex Morf (SO) won by forfeit
157 – Anthony Rogers (SO) won by forfeit
165 – Jesse Routte (SO) won by forfeit
174 – Josh Puig (RF) defeated Jay DeCoux (SO), 7-2

Wrestlers Place 13th at St. Cloud Invite

Dec. 8, 2001

Heavyweight Nate Demulling placed sixth to help lead the Falcon wrestling team to a 13th place finish at the St. Cloud Invitational on Saturday.

The Falcons finished with 18.5 points. North Dakota State won the team title with 150.5 followed by Augsburg 148.5, Mary 89, St. Cloud 85.5, Northern State 56, Eau Claire 45, Southwest State 41.5, Dickinson State 39.5, Moorhead State 32.5, Waldorf 24.5, St. John's 21.5, Ridgewater CC 21, UWRF 18.5, Concordia-Moorhead 18, UM-Morris 17 and Rochester CC 12.

Demulling pinned his first opponent in 4:17. He then was pined in the second round in 4:09. He came back to win a 10-4 decision, but then lost a 3-0 decision in the match for sixth place.

At 141, Joel Esala lost by a fall at 2:16 in his first match. At 157, Jesse Sterr lost by a pin in his first match in 3:56. He then won by default and next lost an 11-1 decision. At 174, Josh Puig lost by a fall at 2:01 in his first match. He came back to win a 3-1 decision, but then lost by a fall in his third match in 1:35.

At 184, Neil Happel lost his first match, 17-6 and then won his next match, 5-4. (No other results were available) At 197, Larry Moen lost his first match, 11-2. He was pinned in 3:07 in his second match.

The Falcons will next compete in the North Country Invitaitonal on Jan. 5 in Northfield, Minn.

Falcons Grapplers Compete in River Falls Duals

Dec. 1, 2001

The UW-River Falls wrestling team dropped all four dual meets in the River Falls Duals held Saturday at the Knowles Recreation Building.

The Falcons lost to Corcordia, 33-12. William Penn's gold team defeated River Falls in the second round, 44-3. The team's closest contest came against Itasca'a 'B' team, but the Falcons fell, 27-21. The team then lost its last match, 40-9, to Luther College.

Heavyweight Nate Demuling finished the day with a 2-1 record. Demulling beat his opponents from Concordia and Luther but lost against his opponent from William Penn.

Concordia 33, River Falls 12
125 - Both teams forfeited
133 - Bottcher (C) won by forfeit
141 - Irish (C) pinned Esala (RF), 3:11
149 - Bugg (C) won by forfeit
157 - Gonsalves (C) won by forfeit
165 - Brigham (C) defeated Sterr (RF), 15-9
174 - Witkowski (C) pinned Puig (RF), 5:13
184 - Happel (RF) defeated Egan (C), 4-3
197 - Moen (RF) won by forfeit
Hwt - Demulling (RF) defeated Brockel (C), 4-2

William Penn (GOLD) 44, River Falls 3
125 - Gonzalez (WP) won by forfeit
133 - Aguillard (WP) won by forfeit
141 - Perry (WM) pinned Esala (RF), 3:42
149 - Moats (WP) won by forfeit
157 - Huback (WP) won by forfeit
165 - Fleurestil (WP) defeated Sterr (RF), 9-3
174 - Dorisca (WM) defeated Puig (RF), 9-1
184 - Davis (WP) defeated Happel (RF), 10-2
197 - Moen (RF) defeated Van Fussen (WP), 6-1
Hwt - Walsh (WP) defeated Demulling (RF), 2-1

Itasca 'B' 27, River Falls 21
125 - Both teams forfeited
133 - Hagen (I) won by forfeit
141 - Pesta (WM) defeated Esala (RF) by technical fall, 1:30
149 - Childers (I) won by forfeit
157 - Brunner (I) won by forfeit
165 - Schreder (I) defeated Sterr (RF), 14-12
174 - Puig (RF) defeated Wallace (I), 11-1
184 - Happel (RF) won by forfeit
197 - Moen (RF) defeated Blair (I) by technical fall, 1:28
Hwt - Gurule (RF) won by forfeit

Luther 40, River Falls 3
125 - Knipper (L) won by forfeit
133 - Fisher (L) won by forfeit
141 - Platska (L) defeated Esala (RF), 21-4
149 - Tripp (L) won by forfeit
157 - Lebeau (L) won by forfeit
165 - Robinson (L) defeated Sterr (RF) by technical fall, 5:00
174 - Balden (L) defeated Puig (RF), 5-3
184 - Happel (RF) defeated Merrin (L) by technical fall, 4:36
197 - Rea (L) defeated Moen (RF), 6-2
Hwt - Necter (L) defeated Demulling (RF), 8-2

Falcons Grapplers Lose Dual Meet to UW-Platteville

Nov. 27, 2001

The UW-River Falls wrestling team lost their second dual meet of the season, falling to No. 18 UW-Platteville, 52-3, at Williams Fieldhouse Tuesday night.

The Falcons lone win of the meet came at 197 pounds where Larry Moen defeated Jason Glodowski, 9-4.

The grapplers will next compete in the River Falls Duals will which will be held on Saturday.

Platteville 52, River Falls 3
125 - Dan Coburn (UWP) won by forfeit
133 - Brett Vogel (UWP) won by forfeit
141 - Craig Jentz (UWP) pinned Joel Esala (UWRF) 2:17
149 - Chris Vogel (UWP) won by forfeit
157 - Chris McDaniel (UWP) won by forfeit
165 - Peter Moe (UWP) pinned Jesse Sterr (UWRF) 2:25
174 - Jim Hamilton (UWP) won by forfeit
184 - Tony Austin (UWP) defeated Neil Happel (UWRF), 17-6
197 - Larry Moen (UWRF) defeated Jason Glodowski (UWP), 9-4
Hwt - Devin Kraege (UWP) defeated Nate Demuling (UWRF) by technical fall at 5:57

Falcons Drop Dual Meet at Carleton

Nov. 21, 2001

The Falcons opened their dual meet season with a 34-12 loss at Carleton College Tuesday night.

Kevin Farhnam won a 9-4 decision over Matt Erki at 149 pounds. At 165 Jesse Sterr pinned Frank Brodie in 4:07. The other Falcon points came at heavyweight where Nate Demulling won an 11-5 decision over Cody Brown.

The Falcons will compete in the Northern Open on Friday with action starting at 8 a.m. in the Knowles Building. On Tuesday the Falcons are at Platteville for a dual meet that starts at 7 p.m.

Carleton 34, River Falls 12
125 - Ed Kroll (Carl) won by forfeit
133 - Gates Sanford (Carl) won by forfeit
141 - Tim Thurston (Carl) maj. dec. over Joel Esala (UWRF) 15-3
149 - Kevin Farhnam (UWRF) dec. Matt Erni (Carl) 9-4
157 - David Jackson (Carl) won by forfeit
165 - Jesse Sterr (UWRF) pinned Frank Brodie (Carl) 4:07
174 - Ryan Johnson (Carl) won by forfeit
184 - Joe Stark (Carl) dec. Neil Happel (UWRF) 10-4
197 - Scott O'Reilly (Carl) dec. Larry Moen (UWRF) 14-8
Hwt - Nate Demulling (UWRF) dec. Cody Brown (Carl) 11-5