2013-14 Results

JAYHAWK WRESTERS FINISH 9th IN THE NATION: ZACK COOPER, TYLER STENBERG AND DONAVAN FOUCHEY EARN ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 
NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament – Spokane, Washington 

The Muskegon Community College wrestling team earned a top ten finish at the national tournament, finishing 9th. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M won the overall team championship. Leading the way for the Jayhawks was Zachary Cooper (freshman/Whitehall/133) who wrestled back to finish third after suffering an upset in the quarterfinals. “Zachary has been so impressive all year. You see a lot of kids fold when their dreams of a championship are dashed. Zack just got more focused and challenged himself to come back and finish 3rd,” said Coach Brunger. Donavan Fouchey (freshman/Oscoda/197) and Tyler Stenberg (freshman/Reeths-Puffer/149) also garnered All-American Honors, finishing 4^th and 6^th respectively. “I’m very proud of this team. They are young, hard-working and tenacious,” said Brunger. “Great things are on the horizon for Muskegon Jayhawk wrestling!” Muskegon also had four other wrestlers finish just one match away from becoming All-Americans in Cody Stenberg (freshman/Reeths-Puffer/141), Lukas Gilmore (freshman/Greenville/165), Joe Sika (freshman/Whitehall/174) and Shawn Chamberlain (sophomore/Dexter/285).

Full brackets can be viewed by going to www.trackwrestling.com and searching NJCAA. 

Team Results

JAYHAWK WRESTLING TEAM RUNNERS-UP IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
Triton College – River Grove, IL – NJCAA Central District Tournament 

The Muskegon Community College wrestling team finished 2^nd in the Central District/National Qualifier tournament on Sunday. During the competition the Jayhawks qualified 9 of the 10 weight classes for the national tournament. Lincoln College won the championship finishing 4 points ahead of the Jayhawks in the tournament scoring. “While we fell short of our goal to come in here and win the district, we are still in a good position to perform well at the national tournament,” said Coach Brunger. “We have qualified nine wrestlers and all of them will be major point scorers for us at nationals.” The team had an outstanding semifinal round sending 9 wrestlers into the championship match and one into the consolation round, building a 22 point team lead. Unfortunately, only Zack Cooper (freshman/Whitehall/133) won a match in the last round, and the lead evaporated.  

Runners up finishes were Devane Dodgens (Freshman/Chippewa Hills/125), Cody Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer/141), Tyler Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer/149), Lukas Gilmore (Freshman/Greenville/165), Joe Sika (Freshman/Whitehall/174), Steven Malloy (Freshman/Morley-Stanwood/184), Donavan Fouchey (Freshman/Oscoda/197) and Shawn Chamberlain (Sophomore/Dexter/285). 

The NJCAA National Championships will be held February 28^th – March 1^st in Spokane, Washington.

Results are listed below 

1.	Lincoln College	99.5
2.	Muskegon Community College	95.5
3.	Harper College	83.5
4.	Triton College	29.5
5.	Waubonsee College	14.0

 

Full brackets can be viewed by going to www.trackwrestling.com and searching 2014 NJCAA Midwest District

MUSKEGON JAYHAWKS END REGULAR SEASON IN PERFECT FORM AT GVSU LAKER CLASSIC 
Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI – Laker Classic 

The Muskegon Community College wrestling team found perfection Sunday as they won every individual match in the tournament that was against an opposing school. “As far as I know it has never been done by us in tournament format,” said an excited Coach Brunger. “As far as outcomes go, you just can’t wrestle any better. The important thing is that we maintain our focus and carry this kind of performance into the post-season.” The Jayhawks entered wrestlers in 8 of the 10 weight class, and came home with 8 individual champions.  

Champions for the Jayhawks included Devane Dodgens (Freshman/Chippewa Hills/125), Zack Cooper (Freshman/Whitehall/133), Cody Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer/141), Tyler Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer/149), Joe Sika (Freshman/Whitehall/174), Steven Malloy (Freshman/Morley-Stanwood/184), Donavan Fouchey (Freshman/Oscoda/197) and Logan Morningstar/Whitehall/285) 

Runner up performances were recorded by Thomas Szymula (Freshman/Mount Pleasant/125), Andrew Nold (Sophomore/Chelsea/149), Chad Maks (Freshman/Hartland/197) and Shawn Chamberlain Sophomore/Dexter/285),  Darian Holmes (Sophomore/Woodhaven/285) finished third. 

