Wrestling to Compete at the 25th Annual Concordia University Open
Nov 17, 2017
25th Concordia Wrestling Open
Saturday, November 18, 2017
9:00 am (First Round)
4:30 pm (First, Third, Fifth place matches)
MEQUON, Wis. - The University of Dubuque wrestling team will be competing in the 25th Annual Concordia University Open on Saturday, Nov. 18 against plenty of quality ranked wrestlers. The CUWFalcons.com will live video stream the championship matches. Click here for mat 1 and click here for mat 2. In addition, click here for live results.
Teams: Concordia Wisconsin, Elmhurst, Harper (Ill.), Lakeland, Loras, MSOE, North Central, Triton (Ill.), Chicago, UD, UW-LaCrosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, Wabash, Wartburg and Wheaton.
As one of the premier early season tournaments in the NCAA Division III, the 25th CUW Wrestling Open will again prove to be a strong test for the first month of the season.
Wartburg, the defending NCAA III National champions and currently ranked No. 1 in the latest NWCA Division III poll, returns a veteran lineup with a celebrated recruiting class. No. 5 Wabash opened on November 4 by winning the Adrian Invitational with six champions out of the 10 weight classes.
Additional NWCA ranked wrestlers (early Nov. poll) competing include:
125: No. 7 Carlos Feuntez, Wheaton
133: No. 6 Jared Braun, Elmhurst
141: No. 3 Clint Lembeck, Loras
149: No. 9 Ben Williamson, North Central
157: No. 5 Steve Bonsall, Chicago
157: No. 8 Quincy Kalkbrenner, Dubuque
157: No. 9 Keone Derain, Elmhurst
184: No. 1 Jordan Newman, UW-Whitewater
197: No. 10 Dylan Diebitz, UW-Stevens Point
Other notes: Chicago won a 31-9 dual at Elmhurst on Tuesday...MSOE freshman Helton Vandenbush won the UW-Oshkosh Dan Gable Open last weekend at 174 lbs....UW-Parkside had five individual champions at the UW-Stevens Point Open on November 4...Wheaton was fourth out of 11 teams at the Trine (Ind.) Invitational last weekend, but dropped a 31-16 dual to Elmhurst on November 9...UD's Kalkbrenner was fourth at the Luther Open and UD placed three in the finals in the Silver Division...On November 7 UW-Whitewater defeated UW-Oshkosh 27-11 and the Warhawks 197-pounder Newman was d3wrestle.com Wrestler-Of-The-Week after taking second at the Luther Open last weekend...Lakeland won their home opener last week over Concordia Wisconsin 28-19...A team to watch is North Central, who defeated MacMurray 55-0, then captured the 11-team Trine Invitational with three champions...North Central also defeated No. 12 Augustana in a home dual Wednesday, 24-15.
NWCA Division III Coaches Poll
| 1 | Wartburg College (IA) | 1-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Augsburg University (MN) | 0-0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) | 1-0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Johnson & Wales University (RI) | 0-0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ithaca College (NY) | 2-1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Messiah College (PA) | 0-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Wabash College (IN) | 1-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Loras College (IA) | 1-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Baldwin Wallace University (OH) | 1-0 | ||
| 10 | New York University (NY) | 3-0 | ||
| 11 | Ferrum College (VA) | 2-0 | 10 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin – Whitewater (WI) | 1-0 | ||
| 13 | Central College (IA) | 0-0 | 15 | |
| 14 | York College (PA) | 0-0 | ||
| 15 | Coe College (IA) | 0-0 | 14 | |
| 16 | SUNY Cortland (NY) | 3-0 | 11 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (WI) | 0-0 | ||
| 18 | Augustana College (IL) | 0-0 | 12 | |
| 19 | Roger Williams University (RI) | 0-0 | ||
| 20 | Centenary University (NJ) | 0-0 | ||
| 21 | Concordia College– Moorhead (MN) | 1-0 | ||
| 22 | University of Mount Union (OH) | 0-0 | ||
| 23 | University of Chicago (IL) | 1-0 | ||
| 24 | Waynesburg University (PA) | 0-1 | ||
| 25 | The College of New Jersey | 0-1 |
