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Nick Mueller winning at the Yellowjacket Open 2026
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Men's Wrestling Grant Tighe, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication

Mueller and Arjes take first at Yellowjacket Open

14 Peacock wrestlers place at season-opening event

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Peacock men's wrestling had two first-place finishers and 14 wrestlers place overall at the Rochester Community and Technical College Yellowjacket Open. Nick Mueller took first in the 165-pound open and Tanner Arjes took first in the 141-pound open.

Mueller tallied two wins by technical fall before defeating Shaymus MacIntosh of St. Cloud State by an 8-0 major decision in the first-place match. Arjes posted a 15-5 major decision win over Mycah Beckett of Wisconsin-La Crosse before defeating teammate James Lovelady in the championship match, 4-0.

Lovelady was one of two Peacocks to take second place at the open after picking up tech fall wins over Austin Herbst of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Bronson Richins of Southwest Minnesota State. Matthew Marcum took second in the 184-pound open with a win via fall in the semifinals against SMSU's Carter Paulson. He fell to Sedeeq AlObaidi of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the championship, 6-5.

Preston Klostermann (157-pound open), Geoffery Freeman (197-pound open) and Cory Scanlan (174-pound fresh/soph) each took third place. Klostermann picked up two wins by decision and a major decision win. Freeman picked up a tech fall and major decision win, and Scanlan won in sudden victory and major decision.

Griffin Luke (174-pound fresh/soph), Jackson Heaston (125-pound open), Kale Hansen (157-pound open), Tyler Hannah (197-pound open) all took fourth place. Jose Del Toro (285-pound fresh/soph) finished fifth. Brandon Salinas (285-pound fresh/soph) and Clark Daley (184-pound fresh/soph) each came in sixth in their respective divisions.

The Peacocks have their Dorman Gymnasium debut on Wednesday against Ellsworth Community College. Both the UIU men's and women's wrestling teams will be competing with action starting at 6 p.m.
 


125 Pounds

Jackson Heaston — No Placement

  • Round 1: Win vs. Leo Edblad (St. Cloud State), Dec. 10-4

  • Round 2: Loss vs. Dylan St. Germain (Southwest Minnesota State), Dec. 11-10

  • Round 3: Loss vs. Roman McKinney (UW-La Crosse), Dec. 7-3

133 Pounds

Brock Shaha — No Placement

  • Championship Round 1: Loss vs. Draven Johns (St. Cloud State), Maj. Dec. 11-1

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Seth Colton (Iowa Lakes CC), Tech. Fall 18-2 (6:16)

  • Consolation Round 3: Win vs. Brayden Fobbee (Minnesota State), Maj. Dec. 14-3

  • Consolation Round 4: Loss vs. Raydon Graham (Minnesota State), Dec. 5-4

141 Pounds

Tanner Arjes — 1st Place

  • Semifinal: Win vs. Mycah Beckett (UW-La Crosse), Maj. Dec. 15-5

  • Championship: Win vs. James Lovelady (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-0

James Lovelady — 2nd Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Austin Herbst (UW-La Crosse), Tech. Fall 17-2 (4:13)

  • Semifinal: Win vs. Bronson Richins (Southwest Minnesota State), Tech. Fall 22-3 (4:45)

  • Championship: Loss vs. Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-0

Jonah Luensman — No Placement

  • Championship Round 1: Loss vs. Spencer Lee (Minnesota State), Fall (3:51)

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Mason Calabrase (Rochester CTC), Tech. Fall 19-3 (7:00)

  • Consolation Round 3: Win vs. Ethan Immel (St. Cloud State), Dec. 7-4

  • Consolation Round 4: Win vs. Logan Schwanz (Minnesota State), Medical Forfeit

  • Consolation Semifinal: Loss vs. Nadeem Haleem (Triton CC), Dec. 7-4

Kaden Kremer — No Placement

  • Championship Round 1: Loss vs. Logan Schwanz (Minnesota State), Tech. Fall 24-8 (6:52)

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Claudio Rodriguez (Triton CC), Fall (0:40)