In two weeks the 8^th ranked Muskegon wrestlers will head to Triton College in River Grove, IL to compete for a Central District team championship and individual berths to the NJCAA National Championships which will be held February 28^th – March 1^st in Spokane, Washington. 

Complete brackets can be found by going to www.trackwrestling.com and searching Laker Classic.

MUSKEGON WRESTLERS SHUT OUT TRITON COLLEGE AND UPSET LINCOLN COLLEGE
1/18/14 – Lincoln Duals – Lincoln College – Lincoln, IL 

The 8^th ranked Muskegon wrestling team traveled to Lincoln Illinois looking to continue their momentum in the stretch run. They did just that as they blanked the 16^th ranked Triton squad and then built up a 21-0 lead against the 6^th ranked Lincoln wrestlers and held on for a 27-19 victory. “We have two concerns at this stage of the season, peaking at the right time and staying healthy,” said Coach Brunger. “These guys are near peaking in performance and we are right on track, unfortunately we had a few injuries at the end of the Lincoln dual so we have our fingers crossed that we heal quickly. Regardless, we feel great about our performance, winning all ten matches against a ranked opponent and scoring an upset is definitely a great day!” The Jayhawks were led by 2-0 performances by Devane Dodgens (125/Freshman/Chippewa Hills), Zachary Cooper (133/Freshman/Whitehall), Cody Stenberg (141/Freshman/Reeths-Puffer), Elvis Peacock (149/Freshman/Chippewa Hills), Shaquill Bell (157/Sophomore/South Haven) and Mason Courtright (174/Freshman/Shelby). Tyler Stenberg (149/Freshman/Reeths-Puffer) and Joe Sika (174/Freshman/Whitehall) were both 1-0 on the day. The event ended the dual meet season for the Jayhawks. They finished with a 9-4 record and a 6^th place national finish at the NWCA National Duals last weekend. Their focus now shifts to tournament scoring as they eye a regional championship and a top 5 finish in the country in February. Up next is the Alma Open on Saturday, January 25^th. 

(8) Muskegon              40
(16) Triton                    0

125	Devane Dodgens (MCC) won by decision over Thomas Angsten (TC) 4-3.
133	Zachary Cooper (MCC) won by tech fall over Jameel Carter (TC) 6:47 18-2.
141	Cody Stenberg (MCC) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) .
149	Elvis Peacock (MCC) won by decision over Ryan Fulton (TC) 4-0.
157	Shaquill Bell (MCC) won by major decision over Joseph Perez (TC) 9-0.
165	Lukas Gilmore (MCC) won by decision over John Marino (TC) 9-2.
174	Joseph Sika (MCC) won by decision over Jamal Carter (TC) 4-0.
184	Steven Malloy (MCC) won by decision over Chad Kirkhove (TC) 6-0.
197	Donavan Fouchey (MCC) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) .
285	Shawn Chamberlain (MCC) won by major decision over Darvell Burgess (TC) 11-2.

 

(8) Muskegon              27
(6) Lincoln                   19

125	Devane Dodgens (MCC) won by decision over Jewell Webb (LC) 8-3.
133	Zachary Cooper (MCC) won by pin over Camron Halton (LC) 2:52.
141	Cody Stenberg (MCC) won by pin over Enoch McCottrell (LC) 4:21.
149	Tyler Stenberg (MCC) won by decision over Graham Lough (LC) 7-0.
157	Shaquill Bell (MCC) won by decision over Luke Dunn (LC) 6-3.
165	David Frazier (LC) won by injury default over Lukas Gilmore (MCC) 0:00.
174	Mason Courtright (MCC) won by pin over Joey Reis (LC) 1:27.
184	Dakota Downs (LC) won by major decision over Steven Malloy (MCC) 9-1.
197	Stephon Rudicil (LC) won by decision over Donavan Fouchey (MCC) 3-2.
285	Dequence Goodman (LC) won by pin over Shawn Chamberlain (MCC) 1:02.

