The No. 18 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team broke an 11-11 tie by winning five consecutive matches, including two by fall, on Friday night on its way to a 32-11 victory against 13th-ranked UW-Oshkosh in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks (6-1 overall, 1-1 WIAC) won eight of the 10 bouts in their final dual of the calendar year.
Tyler Klein (Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union) started the match with his 11th victory of the season, earning a 3-2 decision at 125 pounds, with all three of his points coming in the second period.
Following a pin by the Titans (6-1, 2-1),
Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East) gave UW-W the lead again, picking up a pair of takedowns and the riding time point in the third period for a 13-4 major decision at 141 pounds. He improved to 11-4 on the season.
Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point), who is fifth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association national ranking at 149 pounds, earned the Warhawks' second straight major decision, tallying six third-period points and the riding time point for a 12-3 triumph. He is now 13-2 for the year.
After UW-Oshkosh tied the dual,
Tommy Hoy (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel Catholic) gave UW-Whitewater the lead for good with a 3-2 decision at 165.
Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) scored a 14-8 decision at 174 before
Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington), ranked fourth by both the NWCA and D3wrestle.com, provided one of the highlights of the dual with a pin in 25 seconds at 184 pounds. Hoy improved to 9-4 on the season, Vedner improved to 12-4 and Shinhoster tallied his 13th win.
Chad Richards (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) jumped out to an early lead with a takedown at 197 for an 8-2 decision, and
Cadin Koeppel (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), ranked ninth in the nation by D3wrestle.com, concluded the dual with a pin just before the first-period buzzer. Richards is now 9-4, while Koeppel improved to 10-4.
The Warhawks head to the North Central Invitational Saturday for their final competition of the month. The tournament is set to begin at 9 a.m.
See below for complete results from Friday's dual.
UW-Whitewater 32, UW-Oshkosh 11
125:
Tyler Klein (Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union) d. Luc Valdez (UWO) by decision, 3-2
133: Jake Stritesky (UWO) d.
John Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills) by fall, 1:48
141:
Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East) d. AJ Schoenfuss (UWO) by major decision, 13-4
149:
Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) d. Eli Mondrella (UWO) by major decision, 12-3
157: Nate Stokhaug (UWO) d.
Ty Miller (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) by technical fall, 16-1 (5:49)
165:
Tommy Hoy (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel Catholic) d. Muzi Sitshela (UWO) by decision, 3-2
174:
Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) d. Bryant Schaaf (UWO) by decision, 14-8
184:
Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) d. Tyler Blanchard (UWO) by fall, 0:25
197:
Chad Richards (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) d. Patrick Curran (UWO) by decision, 8-2
285:
Cadin Koeppel (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) d. Guyon Cyprian (UWO) by fall, 2:59
