Full Results from Chuck Porter Duals

The Upper Iowa wrestling program, which just moved up to #10 in the NWCA Division II Coaches Poll, posted a pair of shutouts on Saturday afternoon en route to a perfect 4-0 mark and the Chuck Porter Duals title. In total, the Peacock grapplers combined for a 35-5 record on the day in the team's final tune up before next weekend's high-powered NWCA National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Peacocks' pair of shutouts came in the opening two duals over Hannibal-LaGrange University, 58-0, and Calumet College of St. Joesph, 57-0. UIU followed it up with a 33-6 win over Augustana College (Ill.), who is ranked #30 in NCAA Division III, to close out their pool competition and then defeated Wabash College, ranked #10 in NCAA Division III, 36-9 in the championship match.

Wabash entered the match at 3-0 on the day after defeating #12 Luther College (26-15), Knox College (57-0) and North Central College (33-9).

Falling just two points short of a perfect shutout, the Peacocks started the tournament off with a bang. UIU earned six wins by fall and a major decision and received three forfeits against Hannibal-LaGrange. The six falls were earned by Tanner Schmidt (133), Edwin Cooper (149), Dalton Westerlund (165), Colbey Vance (174), Carl Broghammer (197) and Logan Hopp (285), while the major decision came in the opening match as Chris Paulus won 15-2. Hopp's pin at heavyweight came in the fastest time (:54), but Broghammer (1:05) and Westerlund (1:08) followed closely behind.

Upper Iowa then toed the line with Calumet College, but only wrestled four matches after being handed six forfeits. The Peacocks registered three wins by fall and a win by decision in the remaining matches to earn the 57-0 win. The wins by fall came in the heaviest three weight classes as Blake Sorensen (1:35), Carl Broghammer (2:35) and Logan Hopp (2:48) all posted the bonus-point wins. Lincoln Monroe got the win by decision 6-2 at 133 pounds.

Under Head Coach Heath Grimm, now in his fourteenth season at the helm of the UIU program, the Peacocks have posted shutouts in seven different seasons. Upper Iowa defeated Knox College 54-0 and Illinois College 57-0 in Grimm's first year at the helm. The Peacocks defeated UNC Pembroke 47-0 at the National Duals in 2006, Northern State University 45-0 in an NSIC dual in 2007, a perfect 60-0 shutout of Wagner in 2009 at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals and a 41-0 NSIC dual win over MSU Moorhead in 2010. Before Saturday, the most recent shutout came last season inside Dorman Gym against Waldorf College, 53-0.

In the final match of pool competition, Upper Iowa defeated Augustana (Ill.) by a 33-6 count winning eight of the ten matches including a pair of wins by fall, a technical fall and a major decision. Sorensen posted his second fall of the day at 184 pounds in 2:22, while Hopp picked up his third fall in 2:09 at heavyweight. Broghammer (197) earned the technical fall, 19-3 (6:09), while Cooper notched a 12-1 major decision at 149. Schmidt (133), Duane Richardson (141), Westerlund (165) and Vance (174) all won their matches by decision.

UIU finished their run at the Chuck Porter Duals with a championship match against Wabash, who entered with a 3-0 record in their pool competition. The Peacocks won seven of the ten matches to gain the 36-9 win and claim the championship. Chris Paulus opened the match with a 16-0 (6:00) technical fall and after a win by forfeit at 133 pounds, the Peacocks led 11-0. Jordan Roths posted a win by fall (4:47) at 141 pounds and Cooper followed with a 12-4 major decision at 149 to extend UIU's lead to 21-0. The Little Giants picked up a win at 157 pounds, but Westerlund got the Peacocks back in the win column with a 2-1 decision to set the score at 24-3. Wabash won close decisions at 174 and 184 pounds to pull within 24-9, but UIU shut the door with their final two matches. At 197, Broghammer posted his third win by fall (1:55) and fourth bonus-point win of the day. Hopp capped off his best day as a Peacock with his fourth pin of the day (2:10) to put the final points on UIU's 36-9 win. Hopp's four pins came in a total time of 8:01.


Next Up

The Peacocks will head to Des Moines, Iowa and the Iowa Events Center to compete in the NWCA National Duals on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11-12. Upper Iowa has placed in the top eight in five of the last six years at the National Duals. Upper Iowa claimed 8th place five years ago, improved to 7th place the next year, and then claimed 5th place three years ago. After a 1-2 record in 2011, the Peacocks returned in 2012 with their best-ever finish at the duals. Upper Iowa claimed third-place after dropping a tight match in the semis to St. Cloud State and then defeating Nebraska-Kearney. Last season, the Peacocks placed sixth with a 3-2 record.


UIU Dual Results

Upper Iowa 58, Hannibal-LaGrange 0
125 – Chris Paulus (UI) def Brady Sloup (HL) MD 15-2
133 – Tanner Schmidt (UI) pinned Caleb McElfresh (HL) 1:40
141 – Duane Richardson (UI) won by forfeit
149 – Edwin Cooper (UI) pinned Tyler Sonnabend (HL) 2:59
157 – Trevor Duke (UI) won by forfeit
165 – Dalton Westerlund (UI) pinned Jeremiah Reed (HL) 1:08
174 – Colbey Vance (UI) pinned Grant Godfrey (HL) 4:28
184 – Blake Sorensen (UI) won by forfeit
197 – Carl Broghammer (UI) pinned Konner Braughton (HL) 1:05
285 – Logan Hopp (UI) pinned Michael Wright (HL) :54

Upper Iowa 57, CCSJ 0
125 – Chris Paulus (UI) won by forfeit
133 – Lincoln Monroe (UI) def Anthony Hawkins (CCSJ) 6-2
141 – Jordan Roths (UI) won by forfeit
149 – Edwin Cooper (UI) won by forfeit
157 – Zak Benitz (UI) won by forfeit
165 – Dalton Westerlund (UI) won by forfeit
174 – Colbey Vance (UI) won by forfeit
184 – Blake Sorensen (UI) pinned Dennie Brown (CCSJ) 1:35
197 – Carl Broghammer (UI) pinned Eric Johnson (CCSJ) 2:35
285 – Logan Hopp (UI) pinned Scott Pitrowski (CCSJ) 2:48

Upper Iowa 33, Augustana 6
125 – Jimmy Panozzo (AC) def Mitch Funk (UI) 6-4
133 – Tanner Schmidt (UI) def Sean McMahon (AC) 5-3
141 – Duane Richardson (UI) def Isaiah Schaub (AC) 3-1
149 – Edwin Cooper (UI) def Hector Ruiz (AC) MD 12-1
157 – Kevin Sundberg (AC) def Trevor Duke (UI) 6-1
165 – Dalton Westerlund (UI) def Connor Cummings (AC) 3-2
174 – Colbey Vance (UI) def Jordan Richardson (AC) 7-2
184 – Blake Sorensen (UI) pinned Dan Murray (AC) 2:22
197 – Carl Broghammer (UI) def Hunter Feraco (AC) by TF 19-3; 6:09
285 – Logan Hopp (UI) pinned John Schraidt (AC) 2:09

Upper Iowa 36, Wabash 9 (1st place match)
125 – Chris Paulus (UI) def Allen Betts (WC) by TF 16-0; 6:00
133 – Lincoln Monroe (UI) won by forfeit
141 – Jordan Roths (UI) pinned Pat Parham (WC) 4:47
149 – Edwin Cooper (UI) def Michael Venezia (WC) MD 12-4
157 – Reece Lefever (WC) def Zak Benitz (UI) 5-1
165 – Dalton Westerlund (UI) def Ethan Farmer (WC) 2-1
174 – Conner Lefever (WC) def Colbey Vance (UI) 7-5
184 – Riley Lefever (WC) def Blake Sorensen (UI) 7-6
197 – Carl Broghammer (UI) pinned Jake Barclay (WC) 1:55
285 – Logan Hopp (UI) pinned Ian Kelton (WC) 2:10