Naperville, Ill. - The UW-Whitewater wrestling team finished fifth in a 17-team field at the 61st Annual North Central College Invitational.

The tournament featured some of the best squads in the country including six teams ranked among the top 20 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Tournament Team Rankings -- #2 Augsburg, #5 North Central, #8 UW-Whitewater, #13 Wabash, #15 Coe and #20 Baldwin Wallace. 

Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) highlighted the tournament for UWW with a title in the 149-pound bracket. The senior took down the top ranked wrestler in Division III to secure the championship. 

UW-Whitewater Results (# - NWCA Individual National Rankings)
125 - Brady Phelps (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) (2-2) - 6th Place 
    -Bye
    -Quentin Keen (Wabash): win by technical fall, 4:53 (15-0)
    -Quarterfinal: #7 Andrew Marchese: lost by major decision, 8-0
    -Kendall Kurtz (Coe): won by major decision, 12-0
    -Brayden Parke (Coe): lost by fall, 5:54
    -5th Place: medical forfeit

133 - Jordan Rasof (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) (2-3) - 6th Place
    -Bye
    -Dorlan Hoffman (BWU): won by decision, 8-4
    -QF: Chance Suddeth (Augsburg): lost by MD, 12-3
    -Aldan Shufelt (Castleton): won by DEC, 6-3
    -#4 James Day (Wabash): lost by DEC, 9-5
    -5th Place: Stone Farnsworth (Castleton): lost by MD, 17-3

133 - Tyler Tiangco (0-2)
    -Tyler Evitts (Aurora): lost by DEC 11-5
    -Bye
    -Tyson Zvonar (IWU): lost by fall, 2:31

141 - Cale Stonitsch (Shorewood, Ill./Minooka) (2-2)
    -Carson Prunty (NCC): won by MD, 13-3
    -Karter Guzman (Coe): lost by MD, 14-5
    -Blake Engel (Coe): won by DEC, 10-4
    -Trevor Hedges (Eureka): lost by MD, 11-1

141 - Grant Braskamp (Waupun, Wis./Waupun) (1-2)
    -Caden Polson (Wabash): won by MD, 14-4
    -Viktor Banda (Castleton): lost by fall, 3:19
    -Carter De La Cerna (NCC): lost by MD, 16-5

149 - Ben Guerra (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) (0-2)
    -Joseph Kennedy (Castleton): lost by TF, 6:14 (19-1)
    -Edgar Albino (Carthage): lost by DEC, 10-3

149 - Lucio Morgan (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) (2-2)
    -Jeremiah Austin (IWU): won by TF, 1:23 (15-0)
    -Lucas Jagodzinske (Augsburg): lost by TF, 3:50 (15-0)
    -Reese Elliott (CUW): won by TF, 4:19 (20-3)
    -Nikolas Karamaniolas (UWW): lost by DEC, 4-2

149 - Nikolas Karamaniolas (3-2)
    -Ryan Hinger (Elmhurst): lost by TF, 4:17 (17-0)
    -Kyle Lyemaster (Coe): won by FALL, 4:11
    -Alex Gochis (Aurora): won by FALL, 1:05
    -Lucio Morgan (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) (UWW): won by DEC, 4-2
    -Kyle Bearson (NCC): lost by DEC, 8-3

149 - #3 Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) (4-0) - 1st Place
    -Bye
    -#13 Ty Koedem (Coe): won by MD, 18-8
    -Tyler Starr (NCC): won by DEC, 6-2
    -Nate Camiscioli (Castleton): won by DEC, 3-2
    -Championship: #1 Matt Randolph (Augsburg): won by DEC, 9-3

157 - Luke Swan (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) (4-2)
    -Caleb Hoffman (BWU): won by TF, 2:49 (17-1)
    -Chasen Kazmierczak (Wabash): won by TF, 2:35 (15-0)
    -Dylan Venegas (Castleton): won by MD, 8-0
    -Anthony Bitner (Elmhurst): won by DEC, 7-2
    -Semifinal: #4 Karsen Otis (Augsburg): lost by DEC, 2-0
    -Zaron Anderson (Carthage): lost by DEC, 4-1
    -5th Place: Drake Thompson (Coe) - no result as of 7 PM

157 - Jack O'Connor (Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice) (1-2)
    -Z. Anderson (Carthage): lost by fall, 6:24
    -Noah Hall (Olivet): won by MD, 15-6
    -Andrew Ross (Wabash): lost by MD, 9-0

157 - Aden Byal (Chatham, Ill./Glenwood) (2-2)
    -Grant Brewer (Wabash): won by MD, 13-4
    -Dominick Lapier (Castleton): won by MD, 12-3
    -Quarterfinal: #10 Rhenzo Augusto (Elmhurst): lost by DEC, 5-3
    -Z. Anderson (Castleton): lost by fall, 1:38

165 - Cal Kirchner (5-1) 
    -Deonta Giles (Wheaton): won by FALL, 1:15
    -Rylan Hendricks (Wabash): won by FALL, 0:29
    -Jashon Holmes (Castleton): lost by DEC, 7-4
    -Zachary Olden (Castleton): won by FALL, 0:51
    -Nicholas Asllani (Elmhurst): won by MD, 11-3
    -Kyan Larson (Olivet): won by FALL, 5:29
    -Consolation Championship: Colton Loween (Augsburg) -- no result as of 7 PM

165 - Max Haskins (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah) (1-2)
    -Colin Falck (Coe): won by MD, 17-6
    -Cooper Willis (Augsburg): lost by fall, 0:46
    -K. Larson (Olivet): lost by MD, 15-4

165 - Logan DeFilippo (Burlington, Wis./Wilmot/) (2-2)
    -Z. Olden (Castleton): won by FALL, 0:32
    -#10 Harrison Konder (NCC): lost by MD, 10-2
    -Giovanni Diz (NCC): won by MD, 11-0
    -C. Loween (Augsburg): lost by fall, 3:21

165 - #3 Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) (5-1) - 3rd Place
    -K. Larson (Olivet): won by TF, 3:10 (17-1)
    -Brady Swenson (Augsburg): won by MD, 10-1
    -Cooper McCloy (Wabash): won by MD, 9-0
    -Semifinal: #5 Andrew Supers (BWU): lost by DEC, 4-2
    -Peyton Brooks (Albion): won by MD, 14-2
    -3rd Place: #11 Bo Koedem (Coe): 1-1 (Peet designated winner)

174 - Kenny Vaughn (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail) (3-2)
    -Joseph Baker (Castleton): lost by TF, 5:34 (20-5
    -Othniel Honablue (Olivet): won by TF, 5:31 (18-3)
    -Juwan Vines (Olivet): won by MD, 22-8
    -Jared Gumila (NCC): won by DEC, 15-12
    -Cons. Semifinal: Dax Clatt (Coe): lost by DEC, 7-2

174 - Jermaine Butler (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) (5-1) - 3rd Place
    -Liam McLaughlin (Coe): won by TF, 2:10 (17-2)
    -Max Sokolski (Augsburg): won by TF, 5:40 (20-4)
    -Quarterfinal: Christian Gilbert (Carthage): lost by DEC, 17-11
    -J. Baker (Castleton): won by MD, 18-8
    -Nick Alexander (Augsburg): won by DEC, 10-3
    -3rd Place: Jake Luce (NCC): won by DEC, 3-1

174 - Ben Vazquez (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) (2-2)
    -N. Alexander (Augsburg): lost by MD, 10-1
    -Tyren Moore (Eureka): won by TF, 4:09 (17-1)
    -M. Sokolski (Augsburg): won by FALL, 3:36
    -Jack Seacrist (Aurora): lost by DEC, 8-5

174 - Patrick Moore (Green Bay, Wis./Freedom) (0-2)
    -Jack Smith (Albion): lost by DEC 10-5
    -Sargent Maubach (Eureka): lost by MD, 14-6

184 - RJ Samuels (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) (3-3) - 6th Place
    -Jovanni Plazza (NCC): won by DEC, 10-9
    -Garrett Iobe (Albion): won by DEC, 10-5
    -Zachary Huckabee (Wabash): won in sudden victory, 4-1
    -Semifinal: #4 Brandt Bombard (Augsburg): lost by fall, 1:14
    -Owen Greisbach (Augsburg): lost by DEC, 7-2
    -5th Place: Z. Huckabee (Wabash): lost by DEC, 10-4

184 - Jax Lipnitz (St. Ignace, Mich./LaSalle) (2-2)
    -Henry Rydwelski (NCC): lost by DEC, 4-1
    -Austin Gomez (Coe): won by FALL, 1:27
    -Sean King (Wheaton): won by MD, 13-0
    -Jake Long (Castelton): lost by DEC, 4-1

197 - Hunter Coons (Minooka, Ill./Minooka Community) (2-2)
    -Elvis Muja (Carthage): won by DEC, 9-8
    -Ethan Swenson (Augsburg): lost by MD, 12-0
    -Jonathan Santiago (Joliet JC): won by FALL, 4:26
    -Spencer Watson (Wabash): lost by MD, 10-2

197 - Tyler Haydon (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) (2-2)
    -Oscar Antonio (Aurora): won by FALL, 2:03
    -#7 Casey Aikman (NCC): lost by MD, 16-7
    -Nolan Yeary (Coe): won by MD, 14-2
    -Steven Andreone (Olivet): lost TB-1, 3-2

285 - Hunter Szyszkiewicz (3-2)
    -Mason Knight (Olivet): lost by DEC, 8-5
    -Derek Lawson (Eureka): won by FALL, 4:53
    -Luke Chrisse (NCC): won by MD, 17-6
    -Colton Turk (Albion): won in sudden victory, 4-1
    -Keonta Crawford (Castleton): lost by MD, 14-4

285 - Anthony Soto (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) (2-2)
    -Alex Diaz (NCC): won by DEC, 10-4
    -Bode Brown (Albion): lost by MD, 11-3
    -Mike Milovich (Elmhurst): won by FALL, 6:29
    -Kel'Avlyahn Evans (CUW): lost DEF, 4:59

285 - Isaak Smith (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah) (1-2)
    -Keegan Kuball (Augsburg): lost by TF, 5:16 (0-16)
    -Malachi Loewen (Olivet): won by MD, 17-6
    -Andrew Vanscoy (BWU): lost by MD, 12-1