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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team finished fourth at the 2023 NCAA Upper Midwest Regional hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin. Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) (133) and Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) (184) won the title in their respective weight classes while Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) was the runner-up at 149. 

Shinhoster, the defending national champion, captured his second consecutive regional title Saturday. The fifth-year senior registered one of the most dominating regional performances in Warhawk history with four straight falls for the title. Shinhoster was in action for just 6:11 in the entire regional. His two matches Friday lasted a total of 1:45. Saturday, Shinhoster opened with a 59 second pin over UW-La Crosse's Kalyn Jahn in the semifinal. His title bout was his longest, yet still ended with the same result, as he pinned Augsburg's Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann, ranked fourth nationally, in 3:26. Shinhoster posted the most wins at the regional and was named the Outstanding Wrestler for his phenomenal performance. With the title, Shinhoster qualifies for the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championship for the third time in his career. 

Mallinder continues to impress in his first season competing collegiately. The freshman followed up his WIAC title with a regional championship Saturday. After opening with a major decision and technical fall Friday, Mallinder returned to the mat with a 9-3 decision over Platteville's Zach Thompson, ranked second nationally, Saturday. In the title bout, he topped #10 Tyler Fleetwood of UWEC 3-1. Mallinder's title punches his ticket Roanoke for the national championships. 

Burford secured a spot in his third national championship with a runner-up finish at 149 Saturday. He opened day two of the regional like he opened day one, with a fall. His semifinal ended with a pin over UWEC's Zach Sato in 6:54. Burford's title bout was shortened when he had to withdraw due to injury less than two minutes in. The senior has finished among the top seven in four NCAA regionals in his career. 

The Warhawks also had a pair of fourth place finishers in the regional including Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East) at 141 pounds and Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) at 165 pounds. Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) (125), Ryan Riser (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park) (174) and Shelby Jones (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville) (285) battled to seventh place finishes for UWW. 

The 2023 NCAA Division III Championships is scheduled for March 10-11 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The complete field of qualifiers will be announced Monday, February 27 with the brackets to be released March 6. 

A complete list of results for UWW wrestlers can be found below. 

Friday Recap
Five Warhawks will represent the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team in the semifinals at the 2023 NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional Saturday. Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park), Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East), Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point), Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) and Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) all went 2-0 Friday to advance to the semifinals. Day two of the regional hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon is scheduled to begin at 11 am. 

The Warhawks posted bonus point wins in six of the first round contests with two falls, two technical falls and a pair of major decisions. UW-Whitewater nearly swept the entire first round with their lone loss coming in the 197 pound weight class. Evan Danowski (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) had the toughest draw for UWW taking on UW-Oshkosh's Beau Yineman, ranked second nationally. 

Shinhoster made quick work of his time on the mat Friday. His two bouts took a combined 1:46 to complete, both resulting in pins. Mallinder continues to impress opening his regional with a major decision and punching his ticket to the semis via tech fall. 

Four of the five Warhawks advancing to the semifinals will face league foes Saturday. Mallinder will take on #2 Zach Thompson of Platteville at 133. Burford is paired with Eau Claire's Zach Sato, ranked 11th at 149. Vedner will meet seventh ranked Noah Leisgang and Shinhoster will face Kalyn Jahn, both of La Crosse. Clay has the lone semifinal against a non-WIAC opponent. He'll take on Aurora's Cameron Johnson, ranked ninth. 

Dunson will open Saturday with a bout against Chicago's Jake Hamulak at 125. At 174, Riser will face Concordia College's Alexander Rapelje and Jones will take on Chicago's Cole Fibranz. 

