UW-Whitewater, ranked ninth in Division III of the NCAA, participated in the FITE duals hosted by Harper Community College in Oak Lawn, Illinois Sunday. The Warhawks lost to Indiana University, ranked eighteenth in Division I, 32-7; defeated host Harper 40-13, and lost to Division I Eastern Michigan 31-12.
Following are the match results.
Indiana University 32, UW-Whitewater 7
125 Escobedo, IU, defeated Fredickson, WW, 9-1
133 Ortega, IU, pinned Wachholder, WW, 2:39
141 Hernandez, IU, defeated Bautista, WW, 4-0
149 Walpole, IU, pinned Spatchek, WW, 19-0
157 Coughlin, IU, defeated Trieloff, WW, 10-7
165 Nagel, WW, defeated Samuel, IU, 9-1
174 Perry, IU, defeated D'Aquisto, WW, 15-3
184 Cameron, IU, defeated Casper, WW, 9-4
197 Voeck, WW, defeated Pawless, IU, 9-6
285 Everhart, IU, defeated Schmidt, WW, 4-0
UW-Whitewater 40, Harper CC 13
125 Fredrickson, WW, pinned Roackley, H, 1:57
134 Wachholder, WW, pinned Recinos, H, 3:31
141 Bautista, WW, pinned Green, H, 3:51
149 Stadeker, H, defeated Spatchek, WW, 13-5
157 Starnes, H, defeated Schmidt, WW, 2-0
165 Bakey, H, pinned Gibson, WW, 6:27
174 D'Aquisto, WW, pinned Krol, H, 1:25
184 Casper, WW, defeated, Meller, H, 11-3
197 Voeck, WW, won by forfeit
285 Evans, WW, pinned Hernandez, H, 2:34
Eastern Michigan University 31, UW-Whitewater 12
125 McGuire, EM, defeated Miller, WW, 8-1
133 Jenkins, EM, pinned Wachholder, WW, 1:19
141 Bautista, WW, defeated Donofrio, EM, 7-3
149 Johnson, EM, pinned Spatchek, WW, 2:38
157 Moulton, EM, won by medical forfeit
165 Nagel, WW, defeated Brandil, EM, 4-2
174 Eggert, EM, defeated D'Aquisto, WW, 9-0
184 Forne, EM, pinned Casper, WW, 4:09
197 Voeck, WW, defeated McClure, EM, 7-4
285 Evans, WW, defeated Schroeder, EM, 7-2
Karl Voeck (Madison/Memorial) went 3-0 in the meet, raising his team high victory total to 17-1. Patrick Nagel, 2-0 on the day, is now 9-2, and Sean Evans (Richmond, IL/Richmond Burton), also 2-0 Sunday, is 13-3. Bautista, ranked number one in Division III, split his matches, with his loss coming to the defending Division I champion, Angel Escobedo of Indiana.
UW-W coach Tim Fader had high praise for his team's effort. "There is no reason for Division I schools, based on their tournament selection formula, to wrestle outside Division I, but I was pleased that they gave us the opportunity. At the end of the match the Indiana coach complimented our wrestlers on their effort, and we hope to continue this relationship. We can, and will, learn a lot from matches like this."
UW-W is 5-3 in dual matches this season, but all five losses have come at the hands of scholarship opponents. The Warhawks are 4-0 versus Divsion III, and 1-0 vs. two year schools.
UW-Whitewater will take a break from competition for the holidays, then return to action January 9-10 at the Budd Whitehill Duals at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Whitehill tourney annually gathers many of the top teams from the mid-Atlantic region.
For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach
