Men's Wrestling One Win from Outright GPAC Title

Men's Wrestling closed out the GPAC Duals against No. 17 Morningside. The Tigers won four of the first five matches on their way to a 29-15 victory. The win clinched at least a share of the GPAC title.

Nathan Rizek started the match off with a 16-0 tech fall win at 125. Devin Avedission received a forfeit win at 133. Morningside took the match at 141 by tech fall, leaving Doane in front 11-5.

Nate Lendt extended the Tiger lead with his second pin of the day, winning in 34 seconds at 149. Benjamin Dobler collected a win in overtime at 157, 4-1. Morningside won by major decision at 165 and in overtime at 174 by decision.

The first match to pit a pair of ranked wrestlers in the same weight class came at 184 where No. 5 Tyson Beauperthuy defeated No. 6 Hayden Wempen, 4-1. Bradley Antesberger received a forfeit win at 197 for the Tigers' final team points. Morningside won the second Top 25 battle as No. 5 Hunter DeJong defeated No. 20 Eli Criblez, 2-0.

Doane will return to action on Saturday, February 3, as they host Concordia in the final GPAC match of the season. A Tiger win would clinch the GPAC regular season title outright and would also be the first time the wrestling program won a conference championship in front of their home crowd. The first match is scheduled for 7 PM following Senior Night recognitions.