Results WHEATON, Ill. – Maranatha wrestlers participated in the Pete Wilson Wheaton College Invitational on Saturday, with sophomore wrestler Josiah Brendemuehl (Mishicot, Wis.) notching a victory in the 174 weight class. Brendemuehl lost his first match by a 6-4 decision against Nicholas Manning of Mt. St. Joseph, and then defeated Mitchell King from Muskingum in [Continue Reading...]
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The Maranatha Sports Insider – Episode 1
We are introducing a new feature on the Crusader today called the Maranatha Sports Insider, a bi-weekly game wrap-up and interview program. Take a look at our first edition below. Connect with us on Facebook and let us know what you think.
Brendemuehl Places Fifth At Al Hanke Invitational
Results ELMHURST, Ill. – The Crusaders’ Josiah Brendemuehl (Mishicot, Wis.) led the Crusaders with a fifth place individual finish Saturday, at the Al Hanke Invitational Tournament in Elmhurst, Ill. Brendemuehl lost his first match, but went on to record his fourth win of the season with a 7-4 decision against Kyle Perea of MSOE. In [Continue Reading...]
Brendemuehl Posts Two Wins In Quad Meet
WATERTOWN, Wis.—The wrestling team kicked off the new year by hosting UW-Oshkosh, MSOE, UW-Eau-Claire, Wheaton and Lakeland. Sophomore wrestler Josiah Brendemuehl performed well by winning his first two matches in the 174 weight class. He defeated Eau-Claire’s Tyler Kennedy with a 4-2 decision in the first round then moved on to pin Vince Cardarelle of [Continue Reading...]
Dersch posts two wins in North Central Invitational
Individual Results NAPERSVILLE, Ill. – Freshman wrestler Jordan Dersch (Prattville, Ala.) notched two wins on Friday at the North Central Invitational held in Naperville, Ill. One of those wins came against freshman teammate Ethan Hokanson (Abilene, Kans.) in the wrestleback third round. His first win came in the wrestleback second round against Wabash’s Ryan Sandwith, [Continue Reading...]
Brendemuehl leads Crusaders at MSOE Invitational
Sophomore wrestler Josiah Brendemuehl (Mishicot, Wis.) won his first match of the season at the MSOE Invitational. After suffering a loss by fall in his first match against Sam Apland (Central College), Brendemuehl bounced back against William Pedersen (MSOE), winning a 6-2 decision in the fourth round of the Wrestle back. Wrestlers Jordan Dersch (Prattville, [Continue Reading...]
Falcons Bury Crusaders
Mequon, Wis. — The first full meet proved to be a test as Maranatha lost to Concordia Wisconsin Friday night. Junior wrestler Josiah Brendemuehl (Mishicot, Wis.) wreslted his first match of the season after moving up to the 174 pound weight class and was pinned in 6:15 minutes. In the 141 weight class, Ricky Warren [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders wrestle in Concordia Open
The Wrestling team kicked off their season in the largest Tournament in the NCAA DIII at the Concordia Open in Mequon, Wis. The CUW Open consists of approximately 350 teams and 30 teams, several of those teams including five teams ranked in the top 25 nationally. Peter Thompson battled #1 Luke Rynish from UW Parkside [Continue Reading...]