UW-Whitewater, ranked twenty-first in the latest poll of NCAA Division III teams, fell to UW-Parkside, ranked sixth in Division II, 26-12 in Kenosha Wednesday night. The match was originally scheduled for February 2 but was postponed because of the snowstorm.
competition began with the 285 weight class
125 Jedd Wilson (Poynette, WI/Poynette) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) FALL Martino Balsiger (Wisconsin-Parkside) (2:05)
133 Cody Zimmerman (Wisconsin-Parkside) DEC Jake Fredrickson (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 3 - 2
141 Arik Yde (Wisconsin-Parkside) DEC Rob Fenicle (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 5 - 3
149 Kegan Arthur (Petoskey, MI/Petoskey) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) DEC Dave Edwards (Wisconsin-Parkside) 7 - 3
157 Dillon Bera (Wisconsin-Parkside) MD Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 12 - 2
165 Matt Gille (Wisconsin-Parkside) MD #Chesten Kesselhon# (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 6 - 1
174 Luke Rynish (Wisconsin-Parkside) FALL Thomas Decker (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 3:44
184 Ryan Woods (Wisconsin-Parkside) DEC Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 9 - 4
197 #Adam Latella# (Wisconsin-Whitewater) DEC Vince Depp (Wisconsin-Parkside) 11 - 4
285 Curtis Hines (Wisconsin-Parkside) DEC James Zarate (Waukesha/North) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 9 - 4
Bera, Gille, and Rynish all earned all-America honors with top eight finishes in the NCAA II championship last year, and each is ranked again this season.
Jedd Wilson (Poynette, WI/Poynette) improved to 5-10 for UW-W; Kegan Arthur (Petoskey, MI/Petoskey) is 20-6, and Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), seventh in the NCAA III rankings for his weight class, is 31-6.
UW-Whitewater, 12-11-1 in dual meets, will compete in the Blugold Invite hosted by UW-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Saturday, February 12.
For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach