Wrestling

Seven Win NCAA Wrestling Regional Crowns

MADISON, Wis.--Seven Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) wrestlers claimed titles and are among the 18 conference individuals that earned a spot in the national meet following NCAA Division III Regional action in Feb. 28-March 1.

The top-three finishers in each of the 10 weight classes from the regional advance to the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held March 14-15 at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I.
 
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point competed at the Region VII Regional in Minneapolis, Minn. UW-La Crosse emerged with the team title after accumulating 192.50 points, while UW-Eau Claire took third with 144.50 points, UW-Stevens Point seventh with 73, UW-Platteville 11th with 42.50, and UW-Oshkosh 14th with 17.50. A total of 16 teams participated in the event.
 
UW-Whitewater competed at the Region V Regional in Crawfordsville, Ind., and placed second out of 17 teams with 142.50 points.
 
UW-La Crosse had four individuals secure titles during the two-day event. Quintin Wolbert pinned Thomas Turner of Pacific University (Ore.) in 2:21 to win the 125-pound championship, while Tanner Gerber posted a 6-4 decision over Cooper Willis of Augsburg University (Minn.) at 165 pounds.
 
Ben Kawczynski claimed the 197-pound title with a 4-1 decision over Parker Venz of Augsburg, and Michael Douglas had a 16-4 major decision over Josh Woodrey of Augustana College (Ill.) to win the 285-pound crown.
 
UW-Eau Claire’s Jared Stricker posted a 9-3 decision over Seth Goetzinger of Augsburg to finish with the 174-pound championship.
 
UW-Whitewater’s Dominik Mallinder won the 133-pound title with a 17-4 major decision over Coby Haney of Millikin University (Ill.), while Brayden Peet had a 7-2 decision over Alex Villar of North Central College (Ill.) to secure the 165-pound crown.
 
Following are the WIAC wrestlers that earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship:
125 pounds--Quintin Wolbert (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Jalen Dunson (UW-Whitewater-Third)
133 pounds--Dominik Mallinder (UW-Whitewater-Champion); Brody Toledo (UW-Oshkosh-Second); Wyatt Magolski (UW-La Crosse-Third)
141 pounds--Sam Lorenz (UW-La Crosse-Second)
149 pounds--Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire-Third)
157 pounds--Tyler Goebel (UW-La Crosse-Third)
165 pounds--Tanner Gerber (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Brayden Peet (UW-Whitewater-Champion); Josh Heuss (UW-Stevens Point-Third)
174 pounds--Jared Stricker (UW-Eau Claire-Champion); Eddie Simes (UW-La Crosse-Third)
184 pounds--Marcus Orlandoni (UW-La Crosse-Second); Gavin Kohel (UW-Whitewater-Third)
197 pounds--Ben Kawczynski (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Ian Pepple (UW-Eau Claire-Third)
285 pounds--Michael Douglas (UW-La Crosse-Champion)
 
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