MATCH RESULTS
* Denotes Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match
NCAA Division III Championships at The College of New Jersey (March 3-4, 2006)
Ben Dictus went 0-2 at 184 pounds. Dictus faced top seed Duane Bastress of York College in the first match and lost 11-3. Dictus was then eliminated with a 15-6 loss to Terry Madden of Hunter College.
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships at UW-Eau Claire (February 19, 2006)
Ben Dictus qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships for the third consecutive season after finishing second at 184 pounds. Dictus lost to Jason Lulloff of UW-La Crosse 10-1 in the title match, but then defeated Mike Schmidt of UW-Whitewater 5-3 in the second-place match. Dictus will wrestle at the NCAA Championships at the College of New Jersey on March 3-4. Lawrence finished seventh in the team standings with 58 points, and La Crosse won the title with 159. Other Lawrence wrestlers and their finishes on the day: James Williamson (125, fourth), Tony Norton (141, fourth), Chandler Bellanca (157, 0-2), Joe Austin (165, fifth), John Budi (174, fourth), Scott Polewach (197, fifth), and Kenny Hamm (285, 0-2).
Champions and additional NCAA qualifiers
Lawrence University at UW-Oshkosh (February 10, 2006)*
UW-Oshkosh 21, Lawrence 14
125 - James Williamson (LU) won by forfeit
133 - Double forfeit
141 - Tony Norton (LU) defeated Derek Koenig 10-2
149 - Double forfeit
157 - Matt Kehoe (UWO) won by forfeit
165 - Kevin Luedtke (UWO) defeated Joe Austin 9-3
174 - Adam Dorner (UWO) defeated John Budi 12-5
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) defeated Eli Felts 12-3
197 - Kyle Coleman (UWO) defeated Scott Polewach 9-5
285 - Jacob Stebnitz (UWO) pinned Kenny Hamm 5:39
Season record: 1-10, 0-6 WIAC
Wheaton College Invitational (February 3-4, 2006)
Ben Dictus (3-2) took third place at 184 pounds to pace the Vikings. Tony Norton (4-3) was sixth at 141 and John Budi (2-2) took eighth at 174. Other Lawrence wrestlers and their records on the day: James Williamson (125, 1-2), Joe Austin (165, 2-2), Scott Polewach (197, 0-2), and Kenny Hamm (285, 0-2).
Lawrence University at UW-Stevens Point (January 31, 2006)*
UW-Stevens Point 46, Lawrence 3
125 - Jered Kern (SP) pinned James Williamson 6:48
133 - Ryan Dobbs (SP) won by forfeit
141 - Joel Burdick (SP) defeated Tony Norton 13-6
149 - Jon Burdick (SP) won by forfeit
157 - Chris Brown (SP) won by forfeit
165 - Jake Wozniak (SP) defeated Joe Austin 6-3
174 - Al Stacilauskas (SP) defeated John Budi 13-5
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) defeated Craig Bollig 3-1
197 - Mitch Szwet (SP) pinned Scott Polewach 1:28
285 - Mike Hayes (SP) pinned Kenny Hamm 3:47
Season record: 1-9, 0-5 WIAC
UW-Whitewater at Lawrence University (January 27, 2006)*
UW-Whitewater 37, Lawrence 9
125 - Jeremy Johnson (UWW) pinned James Williamson 4:02
133 - Kyle Hazelwood (UWW) won by forfeit
141 - Nate Closen (UWW) defeated Tony Norton 3-2
149 - Tom Treloff (UWW) won by forfeit
157 - Pat Nagel (UWW) won by forfeit
165 - Jake D'Acquisto (UWW) defeated Joe Austin 5-3
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Adam Moe 7-2
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) pinned Mike Schmidt 6:01
197 - Karl Voeck (UWW) defeated Scott Polewach 17-5
