Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: December 10

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Dubuque Dual Results - Now Online!

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DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Concordia traveled to Iowa and came away with an impressive 3-1 record at the Dubuque Duals.

The Cobbers opened with a 32-9 lose to the #28-ranked Dubuque Spartans. Junior Jordan Hepp (Hwt) and Freshman John Fradette (141) picked up Concordia’s only two wins.

In Concordia’s next match, they pulled off the biggest upset in recent history of the program. The Cobbers came up with a thrilling 24-16 win over #27-ranked Buena Vista. Freshman Luke Vetsch (174) picked up an 11-8 victory to start Concordia on its way to the first dual meet victory of the year. Vetsch’s win was followed by a victory by fellow freshman Tony Neumann (184). Neumann pinned his opponent at the 2:26 mark.

Senior Ed Oehlers (197) then picked up an overtime victory before freshman heavyweight Nate Stumpf, wrestling in his first match of the year, pinned his opponent to give the Cobbers an 18-0 lead. Fradette recorded a 12-9 victory at 141. Senior captain Lee Rahrlien sealed the victory with a 7-2 win at 165.

Concordia finished the day with a 25-18 victory over UW-Oshkosh 25-18 and then a 24-18 decision over UW-Eau Claire.

Against Oshkosh, Neumann at 184 and freshman Matt Olson (125) picked up decisions while junior Smokey McBride (133) won by forfeit. Fradette recorded a major decision with a 17 – 7 win at 141. Freshman Spencer Lund (157) pinned his opponent to give the Cobbers their first lead in the match. Rahrlien once again sealed the victory with a 9-5 victory.

In the final match of the day, Eau Claire jumped to a 12-point lead before heavyweight Jordan Hepp put Concordia on the board with a 5-0 victory. Matt Olson picked up another win and that was followed by McBride’s 11-8 win at 133. Fradette then completed his perfect day by pinning his opponent at 6:36. Another freshman, PJ Mack (149) gained a 7-3 win followed by Lund’s 8-3 victory at 157.

The Cobbers will now have a four-week layoff for the Christmas holiday. Concordia will return to action when they compete at the Dickinson State Open on January 7 starting at 9:00am. Heading into the break Lee Rahrlien and John Fradette have posted the best win-loss records of the team. Rahrlien is 13-4 and Fradette lead the Cobbers in wins with a 16-6 record.

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Dubuque Duals Results

#28 University of Dubuque 32, Concordia 9
174 Darrin Kaisand (UD) maj Theo Gagner (CC) 13-3
184 Matt Wonderlin (UD) dec Tony Neumann (CC) 8-4
197 Nickolai Timbs (UD) dec Ed Oehlers (CC) 4-1
285 Jordan Heep (CC) pinned James Mundy (UD) 4:26
125 Chris Matos (UD) pinned Matt Olson (CC) 6:52
133 Dan Ruter (UD) maj Smokey McBride (CC) 16-6
141 John Fradette (CC) dec Tim Lagrow (UD) 11-6
149 Ben Swan (UD) dec PJ Mack (CC) 2-1
157 Robert Larson (UD) dec Spencer Lund (CC) 5-3
165 Cole Williams (UD) pinned J.Welter (CC) 4:28

Concordia 24, #27 Buena Vista 16
174 Luke Vetsch (CC) dec Josh Muny (BV) 11-8
184 Tony Neumann (CC) pinned B.Stueve (BV) 2:26
197 Ed Oehlers (CC) dec Austin Hayes (BV) 5-3 OT
285 Nat Stumpf (CC) pinned Wade Hammen (BV) 3:44
125 Cody McClintock (BV) pinned Matt Olson (CC) :57
133 J.Gunnels (BV) tech fall Smokey McBride (CC) 2:28
141 John Fradette (CC) dec Mitch Gillnes (BV) 12-9
149 Kyle Farness (BV) dec PJ Mack (CC) 5-3
157 Aaron Cook (BV) dec Spencer Lund (CC) 5-2
165 Lee Rahrlien (CC) dec Tyler Winkleman (BV) 7-2

Concordia 25, UW–Oshkosh 16
174 Dam Dorner (UWO) dec Luke Vetsch (CC) 6-2
184 Tony Neumann (CC) dec Pat Detmer (UWO) 5-4
197 Kyle Coleman (UWO) dec Ed Oehlers (CC) 6-2
285 Jake Stebritz (UWO) pinned Nate Stumpf (CC) 4:49
125 Matt Olson (CC) dec Chris Trueniper (UWO) 3-2
133 Smokey McBride(CC) forfeit
141 John Fradette (CC) maj Derek Koenig (UWO ) 17-7
149 Tony Lombardi (UWO) pinned PJ Mack (CC) 6:57
157 Spencer Lund (CC) pinned Matt Kehoe (UWO) :50
165 Lee Rahrlien (CC) dec Kevin Luedtke (UWO) 9-5

Concordia 24, UW–Eau Claire 18
174 L.Valiquette (UWEC) dec Theo Gagner (CC) 9-4
184 J.Miller (UWEC) Pinned Tony Neumann (CC) 1:27
197 Josh Holforty (UWEC) dec Ed Oehlers (CC) 5-0
285 Jordan Hepp (CC) dec Nick Hoeft (UWEC) 5-0
125 Matt Olson (CC) forfeit
133 Smokey McBride (CC) dec A.Miller (UWEC) 11-8
141 John Fradette (CC) Pinned Dantouno (UWEC) 6:36
149 PJ Mack (CC) dec Pat Senzig (UWEC) 7-3
157 Spencer Lund (CC) dec Brian Roth (UWEC) 8-3
165 Derek Sikora (UWEC) forfeit