Packer wrestlers drop two in home triangular

Published 9:42 pm Thursday, January 9, 2020

The Austin wrestling team lost a pair of duals losing by a score 63-9 to Faribault and it lost 65-3 to Rochester Mayo in Ove Berven Gym Thursday.

Sean Donovan put up a solid performance on senior night for the Packers as he grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period over Mayo’s Brennan Nelson. Donovan controlled the match and hung on to win 2-0 at 126-pounds.

Donovan was the lone senior competing for the Packers in the varsity dual.

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“It felt pretty good to win. I just had to be patient,” Donovan said.

It’s been a tough year for the Packers (0-7 overall), but they’ve tried to make the most of it.

Austin’s Mark Tamke tries to break free from the grip of Faribault’s George Soto at 160 pounds Friday night in Packer Gym. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

“We try to cheer on the younger guys and we work has hard as we can in the practice room,” Donovan said.

Tommy Fritz went 1-1 for the Packers as he beat Faribault’s Alex Hoy 4-0 and he lost to Mayo’s Ayden Messmer 13-7 at 152.

Austin’s Mason Callahan tries to gain the advantage during his match against Faribault Thursday night in Packer Gym. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Faribault 63, Austin 9

106: TJ Hausen (F) pinned Joel Thwang (A) (4:01)

113: Tyler Boyd (F) won by forfeit

120: Isaac Yetzer (F) won by forfeit

126: Gael Ramirez (F) pinned Sean Donovan (A)

132: DJ Saunders (F) won by forfeit

138: Riley Stoltz maj. dec. over Sam Oehlfke (A)

145: Tommy Fritz (A) 4-0 dec. over Alex Hoy (F)

152: Bryce Nolen 19-5 dec. over Brenan Winkels (A)

160: George Soto (M) pinned Mark Tamke (A) (2:11

170: Josh Oathoudt (F) won by forfeit

182: Marcos Ramirez (F) pinned Mason Callahan (A) (5:24)

195: Dylan Uppert (F) won by forfeit

220: Angel Aguilar Lemus won by forfeit

285: Josh Lenway (F) pinned Nicolas Lambert (1:18)

Austin’s Nicolas Lambert grapples with Faribault’s Gabe Shatskikh at heavyweight Thursday night in Packer Gym. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Rochester Mayo 65, Austin 3

106: Calder Sheehan (M) 18-3 tech fall over Joel Thwang (A)

113: Kai Kobayashi (M) won by forfeit

120: Ben Timmerman (M) won by forfeit

126: Sean Donovan (A) 2-0 dec. over Brennan Nelson (M)

132: Marshall Peters (M) won by forfeit

138: Ian Funk (M) 4-0 dec. over Sam Oehlfke (A)

145: double forfeit

152: Ayden Messmer (M) 13-7 dec. over Tommy Fritz (A)

160: Ethan Smith (M) pinned Brennan Winkels (A) (1:10)

170: Dylan Hughes (M) won by forfeit

182: Ethan Vanderwaerdt (M) won by forfet

195: Samuel Allen (M) pinned Angel Aguilar Lemus (A) (2:30)

220: Dedric Burger (M) won by forfeit

285: Keegan Ernste (M) pinned Nicolas Lambert (A) (:58)