Blake Sorensen (184, Sr., Denver, Iowa, Denver HS)
· Blake Sorensen (184) went 3-1 to lead Upper Iowa over the weekend and now has a 16-5 record for the year
· Sorensen defeated Dakota DesLauriers of Mercyhurst (Fall, 3:46), John Vogt (#8 NCAA) of McKendree (Dec. 10-6) and Dylon Braun of St. Cloud State (Dec. 7—2)
· His only loss of the weekend came in a 7-4 decision to Garrett Lineberger (#1 NCAA) of Notre Dame
Team
· #17 Peacocks claimed 4th place at NWCA National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind.
· Upper Iowa defeated #5 Mercyhurst 33-8 and #6 McKendree 18-15 to reach semifinals
· UIU lost to #1 Notre Dame 22 -12 and #7 St. Cloud State 26-6 in semis and third-place match, respectively
· Jordan Roths, Dalton Westerlund, Matt Paulus, Jordan Rinken, Colbey Vance, Ricky Briggs and Logan Hopp all picked up two wins apiece
· Upper Iowa will head to Moorhead, Minn. to face the Dragons of Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday, Jan. 17, for the teams’ opening NSIC dual at 2 p.m.
