MADISON, Wis – The Parkside Wrestling team continued their early season dominance on Sunday inside the historic UW-Fieldhouse on the campus of Wisconsin-Madison at the Wisconsin Wrestling showcase. The No. 11 Rangers fell behind early, but got big performances down the stretch to defeat No. 13 ranked McKendree 24-14. 
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

Freshman Shane Corrigan got the day started for the Rangers falling to No. 10 ranked Christian Mejia by a Fall 3:25 into the 125-pound match. For Corrigan, it is just the third loss of his young Parkside career. Sophomore Matthew Chi got the scoring started for the Rangers with a 10-5 decision over Ryan Ripplinger of McKendree. Chi moved to 8-7 on the season by earning four points in the third period. Undefeated redshirt sophomore Cayden Henschel scored early with a takedown in the first period and was able to win a close match by 3-2 decision. Henschel is now 11-0 on the season. Through three matches, the Rangers were able to come back from a 6-0 deficit to tie the dual 6-6. 
At 149-pounds Jalen Spuhler maintained his streak from the Jim Koch Open by pinning his opponent 6:43 into the match, earning six more points for the Rangers. In the 157-pound match, redshirt sophomore and No. 10 ranked  Ben Durocher was able to get one takedown that proved to be all he needed as he won by a 2-0 decision. In a battle at 165-pounds No. 1 ranked Shane Gantz took on No. 2 ranked Cory Peterson. The match went to overtime tied 2-2 but Gantz was able to get the first takedown of the match in extra time to earn the 4-2 sudden victory. Gantz continues his unbeaten streak, moving to 16-0 on the season. The Rangers led 18-6 through the first six matches of the day. 
Sophomore Crosby Schlosser was back to wrestling at 174-pounds but fell by a 6-5 decision to Zeke Waltz of McKendree. No. 4 ranked Reece Worachek wrestled at 184-pounds and continued his streak of wins from the Jim Koch Open by taking down No. 10 ranked Josh Jones in a 3-1 decision. 
Freshman Joe Swanson was back in the lineup at 197-pounds but would fall to  Logan Kvien on a 19-2 tech fall. Heading into the final match, the Rangers still led 21-14. In the final match at 285-pounds No. 12 ranked Lloyd Reynolds also remained undefeated and 15-0 on the season with a 5-1 decision on Sunday. 
The No. 11 Rangers defeated No. 13 McKendree 24-14 in the battle of ranked teams, improving to 3-0 in duals this season.
 
HEAR FROM COACH BECKER
 
"Really proud of this team! McKendree is a very tough team and our guys came ready to scrap today. We have a very young team but the majority of our squad seemed to wrestle like veterans today.
Thanks to Coach Bono, Coach Reader, and the rest of the staff at UW-Madison for putting on a first class event. It was a great day for Wisconsin Wrestling as a whole and we look forward to being the hosts next year."

WHATS NEXT
The Rangers will travel to the Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, December 17^th, and Sunday, December 18^th beginning at 10 a.m.