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The No. 18 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team placed fourth Saturday at the 15-team North Central Invitational in Naperville, Ill.
 
The Warhawks tallied 82 team points in the tournament and were led by finalists Drew Nash (Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township) and Hayden Krein (Sparta, Wis./Sparta).
 
Nash claimed three straight matches at 141 points, all by fall, on his way to the title bout, where he was defeated by decision against Cade Willis of No. 7 Augsburg.
 
At 165 pounds, Krein posted four wins, including one by fall and one by major decision, before being defeated by No. 9 ranked Dalton Leightner of Baldwin Wallace in the final.
 
Shelby Jones (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville) placed fifth at 285 points, posting five straight victories after dropping his first match. Alex Barbarise (Antioch, Ill./Antioch Community) finished as consolation runner-up and posted a 3-2 record at 125 pounds.
 
The Warhawks return to action Jan. 6-7 at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals in Louisville, Ky.
 
See below for complete UW-Whitewater results from Saturday's tournament.
 
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Alex Barbarise (Antioch, Ill./Antioch Community)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: d. Markus Roberts (Manchester) by fall, 1:53
Quarterfinal: lost to Derek Steele (Augsburg) by decision, 8-6
Consolation: d. Brady Ester (Wabash) by decision, 14-12
Consolation: d. Jaden Bird (Wabash) by decision, 13-7
Fifth Place: lost to Skyler Pike (Aurora) by medical forfeit
 
Griffin McEnroe (Itasca, Ill./Elk Grove)
First Round: d. Jaden Bird (Wabash) by decision, 9-7
Second Round: lost to Wyatt Kaczrowski (Augsburg) by major decision, 10-2
Consolation: d. Ethan Bednarczyk (Wabash) by decision, 8-2
Consolation: lost to Skyler Pike (Aurora) by fall, 1:43
 
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John Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills)
First Round: lost to Jackson Allen (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 4-2
Consolation: d. Jack Stone (Harper) by decision, 6-0
Consolation: lost to Matt McEnroe (Itasca, Ill./Elk Grove) by decision, 7-2
 
Matt McEnroe (Itasca, Ill./Elk Grove)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: d. Palmer Larson (Wheaton) by fall, 1:39
Quarterfinal: lost to Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace) by technical fall, 16-1 (2:44)
Consolation: d. John Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills) by decision, 7-2
Consolation: lost to Brett Blaess (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 7-5
 
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Drew Nash (Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: d. Josh Dorr (North Central) by fall, 2:28
Quarterfinal: d. Robert Palmieri (Baldwin Wallace) by fall, 0:38
Semifinal: d. Brady Gross (Augsburg) by fall, 3:45
Final: lost to Cade Willis (Augsburg) by decision, 12-5
 
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Alex Valenzona (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame College Prep)
First Round: d. Josiah Krason (Wheaton) by decision, 8-0 (SV-1)
Second Round: lost to Tanner McHugh (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 7-0
Consolation: d. Jordan Hodge (Wabash) by decision, 6-3
Consolation: d. Elijah Phillips (Manchester) by injury default
Consolation: lost to Josh Cherba (North Central) by decision, 12-6
 
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Shane Piper (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park)
First Round: d. Bryson Warden (Harper) by major decision, 13-1
Second Round: d. Jackson Beene (Westminster) by major decision, 15-3
Quarterfinal: lost to Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 12-5
Consolation: d. Carson Harder (Augustana) by major decision, 12-3
Consolation: lost to Kaden Reetz (Augsburg) by fall, 1:13
 
Simon Rillie (Stockton, Ill./Stockton)
First Round: d. Phenix Carney (Wabash) by decision, 4-3 (SV-1)
Second Round: lost to Tyler Shilson (Augsburg) by technical fall, 16-1 (3:16)
Consolation: lost to Bransen Byrd (North Central) by decision, 10-3
 
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Buddy Evangelista (Wheaton, Ill./North)
First Round: lost to Luke Hopkins (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 7-2
Consolation: d. Cody LeNeave (Wabash) by decision, 9-4 (SV-1)
Consolation: lost to Johnathan Otte (Wabash) by major decision, 11-1
 
Nick Klug (Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest)
First Round: lost to Noah Leisgang (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 4:14
Consolation: lost to Mateen Taylor (North Central) by decision, 12-5
 
Hayden Krein (Sparta, Wis./Sparta)
First Round: d. Dawson Dembroski (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-2
Second Round: d. Donovan Palmer (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 7-5
Quarterfinal: d. Max Sokolski (Augsburg) by fall, 1:57
Semifinal: d. Caele Manley (Wheaton) by major decision, 13-2
Final: lost to Dalton Leightner (Baldwin Wallace) by fall, 1:49
 
Caleb Smith (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect)
First Round: lost to Johnathan Otte (Wabash) by fall, 2:14
Consolation: lost to Payton Geigner (North Central) by fall, 6:06
 
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Ryan Riser (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park)
First Round: d. Carter Vetsch (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 2-1
Second Round: d. AJ Joyner (Augustana) by decision, 9-6
Quarterfinal: lost to Luke Silva (Aurora) by fall, 3:08
Consolation: lost to Bradley Harrington (Wabash) by decision, 10-5
 
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Jerred Grell (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: d. Trescott Duffy (Wabash) by decision, 5-1
Quarterfinal: lost to Lucas Salmon (Baldwin Wallace) by technical fall, 15-0 (5:34)
Consolation: d. Erick Ramos (Augsburg) by decision, 5-0
Consolation: lost to Jack Patting (Augustana) by fall, 3:14
 
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Josh Nowak (Dousman, Wis./Kettle Moraine)
First Round: d. Alex Gronkiewicz (Manchester) by fall, 0:46
Second Round: lost to Doug Byrne (Baldwin Wallace) by fall, 2:10
Consolation: lost to Levi Lee (Manchester) by fall, 1:56
 
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Shelby Jones (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville)
First Round: lost to Matthew Werts (Baldwin Wallace) by decision, 3-1
Consolation: d. Jacob Ramos (Augustana) by fall, 2:00
Consolation: d. Andrew Levis (Baldwin Wallace) by fall, 0:41
Consolation: d. Andrew Bejarano (North Central) by decision, 4-1
Consolation: d. Josh Woodrey (Augustana) by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)
Fifth Place: d. Colin Baker (Wabash) by fall, 1:18