Jan. 29, 2023 – Loras College wrestling hosted student-athletes from 17 different schools at the 2023 Pat "Flash" Flanagan Open on Saturday, and the Duhawks saw 10 individuals earn top-six finishes in their respective weight class brackets.

Senior Matt Connolly came the closest to claiming a bracket title on Saturday as he won his first four bouts before falling in the 165-lb championship. Connolly started his day with a pin of Central College's Julian Rodriguez to set the stage for three more wins before matching up with the University of Iowa's Aiden Riggins.

Connolly ultimately fell to his Division I opponent by major decision, but he finished as the only Duhawk to make a championship match on Saturday.

Freshman Dustin Bohren ended his day with a victory to take third in the 149-lb bracket. Bohren got things started with a fall against Central's Duncan Delzell, then advanced via injury in his next bout.

In the semifinals, he hung around with Iowa's Joel Jesuroga but fell by decision at 4-2 to send him to the third-place bout where he finished strong with an 18-2 tech fall over Upper Iowa University's Quinten Aney.

Four other Duhawks all reached their bracket's semifinals as freshman Chase Fiser (141), sophomore Scott Burke (157), freshman Kam Royster (174), and junior Abe Michel (184) all took fourth place in their brackets.

Other top-six finishers for Loras were freshman Wiley Jessup (5^th – 125), junior Justin Murray (6^th – 125), freshman Kael Lucero (6^th – 141), and freshman Allen Catour (5^th – 165).

No. 7 Loras returns to American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) dual action this coming Friday, Feb. 3, when it hosts No. 24 University of Dubuque at 7 P.M. in the Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center.