Warhawk wrestlers, Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford) and Austin Bautista (Des Plaines, IL/Maine East) move on to the second day of competition at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III championships. See the Whitewater Championship Central for more information.

Day One Full Results Bracket

Session One Photo Gallery (courtesy of Michaela Voeck)

Session Two Photo Gallery (courtesy of Michaela Voeck)

Schmidt literally took down the competition in the 285 weight class with a 2-1 overtime upset decision over undefeated top seed Mark Corsello of Elmhurst College. Schmidt's momentum from the big first round win propelled him to a 7-2 decision over eighth seed, Augsburg's Andrew Witzel (27-10). Day two of the championships has Schmidt facing fifth seed John Helgerson of Wartburg (27-5).

Bautista started the 141 pound competition with a 6-4 first round decision over NYU's Gregg Martino (15-6). A close 2-1 decision in the favor Ithaca's Jeremy Stierly (34-4) recorded Bautista's first loss of the double elimination competition. However, Bautista came back with a 4-3 decision over fifth seed Ben Anderson (28-7) from Concordia, MN. He is now matched up against Ryan Bridge (19-3) wrestling for Stevens Institute of Technology to begin day two.

Latella, wrestling at 197, suffered a quick first round pin in just 1:14 against Wartburg's number five seed Byron Tate (35-7). A second round 8-5 decision over Michael Burke of Wabash (24-7) kept him in the running but sixth seed from Mount Union, Bill Schindel (22-3), cut Latella's tournament short with a 13-4 major decision.

Schmidt and Bautista will move on to the second day of competition in the NCAA Division III championships. Additional information about day two will be posted when provided.

For additional information: Tim Fader