MILWAUKEE – The MSOE men's wrestling team hosted their annual MSOE Invitational on Saturday inside the Kern Center, with six Raiders reaching the finals of their respective weight class as Toren Vandenbush was crowned champion at 174 for the second straight year.


RESULT
3^rd Place (130.0 combined points)

TOP FINISHERS
 

• 125: Lane Andersen was the first of six Raiders to reach the championship bout at the MSOE Invite, as the freshman kicked off the day with a second-round pinfall win to advance to the quarterfinals.  Andersen would score back-to-back decision victories (1-0, 7-2) to earn his spot in the first-place match, where he would come just short against his opponent from St. Johns.
• 149: Sophomore Alex Morales would come up mere seconds short of first place for MSOE, after starting his bracket off with wins via major decision, tech. fall and decision, Morales advanced to the finals after a medical forfeit in the semis.  Morales would suffer a last second defeat after a late takedown from his University of Chicago opponent.
• 174:  Toren Vandenbush was crowned champion at 174 for the second straight invite as the sophomore racked up 22 team points for the Raiders on Saturday afternoon.  Vandenbush scored two impressive tech fall wins in the opening rounds of the tournament, before posting a first round pinfall win and a hard-fought major decision to earn his chance to repeat.  Vandenbush would triumph in a 5-3 decision win over Carthage College to secure his place as repeat champion for the Red and White.
• 184: Fellow sophomore Jackson Hughes also returned to the championship match, looking to improve on his second-place finish at the invite last season.  Hughes picked up pinfall wins in the quarter and semi final matchups before bowing out with another second-place finish after falling to his opponent from Stevens Tech in a 5-3 decision loss.
• 197:  Gavin Graham added the second most team points for the Red and White on Saturday, as the senior added 21 points to MSOE's total after recording four wins on the way to second place at 197. 
• 285: Jake Schmitt wrestled the final championship match for the Raiders on Saturday, as the senior continues to impress after making the jump to heavyweight this season.  Schmitt recorded a sudden victory win in his second-round bout and a major decision win in the quarterfinals before he advanced to the first-place match after a medical forfeit.  Schmitt would fight valiantly against his opponent from Augsburg but fell via first round pinfall to close out the day for the Raiders.

WHAT'S ON DECK
The Raiders are back in action this Thursday, December 11^th for a dual against Lakeland University.  The action is set to begin at 7:00 P.M. in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

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