FAYETTE, Iowa - Upper Iowa men's wrestling is set to continue the season at the Luther Open on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. in Gerdin Fieldhouse.

ABOUT THE OPEN
Spectators are advised to enter through the main entrance of the Gerdin Fieldhouse on the north side of the building. The doors open at 7:45 a.m. Fans are allowed to park in the Gerdin Fieldhouse lot and the library lot. 

Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students and seniors (65+) and free for kids under five. They can be purchased online or at the door. Concessions will begin at 9 a.m.

The Peacocks are one of 38 teams competing at the Luther Open. Other Division II competition includes No. 16 Augustana (S.D.) No. 6 Minnesota State, No. 25 Quincy (Ill.) and No. 18 St. Cloud State (Minn.), along with Division I South Dakota State, North Dakota State and Iowa.

LAST TIME OUT
The Peacocks opened the season last Saturday at the Rochester Community & Technical College Yellowjacket Open. Nick Mueller took first place at 165 pounds, and Tanner Arjes took first at 141 pounds. 

UIU also had two second-place finishers in James Lovelady at 141 pounds and Matthew Marcum at 184 pounds. Preston Klostermann, Geoffery Freeman and Cory Scalan each took third place in their respective divisions.

The team also posted their first dual victory of the season on Wednesday night with a 57-0 win over Ellsworth Community College. Arjes had the quickest win of the night with a fall in 35 seconds, while Brock Shaha (133) and Jose Del Toro (285) also won by fall.

Lawson Losee returned to action at 174 with an 18-3 technical fall victory. Owen Denstad at 149, Freeman at 197 and Westendorf in an extra match picked up tech fall wins as well. Jackson Heaston (125), Klostermann (157), Mueller (165) and Westendorf (184) each added a forfeit win.

2026 LUTHER OPEN
The Peacocks had three first-place finishers and eight total wrestlers place at the 2025 Luther Open. Losee had the best performance of any Peacock, taking first at 174 after beating then No. 2 Drake Hayward of Minnesota State.

Treyton Ackman (125) and Klostermann (147) both took first place as well. Ackman started with two falls, a major decision, a 10-4 decision in the semifinals and a win by medical forfeit in the finals. Klostermann won with two falls, a tech fall, a major decision and an 11-7 win in the championship match. 

Ethen Doty took second place at 149, and Cale Nash placed third in the Silver 149. Westendorf finished fifth at 184, and Freeman was fourth at 197.