Storm wrestlers drop three at conference duals
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Simpson wrestling team ran into some tough competition Saturday at the Iowa Conference Duals, falling to No. 12 Luther 46-0, No. 14 Coe 37-12 and Loras 38-6.
Colby Vlieger had the best day for the Storm (2-9, 0-5), going 2-1 at 285 pounds. After losing his first match of the day, Vlieger earned 5-2 decisions over Quin Gilliam (Loras) and Kirk Owens (Coe).
Jason Kiehne (141), RJ Brown (165) and Brett Roberts (184) all went 1-2. Kiehne pinned Coe's Trey Schuler in 1:48, Brown earned a 10-7 decision over Loras' Sam Elston and Roberts outlasted Coe's Casey Rohret 11-4.
Roberts lost a tough 7-1 decision to No. 6 Justin Kreiter of Luther to start the day, then lost to Javier Soto of Loras 10-6.
Up next: Simpson goes to the Loras Duhawk Open next Saturday, Jan. 30.
#12 Luther 46, Simpson 0
125 - Connor Murphy (Luther) over Chase Erickson (Simpson) TF 16-1
133 - #10 Nick Scheffert (Luther) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141 - #1 Drew Van Anrooy (Luther) over Jason Kiehne (Simpson) Dec 7-0
149 - Dakota Gray (Luther) over Anthony Derrick (Simpson) Fall 0:31
157 - Tristan Zurfluh (Luther) over Jason Clark (Simpson) Dec 6-3
165 - Blake Letney (Luther) over RJ Brown (Simpson) TF 16-0
174 - Javier Reyes (Luther) over Spencer Ward (Simpson) Dec 10-4
184 - #6 Justin Kreiter (Luther) over Brett Roberts (Simpson) Dec 7-1
197 - Derek Stork (Luther) over Damon Piatt (Simpson) Fall 1:35
285 - Conner Herman (Luther) over Colby Vlieger (Simpson) Fall 1:10
Loras 38, Simpson 6
125 - Dayton Olson (Loras) over Chase Erickson (Simpson) Fall 0:37
133 - Joey Riordan (Loras) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141 - Evan Weaver (Loras) over Jason Kiehne (Simpson) TF 19-4
149 - Colin Griffen (Loras) over Anthony Derrick (Simpson) Fall 4:58
157 - Jimmy Davis (Loras) over Jason Clark (Simpson) Dec 15-9
165 - RJ Brown (Simpson) over Sam Elston (Loras) Dec 10-7
174 - Chris Malone (Loras) over Spencer Ward (Simpson) Dec 8-1
184 - Javier Soto (Loras) over Brett Roberts (Simpson) Dec 10-6
197 - Malcolm Watson (Loras) over Damon Piatt (Simpson) Fall 5:22
285 - Colby Vlieger (Simpson) over Quin Gilliam (Loras) Dec 5-2
#14 Coe 37, Simpson 12
125 - Jan Rosenberg (Coe) over Chase Erickson (Simpson) Fall 0:53
133 - Mike Gussarson (Coe) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141 - Jason Kiehne (Simpson) over Trey Schuler (Coe) Fall 1:48
149 - Josh Donkle (Coe) over Anthony Derrick (Simpson) Fall 2:30
157 - Jake Voss (Coe) over Jason Clark (Simpson) Dec 5-3
165 - Cody Fritz (Coe) over RJ Brown (Simpson) TF 15-0
174 - #1 Ryan Harrington (Coe) over Spencer Ward (Simpson) TF 16-1
184 - Brett Roberts (Simpson) over Casey Rohret (Coe) Dec 11-4
197 - Andrew Holladay (Coe) over Damon Piatt (Simpson) Fall 2:23
285 - Colby Vlieger (Simpson) over Kirk Owens (Coe) Dec 5-2