Olivet vs. Muskegon Exhibition Matches 

141	Austin Kelley (Olivet) won by pin over Justin Hagar (MCC) 2:50.
157	Elvis Peacock (MCC) won by pin over Sejad Al-Hussain (Olivet) 2:14.
174	Mason Courtright (MCC) won by pin over Anthony Long (Olivet) 4:53.
197	Donavan Fouchey (MCC) won by decision over Dalton Smallwood (Olivet) 3-1.
285	Jesse Judge (Olivet) won by pin over Darian Holmes (MCC) 1:41.

JAYHAWKS AND ROCKETS VICTORIOUS
IN THE INAUGURAL RICK STENBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP DUALS
Rick Stenberg Memorial Duals – Reeths-Puffer High School – January 15^th, 2014 

The 8^th ranked Jayhawks of Muskegon may have outscored the 6^th ranked Lakers of Grand Valley State University at Reeths-Puffer High School but they all considered it a victory as the teams helped raise money for the Rick Stenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund by putting on a show in front of the crowd. The night started with Reeths-Puffer defeating Grand Rapids Union and then Muskegon upending Grand Valley by a score of 31-18. Muskegon will be back on the mat Saturday at the Lincoln Duals in Lincoln Illinois. 

Muskegon Community College – 31
Grand Valley State University – 18 

125 – Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) over Joe Stolp (GVSU) Fall 6:00
133 – Zack Cooper (Muskegon) over Joey Montney (GVSU) Fall 2:24
141 – Tyler Dempsey (GVSU) over Justin Hagar (Muskegon) Dec 3-2
149 – Kyle Horr (GVSU) over Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) Dec 5-3
157 – Gabe Stepanovich (GVSU) won by forfeit
165 – Bobby Tymes (GVSU) won by forfeit
174 – Joe Sika (Muskegon) over Jack Baker (GVSU) Fall 1:15
184 – Steven Malloy (Muskegon) over Nick Verran (GVSU) Dec 4-1
197 – Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon) over Alex Parkyn (GVSU) Maj Dec 18-5
285 – Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon) won by forfeit

MCC WRESTLING FINISHES SIXTH IN THE NATION AT THE NATIONAL DUAL MEET CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCWA/Cliff Keen National Duals – Des Moines, IA – January 12^th, 2014 

The 8^th ranked Muskegon Community College wrestling team had a strong showing outperforming their national ranking and tournament seeding en route to a sixth place finish.    “I couldn’t be prouder of the team and the way they responded to the challenge,” said Coach Brunger. “We had several wrestlers knock of ranked opponents this weekend, gaining valuable confidence and experience heading in to the final stretch of the season.” In Sunday’s competition the Jayhawks knocked off Iowa Western 24-14 before falling to North Iowa Area Community College 26-12 in the 5^th/6^th place final. They finished the weekend with a 3-2 dual meet record. 

Dual Results are listed below 

Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Muskegon defeated Neosho 27-12
125 – Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) over Ryan Sherry (Neosho) Dec 7-2
133 – Lemuel Johnson (Neosho) over Thomas Szymula (Muskegon) Fall 1:23
141 – Alex Shea (Neosho) over Andrew Nold (Muskegon) Fall 3:33
149 – Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) over Jared Suppes (Neosho) Dec 9-2
157 – Shaquill Bell (Muskegon) over Samuel Son (Neosho) Dec 8-4
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon) over O`Shea Smith-Traylor (Neosho) Dec 4-3
174 – Mason Courtright (Muskegon) over Andrew Benner (Neosho) Fall 4:39
184 – Steven Malloy (Muskegon) over Austin Warren (Neosho) Dec 4-3
197 – Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon) over Dillon Archer (Neosho) Dec 9-4
285 – Darian Holmes (Muskegon) over William Divine (Neosho) Dec 8-4

