UW-Whitewater, ranked twelfth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll, went 3-0 in the 2012 Border Brawls, topped  hosted by UW-W in the Kachel Gym of the Williams Center Saturday.  UW-W defeated Simpson College 36-3, Trine University 36-3, and concluded with a 31-8 win over thirteenth-ranked Elmhurst College.

For all results of the 2012 Border Brawls
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UW-Whitewater 36, Simpson 3
125    Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community), WW, won by forfeit
133    Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), WW, defeated Rausch, SC, 17-4
141    Sand, SC, defeated Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall), WW, 5-2
149    Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), WW, defeated Blayer, SC, 6-3
157    Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), WW, defeated Haynes, 4-1
165    Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield), WW, defeated Stratton, SC, 20-6
174    Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), WW, defeated Bruce, SC, 5-3
184    David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, defeated Witzel, SC, 15-6
197    Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, defeated Bevins, SC, 11-4
285    Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, pinned Saucedo, SC, 0:53

Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) raised his record to 15-5 with a forfeit win at 125 to get Whitewater off to a 6-0 lead.  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), now 21-2 and ranked sixth at 133 in the NWCA rankings, gave Whitewater a 10-0 lead with his 17-4 win over Simpson's Davin Rausch.  Simpson's lone points came from Jeff Sands' 5-2 win at 141 over Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall), giving Whitewater a 10-3 advantage.  Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) at 149 started a seven match win streak by Whitewater, defeating Stephen Blayer 6-3, pushing Whitewater's advantage to 13-3.  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) defeated Brian Haynes at 157 4-1 for a 16-3 Whitewater lead.  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) notched his twentieth win of the season and added four points to Whitewater's score with a major decision to make it 20-3 by defeating Cory Stratton 20-6 at 165.  Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) defeated Justin Bruce 5-3 at 174 to increase the Warhawks' lead to 23-3.  David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) won his eighteenth match of the season 15-6 over Simpson's Taylor Witzel at 184, giving Whitewater a 27-3 advantage.  Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), now 5-2 on the season after his 5-2 win over Jared Bevins, gave Whitewater a 30-3 lead.  At the heavyweight class, Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) delivered the final blow by scoring his fifth pin of the season on Simpson's Tony Saucedo 0:53 seconds into the match, sealing the 36-3 win for Whitewater.

UW-Whitewater 36, Trine University 3
125    Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community), WW, defeated Brandon Preston, TU, 4-2
133    Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), WW, won by forfeit
141    Nick Adam, TU, defeated Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall), WW, 3-2
149    Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), WW, defeated Forrest Ramer, TU, 6-4
157    Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), WW, won by forfeit
165    Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield), WW, defeated George Markou, TU, 8-6
174    Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), WW, defeated Jason Alber, TU, 10-5
184    David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, defeated Ryan Pieper, TU, 4-3
197    Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, defeated Mackenzie Green, TU, 5-3
285    Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), WW, pinned Shane Hendrickson, TU, 1:16

A closer look belies the impression given by the final score.  Whitewater won nine of the ten matches, but six Warhawk wins came by two points or less.  David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) knocked off a ranked wrestler for the second day in row, with his 4-3 win over Ryan Pieper.  Pieper is ranked ninth in the NWCA poll.  Dwyer beat eighth-ranked Sam Engelland of UW-Oshkosh Friday night.

UW-Whitewater 31, Elmhurst College 8
125    Johnson, EC, defeated Schloegel, WW, 1-0
133    Sutter, WW, defeated Quigley, EC, 13-5
141    Fredricksen defeated Gapinsky, EC, 5-2
149    Lewis, WW, defeated York, EC, 15-6
157    Schmidt, WW, defeated Grice, EC, 19-2
165    Gibson, WW, defeated Al-Ghoul, EC, 10-3
174    Balderas, EC, defeated Dickerson, WW, 5-2
184    Rau, EC, defeated Dwyer, WW, 2-1
197    Latella, WW, won by forfeit
285    Anderson, WW, pinned Brooks, EC, 1:20

Joseph Rau is the number three ranked wrestler at 184 pounds in Division III. 

Whitewater's Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) went 3-0, pinning all three opponents in the first period.  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), ranked sixth in D3, Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona), Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield), and Adam Latella (Rockton, IL/Hononegah), all went 3-0 in the Border Brawl.  UW-W is 18-6 in dual meets.

UW-Whitewater will compete next in the Wheaton Invitational Saturday , January 27 at 1:00 pm and 28 at 9:00 am, against opponents yet to be determined.  The Warhawks will host their next home match on February  9, hosting UW-Parkside.

For additional information contact Tim Fader, UW-W coach