UW-Whitewater, ranked nineteenth in the national Division III poll, raised its dual meet record to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 22-17 win over UW-Oshkosh Thursday night at the Williams Center in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
photo gallery by John Good
The Warhawks trailed 17-12 with three weight classes remaining. UW-W's Sean Pietrzyk (Salina, KS/Salina South) edged Sam Laes 10-9 at 184, David Casper (Westby/Westby) scored a major decision over Aaron Erickson at 197, and James Zarate (Waukesha/North) sealed the win with a 4-2 decision at 285 pounds.
Zarate's win gave him a record of 15-5, the most victories on the UW-W team. Wachholder is now 7-4, Bautista 12-2, Schuck 7-6, Pietrzyk 8-2, and Casper 8-3. Bautista is ranked fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches Division III poll at 141 pounds.
Final Score: UWW 22, OSH 17
125 Carl Deluca, OSH, def. Matt Oliva (Mundelein, Illinois/Carmel Catholic High School), WW, 13-2
133 Kyle Wachholder (Salem/Westosha Central),WW, def. Alex Mueller, OSH, 4-1
141 Austin Bautista (Des Plaines, IL/Maine East), WW, won by forefit
149 Matt Schuck (Burlington/Burlington Catholic Central), WW, def. Jose Quintana, OSH, 14-2
157 Dan Schiferl, OSH, def. Adam Spatchek (Reedsville/Reedsville), WW, 15-2
165 Jame Dederich, OSH, pinned Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), WW, 2:34
174 Sam Engelland, OSH, def. Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), WW, 10-4
184 Sean Pietrzyk (Salina, KS/Salina South), WW, def. Sam Laes, OSH, 10-9
197 David Casper (Westby/Westby), WW, def. Aaron Erickson, OSH, 15-5
285 James Zarate (Waukesha/North), WW, def. Jason Laplante, OSH, 4-2
one point deducted from WW for unsportsmanlike conduct
UW-Whitewater will compete in the Duals in the Dells (Wisconsin Dells), facing Saint John's (MN) and Heidelberg (OH) December 12. The next home match for the Warhawks will be December 16 at 7:00 when UW-W hosts Division II UW-Parkside in the annual Sake Bottle match.
For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach
