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Six members of the No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team placed among the top five in their respective brackets on Saturday at the Don Parker Open at UW-Eau Claire.
 
Junior Sonny Schieldt (Edgerton, Wis./Edgerton), sophomores Zachary Hasselberger (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) and Nick Sundberg (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock) each finished second to lead the Warhawks, who competed in their final tournament before Friday's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in Whitewater.
 
At 125 pounds, Hasselberger won his first two matches before being edged in a 5-2 decision against Ethan Rotondo, an unattached wrestler from Division I Wisconsin.
 
Schieldt claimed his first three bouts at 157 pounds before falling in the title match-up against Ryan Epps, who is ranked third in the nation by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and fourth by D3wrestle.com, in a narrow 7-2 decision.
 
Sundberg finished 3-1 for the day at 184 pounds. All matches were decided by decision, including his 10-5 setback in the championship bout. In the semifinals, he recorded an impressive 3-2 decision over Augsburg's Sebastian Larson, who is ranked ninth in the nation at 184 pounds by D3wrestle.com and seventh by the NWCA.
 
Junior Christian Dischler (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee), sophomores Eli Were (Milwaukee, Wis./Brookfield Central) and Wilder Wichman (Watertown, Wis./Johnson Creek) placed fourth at 184, 165 and 149 pounds, respectively. Dischler and Were finished 3-2 for the day, while Wichman collected a 4-2 mark.
 
Friday's WIAC Championship begins at 12 p.m. Check back this week for a preview of the event.
 
125:
Zachary Hasselberger (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton)
Quarterfinal: d. Ryan Smales (Nebraska Wesleyan) by fall, 1:04
Semifinal: d. Connor Murphy (Luther) by decision, 7-5
Final: lost to Ethan Rotondo (unattached Wisconsin) by decision, 5-2
 
141:
Jaime Valdez (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail)
Quarterfinal: lost to Reid Johnson (UW-La Crosse) by injury default, 1:17
Consolation: lost to Brier Brabin (Luther) by medical forfeit
 
149:
Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East)
First Round: d. Spencer Hutchinson (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-6
Second Round: lost to Shawn Barth (Augsburg) by medical forfeit
Consolation: lost to Mitchell Camper (unattached Luther) by medical forfeit
 
Wilder Wichman (Watertown, Wis./Johnson Creek)
First Round: d. Alexander Skaare (Concordia-Moorhead) by decision, 9-2
Second Round: d. Justin Schultz (unattached Minnesota) by decision, 8-7
Quarterfinal: lost to Jake Bergeland (unattached Minnesota) by fall, 3:09
Consolation: d. David Dudych (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 5-3
Consolation: d. Ty Johnson (Concordia-Moorhead) by decision, 3-2 (SV-1)
Third Place: lost to Jake Bergeland (unattached Minnesota) by medical forfeit
 
157:
Sonny Schieldt (Edgerton, Wis./Edgerton)
First Round: d. Michael Petersen (unattached) by decision, 6-2
Quarterfinal: d. Josh Verbeten (Augsburg) by major decision, 15-3
Semifinal: d. Bryce Zdanovec (Augsburg) by decision, 5-4
Final: lost to Ryan Epps (Augsburg) by decision, 7-2
 
165:
Eli Were (Milwaukee, Wis./Brookfield Central)
First Round: d. Patrick Griffin (Concordia-Moorhead) by major decision, 13-5
Quarterfinal: lost to Carson Brolsma (unattached Minnesota) by technical fall, 19-4
Consolation: d. Brady McFarland (Augsburg) by major decision, 10-1
Consolation: d. Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) by forfeit
Third Place: lost to Garrett Beaman (unattached) by fall, 0:43
 
174:
Nate Mlodzik (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek)
First Round: lost to Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) by decision, 9-2
Consolation: d. Frankie Lee (St. Olaf) by fall, 6;06
Consolation: lost to Kegan Gennrich (unattached) by technical fall, 18-0
 
184:
Christian Dischler (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee)
First Round: d. James Huntley (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-3
Quarterfinal: d. Jamie Gehling (Upper Iowa) by decision, 7-3
Semifinal: lost to Evan Foster (unattached) by decision, 7-3
Consolation: d. Austin Hansen (unattached Luther) by decision, 11-10
Third Place: lost to Sebastian Larson (Augsburg) by decision, 5-2
 
Nick Sundberg (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock)
First Round: d. Chris Deja (unattached) by decision, 7-4
Quarterfinal: d. Austin Hansen (unattached Luther) by decision, 3-2
Semifinal: d. Sebastian Larson (Augsburg) by decision, 3-2
Final: lost to Evan Foster (unattached) by decision, 10-5
 
197:
Riley Kauzlaric (Coal City, Ill./Coal City)
First Round: d. Brent Chambers (Augsburg) by fall, 0:47
Quarterfinal: d. Kody Vandeneykel (Concordia-Moorhead) by major decision, 8-0
Semifinal: lost to Lance Benick (Augsburg) by medical forfeit
Consolation: lost to Wyatt Richardson (Augsburg) by medical forfeit
 
285:
Jerry Elsen
First Round: lost to Brady Reigstad (St. Cloud State) by major decision, 9-1
Consolation: d. Timothy Mandyck (Augsburg) by fall, 5:17
Consolation: d. Collin Obrien (unattached Winona State) by fall, 2:26
Consolation: lost to Zachary Muller (St. Cloud State) by fall, 1:08
 
Jordan Festge (Madison, Wis./Madison East)
First Round: d. Collin Obrien (unattached Winona State) by fall, 4:33
Second Round: lost to Justin Hennessy (Nebraska Wesleyan) by decision, 12-9
Consolation: lost to Giovanni Guarnero (unattached Winona State) by decision, 5-4
 
Nick Graziano (Midlothian, Ill./Oak Forest)
First Round: d. Chase McDaniel (unattached) by technical fall, 16-0
Quarterfinal: lost to Trent Hilger (unattached Wisconsin) by technical fall, 19-2
Consolation: lost to Brady Reigstad (St. Cloud State) by fall, 3:49
 
TJ Peters (Hopedale, Ill./Olympia)
First Round: lost to Tyler Burt (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 2:30
Consolation: lost to Zachary Muller (St. Cloud State) by fall, 1:27