  • Consolation Round 3: Win vs. Braxton Johnson (Iowa Lakes CC), Fall (1:25)

  • Consolation Round 4: Loss vs. Spencer Lee (Minnesota State), Maj. Dec. 20-12

149 Pounds

Cale Nash — No Placement

  • Championship Round 1: Win vs. Brody Olson (Iowa Lakes CC), Fall (2:10)

  • Championship Round 2: Win vs. Abram Anderson (UW-Eau Claire), Dec. 11-3 (SV, as listed)

  • Quarterfinal: Loss vs. Luke Harrington (Minnesota State), Dec. 2-1 (TB1)

  • Consolation Round 4: Loss vs. Roman Clouse (Minnesota State), Fall (2:24)

157 Pounds

Preston Klostermann — 3rd Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Kolt Knaack (UW-La Crosse), Maj. Dec. 16-5

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Carter Martinson (UW-La Crosse), Maj. Dec. 14-4

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Jacob Taplin (Southwest Minnesota State), Dec. 13-6

  • 3rd-Place Match: Win vs. Kale Hansen (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-1

Kale Hansen — 4th Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Braedon Dorshorst (UW-La Crosse), Fall (4:01)

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Kellen Kelly (UW-La Crosse), Dec. 7-0

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Noah Styskal (Unattached), Fall (3:27)

  • 3rd-Place Match: Loss vs. Preston Klostermann (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-1

Kameron Kremer — No Placement

  • Championship Round 2: Loss vs. AJ Noyes (UW-Eau Claire), Tech. Fall 18-3 (5:34)

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Devin Perez (Iowa Central CC), Fall (4:55)

  • Consolation Round 3: Win vs. Max Mintle (Hawkeye CC), Fall (4:12)

  • Consolation Round 4: Loss vs. Damari Reed (Triton CC), Tech. Fall 19-3 (2:07)

165 Pounds

Nick Mueller — 1st Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Ashton Meister (UW-La Crosse), Tech. Fall 19-2 (5:21)

  • Semifinal: Win vs. Wyatt Pollard (Southwest Minnesota State), Tech. Fall 20-3 (5:30)

  • Championship: Win vs. Shaymus Macintosh (St. Cloud State), Maj. Dec. 8-0

Dokken Biladeau — No Placement

  • Championship Round 2: Loss vs. Wyatt Goossens (Iowa Central CC), Fall (4:25)

  • Consolation Round 3: Loss vs. Scottie Meier (St. Cloud State), Dec. 8-5

174 Pounds

Cory Scanlan — 3rd-Place Match (No Contest)

  • Championship Round 2: Win vs. Easton Schletzbaum (St. Cloud State), Dec. 15-12 (SV)

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. CJ Mikely (Iowa Central CC), Maj. Dec. 8-0

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Bradley Little (St. Cloud State), Maj. Dec. 15-7

  • 3rd-Place Match: No Contest vs. Griffin Luke (Upper Iowa)

Griffin Luke — 3rd-Place Match (No Contest)

  • Championship Round 1: Win vs. Donovan Walsh (Triton CC), Fall (0:56)

  • Championship Round 2: Win vs. Carter Nekvapil (St. Cloud State), Maj. Dec. 10-0

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Treynor Cose (Iowa Central CC), Fall (0:46)

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Gavin Turk (St. Cloud State), Dec. 4-2

  • 3rd-Place Match: No Contest vs. Cory Scanlan (Upper Iowa)

184 Pounds

Matthew Marcum — 2nd Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Kash Macumber (UW-La Crosse), Tech. Fall 17-0 (3:00)

  • Semifinal: Win vs. Carter Paulson (Southwest Minnesota State), Fall (1:29)

  • Championship: Loss vs. Sedeeq AlObaidi (UW-La Crosse), Dec. 6-5

Clark Daley — 6th Place

  • Championship Round 1: Win vs. Jarred Goodman (Ridgewater CC), Fall (2:43)

  • Quarterfinal: Loss vs. Damarion Ross (Minnesota State), Tech. Fall 19-3 (3:27)

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Lavelle Peete (William Penn), Fall (1:53)