Match #2 Quarterfinal: Northwest defeated Muskegon 22-15
125 – Cody Vichi (Northwest) over Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) SV-1 6-4
133 – Ben Jorgensen (Northwest) over Thomas Szymula (Muskegon) Maj 13-3
141 – Zach Loveless (Northwest) over Andrew Nold (Muskegon) Fall 3:25
149 – Kaelen Loveless (Northwest) over Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) Dec 5-3
157 – Shaquill Bell (Muskegon) over Cormick Eaton (Northwest) Dec 9-7
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon) over Diorian Coleman (Northwest) Dec 6-1
174 – Cole Mcarthur (Northwest) over Joseph Sika (Muskegon) Dec 7-4
184 – Steven Malloy (Muskegon) over Miles Nixon (Northwest) Fall 2:19
197 – Jonathan Wixom (Northwest) over Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon) Dec 7-5
285 – Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon) over Gabriel Escobedo (Northwest) Dec 1-0

Match #3 Cons. Round 2: Muskegon defeated Pratt 33-13
125 – Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) over Auston Finley (Pratt) Maj 19-6
133 – Skyler Mccomb (Pratt) over Thomas Szymula (Muskegon) Maj 12-1
141 – Daniel Melcher (Pratt) over Andrew Nold (Muskegon) Fall 6:54
149 – Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) over Korey Pfannenstiel (Pratt) Maj 9-0
157 – Austin Hughey (Pratt) over Shaquill Bell (Muskegon) Dec 9-4
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon) over Cade Noble (Pratt) Maj 17-7
174 – Mason Courtright (Muskegon) over Cody Carson (Pratt) Fall 3:48
184 – Steven Malloy (Muskegon) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
197 – Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon) over Kasey Crump (Pratt) Dec 6-3
285 – Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon) over Beau Bergeron (Pratt) Fall 0:17

Match #4 Cons. Semi: Muskegon defeated Iowa Western 24-14
125 – Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) over Adrian Lozano (Iowa Western) Dec 9-4
133 – Wilfred Charbono (Iowa Western) over Thomas Szymula (Muskegon) Dec 6-0
141 – Justin Hagar (Muskegon) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 – Tyler Nation (Iowa Western) over Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) Maj 13-3
157 – Shaquill Bell (Muskegon) over Aleksei Vickers (Iowa Western) Dec 6-4
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon) over Tim Hester (Iowa Western) Dec 10-5
174 – Joseph Sika (Muskegon) over Matt Walker (Iowa Western) Dec 5-3
184 – Steven Malloy (Muskegon) over Josh Kloppel (Iowa Western) Fall 3:29
197 – Tim Mcdonald (Iowa Western) over Chad Maks (Muskegon) Maj 16-8
285 – Nathan Judge (Iowa Western) over Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon) Dec 9-3

Match #5 5th Place Match: North Iowa Area defeated Muskegon 26-12
125 – Devane Dodgens (Muskegon) over Michael Ruffino (North Iowa Area) Dec 4-2
133 – Jorge Pau (North Iowa Area) over Thomas Szymula (Muskegon) Dec 6-2
141 – Blake Spotts (North Iowa Area) over Andrew Nold (Muskegon) Fall 1:45
149 – Nosomy Pozo (North Iowa Area) over Elvis Peacock (Muskegon) TF 21-6
157 – Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area) over Shaquill Bell (Muskegon) Dec 7-6
165 – Sha-Keno Jenkins (North Iowa Area) over Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon) Dec 6-3
174 – Joseph Sika (Muskegon) over Thomas Daniels (North Iowa Area) Dec 10-4
184 – Andy Glaser (North Iowa Area) over Steven Malloy (Muskegon) Dec 9-5
197 – Shakheim Chapman (North Iowa Area) over Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon) Dec 4-1
285 – Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon) over Alex Stockton (North Iowa Area) Fall 6:13

MCC WRESTLERS HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT TRITON OPEN WITH THREE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Triton College – River Grove, IL – Art Kraft Memorial Invitational 