Hwt. - Jon Schmidt (UWW) defeated Kenny Hamm 5-3 (OT)
Season record: 1-8, 0-4 WIAC
UW-Eau Claire at Lawrence University (January 22, 2006)*
UW-Eau Claire 29, Lawrence 21
125 - James Williamson (LU) pinned Sean Zais 1:49
133 - Andy Miller (EC) won by forfeit
141 - Tony Norton (LU) pinned Dustin Follen :58
149 - Tony D'Antuono (EC) won by forfeit
157 - Josh Kasuboski (EC) won by forfeit
165 - Derek Sikora (EC) won by forfeit
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Lance Valiquette 9-5
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) defeated Joey Miller 10-4
197 - Justin McAuly (EC) won by technical fall over Scott Polewach 17-2
Hwt. - Kenny Hamm (LU) defeated Ryan Eckdahl 7-0
Season record: 1-7, 0-3 WIAC
Private College Championships at Lakeland College (January 21, 2006)
John Budi and Ben Dictus won titles for the Vikings, who finished fourth in the team standings in the eight-team meet. Budi 3-0 on the day with a pin to win at 174. He beat Tim Vallier of Lakeland 5-0 in the title match. Dictus also was 3-0 with a pin and beat Adam Schultz of Concordia (Wis.) 5-0 in the championship match. Tony Norton went 3-1 on the day and took third place at 141. He beat Ryan Forbes of MSOE 4-2 in the third-place match. Joe Austin took fourth at 165 with a 2-2 record. He lost to Cody Klopp of Lakeland 8-7 in the third place match. Kenny Hamm took third at heavyweight and was 3-1 with two pins. He beat Allan Lick of Millikin 2-1 in the third-place match. Other Lawrence wrestlers and their records on the day: James Williamson (125, 0-2) and Scott Polewach (197, 1-2).
UW-Platteville at Lawrence University (January 18, 2006)*
UW-Platteville 24, Lawrence 20
125 - James Williamson (LU) won by forfeit
133 - Dane Droessler (UWP) won by forfeit
141 - Zach Chambers (UWP) defeated Tony Norton 11-3
149 - Ryan Higgins (UWP) won by forfeit
157 - Carsten Carlson (UWP) won by forfeit
165 - Joe Austin (LU) defeated Jon Neau 4-0
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Mike Jackowski 9-8
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) won by technical fall over Jeremy Ascherl 21-5
197 - Scott Polewach (LU) defeated Ron Runde 6-3
285 - Ryan Rozek (UWP) defeated Kenny Hamm 4-1
Season record: 1-6, 0-2 WIAC
North Central College Invitational (January 14, 2006)
Ben Dictus took the title at 184 pounds to lead the Vikings, who finished eighth in the team standings in the 15-team meet. Dictus was 3-0 on the day and beat Ryan Newberry of Olivet 3-2 in the championship match. John Budi took fifth at 174, Joe Austin was sixth at 165, and Kenny Hamm was seventh at 285.
Citrus Open at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (December 30, 2005)
Ben Dictus took second place at 184 pounds to pace the Vikings. Dictus posted three wins to reach the finals, beating fifth-ranked Mike Troutman of Ursinus 3-1 in the semifinals. Seventh-ranked Dan Willaert of St. John's defeated Dictus 5-2 in the championship match. John Budi placed third at 174 pounds and had a 5-1 record on the day. Budi pinned John Rudell of John Carroll in 2:35 in the third-place match. Other Lawrence wrestlers and their records for the day: James Williamson (125, 1-2), Tony Norton (141, 3-2), Ryan Dummann (149, 0-2), Joe Austin (165, 1-2), August Trexler (174, 0-2), Scott Polewach (197, 1-2), and Kenny Hamm (285, 0-2).
