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Naperville, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team competed in the 54th Annual North Central College (Ill.) Invitational Saturday.  The Eagles finished in fourth-place with 66.0 points, with all four wrestlers who participated placing in the top-three of their weight classes.

Wabash College (Ind.) finished in first-place with 167.0 points with Olivet College (Mich.) second (92.5 points) and host North Central (Ill.) third (73.0 points). A total of 15 teams competed.
    
UWL's Josh Stenger won the 125-pound flight Saturday, going 4-0 on the day.  Stenger defeated Aj Belden of Wabash (Ind.) by decision (3-1) in the first round, and won by technical fall (16-1) over Caleb Poche of the University of Dubuque (Iowa) in the quarterfinal round.  In the semi-finals, he bested Alma College's (Mich.) Aaron Parr-Besemer by major decision (14-5), and beat James Murphy of Thomas More College (Ky.) in the finals with a 14-5 major decision. 
 
At 149-pounds, UWL's Kal Gerber placed second with a 4-1 record, while Grant Zamin was second at 157-pounds, also going 4-1.  Hayden Schlough placed third at 141-pounds, compiling a 5-1 record on Saturday. 

UWL returns to action January 4-5 at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 
 
UW-La Crosse Results
Josh Stenger:  125-Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Won by decision (3-1) over Aj Belden (Wabash, Ind.)
Quarterfinal - Won by technical fall (16-1) over Caleb Poche (Dubuque, Iowa)
Semifinal - Won by major decision (14-5) over Aaron Parr-Besemer (Alma, Mich.)
1st Place Match - Won by decision (4-0) over James Murphy (Thomas More, Ky.)
 
Hayden Schlough:  141-Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Won by fall (1:34) over Gavin Foushee (Thomas More, Ky.)
Champ. Round 2 - Won by decision (2-0) over Brice Everson (Wabash, Ind.)
Quarterfinal - Won by decision (7-4) over Andrew Castaneda (Olivet College, Mich.)
Semifinal - Lost by decision (6-4) to Brendan Gould (Augustana College, Ill.)
Cons. Semi - Won by decision (9-2) over Isaiah Williams (Dubuque, Iowa)
3rd Place Match - Won by rule over Brice Everson (Wabash, Ind.)
 
Kal Gerber:  149-Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Won by tech fall (16-0) over Andrew Tevis (Thomas More, Ky.)
Champ. Round 2 - Won by tech fall (17-0) over Jacob Ferris (Wabash, Ind.)
Quarterfinal - Won in sudden victory - 1 (12-5) over Freddy Terranova (Augustana, Ill.)
Semifinal - Won by decision (10-6) over Cole Hersch (Olivet, Mich.)
1st Place Match - Lost by major decision (13-4) to Griffin Schermer (Wabash, Ind.)
 
Grant Zamin:  157-pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Won by major decision (14-4) over Cody Roland (Thomas More, Ind.)
Champ. Round 2 - Won by decision (5-2) over Jonavan Huggins (Wheaton College, Ill.)
Quarterfinal - Won by decision (5-4) over Adam Hall (Olivet, Mich.)
Semifinal - Won by medical forfeit over Dylan Steward (Adrian College, Mich.)
1st Place Match - Lost by decision (6-4) to Kyle Hatch (Wabash, Ind.)