STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Parkside wrestling team competed in their first Open of the season on Saturday, competing at the Pointer Open, hosted at UW-Stevens Point. Parkside came away with several big performances Saturday, including three championships.
 
"We had a solid day of wrestling for both our attached and redshirt wrestlers," said head coach Nick Becker. "Win or lose the energy and fight was prevalent in almost all matches. The majority of our starting lineup didn't compete today, but we came home with three champs and five finalists. We are beginning to see a lot of depth in our room and these guys are elevating each other. Still much more room for improvement but I couldn't be prouder of this team and their willingness to support one another. We will get back in the room on Monday and start prepping for McKendree at home this Saturday."
 
Joey Roti won the championship at 133lbs on Saturday, going 5-0. He won by two falls, a tech fall, and a 4-2 decision. He booked his championship with a fall at 6:54 in round three.
 
Elon Rodriguez won his first three matches of the day, including a tech fall and a major decision before falling to his teammate Roti. Matthew Chi worked his way back to win the consolation championship on Saturday in the 133lb weight class. Chi went 4-1 on the day, winning the championship by a 13-4 major decision.
 
Troy Dolphin wrestled unattached and went 5-1 Saturday in the 141lb weight class. He won the consolation championship, winning by a 17-1 tech fall. Dolphin won by fall twice and had a sudden victory win in the consolation semifinals.
 
Easton Worachek wrestled unattached on Saturday and won the championship at 149 lbs in his season debut. Worachek dominated all day, winning by two falls and two tech falls. He won the championship by a 4-0 decision over Jordan Craft. Craft also wrestled unattached Saturday, finishing second overall. Craft went 4-1 on the day, winning by decision three times.
 
Bailey Thelen won the consolation championship at 157lbs on Saturday. Thelen went 5-1 on the day, winning the championship by a 6-4 decision.
 
Brady Schuh was the top finisher for Parkside in the 165lb weight class, finishing fourth. Schuh went 4-2 Saturday, falling in the third-place match.
 
Jackson Sapp finished fifth at 184lbs on Saturday. Sapp won his first three matches of the day before falling in the championship semifinals. Sapp then lost one more match before recovering to win the fifth-place match by a 4-3 decision.
 
Chase Stegall wrestled unattached at 197lbs and went undefeated on Saturday. He went 5-0, winning by tech fall four times before winning the 197lb championship by an 11-5 decision.
 
Jason Guadarrama headlined the 285lb weight class, finishing second overall. Gudarrama won by fall twice and tech fall once before falling 4-2 in the championship match.
 
The Rangers will return to action on Saturday, November 11th at the Wisconsin Wrestling Showcase which will be hosted inside DeSimone Arena. The Rangers will take on McKendree University at 2:00pm. Links to tickets and coverage can be found at ParksideRangers.com.