MOORHEAD -- Ridgewater College wrestlers went 27-24 individually at the Minnesota State Moorhead Open on Saturday at Nemzek Hall.
Weight classes were divided into 16-man brackets with both a White Division and a Red Division, generally for juniors and seniors.
Zach Juusola went 3-3 in Red for sixth place and Kurt Salmen 3-1 in Red to finish second.
Trent Molacek went 3-1 in White. Jon Tatro and Jared Hotakainen each won four matches in White.
Over 250 wrestlers took part representing all three NCAA divisions, plus colleges in NAIA and NJCAA.
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Ridgewater will host Minnesota West at 7 p.m. Wednesday and then heads for the St. Cloud State Open on Saturday.
Team scoring
Team scoring not kept for this meet.
How Ridgewater fared
Key: (Weight, name, won-loss,)*
125: Jon Tatro 4-2, 4th ... 133: Tom Brenner 0-2 .... 141: Jared Hotakainen 4-2, 6th ... Jessie Pulliam 0-2 ... 149: Donovan Walz 1-2 ... 157: Zach Juusola 3-3, 6th (Red) ... 164: Mike Qurada 3-2, 6th; Scott Thompson 1-2 (Red)... Kurt Salmen 3-1, 2nd ... 174: Trent Molacek 3-1, 2nd 184: Chris Perez 2-2 (Red), Andy Larson 1-2 ... 197: open ... Hwt: Seth McGregor 1-1, 6th (pulled due to injury)
*White Division unless noted
