By Corey Meints

Ellsworth Community College sent just four wrestlers to the Worthington Open on Saturday. None of them placed, going a combined 4-8 on the day.

Nicholas Fischer won twice, picking up a 17-2 technical fall against Iowa Western's Jeremy Burrnet and a medical forfeit against Brody Hoversten of Northwestern College at 157.

Jiraiya Fonseca wrestled at 197 and is back on the mat following a concussion. He went 1-2 with a pin in 1:01 against Iowa Lakes' Lincoln McCarty.

At 285, Tafari Parker picked up ECC's other win. He started his day with a fall in 3:42 over Northwestern's Rocco Sauer and finished 1-2.

Gabe Brazzel lost two after starting with a bye at 141.

The Panthers are back in action on Wednesday at NIACC.

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Worthington Open
Saturday at Worthington, Minn.

ECC Results
141: Gabe Brazzel (DNP)- Bye; pin by Robert Wicks (RCTC) 6:46; TF by Peyton Parn (St. Cloud) 17-1.
157: Nicholas Fischer (DNP)- TF by Dylan Arredondo (Dakota Wesleyan) 19-4; TF Jeremy Burrnet (IWCC) 17-2; med. FF over Brody Hoversten (Northwestern); TF by Gavin Braun (Dakota Wesleyan) 19-4.
197: Jiraiya Fonseca (DNP)- pin by Reid Hulshof (Northwestern) 5:23; pin Lincoln McCarty (ILCC) 1:01; TF by Damien Spears (ILCC) 21-3.
285: Tafari Parker (DNP)- pin Rocco Sauer (Northwestern) 3:42; pin by Marcelo Rosario (ICCC) 1:19; pin by Jesse Garcia (Sioux Falls) 2:29.