MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Diego Morales (Sr.-Cedar Grove, Wis.) won all three of his matches to lead the Lakeland University men's wrestling team as it competed at the Ram Duals hosted by Cornell (Iowa) College Saturday.

The Muskies posted a 1-2 record in three dual matches on the day. Lakeland was defeated by the University of Chicago 39-12, bounced back for a 54-5 rout of Nebraska Wesleyan University and then was topped by the home team Cornell 36-9 to close the day.

Morales was the lone Muskie to finish undefeated on the day, and one of two winners in both of the team's two defeats.

Competing in the heavyweight class, he defeated Colton Tupper of Chicago with a pin in 5 minutes, 57 seconds, and then pinned Donovan Mann of Nebraska Wesleyan in 2:55. Morales then finished with a hard-earned 4-1 decision win over Braydon Hoffman of Cornell.

Evan Haferkorn (Sr.-Norway, Mich.) was a two-time winner for the day. He defeated Chicago's Justin Lim at 174 pounds in 2:35 due to an injury retirement and also won by forfeit against Nebraska Wesleyan. His lone loss was a narrow one, coming by a 3-2 decision against Cornell's Nolan Howell.

Breyson Kelley (So.-Florence, Wis.) also won twice at 197 lbs. with a pair of pins. He took down Habeeb Raji of Nebraska Wesleyan in 1:39 and then made even quicker work of Logan Van Duyne of Cornell, winning in just 54 seconds.

Wyatt Sandoval (Fr.-Delafield, Wis.) added a pin against Nebraska Wesleyan, winning at 141 lbs. over Alex Schroeder in 1:09, and Jesse Burg (Sr.-Cedar Grove, Wis.) defated Joseph Piasecki by fall in 2:12 at 157 lbs. The Muskies also added a total of five forfeit wins in all against the Prairie Wolves.

Lakeland next will compete in the 8-Man Battles hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire next Saturday starting at 10 a.m. in Eau Claire.

Lakeland Ram Duals Results