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Issued: December 12, 2006

WRESTLING WINS FIRST HOME MEET

EAU CLAIRE – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team extended its dual meet winning streak to three victories with tonight’s 34-11 triumph over Lawrence University.

Eau Claire is now 2-0 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual meets. The Blugolds are 7-2 in all dual meets. It was the first dual meet for the Vikings.

The Blugolds had three pins on the night. Andy Miller (So.-Appleton/North) got his man down in 5:50 at the 133 pound weight class. At 141 pounds, it took Andy Johnston (Fr.-St. Cloud, MN/St. Cloud Tech) 4:20 to pin his man while Josh Holforty (So.-Bloomington, MN/Kennedy) took down his 197-pound opponent in 3:44.

Pat Senzig (So.-Lyndon Station/Mauston) claimed the only major decision for Eau Claire, a 12-3 final at 157 pounds.

There were four minor decisions for Eau Claire in the match. Dave Vanevenhoven (Sr.-Appleton/Kaukauna) won 7-1 at 149 pounds. Lance Valiquette (Sr.-Auburn, WA) took his match 9-4 in the 165 pound class and Nick Hoeft (Jr.-Merrill) squeaked by 2-0 at 184 pounds. Heavyweight Justin McAuly (Sr.-Clintonville) also won 5-0 to push Eau Claire to 34 points.

The Blugolds do not compete until 2007, when they head to Iowa for the Cornell Invite on January 5th and 6th.

Eau Claire 34, Lawrence 11

125: Lawrence won by forfeit
133: Andy Miller (EC) pin Tony Kazik (LAW), 5:50
141: Andy Johnston (EC) pin Matt Meiselman (LAW), 4:20
149: Dave Vanevenhoven (EC) dec. Tony Norton (LAW), 7-1
157: Pat Senzig (EC) maj. Ryan Dummann (LAW), 12-3
165: Lance Valiquette (EC) dec. Sam Laes (LAW), 9-4
174: John Budi (LAW) maj. Joey Miller (EC), 15-0
184: Nick Hoeft (EC) dec. Joe Austin (LAW), 2-0
197: Josh Holforty (EC) pin Jack Peters (LAW), 3:44
HWT: Justin McAuly (EC) dec. Kenny Hamm (LAW), 5-0

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