Wheaton, Ill. -- The UW-Whitewater wrestling team put together a fantastic first day of competition in the annual Pete Willson Invitational Friday. The Warhawks are in fourth in a field of 29 teams heading into day two. 

Six Warhawk wrestlers advanced to the semifinals on day one. UWW's ten brawlers combined to go 30-6 on the day, accumulating four major decisions, five technical falls, three falls and five victories over ranked opponents. 

UW-Whitewater will be back at it tomorrow in Wheaton. 

UW-WHITEWATER RESULTS
*Individual national rankings from the NWCA

125 - Brady Phelps (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg)
def. Chris Karbash (UWP) by TF, 20-3, 4:20
def. Austin Jeffrey (Messiah) by FALL, 0:55
def. Jase Van Pelt (Cornell) by DEC, 4-1
Semifinal: vs. #2 Mac Cafurello (Roanoke)

133 - Jordan Rasof (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield)
def. #14 Jackson Rustad (Chicago) in SV-1, 8-5
def. George Ahles (UWSP) by MD, 16-5
def. Wyatt Magolski (UWL) by DEC, 6-4
Semifinal: vs. #2 Art Martinez (CWRU)

141 - #9 Justin Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills)
def. Owen Becker (UWP) by TF, 20-3, 5:20
def. Liam Anderson (MSOE) by MD, 16-3
def. Jacob Cunningham (Messiah) by DEC, 8-7
Semifinal: vs. #12 Talan Schutte (UWL)

149 - #1 Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park)
def. Aidan Baum (UWL) by DEC, 5-2
def. Robert Minden (CWRU) by TF, 21-5, 6:53
def. Jovanni Greco (OH Northern) by INJ, 3:32
Semifinal: vs. #15 Landon Church (UWEC)

157 - Luke Swan (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South)
def. Caleb Cox (Wheaton) by DEC, 2-1
def. Daniel Gunlogson (Chicago) in SV-1, 4-1
def. #15 Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) by DEC, 4-2
Semifinal: vs. #9 Casey Smith (Roanoke)

165 - Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore)
lost to Taggart Kazmierczak (Wheaton) by DEC, 8-5
def. James Tuepker (Ozarks) by TF, 16-0, 2:59
def. #8 Jonathon Harvey (UWEC) in SV-1, 4-1
Next: vs. Blake Delsman (UWP)

174 - Jermaine Butler (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor)
def. Garrett Boyd (Wheaton) by TF, 16-1, 3:00
def. Nolan Howell (Cornell) by DEC, 11-9
def. #14 Zach Needles (Messiah) by DEC, 5-0
Semifinal: vs. #15 Carson Trotzer (UWSP)

184 - RJ Samuels (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South)
def. Mathew Gummere (CWRU) by DEC, 8-2
lost to Easton Hull (UWSP) by DEC, 9-5
def. Kyle Sorensen (CUW) by FALL, 1:27
def. #7 Austin Brass (Messiah) by DEC, 5-3
Next: vs. Austin Wilkins (Cornell)

197 - Tyler Haydon (River Falls, Wis./River Falls)
def. Bear Horgan (John Carroll) by MD, 10-2
lost to #12 Myles Johnson (OH Northern) by MD, 12-0
def. Paul Wilson (Alma) by DEC, 1-0
def. Gavin Graham (MSOE) by DEC, 7-1
lost to Tucker Seidel (Messiah) by MD, 8-0

285 - Isaak Smith (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah)
lost to #9 Sloan Welch (UWEC) by FALL, 3:56
def. Jack Callen (UWSP) by DEC, 7-1
def. Luke Chambers (Heidelberg) by MD, 11-2
lost to Cayden Bell (Alma) by FALL, 2:47