PLYMOUTH, Wis. –
Will Ohman (
So.-Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.) began a run of three pins in the final four matches and the Lakeland University men's wrestling team rallied in a big way to defeat Carthage College 29-15 Friday night on the Muskies' Senior Night at the Wehr Center Fieldhouse.
Ohman was part of a run of five straight victories to close out the dual as Lakeland rallied from a 15-3 deficit after five matches. The Muskies won in their final appearance at home this season and improved to 8-3 in dual matches.
Lakeland trailed by 12 at the halftime break when a ceremony took place to recognize seniors
Nidal Farah (
Ventura, Calif.) and
J.J. Littles (
Blairsville, Ga.). The Muskies then followed with a run of 26 consecutive points to close out the dual portion of the evening.
Ohman followed a technical fall win at 165 pounds by
Evan Haferkorn (
Jr.-Norway, Mich.) with Lakeland's first pin of the night, coming at 174 lbs. Leading 5-2 entering the third period, he scored a takedown and then finished the pin of Maxwell Schmitt in 5 minutes, 48 seconds to draw the Muskies within 15-14 in the match.
Breyson Kelley (
Fr.- Florence, Wis.) then put Lakeland ahead with a 5-0 decision win over C.J. Gilbert at 184 lbs., earning a victory over a wrestler who ranks among the top 10 in NCAA Division III in technical fall wins this season.
Logan Schwinger (
Fr.-Rhinelander, Wis.) followed with a pin to clinch the dual victory, taking down Elvis Muja in 1:31 at 197 lbs., and
Diego Morales (
Jr.-Cedar Grove, Wis.) then added another win by fall in the heavyweight bout, defeating Cooper Vincent in 1:40.
Carthage (4-8 overall) received a forfeit win at 125 lbs. to open the match, and then won three of the first four contested matches, all by decision. The Muskies' lone win through that stretch came at 133 lbs., where
Rigoberto Tellez (
Fr.-Oostburg, Wis.) came through in the final period with a takedown on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Firebirds' Evan Glowinski.
Ohman added another win by fall in an extra match, pinning Carthage's Blake Forke at 165 lbs. The Firebirds added wins in two other extra matches, including K.C. Brichta-Bachar defeating Farah with a first-period pin.
Lakeland next will compete in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Showcase, to be hosted Friday, Feb. 6 in Milwaukee by Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Men's College Wrestling
Carthage College at Lakeland University
Wehr Center Fieldhouse
Plymouth, Wis.
1/30/2026
| Lakeland 29 Carthage 15 |
CC |
LU |
| 125: Chris Kish (CC) wins by forfeit |
6 |
0 |
| 133: Rigoberto Tellez (LU) over Evan Glowinski (CC) (Dec. 8-3) |
6 |
0 |
| 141: Edgar Albino (CC) over Jacob Hillshafer (LU) (Dec. 7-2) |
9 |
3 |
| 149: Elijah Zepeda (CC) over Nathan Schanen (LU) (Dec. 6-3) |
12 |
3 |
| 157: Zaren Anderson (CC) over Jesse Burg (LU) (Dec. 3-2) |
15 |
3 |
| 165: Evan Haferkorn (LU) over Blake Forke (CC) (Tech. Fall 16-0 5:38) |
15 |
8 |
| 174: Will Ohman (LU) over Maxwell Schmitt (CC) (Fall 5:48) |
15 |
14 |
| 184: Breyson Kelley (LU) over Christian Gilbert (CC) (Dec. 5-0) |
15 |
17 |
| 197: Logan Schwinger (LU) over Elvis Muja (CC) (Fall 1:31) |
15 |
23 |
| 285: Diego Morales (LU) over Cooper Vincent (CC) (Fall 1:40) |
15 |
29 |
| Extra 285: K.C. Brichta-Bachar (CC) over Nidal Farah (LU) (Fall 0:52) |
|
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| Extra 285: Chris Gielow (CC) over Eric Jenkins Jr. (LU) (Tech. Fall 15-0 4:26) |
| Extra 165: Will Ohman (LU) over Blake Forke (CC) (Fall 0:34) |
Carthage now 4-8 in duals
Lakeland now 8-3 in duals
