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1999-2000 Wrestling Summary

1999-2000 CUW WRESTLING SUMMARY
Team Dual Record: 9-13-0
 Head Coach: Bret Corner
 Assistant Coaches: Mike Fischer, Andy DeLoney
Conference Finish: 1st
 NCAA Regional Finish: 13th
 Significant Dual Wins: Williams College MA (24-23), Gettysburg PA (27-24)

 

Sophomore Ben Schwoerer (New Holstein, WI) led the Falcons throughout the 1999-2000 season at 184 lbs. Schwoerer led the team in wins (28), takedowns (52), near falls (29), and pins (7). Schwoerer and BJ Bockhop (Belmont, WI) opened the season with 4th place finishes at the Concordia Open in November.


The team traveled to the prestigious Florida College Duals in Orlando and finished 2-4. On the second day of the event, the Falcons posted wins over Williams College MA and Gettysburg College PA. Freshman Matt Prelwitz (Ripon, WI) got a pin at 197 to push the Falcons past Gettysburg 27-24. Ben Schwoerer’s 28 wins set a CUW season record, breaking the mark set by Jim Stewart (24) in 1997.


Conference Results: Concordia 91.5, Lakeland College 85.5, MSOE 79.5, Maranatha Baptist 47.5. Falcon finishers: 157 Frank Herrera (1st), 174 BJ Bockhop (1st), 184 Ben Schwoerer (1st), 133 Karl Dietzel (2nd), 141 Travis Schuett (2nd), 125 Brian Utke (3rd), 165 Jon Egen (3rd), 197 Andy Weir (3rd), 285 Jerad Brockel (3rd).
 

At the end of the season, sophomore Jon Egen (Shawano, WI) was selected to the NWCA Division III Scholar All-American Team at the national championships in Ada, OH.