UW-Whitewater, ranked fifth in the national Division III poll, won three matches Saturday in the Border Brawl in the Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin. 

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The Border matches three teams from Wisconsin and three teams from Illinois in a series of dual matches.  The Wisconsin schools did not wrestle each other, and is true for the Illinois teams.  The standings follow, with ties broken by point differential.

1.  UW-Stevens Point 3-0
2.  UW-Whitewater 3-0
3.  Elmhurst College 1-2
4.  Concordia University 1-2
5.  Augustana College 1-2
6.  University of Chicago  0-3

Whitewater's Karl Voeck (Madison/Memorial), who went 3-0, was named Wisconsin Wrestler of the Meet, and Charlie Curren of Elmhurst, also 3-0 Saturday, was named Illinois Westler of the Meet.

UW-Whitewater defeated Augustana College 37-3, Chicago 26-15, and Elmhurst 24-18.

Three of Whitewater's nationally ranked wrestlers conitinued to build their resume.  Austin Bautisa went 3-0 at 141 to raise his record to 26-1.  Pat Nagel (Carpentersville, IL/Dundee-Crown), also 3-0 Saturday, is 24-6 at 165 pounds, and Karl Voeck (Madison/Memorial) was 3-0 for the day to up his mark to 28-3 at 197.  Bautista is ranked first in Division III,, Nagel eighth, and Voeck is ranked third at 197.  Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford), ranked second in the 285 weight class, went 1-1, winning by fall and losing by fall.  Schmidt is 15-3.

UW-W is 13-0 against Division III competition.  The Warhawks will compete in the Pete Willson Invitational at Wheaton College Friday-Saturday, January 30-31.  The next home competition will be Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00 in Williams Center against eighth-ranked UW-Stevens Point.

For additional information:  Tim Fader, UW-W coach