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Senior Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) captured his second consecutive national title at 184 pounds to lead the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team to a ninth-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championships at Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
Newman became the program's second-ever back-to-back national champion by defeating No. 3 seeded Tyler Lutes of Wartburg (Iowa). The top seed in his bracket, Newman (29-2) jumped out to a 6-0 advantage in the title bout on his way to a 9-1 major decision. He finished the weekend with a 4-0 mark for the second straight season.
 
Sophomore Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) concluded his tournament Saturday with three straight victories – all over seeded opponents – to place third in his NCAA Tournament debut. He finishes his season with a 36-5 record after compiling a 5-1 mark for the weekend.
 
Newman trailed early in his semifinal bout against fifth-seeded Christos Giatras of Augustana (Ill.), who recorded a takedown and two-point near fall. Newman recovered with an escape and followed up with a takedown of his own, turning Giatras on his back with 37 seconds to go in the first period.
 
Tortorice jumped out to a 7-1 lead over No. 6 seed Christopher Doyle of Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) in his consolation quarterfinal and held on for a 7-4 decision. In a rematch of his first-round bout against No. 8 Nick Mancini of Mount Union (Ohio), Tortorice trailed 2-0 after the first period before a second-period takedown tied the bout at 2-2. In the third, Tortorice didn't allow Mancini to escape after Mancini opted to start the period down, and Tortorice gained riding time for a 3-2 decision.
 
In the third-place bout, Tortorice earned an escape early in the third period and hung on for a 3-2 decision over No. 3 seed Jonathan Haas of Brockport (N.Y.). Tortorice's spot on the podium is the Warhawks' third straight All-American at 125 pounds.

UW-Whitewater collected 35 points as a team, only three shy of eighth-place Messiah (Pa.).
 
See below for complete Warhawk results from the national tournament.
 
Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) – 125 pounds
First Round: lost to No. 8 Nick Mancini (Mount Union) by decision, 6-0
Consolation: d. Tristan Buxton (Waynesburg) by major decision, 14-2
Consolation: d. Sean Redington (Messiah) by decision, 9-6
Consolation: d. No. 6 Christopher Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 7-4
Consolation Semifinal: d. No. 8 Nick Mancini (Mount Union) by decision, 3-2
Third Place: d. No. 3 Jonathan Haas (Brockport) by decision, 3-2
 
Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) – 165 pounds
First Round: lost to No. 8 Nick Velez (Ithaca) by major decision, 13-3
Consolation: lost to Nick Remke (Coast Guard) by decision, 5-2
 
No. 1 Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) – 184 pounds
First Round: d. Joe Cutugno (RIT) by fall, 1:53
Quarterfinal: d. No. 8 Dan Squires (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 6-0
Semifinal: d. No. 5 Christos Giatras (Augustana) by fall, 2:23
Final: d. No. 3 Tyler Lutes (Wartburg) by major decision, 9-1