Vanguard University’s Steven Kroesen was named the WVT Laboratory Men’s Wrestler of the Week.
 
Kroesen, a 141-pound sophomore wrestler from Laguna Hills, Calif., finished first at the Life Pacific Open on Saturday. He posted three dominating victories with two tech falls and a pin. In his opening bout, he won by tech fall (17-2) over Bradley Dochter of Ottawa (Kan.). He then sent Joshua Paz of Life Pacific to the floor with a quality move and got the pin at the two minute, 11 second mark. In the first-place match, Kroesen earned another tech fall victory, 19-2, over Life Pacific's Shawheen Ghalambor.