The Muskegon Community College wrestling team had another strong showing. The 24^th annual Art Kraft is a preview of the region with every team present plus a few others. They now know they are competitors for the regional crown but competition will be tough. The Jayhawks continue to be led by freshmen Zack Cooper (freshman/Whitehall) and Lukas Gilmore (freshman/Greenville) who both won championships. Zack improved to 16-0 on the season while Lukas is now 18-1. The Jayhawks had a third champion in Joe Sika (freshman/Whitehall) who won his first tournament championship of the season at 174 pounds and is getting better every week. The Jayhawks also had strong showings by finalists Elvis Peacock, 149 lbs (freshman/Chippewa Hills) and Donavan Fouchey, 197 lbs (freshman/Oscoda). Five other Jayhawks finished in the top six of the tournament. Devane Dodgens (freshman/Chippewa Hills) finished 3^rd at 125 lbs, Steven Malloy (freshman/Morley Stanwood) was 4^th at 184 lbs, Mason Courtright (freshman/Shelby was 5^th at 184 lbs, Myron Hosey (freshman/Belding) was 6^th at 184 lbs and Shawn Chamberlain was 4^th at 285 lbs. The Jayhawks hope to carry this momentum through the winter break and into the National Dual Meet Championships which takes place January 11^th and 12^th in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Full Brackets can be accessed by following this link. 

http://trackwrestling.com and searching Art Kraft

 

JAYHAWK WRESTLER LUKAS GILMORE CROWNED CHAMPION AT NIAGARA OPEN
Niagara County Community College – Sanborn, NY – Niagara Thunderwolves Open 

The 9th ranked Muskegon Wrestlers had a strong showing at the Thunderwolves Open which featured a many four year schools including NCAA Division I University of Buffalo and Penn State University and Division II Mercyhurst College. Four wrestlers finished in the top 4 of their respective weight classes. Leading the charge was Lukas Gilmore (Freshman/Greenville) who won the championship at 165 pounds. Gilmore finished 4-0 on the day and defeated very tough opponents including NCAA division I wrestler Ryan Therrian of Buffalo in the semi-finals and Chris Nevinger of Niagara who is a 3x New York State Champion and is ranked 10^th in the country at 165 pounds. “Lukas was great all day, he is an extremely smart kid and just might be the hardest working wrestler in a room of extremely hard working wrestlers,” exclaimed Coach Brunger. “He is a great pleasure to coach.” Also having excellent days were 125 pound Devane Dodgens (Freshman/Chippewa Hills) who finished 3^rd and only loss was to a NCAA div. II All-American from Mercyhurst, 174 pound Joe Sika (Freshman/Whitehall) who finished 4^th and 184 pound Mason Courtright (Freshman/Shelby) who finished 3^rd. The MCC wrestlers are back in action next weekend at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. 

Click this link for full results:  2013 Thunderwolves Open Final Brackets.pdf

MCC GRAPPLERS GO 1-2 AT OLIVET DUALS: COOPER REMAINS UNDEFEATED
Olivet College – Olivet, MI – Olivet Duals – November 23^rd, 2013 

For the second week in a row the Jayhawk wrestling squad was the only junior college in the house. This week however, the overmatched Jayhawks were battling the best the opposing team could put on the mat in dual meets instead of a tournament format. “When Coach Brissette (Olivet head coach) emailed me a month ago asking who we wanted to wrestle my response was simple, we’ll wrestle anyone,” said Coach Brunger. “We are very talented, but really young. In order to learn we need to be exposed for our mistakes against more seasoned juniors and seniors.” The 19th ranked Jayhawks wrestled Olivet in round one and lost 31-9 winning just two matches in the contest. In the second round MCC faced Trine University and won all nine contests including an exciting first period pin by 133 pounder Zack Cooper (Freshman/Whitehall) over Trine University junior Brandon Preston who is ranked 8^th at 133 pounds in NCAA div. III. In the last round MCC dropped a tough dual against Indiana Tech who is ranked 11^th in the NAIA as a team by a score of 24-12. “Against Indiana Tech we had many opportunities to win matches that could have turned the tide. We really got better as the day went on and we learned a lot. We will be improved and ready when we get back on that mat at Niagara,” Brunger added. 7^th ranked Zack Cooper remained unbeaten on the season, stretching his record to 13-0. Other wrestlers with winning records on the day were 165lb Lukas Gilmore (Freshman/Greenville), 184lb Mason Courtright (Freshman/Shelby), 197lb Donavan Fouchey (Freshman/Oscoda) and 285lb Shawn Chamberlain (Sophomore/Dexter) who were all 2-1 on the day. Full results are listed below.

