PLYMOUTH, Wis. – The Luther men's wrestling team kicked off the 2026-27 season at the Muskie Scramble hosted by Lakeland University on Saturday, Nov. 7. Eight wrestlers went undefeated including Gian Ortiz (125), Austin Thompson (133), Mateo Ochoa (141), Quentin Vilmenay (149), Zoltan Mraz (157), Brian Mitchell (165) and Vinny Butera (197).

Gian Ortiz won the 125 bracket with three wins by tech falls.

Austin Thompson went 4-0 with a pair of falls, a tech fall and a win by decision in the first-place match at 133.

Mateo Ochoa was 3-0 with all three wins coming by fall at 35 seconds, 6:20 and at 48 seconds at 141.

Quentin Vilmenay had two wins by decision and in the first-place match won by fall at seven minutes over teammate Lian Castro who finished as runner-up at 149.

At 157, Zoltan Mraz was 4-0 with a major decision, a tech fall and two falls to win the title.

Luther swept the podium at 165 with Brian Mitchell, Dawson Beyer and Ryan Muslimovic. Mitchell was 4-0 with two tech falls, a fall and a decision.

Also unbeaten was Vinny Butera at 197 with a pair of falls, a tech fall, and a decision.

Place winners – Top 3
125 – 1^st Ortiz
125B – 2^nd Nick Needham, 3^rd Bobby Rutkoff
133B – 1^st Austin Thompson, 3^rd Chace Tankson
141 – 1^st Ochoa, 3^rd Brayden Burmeister
141B – 2^nd Miles Barclay, 3^rd Cooper Nielsen
149 – 1^st Vilmenay, 2^nd Castro
157B – 1^st Mraz
165 – 1^st Mitchell, 2^nd Beyer, 3^rd Muslimovic
174 – 2^nd Darren Adams
197 – 3^rd Griffin Schultz
197B – 1^st Vinny Butera, 2^nd Mason Anderson
285B - 2^nd Jose Lopez

Luther hosts the Luther Open on Saturday, Nov. 14. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. in Robert and Ann Naslund Sports and Recreation Center.