Brackets || Team Standings
 
Upper Iowa finished their run at the 34^th Midwest Classic Invitational on Sunday afternoon and placed seven wrestlers including a pair of champions in the form of Bryce Lumzy and Carl Broghammer.  The Peacocks racked up 118 points over the weekend claiming runner up honors behind #5 Newberry.  The second place finish marks the third straight year that UIU has claimed runner up honors at the Midwest Classic.

After Lumzy (157) and Broghammer’s (197) titles, the Peacocks’ Wade Gobin claimed a second place in the 165-pound bracket and Jordan Rinken placed fourth at 149 pounds. 

Lumzy won all five of his matches and scored 27 points for Upper Iowa. The redshirt senior earned the most falls in the tournament as well picking up pins in three of his five matches.  Lumzy defeated Austin Harris of Western State with a pin in the first minute of action and then earned a 14-1 major decision over Chuck Holmquest of Manchester to advance to the quarterfinals.  In the quarters, the 157-pounder won by fall (1:12) over Zach Vargo of Lake Erie College.  On day two, Lumzy opened his day with a win by fall (4:39) over the #2-ranked wrestler in Division II, Taylor Knapp of Newberry.  He then closed out his run to the title with a 6-3 decision over Conor Young of Campbellsville.

Broghammer (#3 NCAA) powered through his weekend of competition winning all five matches and earning 26 team points.  The redshirt junior sandwiched a pair of major decisions over Ashton Brown of Findlay (9-1) and Justin Tribble of Limestone (10-1) around a second round pin (4:51) of Gregory Cameron of Lincoln to earn his ticket to the second day and the semifinals.  Broghammer scored a third period pin in the semis against Julian Smith of McKendree to get his shot at the title. The Manchester, Iowa native lined up against Matt Baker of Maryville (#2 NCAA) in the finals and avenged a loss to Baker in last year’s NCAA Regional.  Broghammer earned the 5-4 decision thanks to an escape in the first tie breaker period.

Gobin earned 20 points for Upper Iowa while posting a 4-1 record and a runner up finish at 165.  Gobin opened his action with a pair of wins by fall over Trevon Jordan of Trine (2:53) and Shawn Seppala of Western State (5:34).  A 10-5 decision over Tyler Loethan of Central Missouri gave Gobin a 3-0 record and spot in the semifinals.  The Cannon Falls, Minn. native edged Nicolas Haferkamp of McKendree in an 11-8 match, but dropped a 5-1 decision in the finals to Matt Vandermeer of Lake Erie (#3 NCAA).

Rinken placed fourth with a 4-2 record earning 15.5 points for the Peacocks.  Rinken was undefeated in three matches on Saturday winning by a 13-2 major decision, a 3-2 decision and a win by fall (4:34) over Jan Ulinski of Findlay.  The Peacock sophomore dropped an 8-3 decision in the semis, but bounced back with an 8-2 win over Kyle Terry of Campbellsville to remain in the hunt for third.  In the third place match, Keenan Hagerty of Maryville (#2 NCAA) defeated Rinken 8-3 to push the UIU wrestler to fourth.

Trevor Franklin (133, #1 NCAA), Matt Paulus (141) and Blake Sorensen (174) all finished 8^th in their respective weight classes.

Upper Iowa will not hit the competition mats again for two weeks.  The Peacocks will return to action on Dec. 29-30 at the Citrus Open in Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla.

Noteworthy…

• Mitch Schultz went 1-0 on day one with an 8-0 major decision victory before withdrawing from the tourney.
• Franklin carried a 44-match win streak into the event, his first of the season, and extended it to 45 before dropping an 8-3 decision in the quarterfinals.  The unbeaten streak spanned back to the Midwest Classic on Dec. 18, 2010 when he lost 3-2 to Russell Weakley of UNC Pembroke.
• Chris Paulus and Jeremy Brazil both competed, but were winless in two matches.

Midwest Classic Final Results for Upper Iowa

125 - Chris Paulus 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Max Byrd (Ashland University) 9-4 won by major decision over Chris Paulus (Upper Iowa) 0-2 (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Chris Paulus (Upper Iowa) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Rosario (Brewton-Parker) 1-2 won by decision over Chris Paulus (Upper Iowa) 0-2 (Dec 8-5)

133 - Trevor Franklin placed 8^th at 2-2 and scored 8.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-1 won by pin over William Bryant (Mt St Joe) 1-2 (Pin 4:41)
Quarterfinal - Ross Benzel (Limestone) 2-0 won by decision over Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-1 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-1 won by major decision over Jeremy Jones (Ohio Northern) 2-2 (Maj 14-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Tyler Alsip (Campbellsville) 5-1 won by decision over Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-3 (Dec 5-3)
7th Place Match - Mike Screptock (Tiffin) 17-5 won by medical forfeit over Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) 2-3 (MFF)

