Wrestling | 11/5/2026 9:28:00 PM
Oshkosh, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team opened its 2026-27 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) season with a 52-0 win at UW-Oshkosh Thursday night in Kolf Sports Center.
UWL improves to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the WIAC while UW-Oshkosh drops to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
Grant Madl
SERIES RECORD
* UWL leads the all-time series, 46-12, with UW-Oshkosh.
* The Eagles recorded their fourth straight shutout over the Titans. UWL earned shutout wins in 2023-24 (59-0), 2024-25 (57-0) and 2025-26 (52-0).
WIAC WINNING STREAK
* UWL extended its WIAC winning streak to 23 with Thursday's victory. The Eagles improve to 94-9 (.913) all-time in conference duals under head coach
Dave Malecek.
TEAM RANKINGS
* UWL is ranked second in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Preseason Poll for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
* Five student-athletes are ranked in the NWCA Preseason Poll, including
Tanner Gerber first at 174-pounds.
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Marcus McIntyre at 141-pounds and
Tate Flege at 184-pounds, are both ranked second.
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Markos Mihalopoulos is ranked third at 285-pounds with
Tyler Dormanen seventh at 197-pounds.
Caden Weber
HOW IT HAPPENED
* UWL earned four wins by fall, four by technical fall and two by major decision.
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Grant Madl opened with a technical fall (23-6, 5:18) over JP Culver at 125-pounds.
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Wyatt Magolski's win by fall (2:45) over Ryan Hanson at 133-pounds extended the lead to 11-0 and McIntyre followed with a major decision (15-6) over Nick Jenkins at 141.
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Talan Schutte and
Kellen Kelly followed with wins by fall to make it 27-0. Schutte defeated Leonardo Ruggiero at 149 (2:03) and Kelly beat Caidan Ronning at 157 (1:11).
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Caleb Cady (165) and Gerber (174) each won by technical fall as Cady defeated Ryan Bergman (19-4, 5:50) and Gerber beat Jack Gills (15-0, 7:00).
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Sedeeq AlObaidi won by technical fall (18-0, 3:00) over Nathan Lenz-Messman at 184-pounds followed by
Carter Lueck winning by fall (4:03) over Vincent Bird at 197.
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Caden Weber finished the dual with a major decision victory (8-0) against Roman Martell at 285.
UP NEXT:
* UWL travels to the Rochester Community & Technical College (Minn.) Yellowjacket Open on Saturday, November 7 at 10 a.m.
