Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team is featured in the latest edition of Getting To Know The Warhawks Presented by UW Credit Union.
In 2019-20, Vedner represented the Warhawks at both the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship and the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional. He finished with a 1-2 record at 165 pounds at the conference championship, and tallied a 2-2 mark at 184 pounds at the regional tournament.
For the year, Vedner finished 14-13 with one pin, one technical fall and three major decisions. He finished second at 174 pounds at UW-Oshkosh's Dan Gable Open, second at 174 at the Harper Open and fourth at 165 at UW-Eau Claire's Don Parker Open.
As a freshman in 2018-19, Vedner finished the year with a record of 15-8, including seven pins and one major decision, and placed sixth at 165 pounds at the WIAC Championship. He won the 165-pound bracket at the Don Parker Open and finished fifth in the 174-pound silver bracket at the Luther (Iowa) Open.
A two-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, Vedner is majoring in history education with a minor in coaching.
Previous Getting To Know The Warhawks Features:
September 16 – Steven Wright, Men's Soccer
September 18 – Anna Boyd, Women's Soccer
September 22 – Michael Berentes, Football
September 24 – KellyAnn Sotiros, Volleyball
September 29 – Brian Kuehl, Men's Cross Country
October 1 – Julia Fewell, Women's Cross Country
October 6 – Ashton Sinak, Golf
October 8 – Kyle Gannon, Football
October 13 – Emily Grunert, Women's Soccer
October 15 – Erin McNeil, Volleyball
October 20 – Paige Nierman, Women's Tennis
October 22 – Joey Pumo, Men's Soccer
October 27 – Tommy Matoska, Football
October 29 – Anna Perona, Women's Soccer
November 3 – Clinten Woerishofer, Men's Cross Country
November 5 – Emily Gillen, Volleyball
November 10 – Jake Herlache, Men's Swimming and Diving
November 12 - Peyton Attig, Bowling
November 17 – Skyler Budny, Women's Swimming and Diving
November 19 -
Cadin Koeppel (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), Wrestling
November 24 - Adriana Green, Women's Basketball
November 25 - Jack Brahm, Men's Basketball
December 1 - Dwayne Ford, Men's Track and Field
December 3 - Sydney Davidson, Women's Track and Field
December 9 - Vanessa Olinger, Gymnastics
December 11 - Quinn Halversen, Men's Track and Field
December 16 - Breontae Hunt, Men's Basketball
December 18 - Mary Conneely, Bowling
January 5 - Shelby Nickels, Women's Track and Field
