CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Parkside wrestling team rounded out the 2025 NWCA National Duals tournament on Saturday. The Rangers picked up victories over #7 Augustana and #8 Grand Valley to secure a 5^th place finish.

"Overall great team performance and experience for our team. Can't hang our head on going 4-1 on the weekend and falling to the returning National Champs. We battled and had a lot of great individual victories along the way. We have a lot to build on from our weekend and look forward to our next time out," said head coach Nick Becker. "These guys will continue to evolve and put in the work to be at their best come post season. I'm fortunate to be able to Coach a great group of young men."
 
#3 Parkside 31, #7 Augustana 6
The Rangers opened the second day against familiar NSIC foe Augustana. The Rangers avenged their early season loss to the Vikings taking them down in dominate style 31-6.
 
The Rangers would come out the gates firing, winning all but one bout. Shane Corrigan got the Rangers off to a hot start with a 7-3 decision victory over Christian Olsen at 125 lbs. Teammate #5 Matthew Chi followed up with a 5-1 decision to give the Rangers the early 6-0 advantage. #1-ranked Cayden Henschel gave the Rangers their first major decision victory of the day, topping Alex Mentzer 9-1. Parkside would rattle off two more major decision victories from Easton Worachek and #4 Ben Durocher. Dajun Johnson would seal a narrow 4-2 decision to give the Rangers the lopsided 24-0 lead.
 
The Rangers lone loss would come at the 174 lb bout by fall. Despite this, #4 Reece Worachek would sway the momentum back into the Rangers favor by earning the Rangers fourth major decision victory of the dual. Jordan Blanchard and Lloyd Reynolds rounded things out for Parkside, both picking up decisions to punch the Rangers ticket to the fifth-place bout.
 
#3 Parkside 43, #8 Grand Valley State 3
The Rangers would continue their dominance in their championship match. Parkside would limit GVSU to just three points in the dual, as the Rangers would concede just one bout.
 
Once again Shane Corrigan kick-started the Rangers dominant performance, opening the dual with a massive 16-0 tech fall victory. Teammates Joey Roti and #1 Cayden Henschel followed suit with technical fall victories of their own. Timothy McGuire would grind out a 5-3 decision at 149 lbs to add the Rangers lead. #4 Ben Durocher would follow up McGuire's performance with a pin at 2:25. In the 165 lbs bout Dajun Johnson captured a 12-4 major decision over Bradley Mayse. Adler Osborn would get the nod in the 174 lb bout, picking up a narrow 5-4 decision victory. #4 Reece Worachek would pick up his win due to an injury default, and Lloyd Reynolds would get the win via forfeit. The Rangers lone loss came by decision in the 197 lb bout.

Up Next
The Rangers will now prepare to host Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday for the Sake Bowl on First Responders Night. All first responders will recieve free admission at the door. The dual is scheduled to start at 7 pm CST in De Simone Arena. Coverage can be accessed at ParksideRangers.com/coverage.