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Angel Heard (Hawkeye CC), Fall (3:49)

  • 5th-Place Match: Loss vs. Aidan Kranz (UW-Eau Claire), Fall (2:21)

197 Pounds

Geoffery Freeman — 3rd Place

  • Quarterfinal: Win vs. Xander Kenworthy (Southwest Minnesota State), Tech. Fall 19-4 (5:25)

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Nathan Fury (St. Cloud State), Dec. 2-1

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Nathan Klatt (St. Cloud State), Dec. 14-7

  • 3rd-Place Match: Win vs. Tyler Hannah (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-1 (SV)

Tyler Hannah — 4th Place

  • Semifinal: Loss vs. Carter Lueck (UW-La Crosse), Dec. 6-2

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Xander Kenworthy (Southwest Minnesota State), Fall (5:39)

  • 3rd-Place Match: Loss vs. Geoffrey Freeman (Upper Iowa), Dec. 4-1 (SV)

Jeremiah Luke — No Placement

  • Championship Round 2: Win vs. Evan Palmer (Unattached), Dec. 7-2

  • Quarterfinal: Loss vs. Jayden Delao (UW-La Crosse), Tech. Fall 18-2 (6:43)

  • Consolation Round 4: Loss vs. Damien Spears (Iowa Lakes CC), Fall (2:32)

285 Pounds

Jose Del Toro — 5th-Place Match (No Contest)

  • Championship Round 1: Win vs. Landon Odegard (UW-La Crosse), Dec. 7-2

  • Quarterfinal: Loss vs. Jesse Mains (St. Cloud State), Maj. Dec. 15-4

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Blake Krause (Rochester CTC), Fall (2:07)

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Antoine Johnson (Triton CC), Fall (3:25)

  • 5th-Place Match: No Contest vs. Brandon Salinas (Upper Iowa)

Brandon Salinas — 5th-Place Match (No Contest)

  • Championship Round 1: Win vs. Emarion Grover (Hawkeye CC), Fall (4:43)

  • Quarterfinal: Loss vs. Callen Smithpeter (Minnesota State), Maj. Dec. 16-5

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Daven Nysta (Southwest Minnesota State), Maj. Dec. 13-5

  • Consolation Semifinal: Win vs. Layne Kleppe (Upper Iowa), Dec. 5-3

  • 5th-Place Match: No Contest vs. Jose Del Toro (Upper Iowa)

Layne Kleppe — No Placement

  • Championship Round 1: Loss vs. Sam Winkels (Minnesota State), Fall (2:45)

  • Consolation Round 1: Win vs. Evan Hartel (Iowa Central CC), Maj. Dec. 14-3

  • Consolation Round 2: Win vs. Benjamen Hagen (Ridgewater CC), Tech. Fall 19-3 (5:40)

  • Consolation Semifinal: Loss vs. Brandon Salinas (Upper Iowa), Dec. 5-3


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Players Mentioned

Tanner Arjes

Tanner Arjes

141
Junior
Clark Daley

Clark Daley

184
Sophomore
Jose Del Toro

Jose Del Toro

285
Sophomore
Geoffery Freeman

Geoffery Freeman

197
Fifth Year
Kale Hansen

Kale Hansen

157
Senior
Jackson Heaston

Jackson Heaston

125
Senior
Preston Klostermann

Preston Klostermann

149
Sophomore
Kaden Kremer

Kaden Kremer

141
Junior
James Lovelady

James Lovelady

141
Junior
Jonah Luensman

Jonah Luensman

141
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tanner Arjes

Tanner Arjes

Junior
141
Clark Daley

Clark Daley

Sophomore
184
Jose Del Toro

Jose Del Toro

Sophomore
285
Geoffery Freeman

Geoffery Freeman

Fifth Year
197
Kale Hansen

Kale Hansen

Senior
157
Jackson Heaston

Jackson Heaston

Senior
125
Preston Klostermann

Preston Klostermann

Sophomore
149
Kaden Kremer

Kaden Kremer

Junior
141
James Lovelady

James Lovelady

Junior
141
Jonah Luensman

Jonah Luensman

Junior
141
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