Saint John's wrestling travels to Iowa for three duals as part of Dubuque's Sokol Wrestling Showcase starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.

THE SCHEDULE
-10 a.m.: SJU vs. Dubuque (Iowa) – Live Video
-11:30 a.m.: SJU vs. Simpson (Iowa) – Live Video
-1 p.m.: SJU vs. Schreiner (Texas) – Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's won two weight classes and finished seventh out of 14 teams at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational back on Dec. 6.

Sophomore Thomas Holmquist (Mendota Heights, Minn./St. Thomas Academy) and junior Connor Krueger (Superior, Wis.) claimed the podium with 4-0 records at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, to lead the Johnnies. 

Holmquist started his day with an 8-3 decision and posted a quick, 37-second pin in his next match. He followed that with a 12-6 decision over Stevens Tech's Charles Piccione and topped the home team's Lane Andersen 10-6 in the championship bout. He is now 13-3 on the year.

Krueger posted a pair of shutouts, 5-0 and 9-0, to start his day and edged Stevens Tech's Dominic Marinilli 8-6 in the semifinal. He was down, 5-4 in the third period, in the semis. He edged Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Gavin Hanrahan 4-2 in the championship to improve to 11-1 on the year.

Junior Aidan Wayne (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo) finished sixth at heavyweight with a 3-0 record. He is now 14-3 with eight pins. Wayne posted a first-period fall, followed by a 7-4 decision and a 17-1 technical fall before he left the tournament via medical forfeit to take sixth place.

REGIONAL RANKINGS: Five Johnnies were listed in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Region 7 rankings on Dec. 12: Krueger, No. 1 at 133; Holmquist, No. 4 at 125; Wayne, No. 5 at heavyweight; sophomore Laiken Copeman (Zumbrota, Minn./Zumbrota/Mazeppa), No. 7 at 16; and freshman Carson Gellerman (Becker, Minn./Big Lake), No. 8 at 197. Krueger was listed as a "contender," three spots from the top 10 in D3wrestle.com's national rankings.