The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will be represented by four wrestlers at the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships held in La Crosse, Wisconsin Friday-Saturday, March 15-16.
The 2024 Championships hosted by UW-La Crosse are scheduled to begin Friday at 10:35 a.m. with the opening ceremony video. The first session of competition will follow at 11 a.m. Session II on Friday will feature the championship quarterfinals, as well as consolation second and third rounds beginning at 6 p.m. There will be two sessions Saturday, the first starting at 10 a.m. The final session will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with the parade of All-Americans followed by the finals in each weight class.
125 - Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) (23-7)
Dunson went 4-0 to win his weight class at the 2024 NCAA Upper Midwest Regional and punch his ticket to the championships. The sophomore enters as the No. 5 seed. Dunson will open his first collegiate NCAA Championship against Matt Griffin (4-1) of The College of New Jersey. Griffin's third-place finish in the Mideast Regional secured his spot in the championship.
133 - Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) (23-5)
Mallinder claimed the 133-pound title at the 2024 NCAA Upper Midwest Regional for the second consecutive season to secure his spot in the championships. The sophomore enters as the No. 4 seed. Mallinder will face Centenary's Danny Haws (29-2) in his opening bout. Haws advanced to the championships after placing third in the Mideast Regional.
141 - Ethan Pogorzelski (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) (21-8)
Pogorzelski finished as the runner-up at 141 pounds in the regional to lock in his spot in the championships. The senior enters the championship unseeded and will face the No. 2 seed, Josh Wilson Jr. (27-1) of Greensboro. Wilson Jr. won the title in the Southeast Regional to claim his spot in the championships.
157 - Jermaine Butler (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) (28-11)
Butler secured third-place at the 2024 Upper Midwest Regional to punch his ticket to the championships. The freshman, unseeded, will open the national championship against No. 7 Clayton McDonogh (6-1) of Luther. The pair met early in the season - back in November - with McDonough winning by 4-2 decision. McDonough secured his spot in the championship with a third-place finish at the Lower Midwest Regional.