UW-Whitewater, ranked twenty-sixth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll, went 3-1-1 to finish seventh in the sixteen team field at the Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Friday-Saturday, January 14-15. The Warhawks, 9-10-1 overall and 9-8-1 against fellow non-scholarship teams, faced three nationally ranked opponents in the tourney.  Warhawk sophomore Jake Fredrickson remained undefeated at 133 pounds, his five wins improving his season mark to 9-0, and 285-pounder James Zarate (Waukesha/North) also won five times to improve to 13-9.  Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), 4-1 in the tourney and ranked seventh at 197 pounds, improved to 18-3.

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The Warhawks, ranked twenty-sixth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll, opened day two of competition, Saturday, at the Budd Whitehill duals with a 27-18 win over twenty-first ranked Springfield College.  Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), ranked seventh in the 197 pound weight class, improved to 18-3 with a win.  Warhawk 133-pounder Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), a 10-4 winner, remains unbeaten at 7-0.

125  Thomas Dru (SC) pinned Matt Oliva (Mundelein, Illinois/Carmel Catholic High School) (WW) 3:56
133  Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) def. Jess Sgaglione (SC) 10-4
141  Corey Kozimor (SC) pinned Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) 3:18
149  Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant) (WW) won by forfeit
157  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) pinned Robert Franklin (SC) 3:57
165  John Archambeau (SC) def. Cheston Kesselhon (East Troy/East Troy) (WW) 4-3
174  Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) def. Michael Fish (SC) 3-2
184  Nicholas Camera (SC) def. Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) (WW) 9-6
197  Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) def. Jeremy Burns (SC) 6-4
285  James Zarate (Waukesha/North) (WW) pinned John Gabordi (SC) 2:21

UW-W hooked up with #28 Wabash College in the second match Saturday.  The match ended in a 19-19 tie, which will be the official result for both schools. However, to determine which team would be considered the "winner" for advancement in the bracket, Wabash will advance on the basis of tie-breaking criteria -- and it took until the eighth factor, number of takedowns in the match, 15-13 in favor of Wabash, to determine advancement. 

125: Josh Boyer (WC) MD Matt Oliva (WW), 13-4
133: Jake Fredrickson (WW) fall Oscar Trujillo, 5:52
141: Garrett Payne (WC) dec. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) WW), 4-0
149: Jake Strausbaugh (WC) dec. Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant) (WW), 14-8
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) dec. Jimmy LaRowe (WC), 3-0
165: Jake Moore (WC) dec. Cheston Kesselho (WW), 4-2
174: Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) dec. Von Wasson (WC), 4-1
184: Greg Rhoads (WC) fall Andy Pettit (WW), 1:01
197: Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) MD Austin O'Neal WC), 12-3
HWT: James Zarate (Waukesha/North) (WW) dec. Pat Clegg (WC), 7-4

The Warhawks won the seventh place match 21-17 over the State University of New York-Oswego.  SUNY-Oswego 174-pounder Cameron Mills, ranked ninth, won his match over Whitewater's Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), but a 6-4 edge in matches won, and an offsetting pin by Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) at 197 pounds, helped UW-W earn the narrow victory. 

125: Mike Gentilcore (OS) tech. fall Matt Oliva (WW), 5:06
133: Jake Fredrickson (WW) dec. Scott McGregor (OS), 5-3
141: Chris Payne (OS) dec. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW), 7-0
149: Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant) (WW) dec. Blake Fisher (OS), 2-0
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) dec. Nick Rodgers (OS), 6-5
165: Marc Collins (OS) dec. Cheston Kesselhon (East Troy/East Troy) (WW), 5-3
174: Cam Mills (OS) fall Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW), 1:10
184: Andy Pettit (WW) dec. Dan Sutherland (OS), 9-6
197: Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) fall Kyle Sheridan (OS), 1:54
HWT: James Zarate (Waukesha/North) (WW) dec. Joe Pesce (OS), 6-1
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The Warhawks entered the tournament as the sixth seed and opened competition Friday with a 31-12 win over Rhode Island College.  Jake Fredrickson, who joined the team for the second semester, upped his record to 5-0 with a 10-2 win over Travis Drappi, a senior who came in to the match ranked tenth at 133 pounds in the Brute/adidas Division III weight class ratings.

125  Justin Georgiano (RI) def. Brandon Shuart (Davison, MI/Davison, MI) (WW) 8-1
133  Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) def. Travis Drappi 10-2 MD
141  Michael Trasso (RI) def. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) 6-1
149  Kevin Sutherland (RI) def. Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant) (WW) 7-5
157  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) pinned Ryan Rheaume (RI) 4:53
165  Cheston Kesselhon (East Troy/East Troy) (WW) pinned Brendan Guarino (RI) 2:00
174  Brohen Krsulic (RI) def. Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) 6-4 SV
184  Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) (WW) def. Christopher Dean (RI) 3-1
197  Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) pinned Adam Lynch (RI) 4:31
285  James Zarate (Waukesha/North) (WW) pinned Devin Callahan (RI) 0:52

Whitewater fell 21-19 to sixteenth ranked SUNY-Cortland in their second match Friday.  Two nationally ranked wrestlers met at 197 pounds, with Cortland sophomore Jared Myhrberg, ranked fifth, edging Whitewater's Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), ranked seventh, 7-5.  It was just Latella's third loss of the season, against seventeen wins, and it broke a modest four match win streak for Latella.  At 141 pounds, Cortland's Aljamain Sterling, ranked fourth, narrowly defeated Warhawk sophomore Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), 3-2.  Whitewater's James Zarate (Waukesha/North), 12-9, received a forfeit at 285, missing a match with Cortland's Corey James, ranked eighth.

125  Sean Kempf (Cort) def. Brandon Shuart (Davison, MI/Davison, MI) (WW) 4-1
133  Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) def. Dave Colagiovanni (Cort) 2-0
141  Aljamain Sterling (4-Cort) def. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) 3-2
149  Cade Sarbacker (Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant) (WW) def. Jake Beichner (Cort) 9-0 MD
157  Troy Sterling (Cort) def. Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) 4-1
165  Justin Signorelli (Cort) won by disqualification over Chesten Kesselhon (WW) 4:52
174  Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) def. Jon Conroy (Cort) 3:59 DEF
184  William Parks (Cort) def. Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) (WW) 4-3
197  Jared Myhrberg (5-Cort) def. Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (7-WW) 7-5
285  James Zarate (Waukesha/North) won by forfeit

The Warhawks' next action will be at home, hosting UW-Eau Claire in the Williams Center at 7:00 Friday, January 21.

For additional information:  Tim Fader, UW-W coach