ELMHURST, Ill. – The MSOE men's wrestling team took 3^rd at the Al Hanke Invite hosted by Elmhurst University on Wednesday night, as Toren Vandenbush would be crowned champion at 165 pounds while the Raiders as a team would finish in 3^rd place with 122.5 team points.

RESULTS

MSOE RAIDERS – 3^rd Place – 122.5 Points

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Liam Anderson recorded 15 points on his way to 5^th place in the 133 bracket, as the sophomore delivered three victories via fall before an 11-1 major decision in the 5^th place match against his opponent from Chicago University.
• Senior Max Sanderfoot took 2^nd place at 141, with his only loss coming in the final bout of the tournament.  Sanderfoot recorded threes wins over opponents from Carthage, Wisconsin Whitewater and Harper College.
• Connor Nagela took 3^rd at 149 after three wins in the opening rounds of the tournament, all by decision as he would finish with 15 team points. 
• Michael Smith took 4^th at 157, scoring a 17-0 tech fall, followed up by a pinfall victory in just 1:37 as he went on to finish with 15.5 team points.
• Toren Vandenbush was the lone Raider to come out on top at the Al Hanke, as the freshman recorded four wins on the way to the crown.  Vandenbush would score major decision wins in both the semi-finals and finals as the led the Red and White with a whopping 23.5 team points.
• Jackson Hughes would take 6^th at 174, narrowly losing a 4-1 decision in the 5^th place match, while Gavin Graham would take 5^th at 184, winning a high scoring decision 18-12 in the 5^th place match.
• Jake Schmitt took 8^th at 197 with 7 team points as the junior from Shorewood, Illinois recorded a tech fall win over Harper College and a decision win against his opponent from Carthage.

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders gear up for the Al Hanke Invite, hosted by Elmhurst University on Saturday, January 18 at 9:00A.M.

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