Mason Mergener

Weight:

174
Year:

Sr.
Hometown:

Crivitz, Wis.
High School:

Coleman
Major:

Marketing

Bio

2016-17 Season (Senior): Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Academic Team...Qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship for the second time in his career...Finished the season with a 29-10 overall record, including a 7-2 record in dual meets at 174 pounds...Fastest fall of the season came in 22 seconds against Isaac Ray (Manchester) at the Pete Willson Invitational (January 28)...Placed first at the Pointer Open (November 4) after going 4-0 with two pins...Took third place at the CUW Open (November 19) after putting together a 5-1 record...Was second at the MSOE Invitational (December 3) with a 3-1 record...Recorded a fourth place finish at the Pete WillsonInvitationall (January 28) after compiling a 5-2 record with two wins by fall...Took second at the CCIW Championship (February 9) with his opening win coming by fall...Recorded a second place finish at the NCAA Division III West Regional (February 25) after going 3-1...Ended his career at the NCAA Division III Championship (March 10) and with a 74-46 overall record.

2015-16 Season (Junior): Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Academic Team...Finished the season with a 15-12 overall record, including an 8-4...Won eight bouts by decision, three by major decision and three by fall...Pinned Jaycee Jensen (Trine) in a season-best 1:28 at the Pete Willson Invitational (January 29-30)...Recorded a 15-4 major decision win against Travis Cripe (November 6)...Won four matches at the CUW Open (November 21) to finish in sixth place, which include a win by fall in 4:47 over Matt Marcotte (North Central) and three victories by decision...Had a 17-6 major decision win against Julius Smith (UW-Oshkosh) on December 12 and a victory by fall in 2:01 over Zavier Gonzalez (Lakeland) on Decmeber 16...Won three consecutive bouts by decision in dual meets on January 16...Recorded a 10-2 major decision victory versus Nicolas Affricano (Olivet) on January 23.

2014-15 Season (Sophomore): Qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship…Finished the season with a 21-12 overall record (the second-most wins on the team), including a 9-1 record in dual meets…Won six consecutive matches in the middle of the season and 6-of-7 matches from January 24 to February 28…Earned four victories by fall…Took third place at the MSOE Invitational (Dec. 6) after putting together a 3-2 record…Won the NWA Tournament (Feb. 14) after winning two matches, including a pin in 53 seconds against Garret Gross (MSOE)…Won three matches at the NCAA Division III West Regional to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time in his career (the only CUW wrestler to qualify in 2014-15).

2013-14 Season (Freshman): Finished the season with a 9-12 overall record and an 0-1 record in dual matches…Won four bouts by fall, one by major decision and four by decision…Was 6-3 in the first two tournaments of his career…Began his season with a fourth-place finish at the UW-Stevens Point Open (Nov. 9) after going 3-2, including a win by fall in 3:55…Took fourth at the Northern Wrestling Association Tournament (Feb. 15), which included his fastest win by fall (1:12) of the season.

High School (Coleman): Helped the wrestling team win three WIAA state titles...Helped the baseball team qualify for the WIAA State Tournament and win a Marinette and Oconto Conference title...Owns the wrestling school record for wins in a season (46)...Won a WIAA state title his senior year, finished sixth his junior year and qualified his sophomore year...Named All-MOC First Team in wrestling three times and baseball three times...Named MOC wrestling and baseball Player of the Year...Was an all-state honorable mention baseball player...Named area's athlete of the year...Earned varsity letters in football, wrestling and baseball.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Rosanne...Has three older brothers, Marcus, Mitchell and Michael.