Jim Koch Open – UW Parkside

[TomM]

Jim Koch Open – UW Parkside - Kirk Nelson

https://www.wiwrestling.com/jim-koch-open-uw-parkside/

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Tourney has begun.

Ethan Rotondo, Kyle Burwick, Nick Termini, Josh Otto and Andrew Salemme are entered for the Badgers.

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Ethan Rotondo and Josh Otto are in the semis.

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Josh Otto won 7-5 in the semifinals over the top seed
Ethan Rotondo lost 3-2 in the semifinals to the top seed

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Josh Otto won the tournament at 165
Ethan Rotondo will wrestle for the 3rd at 125
Andrew Salemme is in the consolation semis at 285

Unusual match order...

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Rotondo finishes 3rd, Salemme finishes 5th.

Burwick and Termini did not place; Burwick had to medical forfeit out of the tournament.

Burwick lost to the champion Furseth 9-6; Furseth beat Teasdale of Iowa 7-5.

[Armdrag]

wow that's a bracket!!!

[1Iota]

Rotondo finishes 3rd, Salemme finishes 5th.

Burwick and Termini did not place; Burwick had to medical forfeit out of the tournament.

Burwick lost to the champion Furseth 9-6; Furseth beat Teasdale of Iowa 7-5.

Pretty cool to see Wisconsin's own Airk Furseth knock off big, bad Nittany Lion/Hawkeye Gavin Teasdale.

On the way to his only state title, his senior year, Furseth beat 9th grader, Peyton Mocco, 10th grader, Dylan Koontz, and then defending state champ Tyus White in the finals. Also in that 2015, Division 1, 113-pound bracket was future state champ Mason McMillen, and future finalists Jacob Barnett, Tristan Jenny, and Eric Wunsch.

Airk was an 86lb Frosh.  Had he not been undersized mos of his HS career he would have been a multi-time champ in my opinion.  He always had the skill level.  What a great win for him this last weekend.  Looking forward to seeing what this season holds.