A contingent of UW-Whitewater wrestlers finished seventh in the Blugold Invitational in Eau Claire Saturday. 

Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) lead the Warhawks with a second place finish at 125 pounds, contributing 15 of the 61.5 total team points.  Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa Grant) added 11 points.  Sarbacker and Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) paced the squad with two pins each.  The fastest pin was recorded by Sarbacker in just 0:50 seconds. The Warhawks placed seventh out of eleven teams.

Team finishes were as followed: Augusburg 131.5, UW-Stevens Point 117.5, UW-La Crosse 76, UW-Parkside 72, UW-Eau Claire 70, Ridgewater 64, UW-Whitewater 61.5, Itasca CC 39, Luther College 31.5, Winona State 2, and UW-Milwaukee 0.

125: Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (2-1)
125: Robert Daggett (Cambridge/Cambridge) (0-2)
133: Josh Miller (Arcadia/Arcadia) (3-1)
133: Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (2-2)
149: Adam Spatchek (Reedsville/Reedsville) (0-2)
149: Ian Mann (1-2)
149: Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa Grant) (3-2)
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (4-2)
165: Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North) (2-2)
165: Jeremiah Dorn (Neenah/Neenah) (2-2)
174: Michael Jacobson (Sparta/Sparta) (3-2)
174: Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (3-2)
174: Jake D'acquisto (3-2)

UW-Whitewater, ranked fifth in the national Division III poll, did not compete with any of its nationally-ranked wrestlers.

Next on the schedule for the Warhawks will be a meet at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Friday, February 13th at 8:00 pm.  The WIAC Championship is set for Sunday, February 22 at UW-Oshkosh.

For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach