Decorah, IOWA – Minnesota State’s Scott VanDeLoo (Sr., 184 lbs. 4-0) and Paul Selman (Fr., 133 lbs. 4-0) won their respective weight classes at the Luther College Open on Saturday. Nine other Mavericks placed at the open.
VanDeLoo finished his day going 4-0 and recorded three falls. His first match was also his fastest fall as he pinned Tanner Van Dalsen (North Central) in 0:25 seconds. The senior went on to beat Josh Allen (Coe College) with a fall at the 2:24 mark. In the semifinals, VanDeLoo had a decision win of 7-3 over #4 in NJCAA Wesley Schultz (Iowa Lakes Community College). The Kaukauna, Wis., native won the elite 184 weight class with a fall over #9 in DIII Bryan Levsen (Wartburg) in one minute, 31 seconds.
Selman earned a first place finish in the silver 133 weight class as he won all four matches by decision. In the semifinals, Selman defeated Dusten Reed (Wartburg) with an 8-2 decision win. The native of Glenbard, Ill. placed first with a decision win over George Farmah (Iowa Lakes Community College), 14-8.
Gage Thom (Fr., 174 lbs. 3-1) (Unattached) placed second in the silver 174 weight class surrendering his only loss of the day to Trevor McGlaughlin (Wartburg) by a score of 6-3. Adam Cooling (Jr., 174 lbs. 5-1) was one of two Mavericks to compete in six matches today. He finished third in the elite 174 weight class with an 8-5 decision win over Connor Price (Wisconsin-Whitewater) in the third-place match. It was Cooling’s second win over Price on the day, both by three points.
Other Mavericks who placed are: Andrew McFall (Fr., 125 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached) third, Brent Evans (Fr., 157 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached) third, Logan Linderbaum (Fr., 285 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached) third, Tanner Mills (R-So., 141 lbs. 4-2) fourth, Trevor Schultz (Jr., 125 lbs. 3-2) fifth, Chris Zimmer (Jr., 285 lbs. 3-2) (Unattached) fifth, and Malcolm Allen (Sr., 285 lbs. 2-3) sixth.
MSU returns to action at the Auggie-Adidas Open on Nov. 21. The open starts at 9:00 a.m. at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.
Full list of results for Mavericks at Luther College Open:
Trevor Schultz (Jr., 125 lbs. 3-2)
Andrew McFall (Fr., 125 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached)
Tyler Funk (R-Fr., 133 lbs. 2-2)
Paul Selman (Fr., 133 lbs. 4-0)
Dakota Welsh (R-Fr., 133 lbs. 0-2)
Alphonso Vruno (Sr., 141 lbs. 0-2)
Tanner Mills (R-So., 141 lbs. 4-2)
Colby McIntire (Fr., 141 lbs. 2-2) (Unattached)
Dylan Herman (So., 149 lbs. 0-2)
Daniel Close (Fr., 149 lbs. 2-2) (Unattached)
Brent Evans (Fr., 157 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached)
Brad Maas (Sr., 165 lbs. 2-2)
Adam Cooling (Jr., 174 lbs. 5-1)
Max Bullock (Jr., 174 lbs. 1-2) (Unattached)
Gage Thom (Fr., 174 lbs. 3-1) (Unattached)
Payton DuPlayee (Jr., 184 lbs. 0-2)
Scott VanDeLoo (Sr., 184 lbs. 4-0)
Darick Vancura (Jr., 197 lbs. 0-2)
Malcolm Allen (Sr., 285 lbs. 2-3)
Chris Zimmer (Jr., 285 lbs. 3-2) (Unattached)
Logan Linderbaum (Fr., 285 lbs. 4-1) (Unattached)