Peckham Third, Altensey Fifth as Pointers Finish Weekend in Illinois 1/28/2023

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Peckham Third, Altensey Fifth as Pointers Finish Weekend in Illinois
1/28/2023 | Wrestling

https://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2023/1/28/wrestling-peckham-third-altensey-fifth-as-pointers-finish-weekend-in-illinois.aspx

WHEATON, Ill. - The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team jumped up to 19th place at the conclusion of the Pete Willson Invitational that wrapped up Saturday.

Results

Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) helped the cause by placing third in the 165 bracket. He started Saturday with a 3-1 sudden victory. He then battled to a 1-0 decision win. Another 3-1 sudden victory put Peckham in the third-place match where he picked up his fourth win of the day by medical forfeit.

Trystan Altensey (Port Byron, Ill./Riverdale) took fifth place in the 184 bracket. He won three matches on the day starting with a first period fall. Then he won a 6-1 decision. In the fifth-place match, Altensey prevailed with a 5-2 decision win.

Cooper Peterson (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls) also competed on Saturday in the 141 bracket, but lost his opening match of the day to be eliminated.

UWSP travels to UW-La Crosse on Friday to wrap up regular season conference action. The dual is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m.