Jim Koch Open at Parkside Saturday 11/23

[Kirk Nelson]

The Jim Koch Open will take place Saturday, November 23rd at Parkside's Frank Petretti Fieldhouse

Wrestling begins at 9AM. 17 schools are expected to send wrestlers, including many D2 schools and some D1 schools - Illinois, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin.

Results will be at trackwrestling.com at Jim Koch Wisconsin Open.

[JacobRaschka]

should be a great day of wrestling. Lots of nationally ranked guys should be there.

our preview article is available on rokfin.

https://rokfin.com/article/18650/Jim-Koch-Open-Preview

[Kirk Nelson]

Looks like a very strong tournament.

Indianapolis, Grand Valley State, St, Cloud State and McKendree along with Parkside have brought most of their teams.

Quite a few wrestlers from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

[Kirk Nelson]

Parkside qualifies 11 into the semis at the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open
 
125 Shane Corrigan
133 Matthew Chi and Joey Roti
141 Cayden Henschel
157 Ben Durocher and Easton Worachek
165 Dajun Johnson 
184 Reece Worachek
197 Kaden Hooker and Chase Stegall
285 Lloyd Reynolds

Big comeback wins in quarters by Easton Worachek and Dajun Johnson...

[Kirk Nelson]

The Parkside Rangers qualify 8 to the finals of the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open

125 Shane Corrigan
133 Matthew Chi 
141 Cayden Henschel
157 Ben Durocher 
165 Dajun Johnson
184 Reece Worachek
197 Chase Stegall
285 Lloyd Reynolds 

Huge comeback win by Chase Stegall in the semis!

[Kirk Nelson]

Parkside Rangers Individual Placers

1st - 133 Matthew Chi, 141 Cayden Henschel, 157 Ben Durocher
2nd - 125 Shane Corrigan, 165 Dajun Johnson, 184 Reece Worachek, 197 Chase Stegall, 285 Lloyd Reynolds
3rd - 157 Easton Worachek, 197 Jordan Blanchard
4th - 133 Joey Roti, 149 4th Jordan Craft
5th - 197 Kaden Hooker

Highlights
 
3 Champs, 8 Finalists - Incredible in a tough tourney!
Chi with overtime wins in both the semifinals and finals
Henschel with four convincing wins in a very strong bracket
Durocher with a preliminary match needing 5 wins to take the title
Crazy stat - Jordan Blanchard goes 5-1 with 5 pins, including 4 in the 1st period!

[Kirk Nelson]

Wisconsin had 2 placewinners at the tourney

125 - 3rd Wyatt Skebba 5-1 record
165 - 3rd Cody Goebel 4-1 record

Both lost to the eventual champ

[npope]

The Koch Open was certainly a nice regional open that provided for a nice mix of top level DII and backup DI talent to get on the mat together. That said, "back in the day," The Northern Open ruled the early season opens  followed by any number of others, e.g., the UNI open, the Midlands, etc., that, in addition to DIII and DII talent, saw top DI athletes as well as guys on the world teams show up for a "free-for-all." That's where Kemp (as a sophomore) picked off Gable (after he had just retired from formal competition). Does anybody know what changed in the system that essentially eliminated all of those open-type meets?

[MNbadger]

I think the qualification/seeding formula changed things.