Citrus Duals at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (December 29, 2005)
Lawrence 28, Rhode Island 18
125 - James Williamson (LU) defeated Ray Hanley 4-2
133 - Todd Bloom (RI) won by forfeit
141 - Tony Norton (LU) pinned Ben Sanchez 3:35
149 - Curt Strout (RI) won by forfeit
157 - Collen Smith (RI) won by forfeit
165 - Joe Austin (LU) defeated Matt Kelly 3-0
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Kevin Davis 3-0
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) defeated Damien Hebert 11-3
197 - Scott Polewach (LU) defeated Ray Moore 9-3
Hwt. - Kenny Hamm (LU) pinned Brian Hartley 4:19
Morningside 29, Lawrence 15
125 - Jason Freudenbeurg (M) defeated James Williamson 5-2
133 - Mitch Peterson (M) won by forfeit
141 - Jared Pickett (M) defeated Tony Norton 10-7
149 - Matt Gustafson (M) won by forfeit
157 - Dan Ascherl (M) won by forfeit
165 - Joe Austin (LU) defeated Joe Keleher 13-0
174 - Jake Stevenson (M) won by technical fall over August Trexler 16-0
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) won by technical fall over Zack Anderson 17-0
197 - Scott Polewach (LU) defeated Cole Wilson 3-2
Hwt. - Kenny Hamm (LU) defeated Matt Cash 3-2
Ursinus 39, Lawrence 8
125 - Steve Kingsland (U) defeated James Williamson 6-0
133 - Dan Glover (U) won by forfeit
141 - Ed Murray (U) defeated Tony Norton 8-4
149 - Brian Boland (U) won by forfeit
157 - Mark Barber (U) won by forfeit
165 - Jordan Baumeister (U) defeated Joe Austin 1-0
174 - John Budi (LU) won by technical fall over J.J. Weltler 16-0
184 - Mike Troutman (U) pinned August Trexler :22
197 - Kyle Capella pinned Scott Polewach 1:43
Hwt. - Kenny Hamm (LU) defeated Matt Williams 8-4
Season record: 1-5
Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational (December 3, 2005)
The Vikings finished seventh among the eight teams with 8.5 points. Olivet won the title with 118 points. Lawrence wrestlers and their records on the day: James Williamson (125, 1-1, second place), David Quinlan (133, 1-2), August Trexler (174, 1-2), Eric Dardanes (197, 1-2), and Scott Polewach (197, 0-2).
Milwaukee School of Engineering Duals (December 2, 2005)
Milwaukee School of Engineering 30, Lawrence 15
125 - James Williamson (LU) won by forfeit
133 - Aaron Gudeyon (M) defeated David Quinlan 8-2
141 - Ryan Forbes (M) won by forfeit
149 - Eric Lemler (M) pinned Ryan Dummann
157 - Andre Villa (M) won by forfeit
165 - Joe Fields (M) defeated Joe Austin 3-2
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Tim O'Connor 4-0
184 - Ben Dictus (LU) pinned John Lemler
197 - Tyler Knutson (M) defeated Eric Dardanes 4-2
Hwt. - Dan Scharf (M) defeated Scott Polewach 5-3
Olivet 43, Lawrence 3
125 - Steve Jando (O) defeated James Williamson 3-2
133 - David Szoikola (O) defeated David Quinlan 11-0
141 - Rob Yahrmarkt (O) won by forfeit
149 - Tyler Goodnight (O) defeated Ryan Dummann 6-4
157 - Mike Daunbenmeyer (O) won by forfeit
165 - Eric Bryan (O) defeated Joe Austin 5-2
174 - John Budi (LU) defeated Dayne Fletke 5-0
184 - Ryan Newberry (O) pinned August Trexler
197 - Tucker Surbrook (O) pinned Scott Polewach
Hwt. - Keith Sterly (O) won by forfeit
Season record: 0-3
Lawrence University at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (December 1, 2005)*
UW-La Crosse 47, Lawrence 3
125 - James Williamson (LU) defeated Oscar Martinez 8-7
133 - Kevin Barber (UWL) defeated David Quinlan 11-3
141 - Mike Rohowetz (UWL) won by forfeit
149 - Adam Kuchnia (UWL) defeated Ryan Dummann 13-0
157 - Ross Needham (UWL) won by forfeit
165 - Tim Palmer (UWL) won by forfeit
174 - Josh Chelf (UWL) pinned John Budi 5:30
184 - Jason Lulloff (UWL) pinned August Trexler :48
197 - Dave Olson (UWL) defeated Scott Polewach 7-3
Hwt. - Ryan Allen (UWL) won by forfeit
Season record: 0-1, 0-1 WIAC
Coe College Invitational (November 19, 2005)
John Budi was the top finisher for the Vikings, as he took third place at 174 pounds. Budi won his opening match 1-0 over Waldorf's Derek Pike before falling 2-1 to Coe's Peter Steffen. Budi then beat Coe's Chris Koenig 9-0 and defeated Cornell's Kyle Kehril 6-1 for third place. Other Lawrence wrestlers and their records on the day: James Williamson (0-3, 125), David Quinlan (0-2, 133), Tony Norton (2-2, 149), Ryan Dummann (1-2, 149), August Trexler (0-2, 184), Scott Polewach (0-2, 197), Eric Dardanes (0-2, 197).