DES MOINES, Iowa - The Warhawks, ranked fourth in the nation, cruised past #2 Augsburg, 25-9, to take third in the National Duals in Des Moines Sunday afternoon.

Top ranked Wartburg won the National Duals with a 29-6 win over Concordia (MN) after defeating the Warhawks in a semifinal round earlier Sunday. 

#4 UW-Whitewater 25  #2 Augsburg 9 - Match Summary
125 - #2 Mike Fuenffinger (AC) defeated Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (UWW) 6-1
133 - #9 Jimmy Nehls (Downers Grove, IL/North) (UWW) defeated Chad Bartschenfeld (AC) 6-2
141 - Maxx Hubbard (Sterling/Newman Central Catholic) (UWW) defeated Tom Kuehn (AC) 14-3 Maj.
149 - Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) defeated Rashad Kennedy (AC) 2-0
157 - Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) pinned #9 Will Keeter (AC) 4:35
165 - #4 Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North) (UWW) defeated Justin Bowland (AC) 4-2
174 - Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) (UWW) defeated Tom Teigen (AC) 5-3
184 - Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) (UWW) defeated Miles Hammerlund (AC) 6-0
197 - #2 Matthew Hechsel (AC) defeated Justin Birschbach (Fond du Lac/Fond du Lac) (UWW) 8-2
285 - #1 Chad Johnson (AC) defeated #2 Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) (UWW) 5-1

#1 Wartburg 24 #4 UW-Whitewater 9 - Match Summary
125 - #3 Gilberto Camacho (WC) defeated Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (UWW) 9-2
133 - #1 Kenny Anderson (WC) defeated #9 Jimmy Nehls (Downers Grove, IL/North) (UWW) 8-6
141 - Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park) (UWW) defeated #6 Connor Campo (WC) 4-2
149 - Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) defeated #8 Brandon Welter (WC) 4-2
157 - Nicholas Michael (WC) defeated Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) 6-4
165 - #3 Cole Welter (WC) defeated #4 Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North) (UWW) 3-1
174 - #1 Landon Williams (WC) pinned Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) (UWW) 2:01
184 - #5 Sam Upah (WC) defeated Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) (UWW) 4-3
197 - #1 Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) (UWW) defeated #5 Puna Soriano (WC) 8-2
285 - #3 Ryan Fank (WC) defeated #2 Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) (UWW) 4-0

There were 76 teams that competed in the tournament from every division. The breakdown includes 16 Division II, 16 Division III, 16 NAIA, 16 NJCAA and 12 women's teams. Sixteen mats were in play throughout the competition.

The Division III bracket featured 16 teams, 12 ranked in the NWCA top 30, and 49 individually ranked wrestlers. Teams include #1 Wartburg, #2 Augsburg, #3 Wabash, #4 UW-Whitewater, #5 Wilkes, #6 Concordia College -Moorhead, #9 Coe College, #11 UW- La Crosse, #12 Luther, #19 Mount Union, #20 Springfield, #22 St. John's, New York University, Loras, Centenary and Elmhurst. 

Saturday Recap
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Warhawk wrestling team went 2-0 in the first day of competition in the NWCA National Duals Saturday. UW-W opened the tournament with a 21-15 win over Centenary and advanced to the semifinals with a 26-11 win over #5 Wilkes. The Warhawks will face #1 Wartburg Sunday at 11:00 am.

#4 UW-Whitewater 21  Centenary 15 - Match Summary
125 - Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (UWW) defeated Erick Orellana (Cent) 6-3
133 - #9 Jimmy Nehls (Downers Grove, IL/North) (UWW) defeated Zachory Huxford (Cent) 3-2
141 - Collin Farley (Cent) defeated Maxx Hubbard (Sterling/Newman Central Catholic) (UWW) 5-3
149 - Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) defeated Joe Bartolini (Cent) 12-3 Maj.
157 - Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) defeated Craig Montgomery (Cent) 3-1
165 - #2 Chris Burdge (Cent) defeated #4 Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North) (UWW) 3-2
174 - Joshua Sibblies (Cent) defeated Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) (UWW) 11-10
184 - Giovanni Santiago (Cent) pinned Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) (UWW) 3:50
197 - #1 Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) (UWW) defeated Marvin Hayden (Cent) 16-1 TF
285 - #2 Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) (UWW) defeated Brian Grise (Cent) 10-6

#4 UW-Whitewater 26  #5 Wilkes 11 - Match Summary
125 - Guesseppe Rea (Wilkes) defeated Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (UWW) 10-5
133 - #9 Jimmy Nehls (Downers Grove, IL/North) (UWW) defeated #10 Myzar Mendoza (Wilkes) 10-0 Maj.
141 - Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park) (UWW) defeated Pankil Chander (Wilkes) 7-5
149 - #7 Mark Hartenstine (Wilkes) defeated Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) (UWW) 17-0 TF
157 - #2 Kristopher Krawchuk (Wilkes) defeated Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UWW) 3-0
165 - #4 Cedric Gibson (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North) (UWW) defeated Sean Lombardi (Wilkes) 15-4 Maj.
174 - Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) (UWW) defeated Kyle Diesel (Wilkes) 2-0
184 - Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) (UWW) defeated Marlon Duque (Wilkes) 9-6
197 - #1 Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) (UWW) defeated #10 Eric Bach (Wilkes) 6-0
285 - #2 Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) (UWW) pinned William Fletcher (Wilkes) 0:48

Preview
The UW-Whitewater wrestling team, ranked fourth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, will be competing in the NWCA Division III National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps Saturday and Sunday, January 11-12. The competition will take place at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Warhawks open the tournament with a 9:00 am match Saturday against Centenary. 

NWCA Press Release 
DIIIBracket: http://www.trackwrestling.com/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=169076

The tournament will be streamed live via flowrestling.org. Click here for complete streaming information.

There will 76 teams competing in the tournament from every division. The breakdown includes 16 Division II, 16 Division III, 16 NAIA, 16 NJCAA and 12 women's teams. Sixteen mats will be in play throughout the competition.

The Division III bracket features 16 teams, 12 ranked in the NWCA top 30, and 49 individually ranked wrestlers. Teams include #1 Wartburg, #2 Augsburg, #3 Wabash, #4 UW-Whitewater, #5 Wilkes, #6 Concordia College -Moorhead, #9 Coe College, #11 UW- La Crosse, #12 Luther, #19 Mount Union, #20 Springfield, #22 St. John's, New York University, Loras, Centenary and Elmhurst. 

Updates and results will be posted on this page as they become available.


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