Wrestling 13th at NCAA Regional to finish season

Mike Ludwig
February 21, 2009

MEQUOIN, Wis. - The St. Olaf wrestling team finished 13th of 15 teams at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional on Saturday to close the 2008-09 season.

Dustin Heiser, a transfer who joined the team in the last few weeks, had the squad's best finish going 4-2 as a heavyweight.

The Oles' top-seeded wrestler, second-seeded 133-pounder Ryan Timmermann, was upset in the quarterfinals and went 1-2 at the event.

The team had a pair of 2-2 efforts -- from Joseph Waples (157) and Ian Peppel (125) -- for the other four individual wins at the regional.

Team Results
Augsburg 159, Concordia-Moorhead 117.5, North Central 105, Saint John's 98.5, Elmhurst 95.5, Univ. of Chicago 74, Lakeland 69, Wheaton 32.5, Concordia (Wis.) 25, MSOE 25, Maranatha Baptist 18.5, Augustana (Ill.) 18, St. Olaf 16.5, Knox 12, Pacific 7.

Contact media relations specialist Mike Ludwig at (507) 786-3834 or ludwigm@stolaf.edu.