Olivet College – 31     
Muskegon CC – 9     

125 Kyle Gilles (OC) d. Devane Dodgens (MCC) 9-3
133 Zachary Cooper (MCC) p. Damian Johnson (OC) 1:48
141 Justin Holm (OC) forfeit
149 Gage Peterson (OC) md. Elvis Peacock (MCC) 15-5
157 Kyle Witgen (OC) md. Jason Peacock (MCC) 18-5
165 Lukas Gilmore (MCC) d. Eddie Nuttall (OC) 9-4
174 Nick Allen (OC) md. Joe Sika (MCC) 12-2
184 Jeff Holm (OC) d. Steven Malloy (MCC) 5-1
197 Andrew Simpson (OC) d. Donavan Fouchey (MCC) 4-0
285 Ryan Steverson (OC) d. Shawn Chamberlain (MCC) 3-2 

Muskegon CC – 39
Trine – 6

125 Devane Dodgens (MCC) d. Matt Frane (TU) 11-7
133 Zachary Cooper (MCC) p. Brandon Preston (TU) 2:09
141 Levi Grabor (TU) forfeit 
149 Elvis Peacock (MCC) p. Adam Bolles (TU) 1:59
157 Jason Peacock (MCC) forfeit 
165 Lukas Gilmore (MCC) p. Isaiah Hill (TU) 4:11
174 Joe Sika (MCC) forfeit
184 Steven Malloy (MCC) d. Shane Henrickson (TU) 3-2
197 Donavan Fouchey (MCC) d. Mike Conner (TU) 7-4
285 Shawn Chamberlain p. Matt Beard (TU):46

 

Indiana Tech – 25       
Muskegon CC – 12

125 Kris McKinley (ITU) d. (2ot) Devane Dodgens (MCC) 4-2
133 Zachary Cooper (MCC) d. Mitch Pawlak (ITU) 4-1
141 Travis Barroquill (ITU) forfeit
149 Adam Fahs (ITU) d. Elvis Peacock (MCC) 7-0
157 Chase Hack (ITU) d. Jason Peacock (MCC )7-5
165 KaFuba Donzon (ITU) d. Lukas Gilmore (MCC) 7-3
174 Darryl Grayson (ITU) md. Joe Sika (MCC) 11-3
184 Taylor DeLong (ITU) d. Mason Courtright (MCC) 9-6
197 Donavan Fouchey (MCC) d. Brandon Sunday (ITU) 3-2
285 Shawn Chamberlain (MCC) p. Andre Dunn (ITU) :26 

Exhibition Matches

184 Mason Courtright (MCC) p. Collin Rankin (Alma) 2:41
197 Nick Fruits (Trine) p. Myron Hosey (MCC) 5:48
184 Mason Courtight (MCC) md. Durtham Basso (Alma) 16-7
197 Myron Hosey (MCC) d. Dalton Smallwood (Olivet) 4-2

 

THREE MCC JAYHAWK WRESTLERS CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT TRINE UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL 
Trine University – Angola, IN – Trine University Invitational – November 16^th, 2013 

The 19^th ranked Jayhawk wresters traveled to Trine University as the only junior college amongst a field of NCAA Division III and NAIA schools. Undeterred the Jayhawks claimed three individual championships and four runner-up finishes and had eight wrestlers place in top four. “The crazy thing is we gave a few starters the weekend off to heal up and spend time with family, we only entered wrestlers in eight of the ten weights and we still performed this well,” said Coach Mark Brunger. “That is a credit to our training and the overall dedication of the team to make one another better each and every day.” The Jayhawks were opening eyes all day as they sent seven wrestlers to the finals in six out of the eight weight classes they entered. For the second week in row teammates Lukas Gilmore (Freshman/Greenville) and Shaquill Bell (Sophomore/South Haven) made the finals at 165 lbs. Gilmore won the championship as Bell defaulted due to a swollen eye. “Both of these guys have just been dynamite so far this year,” exclaimed Brunger. Not to be outdone Zachary Cooper (Freshman/Whitehall) took home the crown at 133 lbs. and Donavan Fouchey (Freshman/Oscoda) did the same at 197 lbs. Joining Bell as runners-up was Cody Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer) at 141 lbs., Tyler Stenberg (Freshman/Reeths-Puffer) at 149 lbs., and Joseph Sika (Freshman/Whitehall) at 174 lbs. Chad Maks (Freshman/Hartland) was 4^th at 197 lbs. The Muskegon Community College will next compete at the Olivet Duals on November 23^rd.   Full tournament brackets can be viewed by visiting www.trackwrestling.com and searching Trine.

