Pyle, a senior, won the 149-pound Gold Division title at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointer Open, posting a 4-0 record with victories over Division I and II wrestlers. He won by decision over UW-Stevens Point’s Mo Malone (6-2) and UW-LaCrosse’s Jay Wiltz (6-0). In the semifinals, he pinned (3:06) Division I Northern Illinois’ Mike Grimes, who posted a 26-8 record last year. He defeated Minnesota State-Mankato’s Jason Rhoten by major decision (9-1) in the Championship match. Rhoten was the Division II National Champion at 141-lbs last year.
