EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Wildcat men's wrestlers Jacob Moore and Ethan Ensrud punched their ticket to day two of the NCAA Division III Region VII Championships on Friday, guaranteeing both a place on the podium at the 16-team event featuring mostly teams from the Midwest. 
 
After an opening-round loss, Moore notched back-to-back pins over Elijah Torres from Concordia-Wisconsin and TJ Turner from Pacific to advance to Saturday's brackets. He can place anywhere from third to eighth, and could qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. 
 
Ensrud, seeded fifth, received an opening-round bye and lost in the quarterfinals before bouncing back with a high-flying 26-13 major decision win over London Kiser of Carthage College on the backside of the bracket. He advances to Saturday, as well. 
 
Max Vander Meide, Trey Dieringer and Camden Roofener all won matches for the Mat Cats also, but failed to advance past Friday. 
 
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