Decorah, Iowa – Minnesota State took to the mat Saturday afternoon at the Luther College Open as they had 14 wrestlers in competition.  Nine Mavericks placed in the 20-team competition.
 
Freshman Drew Lexvold paced MSU with a runner-up finish in the 133-lb weight class.  After an opening round bye, Lexvold defeated Nathan Yoshimura (Wartburg) by an 18-0 tech fall.  Lexvold continued on to win by a 6-4 decision against Adam Sheley (UWL), before falling to Matt Kelliher (Wisconsin) by an 11-8 decision in the championship match.
 
Seniors Tel Todd and John Makabe finished in second and third-place respectively in the 165-lb weight class.  After a first round bye, Todd defeated Eric Moreno (Luther) by a 3-2 decision and then Scott Gifford (UWL) by a 12-6 decision.  Todd fell to the same wrestler that defeated Makabe in the opening round, Joey Hambleton (Cornell) by an 8-6 decision in the championship match.  Following a 17-2 tech fall to Hambleton and a second round bye, Makabe responded by winning four straight matches en route to earning a third-place finish.  Included in the four matches was a 14-7 decision, a tech fall and two falls, including one in the championship match against Gifford at 2:04.
 
Following a first round bye, senior Brian Reisenauer was defeated by Kyle Pedretti (Upper Iowa) by a 14-6 decision.  Following the loss, Reisenauer defeated Jered Kemp (RCTC) in a 7-3 decision.  Reisenauer claimed third-place in the 125-lb class after defeating Jordan Ng (Cornell) in a 5-2 decision.  After two losses, sophomore David Demo received a bye en route to a seventh-place finish in the same weight class.
 
Juniors Jesse Westphal and Robby Fisher finished in third and fifth-place respectively in the 149-lb weight class.  Westphal defeated Dylan Shafer (UWL) in an 8-3 decision and Taylor Reicks in an 11-2 major decision before falling to eventual champion Brady Schrupp (UWL) in the quarterfinals.  Westphal rebounded to defeat Seth Hogan (UWL) to garner third-place honors.  Schrupp also defeated Fisher by a fall at 6:26.  Fisher went on to defeat three of his next four opponents to end the day.
 
Senior Derek Hahn went 2-3 with a bye on the day to finish in sixth-place.  Hahn had one fall and one decision in his two wins.
 
Mike Knutson finished in fifth-place in the 184-lb freshman weight class. 
 
MSU will be in competition on 11/19 at the Augsburg Open in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
Maverick Finishes
125 – Brian Reisenauer, placed third
125 – David Demo, placed seventh
149 – Jesse Westphal, placed third
149 – Robby Fisher, placed fifth
157 – Derek Hahn, placed sixth
165 – Tel Todd, placed second
165 – John Makabe, placed third
184 – Mike Knutson (Freshman), placed fifth

Other Mavericks in competition at the Luther College Open
141 – Paul Norgren
149 – Mike Murphy
149 – Jason Cirksena (Freshman bracket)
157 – Dan Copp
HWT – Kevin Pattain