The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team finished sixth in a field of 19 teams at the 60th annual North Central College Invitational Saturday. Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) claimed gold at 133 pounds with Evan Onstad (Grayslake, Ill./Warren Township) finishing as the runner-up at 141 and Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) taking third at 125. 
 
Mallinder, ranked fourth according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association, bolstered the Warhawks' finish Saturday claiming the title at 133 pounds. After opening with a bye, Mallinder took his first bout by fall in 3:39. He followed with a technical fall (18-2) and a major decision (15-3) to secure his spot in the finals. Mallinder trailed second-ranked Jaden Hinton of Baldwin Wallace 9-2 after the first period. He battled back in the second period with a takedown and a four-point nearfall to take the lead, 10-9. Hinton tied the bout 10-10 with an escape but Mallinder's takedown with 1:31 on the clock in the third plus riding time secured the 14-10 decision.
 
Onstad finished as the runner-up at 141-pounds after falling to fifth-ranked James Rodriguez (Castleton) by 8-6 decision in the championship. Onstad took the early lead in the bout with a takedown with Rodriguez earning the single point for an escape by the end of the first. The Warhawk held a 5-4 advantage after the second period. Rodriguez chose the bottom position and got the quick escape to tie the bout. Onstad was able to escape from a takedown with just over 30 seconds left but was unable to get the takedown in the final 20 seconds for the final. En route to the championship, Onstad tallied a technical fall (20-3) and a pair of major decisions (17-4, 9-1).
 
Dunson captured bronze in the 125-pound bracket. Opening with a technical fall (21-6), Dunson won the quarterfinal bout 15-14 before dropping the semifinal 8-5 to fifth-ranked Gavin Bradley of Castleton. He capped the day with back-to-back major decisions including a 13-4 win over Augsburg's Keno Vanier. In that bout, Dunson tallied a pair of takedowns to lead 6-1 after the first period. After no points were scored in the second, Dunson added two more takedowns and riding time for the final.
 
A pair of Warhawks added sixth-place points to the team total. At 125 pounds, Luke Berktold (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) went 3-3 on the day. Two of his losses came against a sixth-ranked wrestler from Augsburg. Jalin Conner (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) (149 pounds) also went 3-3 with an injury forcing an early end to his second-to-last bout on the day.
 
UW-Whitewater Results
125 – Luke Berktold (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) – 6^th
Won by fall 4:08
Won by technical fall 16-0
Quarterfinal – Loss by technical fall 16-1
Won by major decision 8-0
Lost by major decision 10-2
Lost by major decision 12-3
 
125 – Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) – 3^rd
Bye
Won by technical fall 21-6
Quarterfinal – Won by decision 15-14
Semifinal – lost by decision 8-5
Won by major decision 10-2
3^rd place – Won by major decision 13-4
 
133 – Tyler Weidman (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central)
Bye
Won by major decision 13-2
Quarterfinal – Lost by technical fall 15-0
Lost by technical fall 15-0
 
133 – Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) – 1^st
Bye
Won by fall 3:39
Quarterfinal – Won by technical fall 18-2
Semifinal – Won by major decision 15-3
Championship – Won by decision 14-10
 
141 – Cale Stonitsch (Shorewood, Ill./Minooka)
Lost by fall 2:36
Lost by major decision 14-4
 
141 – Brian Whipple (Eagle, Wis./Mukwonago)
Lost by fall 0:48
Bye
Won by major decision 11-1
Lost by major decision 13-2
 
141 – Kolbe Kowalczyk (Oconomowoc, Wis./Catholic Memorial)
Won by fall 3:53
Lost by technical fall 17-1
Lost by major decision 11-1
 
141 – Evan Onstad (Grayslake, Ill./Warren Township) – 2^nd
Bye
Won by technical fall 20-3
Quarterfinal – Won by major decision 17-4
Semifinal – Won by major decision 9-1
Championship – Lost by decision 8-6
 
149 – Jalin Conner (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) – 6^th
Won by technical fall 19-4
Won by technical fall 19-4
Lost by decision 11-5
Won by major decision 19-8
Lost due to injury 6:46
Forfeit
 
149 – Lucio Morgan (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield)
Won by technical fall 17-1
Lost by decision 11-6
Won by fall 1:13
Lost by decision 5-4
 
149 – Justin Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills)
Won by major decision 18-8
Medical Forfeit
 
157 – Luke Swan (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South)
Won by major decision 13-1
Lost by major decision 10-1
Won by fall 0:55
Won by decision 4-0
Won by decision 5-1
Consolation Championship – Lost by decision 4-2
 
165 – Benny Schlosser (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove)
Lost by fall 1:17
Lost by decision 15-8
 
174 – Caden Kirchner (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg)
Won by fall 0:32
Won by technical fall 17-0
Quarterfinal – Lost by fall 2:16
Lost by decision 5-0
 
174 – Logan Kawa (Owen, Wis./Medford Area)
Lost by decision 8-2
Won by Fall 4:06
Lost by decision 5-3
 
184 – Gavin Kohel (River Falls, Wis./River Falls)
Lost by decision 7-5
Bye
Won by decision 3-0
Won by technical fall 17-2
Won by decision 6-2
Consolation Championship – Won by decision 8-1
 
184 – Patrick Moore (Green Bay, Wis./Freedom)
Won by fall 1:45
Lost by fall 4:19
Lost by fall 2:14
 
184 – RJ Samuels (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South)
Won in sudden victory 6-5
Won by technical fall 17-2
Quarterfinal – Lost by fall 2:10
Lost by major decision 15-3
 
197 – Asr Clark (Shorewood, Ill./Riverside University)
Lost by technical fall 16-1
Bye
Won by decision 10-3
Won by decision 6-3
Won by decision 8-2
Consolation Championship – Lost by disqualification
 
197 – Hunter Coons (Minooka, Ill./Minooka Community)
Won by fall 2:54
Lost by fall 4:51
Won by decision 14-11
Lost by decision 6-3