Complete Regional Results (NWCA national rankings are from the Feb. 15 release)
125 - Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) -- 7th
Round 1: Dunson won by technical fall over Loren Semler (Carthage) 20-2 5:00
Quarterfinal: Derek Steele (Augsburg) won by major decision over Dunson 12-2
Cons. Round 2: Dunson won by decision over Devin Gore (CUW) 13-6
Cons. Round 3: Jake Hamulak (Chicago) won by fall over Dunson 2:55
7th Place Match: Dunson won by technical fall over Thomas Turner (Pacific) 18-3 3:52

133 - #9 Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) -- Champion
Round 1: Mallinder won by major decision over Brendan Johnson (Wheaton) 17-6
Quarterfinal: Mallinder won by technical fall over Blaze Thurber (UWSP) 19-4 6:32
Semifinal: Mallinder won by decision over #2 Zach Thompson (UWP) 9-3
Championship: Mallinder won by decision over #10 Tyler Fleetwood (UWEC) 3-1

141 - #13 Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East) -- 4th
Round 1: Clay won by technical fall over Alec Schmacht (UWP) 22-4 6:16
Quarterfinal: Clay won by decision over #6 Cade Lundeen (Concordia College) 5-1
Semifinal: #9 Cam Johnson (Aurora) won by fall over Clay 1:43
Cons. Semifinal: Clay won by major decision over Andrew Kested (UWEC) 11-2
3rd Place Match: #6 Sam Stuhl (Augsburg) won by decision over Clay 8-4

149 - #5 Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) -- 2nd
Round 1: Burford won by fall over Jason Eismueller (Carthage) 2:31
Quarterfinal: Burford won by decision over Micah Worthington (Linfield) 4-0
Semifinal: Burford won by fall over #11 Zach Sato (UWEC) 6:54
Championship: #8 Charlie Stuhl won by injury default over Burford

157 - Lucio Morgan (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield)
Round 1: Morgan won by decision over Cade Zeamer (Wheaton) 9-5
Quarterfinal: #4 Nolan Hertel (UWL) won by technical fall over Morgan 22-7 6:09
Cons. Round 2: Michael Smith (MSOE) won by technical fall over Morgan 19-1 6:37

165 - #10 Ryan Vedner (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) -- 4th
Round 1: Vedner won by major decision over Carson Cook (CUW) 8-0
Quarterfinal: Vedner won by decision over Darian Estevez (Chicago) 4-3
Semifinal: #7 Noah Leisgang (UWL) won by decision over Vedner 5-1
Cons. Semifinal: Vedner won in sudden victory-1 over Brandon Peckham (UWSP) 5-1
3rd Place Match: #13 Tristan Massie won in sudden victory-1 over Vedner 3-1

174 - Ryan Riser (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park) -- 7th
Round 1: Riser won by decision over Joe Caringella (Elmhurst) 6-4
Quarterfinal: #4 Jared Stricker (UWEC) won by fall over Riser 4:06
Cons. Round 2: Riser won by decision over Christian Gilbert (Carthage) 1-0
Cons. Round 3: Alexander Rapelje (Concordia) won by decision over Riser 3-0
7th Place Match: Riser won by decision over Tyler Joseph (Chicago) 3-2

184 - #1 Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) -- Champion
Round 1: Shinhoster won by fall over Gavin Graham (MSOE) 1:11
Quarterfinal: Shinhoster won by fall over Ben Gilbertson (SJU) 0:35
Semifinal: Shinhoster won by fall over Kalyn Jahn (UWL) 0:59
Championship: Shinhoster won by fall over #4 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg) 3:26

197 - Evan Danowski (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union)
Round 1: #2 Beau Yineman (UWO) won by fall over Danowski 2:53
Cons. Round 1: Danowski won by decision over D.J. Myles (SJU) 7-3
Cons. Round 2: Jackson Punzel (Wheaton) won in sudden victory-1 over Danowski 5-3

285 - Shelby Jones (Dodgeville, Wis./Dodgeville) -- 7th
Round 1: Jones won by decision over Guyon Cyprian (UWO) 2-0
Quarterfinal: Chase Melton (UWEC) won by decision over Jones 3-1
Cons. Round 2: Jones won in sudden victory-1 over Cam'ron Harper (Aurora) 3-1
Cons. Round 3: Cole Fibranz (Chicago) won by fall over Jones 4:57
7th Place Match: Jones won by fall over Roberto Pena (Elmhurst) 5:47