INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis wrapped up on Sunday morning as the Parkside Wrestling team finished in 5th as a team, and six Rangers individually placed

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HOW IT HAPPENED
Freshman Shane Corrigan returned on day two and wrestled his way back into the 125-pound bracket. Corrigan, who lost in round two yesterday, went on to win his next five matches until he fell in the 3rd place match to preseason No.12 ranked James Joplin of Lander. Corrigan finished in fourth in a very competitive bracket where he gathered four pins and one major decision in his 6-2 weekend. At 141-pounds redshirt sophomore Cayden Henschel also competed on Sunday, where he won his first match in a sudden victory. Henschel then went on to face No.8 Tate Murty and then No.7 ranked Grayston DiBlasi where he fell in both matches and finished in 8th for the tournament. Henschel went 4-3 on the weekend. 

Redshirt sophomore Jalen Spuhler continued his tournament on Sunday with two more wins as he went 4-2 on the weekend. Spuhler finished in 7th thanks to a close 12-11 decision in the 7th place match. No.10 ranked redshirt sophomore Ben Durocher came into Sunday needing a win in order to get a shot at the podium but he fell in his lone match of the day by 5-4 decision. 

The No.1 wrestler in the country at 165-pounds is Shane Gantz and he proved why on Sunday. Gantz took on No.6 ranked Jack Eiteljorge in the semifinal match where he won by a 6-2 decision. Gantz then won the championship match in a 4-2 decision as he went 5-0 on the weekend, improving to 21-0 on the season. 

Ranked No.4 at 184-pounds, redshirt sophomore Reece Worachek went 2-1 on Sunday including a win in the 7th place match by a 5-1 decision over No.11 ranked Josh Jones of McKendree. Worachek lost his consolation round match to No.12 ranked Brock Biddle of Pitt.-Johnstown. In the 285-pound bracket, redshirt sophomore and No.12 ranked Lloyd Reynolds picked up two more wins on Sunday before falling in the 5th place and taking 6th overall. Reynolds went 5-2 on the weekend, and moves to 19-2 on the season.

The Rangers took home 5th place as a team, improving nine spots from their day one finish thanks to six Rangers making the podium. Central Oklahoma, ranked No.3 took home the team title.

Team Results (Top-10)
1st #3 Central Oklahoma – 178.5 points
2nd #6 Pitt.-Johnstown – 95 points
3rd #5 Lander – 92 points
4th Colorado Mesa – 87.5 points
5th #11 Parkside – 79.5 points
6th Upper Iowa – 76.5 points
7th #22 Mary – 73 points
8th #13 Adams State – 66 points
T-9th #12 Glenville State – 64.5 points
T-9th #18 Mercyhurst – 64.5 points

HEAR FROM COACH BECKER
"Really good second day for our guys which was highlighted by Shane Gantz bringing home the title. We have a lot to go back and build on and will look forward to spending time with our families over Christmas. We have quite a bit of time to improve here in the next couple months and that's what we will look to do."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will take a few weeks off for the holidays before traveling to St. Cloud, Minnesota on January 12th to take on #1 ranked St. Cloud State at 7 p.m. in a dual.