Otter wrestlers attend preseason tourney

Published 7:18am Tuesday, November 10, 2009

On Saturday, October 31, four members of the Fergus Falls Wrestling Club traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa to attend the 2nd Annual USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. This tournament is one of the largest and toughest of it’s kind in the country, featuring 16 mats of action and more than 1,000 athletes competing.

Freshman Tyler Giza, Sophomore Matt Laugen, and Seniors Jesse Laugen and Dan Revering all won matches in the tournament. All four of these athletes will be competing for the Fergus Falls High School Wrestling Team in the 2009-2010 season.

Individual results:

High School 103 lb Division

Tyler Giza def. Frank Frassetto (WI), by a fall at 1:43

Andrew Steiert (IA) def. Tyler Giza, by a fall at 3:56

Aaron Anderson (IA) def. Tyler Giza, by a 2-1 decision

High School 152 lb Division

Matt Laugen def. Jake Isler (WI), by a fall at 0:53

Tyrell Daniels (GA) def. Matt Laugen, by a 6-1 decision

Matt Laugen def. Spencer Clark (NV), by a fall at 2:38

Joe Brewster (IL) def. Matt Laugen, by a fall at 1:43

High School 160 lb Division

Kyle Crain (WI) def. Dan Revering, by a 7-4 decision (Crain placed 6th)

Dan Revering def. Tyler Wescott (NE), by a 8-1 decision

Dan Revering def. Seth Shatto (IA), by a 7-1 decision

Dan Revering def. Chris Ketchum (IA), by a 2-1 decision

Dan Revering def. Reece Rivera (NE), by a 3-1 decision

Dan Revering def. Cam Savage (IA) by a 5-3 decision

Joey Moorhouse (IL) def. Dan Revering, by a 5-1 decision (Moorhouse placed 4th)

High School 189 lb Division

Jesse Laugen def. Ryan Kuell (FL), by a 3-1 decision

Ben McPhail (MN) def. Jesse Laugen, by a 5-0 decision (McPhail placed 5th)

Paul Weiss (FL) def. Jesse Laugen, by a 4-1 decision (Weiss placed 6th)

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