Wrestling

Wrestlers Sixth in the National Duals

After a 2-1 start on the first day of competition, the eighteenth ranked Warhawk wrestlers opened day two in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Springfield, Illinois with a 20-15 win over twenty-fourth ranked Mount Union. In the bout for fifth place, UW-W faced tenth ranked Olivet for the second time in the competition and lost a close battle 18-16. Sixteen teams competed in the Division III bracket, and fifteen of those schools are ranked in the Brute/adidas NWCA III poll. 

Schedule Bracket 
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The Warhawks battled in the fifth place bout but fell just short to Olivet 18-16. The loss caps Whitewater's competition in the National Duals with a 3-2 record over the two day dual tournament.

125  Esteban Gonzales (OC) defeated Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (WW) 10-4
133  Kameron Olsen (OC) defeated Trevor Pruett (West Bend/West Bend East) (WW) 12-4 MD
141  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) defeated Kenneth Richmond (OC) 11-3 MD
149  Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) defeated Justin Holm (OC) 3-2
157  Steven Mena (OC) defeated Kegan Arthur (Petoskey, MI/Petoskey) (WW) 12-1 MD
165  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (WW) defeated #6 James Myers (OC) 7-4
174  Trevor Tyler (OC) defeated Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) 16-8 MD
184  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) defeated Josh Crawford (OC) 8-3
197  Justin Leonard (OC) defeated Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (WW) 2-0
285  #3 Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) defeated Jake Ceslick (OC) 8-2

Whitewater topped Mount Union 20-15 in the first bout of Sunday's competition in order to move into the fifth place match.

125  Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (WW) defeated Brad Kress (MU) 5-2
133  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) defeated Bryant Roby (MU) 8-2
141  Josh Malave (MU) defeated Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (WW) 13-6
149  Kevin Shadrach (MU) defeated Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) 2-0
157  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) defeated Jon Garrison (MU) 17-6 MD
165  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (WW) defeated Joe Schindel (MU) 16-4 MD
174  Jeremy Hathaway (MU) defeated Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) 5-1
184  David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) defeated Andy Jenkins (MU) 5-3
197  Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (WW) defeated Darin Lyles (MU) 7-0
285  Derick Hesson (MU) pinned Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) 2:26

UW-W's Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock), ranked seventh at 133 pounds, recorded two wins in Sunday's competition including wrestling up a weight class against Olivet. Third ranked Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) was pinned for the first time this season in the first bout of the day, just his second loss, but bounced back with win over a different foe from the first time the teams met in the competition.  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) upset the only other ranked opponent in the two matches Whitewater competed in Sunday, with a 7-4 decision in the 165 pound weight class against Olivet's James Myers, sixth in Division III.

The Warhawks will travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to compete in the Budd Whitehill Duals Friday-Saturday, January 13-14.  UW-Whitewater's next home meet will be against UW-Oshkosh on January 20, with a 7 pm start.

Day One Recap
Whitewater, eighteenth in the national poll, lost to number ten Olivet College 19-13, then came back with a 36-6 win over Rhode Island College, and closed the day with 19-5 victory over thirteenth-ranked Concordia University-Morehead.  The Warhawks will continue the tournament at with a 9:00 a.m. match against Mount Union, twenty-fourth in the national ranking, and conclude the tourney wrestling for fifth or seventh place at 1:00.

The Warhawks fell to tenth ranked Olivet College 19-13 in the first round of the National Duals Saturday morning in Springfield.

125  Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (WW) defeated Esteban Gonzales (OC) 7-6
133  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (WW) defeated Kameron Olsen (OC) 12-9
141  Kenneth Richmond (OC) defeated Trevor Pruett (West Bend/West Bend East) (WW) 11-4
149  Gage Pederson (OC) defeated Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (WW) 10-0 MD
157  Steven Mena (OC) defeated Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (WW) 9-5
165  James Myers (OC) defeated Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (WW) 10-6
174  Trevor Tyler (OC) defeated Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (WW) 6-1
184  David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) defeated Josh Crawford (OC) 7-4
197  Justin Leonard (OC) defeated Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (WW) 7-3
285  Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (WW) defeated Logan Renas (OC) 13-3 MD

All of the wrestlers ranked in the Division III rating system came out on top in the Olivet match.  Whitewater's Jake Fredrickson is seventh at 133 and teammate Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) is third in the 285 class.  James Myers is sixth at 165 and Olivet teammate Trevor Tyler is seventh at 174.

Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Rhode Island 36-6 in the second round of the National Duals Saturday afternoon in Springfield.

125  Brandon Gauthier (Rhode Island) over Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 8-4
133  Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Michael Sugermeyer (Rhode Island) Maj 11-2
141  Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149  Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Geoffrey Riccio (Rhode Island) Dec 3-1
157  Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Kevin Barrucci (Rhode Island) Dec 7-0
165  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Jonathan Goulding (Rhode Island) TF 21-6
174  Caleb Crump (Rhode Island) over Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 7-3
184  David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Jason Zeramby (Rhode Island) Pin 2:16
197  Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Kyle Humphries (Rhode Island) Dec 4-3
285  Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Unknown (Unattached) Forfeit

Whitewater defeated Concordia 19-15 to end Saturday's competition.

125  Mike Schloegel (Joliet, IL/Lincoln-Way Community) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Ben Presler (Concordia) Dec 7-1
133  Daron Hohbein (Concordia) over Jake Fredricksen (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) OT 2-1
141  Michael Holman (Concordia) over Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 11-9
149  Kyle LeDuc (Concordia) over Brian Lewis (Verona/Verona) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 7-1
157  Jacob Long (Concordia) over Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 11-5
165  Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Josten Coleman (Concordia) Maj 19-6
174  Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Sebastian Gardner (Concordia) Dec 11-4
184 David Dwyer (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Christian Harrison (Concordia) Pin 0:38
197  Nathan Schmitz (Concordia) over Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 8-3
285  Corey Anderson (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Cody Kasprick (Concordia) Dec 11-5

Three of four nationally ranked wrestlers won in the Whitewater - Concordia (Morehead) match.  Anderson for UW-W, Daron Hohbein is number two at 133 and Nathan Schmitz seventh at 197 for Concordia.  The match at 133 pounds, pitting Hohbein against Whitewater's Fredrickson, was won by Hohbein 2-1 in overtime.

UW-Whitewater's next home meet will be against UW-Oshkosh on January 20, with a 7 pm start.

For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W head coach
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