141 - Matt Paulus placed 8^th at 4-3 and scored 10.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-1 won by pin over Dylon Viglasky (McKendree) 0-2 (Pin 4:06)
Champ. Round 2 - Joey White (Findlay) 17-8 won in tie breaker - 3 over Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-1 (TB-3 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-1 won by pin over Luis Godines (Mt St Joe) 0-2 (Pin 3:56)
Cons. Round 3 - Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-1 won by major decision over Josh Juarez (Manchester) 0-2 (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-1 won by decision over Eric Mateo (University of Central Missouri) 1-2 (Dec 11-8)
Cons. Round 5 - Joey White (Findlay) 19-9 won by decision over Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-3 (Dec 7-2)
7th Place Match - Justin Kieffer (Indianapolis) 4-2 won by major decision over Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) 4-3 (Maj 19-11)

149 - Jordan Rinken placed 4^th at 4-2 and scored 15.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by major decision over Cody Cole (Western State) 3-1 (Maj 13-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by decision over Tyler Green (Ohio Valley) 0-2 (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Jan Ulinski (Findlay) 8-10 (Pin 4:34)
Semifinal - Deral Brown (Newberry) 20-3 won by decision over Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 4-2 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Semi - Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 4-2 won by decision over Kyle Terry (Campbellsville) 5-2 (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match - Keenan Hagerty (Maryville) 23-6 won by decision over Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 4-2 (Dec 8-3)

157 - Bryce Lumzy won the 157-pound title at 5-0 and scored 27.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Austin Harris (Western State) 1-2 (Pin 0:54)
Champ. Round 2 - Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by major decision over Chuck Holmquest (Manchester) 2-2 (Maj 14-1)
Quarterfinal - Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Zach Vargo (Lake Erie College) 3-1 (Pin 1:12)
Semifinal - Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) 5-0 won by pin over Taylor Knapp (Newberry) 11-3 (Pin 4:39)
1st Place Match - Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) 5-0 won by decision over Conor Young (Campbellsville) 4-1 (Dec 6-3)

165 - Wade Gobin placed second at 4-1 and scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Trevon Jordan (Trine) 1-11 (Pin 2:53)
Champ. Round 2 - Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Shawn Seppala (Western State) 2-2 (Pin 5:34)
Quarterfinal - Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by decision over Tyler Loethan (University of Central Missouri) 1-2 (Dec 10-5)
Semifinal - Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) 4-1 won by decision over Nicolas Haferkamp (McKendree) 4-2 (Dec 11-8)
1st Place Match - Matt Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) 4-0 won by decision over Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) 4-1 (Dec 5-1)

174 - Blake Sorensen placed 8^th at 3-3 and scored 8.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Cramer (Tiffin) 11-6 won by decision over Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-1 (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-1 won by decision over Shelby Mappes (Indianapolis) 0-2 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-1 won by pin over Nick Burghardt (Maryville) 10-9 (Pin 0:31)
Cons. Round 4 - Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-1 won by medical forfeit over Ryan Pieper (Trine) 8-5 (MFF)
Cons. Round 5 - Jake Cramer (Tiffin) 12-8 won by decision over Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-3 (Dec 9-4)
7th Place Match - Luis Alba (McKendree) 5-2 won by decision over Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) 3-3 (Dec 6-3)

184 - Mitchell Schultz 1-0 and scored 2.00 team points before withdrawing from the tourney.
Champ. Round 1 - Mitchell Schultz (Upper Iowa) 1-2 won by major decision over Andrew Krawulski (McKendree) 1-2 (Maj 8-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Walid Boggio (Tiffin) 4-8 won by medical forfeit over Mitchell Schultz (Upper Iowa) 1-2 (MFF)
Cons. Round 2 - Blake Steiert (Limestone) 1-2 won by medical forfeit over Mitchell Schultz (Upper Iowa) 1-2 (MFF)

197 - Carl Broghammer won the title at 197-pounds at 5-0 and scored 26.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by major decision over Ashton Brown (Findlay) 5-13 (Maj 9-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by pin over Gregory Cameron (Lincoln College) 1-2 (Pin 4:51)
Quarterfinal - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) 3-0 won by major decision over Justin Tribble (Limestone) 2-1 (Maj 10-1)
Semifinal - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) 5-0 won by pin over Julian Smith (McKendree) 4-2 (Pin 5:42)
1st Place Match - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) 5-0 won in tie breaker - 1 over Matthew Baker (Maryville) 13-1 (TB-1 5-4)

285 - Jeremy Brazil 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Zotaih Tuaquoi (University of Central Missouri) 4-1 won by pin over Jeremy Brazil (Upper Iowa) 0-2 (Pin 5:00)
Cons. Round 1 - Jeremy Brazil (Upper Iowa) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Almonte Patrick (Lake Erie College) 3-2 won by decision over Jeremy Brazil (Upper Iowa) 0-2 (Dec 10-4)