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The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team placed third at the two-day, 17-team NCAA Upper Midwest Regional Championships at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minn.
 
Senior Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy), junior Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) and sophomore Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) will represent the Warhawks at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 9-10 in Cleveland, Ohio, after each finishing among the top three in their respective weight classes.
 
At 184 pounds, Newman captured his second straight regional title, downing No. 3/4 ranked Grant Wedepohl of UW-Platteville by an 11-0 major decision in the championship bout. Newman will compete for the third time at the national tournament, earning All-America honors with an eighth-place finish at 174 in 2015 and winning the national championship at 184 in 2017.
 
Bonomo punched his first-ever ticket to the NCAA Championships thanks to a third-place finish at 165 pounds. After falling in the semifinals, Bonomo posted a 6-4 decision by sudden victory to reach the third-place bout, where he downed Elmhurst's Keone Derain, ranked sixth by both the National Wrestling Coaches Association and D3wrestle.com, for the second straight day by a 9-0 major decision.
 
Tortorice will also make his first-ever appearance at the national tournament. Following a loss in the semifinals, he bested a pair of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes in UW-Stevens Point's Ben Vosters and UW-La Crosse's Zach Villarreal, pinning No. 9/9 ranked Villarreal in the third-place bout.
 
Other placers included sophomore Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg), who was fifth at 133, sophomore Devin Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel), who was fourth at 141, and junior Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay), who was fourth at 174.
 
See below for complete UW-Whitewater results from the weekend.
 
125
Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel)
First Round: d. Beau Harrier (UW-Platteville) by fall, 4:53
Quarterfinal: vs. Jake Nohre (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 3-2
Semifinal: lost to Victor Gilva (Augsburg) by major decision, 12-3
Consolation: d. Ben Vosters (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 11-4
Third Place: d. Zach Villarreal (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 5:36
 
133
Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg)
First Round: d. Anthony Senthavisouk (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 5-2
Second Round: lost to Tyler Demo (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 12-8
Consolation: d. Gage Bayless (Chicago) by decision, 6-3
Consolation: d. Matt Berlin (UW-Stevens Point) by technical fall, 16-0 (5:24)
Consolation: lost to Josh Stenger (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-4
Fifth Place: d. Anthony Senthavisouk (UW-Oshkosh) by fall, 6:08
 
141
Devin Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel)
First Round: d. Adam Pressler (Concordia Moorhead) by fall, 5:56
Second Round: d. Chaise Hauck (Chicago) by decision, 6-3
Semifinal: lost to Jimmy Mcauliffe (Elmhurst) by major decision, 13-4
Consolation: d. Adam Presler (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 13-8
Third Place: lost to David Flynn (Augsburg) by decision, 6-1
 
157
Wilder Wichman (Watertown, Wis./Johnson Creek)
First Round: lost to Carter Barkema (UW-Platteville) by fall, 3:37
Consolation: d. Matthew Gonzalez (Lakeland) by medical forfeit
Consolation: d. John Prieto (Elmhurst) by decision, 4-1
Consolation: lost to David Granatelli (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 8-4
 
165
Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North)
First Round: d. Drew Matticks (MSOE) by major decision, 10-2
Quarterfinal: d. Keone Derain (Elmhurst) by major decision, 15-6
Semifinal: lost to Frank Aiello (Wheaton) by decision, 3-2
Consolation: d. Mitchell Hertel (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-4 (SV-1)
Third Place: d. Keone Derain (Elmhurst) by major decision, 9-0
 
174
Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay)
First Round: lost to Jordan Weinzetl (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 3-1 (TB-1)
Consolation: d. Merrick O'Donnell (Concordia Wisconsin) by fall, 2:01
Consolation: d. Tyler Vogt (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 3:44
Consolation: d. Nick Ferraro (Chicago) by fall, 4:01
Consolation: d. Helton Vandenbush (MSOE) by decision, 9-6
Third Place: lost to Sawyer Massie (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 14-3
 
184
Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy)
First Round: d. Mitchell Slatton (Concordia Wisconsin) by fall, 1:35
Quarterfinal: d. Luke Dodd (St. John's) by fall, 0:58
Semifinal: d. Dan Squires (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 12-2
Final: d. Grant Wedepohl (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 11-0
 
197
Brogan Howard (Prineville, Ore./Crook County)
First Round: lost to Leo Ortiz (Elmhurst) by decision, 10-9
Consolation: lost to John Depersia (UW-Oshkosh) by forfeit
 
285
Jordan Festge (Madison, Wis./Madison East)
First Round: lost to D'andre Johnson (UW-Platteville) by fall, 0:47
Consolation: lost to Ben Kitslaar (UW-Oshkosh) by fall, 0:43