Wrestling � Saturday, December 30, 2000

UW-Stevens Point Finishes 10th at 24-team Florida Duals

     Four wrestlers went undefeated in five matches to carry the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to a 3-2 record and a 10^th place finish in the 24-team Florida Duals in Orlando on Friday and Saturday.

     Chet Zdanczewicz at 141 pounds, Nathan Preslaski at 157 pounds, Ben Kureck at 184 pounds and Yan White at 197 pounds all went 5-0 for the Pointers, who are now 4-3 overall and ranked 10^th in the NCAA Division III rankings.

     UW-Stevens Point opened with a 22-17 loss to 14^th ranked John Carroll (Ohio) as Preslaski and Kureck each recorded major decisions. Wes Kapping also picked up a victory at 174 pounds and finished 4-1 for the two days.

     The Pointers rallied with a 23-15 win over Simpson (Iowa) as 133-pounder Brady Holtz recorded the team's only pin of the tournament. Heavyweight Mark Burger also won, but was injured after a victory in the Pointers� next match, causing the team to forfeit the heavyweight spot in their final two matches. UW-Stevens Point also was forced to forfeit at 125 pounds in all five matches.

     UW-Stevens Point beat UW-Whitewater 22-13 behind a major decision from Kureck and then topped 24^th ranked Buena Vista (Iowa) 26-18 as Kapping and White each had major decisions.

     The Pointers dropped the ninth-place match to 18^th ranked Ohio Northern 20-19 as the Polar Bears earned 12 of their 20 points due to forfeits. Kureck had his third major decision of the tournament in the match.

     UW-Stevens Point will host UW-Oshkosh in its next match on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at Berg Gym.