DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - Loras freshman
Frankie Indelli was one of 10 Duhawk wrestlers on Saturday to place at the Duhawk Open, finishing second at 133#.
Indelli opened with a 12-5 decision over Jacob Rios of William Penn before securing a fall against Katan Moser of UW-Platteville to advance to the semifinal round. There, he earned a 6-5 win over Ryan Schmalen of Upper Iowa before losing in the final to Austin Gomez of Iowa State.
At 125#,
Mateo Sanchez took fourth, earning wins by fall over Zyrik Rincon of Luther and Anthony Posas of Central. Junior
Joey Riordan finished fourth at 141# starting with a fall over Blake Kittleson of UW-Platteville and a major decision against Kaiden Gosselnik of Iowa Central Community College.
At 165#,
Keegan Gilligan and
Luke Sedlacek shared a fourth place finish following a double forfeit between the two. Gilligan pinned UW-Platteville Devin Drier 1:08 into the first period and added a win by decision against Jeremy Scheuermann of Central. Sedlacek recorded back-to-back pins to advance to the semifinal round before losing by fall.
Sophomore
George Strang earned a fifth place finish at 157# going 3-1 on Saturday with two decisions and a major decision. The fifth place match, was an all-Duhawk affair, with Strang prevailing over freshman
Nathan Pitts, 9-5.
UP NEXT
Loras looks to break the program record for dual wins in a season next Friday when it hosts Dubuque. Action is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Prior to the dual, the Duhawks will honor their senior class.