UW-Whitewater, ranked tenth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll, upset fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse 28-13 Tuesday night in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
by weight class
125 Josh Miller (Arcadia/Arcadia), UW-W, wins by forfeit
133 Kyle Wachholder (Salem/Westosha Central), UW-W, defeated Gus Green, UW-L, 6-4
141 Austin Bautista (Des Plaines, IL/Maine East), UW-W, defeated Kevin Barber, UW-L, 10-3
149 Zeb Secrist, UW-L, pinned Matt Schuck (Burlington/Burlington Catholic Central), UW-W, in 1:35
157 Tom Trieloff (Janesville/Craig), UW-W, defeated Ryan Farwell, UW-L, 12-7
165 Brendan Barrett (Crystal Lake, IL/Prairie Ridge), UW-W, won by forfeit|
174 Dan Schulte, UW-L, defeated Pat Nagel (Carpentersville, IL/Dundee-Crown), UW-W, 3-2|
184 Josh Zabel, UW-L, defeated David Casper (Westby/Westby), UW-W, 12-4
197 Karl Voeck (Madison/Memorial), UW-W, defeated Andy Moore, UW-L, 13-3|
285 Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford), UW-W, defeated Dan Laurent, UW-L, 7-3
The win by the Warhawks over La Crosse was first since the 1990-91 season, a string of seventeen consecutive matches.
With both teams nationally ranked it figures that several individuals also had rankings on the line. Whitewater's Austin Bautista (Des Plaines, IL/Maine East), ranked number one by the NWCA, kept his season record unblemished at 9-0. UW-W's Nagel, ranked sixth at 165 pounds, moved up a weight class, and Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford) improved to 7-0 with a win over Dan Laurent, the defending NCAA Division III champion and number one ranked wrestler at 285. Whitewater's Karl Voeck (Madison/Memorial) also pulled off an upset, beating the number six wrestler in his class while raising his record to 11-1. UW-L's Zabel, ranked fourth, upped his record to 18-3 with his win.
UW-W is 4-1 in dual meets, 2-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-L is 9-2 overall and 1-1 in the league.
The Warhawks will compete in the Dick Walker Invite hosted by Wartburg College Saturday, December 13. The next home meet will be the annual Border Brawl January 24.
For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach
