Pioneers finish third of 12 at MSOE

Three Pioneers were runners-up in their weight classes, leading UW-Platteville to a third-place finish at the 12-team Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational Saturday.

Carter Barkema went 3-1 to finish second at 149, while Grant Wedepohl won three matches at 184. Scott Arneson had a bye in his first match at 133, then won two straight via technical fall before falling in the championship.

Zachary Stenger (125) and Alex Costello (141) were fourth in their weight classes, while Michael Belanger (165) was fifth, and Cody Meyer (184) and Joshua Cannon (197) placed sixth. 

The Pioneers, wrestling without NCAA III qualifiers Jon Goetz and D'Andre Johnson, scored 96.5 points. Central won the meet with 133.5, followed by Wheaton with 99.5. 

UW-Plattteville is back in action Thursday in a match at UW-Stevens Point.

By: Paul Erickson, Director, Communications/Public Information Officer