 

MCC JAYHAWK WRESTLERS OFF TO A FAST START IN SEASON OPENER
Muskegon Community College – Muskegon, MI – Muskegon Duals/Ben McMullen Open 

The 19^th ranked Jayhawk wresters opened the season on an emotional night against two highly ranked opponents and came out victorious in both contests on Friday night. Wearing purple t-shirts and socks to honor the father of brothers Cody and Tyler Stenberg as he battles pancreatic cancer, the Jayhawks defeated 10^th ranked Niagara County Community College 28-18 and finished the night by defeating 9^th ranked Triton 43-3. “It was a great start to an amazing weekend,” exclaimed Coach Mark Brunger. “Our team was mostly off the radar in the preseason because we are starting so many freshmen. They wanted to come out and make a statement and wrestle hard for Rick Stenberg!” The Stenberg boys from Reeths-Puffer excited the local crowd by recording victories Friday night and by Placing in the Ben McMullen Open on Saturday. Cody finished 1^st at 141 pounds by defeating Brandon Preston 7-3 in the finals finishing 5-0 on the weekend. Tyler finished 3^rd at the Open at 149 pounds to secure a 4-1 record for the weekend. The Jayhawks were full of impressive finishes with four champions and seven placers. Joining Cody Stenberg as champions, were Zachary Cooper of Whitehall at 133 pounds, Lukas Gilmore of Greenville at 165 pounds and Steven Malloy of Morley Stanwood at 184 pounds. Dual meet results and additional Jayhawk placers listed below. 

Ben McMullen Open Placers Saturday, Nov. 9th

125lb – Devane Dodgens 3rd
149lb – Elvis Peacock 2nd
149lb – Tyler Stenberg 3rd
157lb – Jason Peacock 3rd
165lb – Shaquill Bell 2nd
184lb – Mason Courtright 2nd
285lb – Logan Morningstar 4th 

Dual Results from Friday, Nov. 8th

(19)Muskegon – 28
(10)Niagara – 18

125 – Devane Dodgens (Musk) d. Cody Carbery (Niag) 10-3
133 – Zachary Cooper (Musk) p. Eric Velez (Niag) 1:00
141 – Cody Stenberg (Musk) p. Eric Velez (Niag) 2:16
149 – Kevin Strong (Niag) md. Elvis Peacock (Musk) 16-4
157 – Tyler Bruce (Niag) md. Jason Peacock (Musk) 12-4
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Musk) p. Mike Carson (Niag) 2:24
174 – Joe Sika (Musk) d. Shane curry (Niag) 9-6
184 – Cedrick Stephens (Niag) p. Mason Courtright (Musk) 5:36
197 – Chad Maks (Musk) md. Max Antone (Niag) 14-2
285 – El-Shaddai VanHoesen (Niag) d. Logan Morningstar (Musk) 4-0 

(19)Muskegon – 43
(9)Triton – 3

125 – Devane Dodgens (Musk) d. Justice Parker (Tri) 3-2
133 – Zachary Cooper (Musk) tf. Angel Ocasio (Tri) 15-0
141 – Andrew Nold (Musk) d. Stan Whiting (Tri) 3-2
149 – Darius Henry (Tri) d. Elvis Peacock (Musk) 6-4
157 – Jason Peacock (Musk) p. John Figueroa (Tri) 6:36
165 – Lukas Gilmore (Musk) p. Larry Juliano (Tri) 1:27
174 – Joe Sika (Musk) d. John Marino (Tri) 8-3
184 – Steven Malloy (Musk) p. Chad Kirkhove (Tri) 5:45
197 – Donavan Fouchey (Musk) p. Richard Runyon (Tri) 1:00
285 – Shawn Chamberlain (Musk) tf. Darvell Burgess (Tri) 16-1