The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, ranked twelfth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll, defeated #22 Springfield College 27-9 to win the championship of the Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday. 

UW-W defeated #24 Ohio Northern University in a semifinal Saturday morning, and swept three matches Friday to advance to the championship match.  Whitewater is 14-6 overall in dual meets, 14-5 versus Division III competition.  In addition to the two wins over ranked teams Saturday, UW-W defeated #23 Wabash College Friday.

Both of UW-Whitewater's nationally-ranked wrestlers went undefeated in the tournament.  Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), ranked third at 285, went 4-0, and Jake Fredrickson, sixth at 133 pounds, was 5-0.  They were joined by freshman Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community), who was 5-0 at 125 pounds.

The final finish order for the tournament, 1-8, was UW-W first, Springfield second, Ohio Northern third, New York-Cortland fourth, York College fifth, Messiah College sixth, Wabash College in seventh and UW-Stevens Point eighth.  Nine of the sixteen teams in the field were mentioned in the NWCA top 30 poll.

Day Two (Saturday)

UW-Whitewater 27, Springfield 9
125: Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (UWW) maj. dec. Tom Casper, 9-1
133: Jake Fredrickson (UWW) dec. Derek Adams, 5-3
141: Joe Grippi (SC) dec. Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall), 11-5
149: Eric Hamrick (SC) dec. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), 2-1
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (UWW) maj. dec. Ryan McGilvray, 10-0
165: Derrick Longo (SC) dec. Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield), 11-9
174: Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (UWW) dec. Michael Fish, 3-2
184: David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) by forfeit
197: Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) dec. Jeremy Burns, 3-2
285: Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) maj. dec. John Gabordi, 12-3

UW-Whitewater 18, Ohio Northern 16
125: Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (UWW) maj. dec. Jerome Pasquale, 9-0
133: Jake Fredrickson (UWW) dec. Jeremy Jones, 6-4
141: Rudolph Pataro (ONU) dec. Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall), 5-3
149: Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (UWW) maj. dec. Kyle Brezovec, 12-4
157: Michael Letcher (ONU) dec. Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), 3-0
165: William Painter (ONU) dec. Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield), 10-6
174: Kyle Kwiat (ONU) maj. dec. Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago), 14-1
184: David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) dec. D.J. Recknagel, 15-8
197: Michael Pawlitz (ONU) dec. Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), 5-0
285: Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) maj. dec. Cody Lovejoy, 10-2

Ohio Northern is ranked 24th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll.  ONU's William Painter is rated fifth at 165, and Kyle Kwiat is third at 174.

UW-W will return home to host UW-Oshkosh Friday, January 20 at 7:00 in Williams Center on campus.

For additional information:  Tim Fader, UW-W coach

Day One (Friday)

UW-Whitewater, ranked twelfth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association, won all three of its matches on the first day of the Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Friday.   UW-W defeated Case Western Reserve University 39-14, beat King's College 38-6, and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament with a  22-12 win over twenty-third ranked Wabash College.  UW-W's dual meet record is 12-6 overall, and 12-5 versus other NCAA Division III teams.

UW-Whitewater 39, Case Western 14
125: Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (UWW) by forfeit
133: Jake Fredrickson (UWW) fall Frank Hu, 2:42
141: Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) by forfeit
149: Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (UWW) fall Christopher Crane, 2:40
157: Isaiah Dukes (CWRU) tech. fall Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), 17-1, 6:37
165: Kyle Weaver (CWRU) dec. T.J. Decker, 1-0
174: Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (UWW) by forfeit
184: Mitchell Elmer (Stillwater, MN/Stillwater) (UWW) dec. Kyle Weaver, 6-0
197: Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) by forfeit
285: Cale Harter (CWRU) fall Justin Birchback, 2:20

Whitewater's Jake Fredrickson is ranked sixth at 133, and Warhawk teammate Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) is third in the 285 class.  Anderson did not wrestle against Case Western, and Isaac Dukes of CWRU is ranked ninth at 149 pounds in the NWCA ratings, but he moved up a weight against UW-W.

UW-Whitewater 38, King's 6
125: Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (UWW) dec. Aaron Perez, 4-0
133: Jake Fredrickson (UWW) maj. dec. Travis Boardman, 15-2
141: Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) tech. fall Mike Laporta, 22-6, 5:00
149: Chris Mazzochi (KC) dec. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), 4-2
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (UWW) tech. fall Gordon Custer, 17-2, 6:42
165: Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (UWW) fall Zach Grey, 5:38
174: Shane Stark (KC) dec. Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), 8-6
184: David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) OT-1 Mike Reilly, 5-1
197: Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) by forfeit
285: Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) fall Kevin Trant, 2:00

Dwyer's win at 184 was noteworthy, with Reilly of King's ranked fourth at 184 pounds by the NWCA.

UW-Whitewater 22, Wabash College 12
125: Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (UWW) dec. Marc Escobedo, 3-0
133: Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (UWW) maj. dec. Pat Parham, 10-1
141: Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) dec. Garrett Payne, 11-6
149: Jake Strausbaugh (WC) dec. Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), 5-1
157: Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (UWW) maj. dec. Josh Sampson, 14-4
165: Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (UWW) maj. dec. Dalton Stanley, 13-3
174: Logan Cooper (WC) dec. Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), 4-3
184: Greg Rhoads (WC) dec. David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), 3-2
197: Dustin O'Neal (WC) dec. Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), 3-2
285: Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (UWW) maj. dec. Zach Stone, 11-2

Wabash's Jake Strausbaugh is ranked sixth at 149, and Rhoads is tenth at 184.

UW-W will face #24 Ohio Northern University at 8:00 a.m. (Central) in the Whitehill semifinal.  The championship, wrestlebacks and other places will finish by 4:00 (Central) Saturday.

UW-W will return home to host UW-Oshkosh Friday, January 20 at 7:00 in Williams Center on campus.

For additional information:  Tim Fader, UW-W coach