Springfield, IL 2/25/2023- The Westminster College men's wrestling team traveled to Springfield, Illinois to take part in the NCAA Lower Midwest Regional with a chance to qualify for the NCAA National Tournament. Freshman Michael Roberts (St. Charles, MO / Francis Howell) made it to the 3^rd place match and the winner would advance to Nationals. He would lose by pinfall but would still come away with a fourth place in the 149-pound weight class in his first appearance at the event. Senior Montgomery Mills (Hartsburg, Mo. / Father Tolton) would finish eighth overall in his 197-pound weight class. The Blue Jays would finish 14^th overall with 19 different schools competing.

125-Pound Weight Class- Isaac Gawronski (Hubert, North Carolina / Swansboro)

Champ. Round 1 - Brady Koontz (University Of Dubuque) 14-1 won by fall over Gawronski) 12-15 (Fall 4:26)

Cons. Round 1 - Jake Jozwiak (Eureka College) 19-13 won by tech fall over Gawronski 12-15 (TF-1.5 2:46 (16-0)

141-Pound Weight Class- Wyatt Cooley (Centralia, MO / Tolton)

Champ. Round 1 - Eric Kinkaid (Loras College) (22-7) won by fall over Cooley (11-16) (Fall 1:55)

Cons. Round 1 - Bryce Parke (Coe College) (17-14) won by fall over Cooley (11-16) (Fall 1:36)

149-Pound Weight Class- Michael Roberts

Prelim - Roberts (Westminster College won by fall over Alex Cruz (Augustana College (Illinois)) 0-2 (Fall 2:04)

Champ. Round 1 - Kristian Rumph (Wartburg College) 7-3 won by major decision over Roberts (17-13) (MD 15-3)

Cons. Round 1 - Roberts (17-13) won by fall over Bradyn Rawlins (Fontbonne University) (0-11) (Fall 0:45)

Cons. Round 2 - Roberts (17-13) won by decision over Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan University) (12-11) (Dec 11-5)

Cons. Round 3 - Roberts (17-13) won by fall over Billy Looney (University of Dubuque) (9-4) (Fall 4:10)

Cons. Semi - Roberts (17-13) won by fall over Jalen Schropp (Loras College) (16-13) (Fall 6:24)

3rd Place Match - Clayton McDonough (Luther College) (29-9) won by fall over Roberts 17-13 (Fall 0:55)

157-Pound Weight Class-Joey Fallon (Sydney, Australia / St. Aloysius)

Champ. Round 1 - Zeke Smith (Loras College) (14-1) won by fall over Fallon (6-19) (Fall 2:54)

Cons. Round 1 - Joe Beck (Fontbonne University) (14-18) won by decision over Fallon (6-19) (Dec 8-1)

165-Pound Weight Class- Jackson Beene (Seneca, Il. / Seneca)

Champ. Round 1 - Casey Allen (Cornell College) (5-2) won by decision over Beene (10-12) (Dec 5-0

Cons. Round 1 - Jack Patting (Augustana College (Illinois)) (2-2) won by fall over Beene (10-12) (Fall 4:15)

184-Pound Weight Class-Chris Corley (Tipton, MO / Tipton)

Prelim - RC Morris (University of The Ozarks (Arkansas)) 1-2 won by fall over Corley (1-5) (Fall 1:48)

Champ. Round 1 - Shane Liegel (Loras College) (31-1) won by fall over Corley (1-5) (Fall 1:14)

197-Pound Weight Class- Montgomery Mills (Hartsburg, Mo. / Father Tolton)

Champ. Round 1 – Mills (20-7) won by fall over Hassan Fofana (Fontbonne University) (1-18) (Fall 2:23)

Quarterfinal - Massoma Endene (Wartburg College) (23-1) won by tech fall over Mills (20-7) (TF-1.5 4:47 (19-3))

Cons. Round 2 - Mills (20-7) won by decision over Shane Mathias (Simpson College) (17-17) (Dec 5-4)

Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Thurston (University of Dubuque) 16-11 won by forfeit over Montgomery Mills (20-7) (For.)

7th Place Match - Treyten Steffen (Cornell College) 3-2 won by forfeit over Mills (20-7) (For.)

285-Pound Weight Class-Michael Carpenter (Greenup, IL / Cumberland)

Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Wriedt (Loras College) 15-5 won by fall over Carpenter (12-10) (Fall 1:46)

Cons. Round 1 - Ka`Ron Lewis (University of the Ozarks (Arkansas)) 1-2 won by tech fall over Carpenter (12-10) (TF-1.5 7:00 (19