DECATUR, Ill. – Garret Hunt (Jr.-Corvallis, Mont.) finished second in the heavyweight class to lead the Lakeland University men's wrestling team at the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Championships hosted by Millikin (Ill.) University Thursday.

Hunt just missed becoming Lakeland's first-ever CCIW wrestling champion, finishing second of seven contestants in the 285-pound weight class. He helped the Muskies to 21.5 points in the team standings to finish eighth at the championship.

Hunt defeated Isiah Shultz of Concordia University Wisconsin by a 10-5 decision in his first match. He followed that with a pin of Frank Tomaskovich of Millikin in 2 minutes, 32 seconds to advance to the championship match. In the final he was defeated by Grant Miller of Wheaton (Ill.) College by a 5-1 decision.

Nat Schroeter (Fr.-South Milwaukee, Wis.) lost his first match by fall at 141 lbs. to eventual champion Mark Fleenor of North Central (Ill.) College but then earned a 17-12 decision over Wilyonde Bell of Millikin. Schroeter advanced to the match for third place, where he lost by technical fall to Josh Lawson of Elmhurst (Ill.) College.

Chris Jarka (Fr.-Poplar Grove, Ill.), David Aragon (Fr.-West Allis, Wis.), Kyle Reitmeier (So.-Armstrong, Ill.) and Josh Becker (Jr.-Sheboygan, Wis.) all finished 0-2 in their respective weight classes. Jarka lost by technical fall in his opening match at 149 lbs. and then lost a 12-7 decision to Andrew Harrell of Wheaton in the wrestle back. Aragon competed at 165 lbs., Reitmeier at 184 lbs. and Becker at 197 lbs.

Millikin won the team title by sliver, scoring 135 points to edge North Central by one point. Augustana (Ill.) College finished third with 112 points.

Lakeland next will face Milwaukee School of Engineering for a dual at the Moose & Dona Woltzen Gymnasium Wednesday night at 7 p.m.