EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling team was back to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) competition on Wednesday as they faced #12 ranked UW-Whitewater. With a 15-year losing streak looming overhead, the Blugolds took down their third ranked opponent of the year 25-14, for their third upset of the year.
How It Happened:
125: Jack Marley (Jr. - Trempealeau, WI/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau) over Alex Barbarise (UW-W) (Dec 13-8)
133: Javon Taschuk (Fr. - Afton, MN/Stillwater) over Ethan Pogorzelski (UW-W) (Dec 8-3)
141: Dakarai Clay (UW-W) over Gabriel Pugh (Fr. - Marshfield, WI) (MD 21-8)
149: Zach Sato (Fr. - Oswego, IL) over Jake Burford (UW-W) (Fall 2:50)
157: Adam Rients (Jr. - Waterville, MN/WEM) over Ty Miller (UW-W) (Fall 3:58)
165: Chase Schmidt (Sr. - Rice Lake, WI) over Tommy Hoy (UW-W) (MD 18-7)
174: Ryan Vedner (UW-W) over Jared Stricker (Fr. - Ashland, WI) (Dec 3-2)
184: Jarrit Shinhoster (UW-W) over Niall Schoenfelder (Fr. - Antioch, IL) (MD 11-2)
197: Chad Richards (UW-W) over Jackson Schichel (So. - Hastings, MN) (Dec 3-1)
285: Mason Hawkins (Sr. - Farmington, MN) over Cadin Koeppel (UW-W) (Dec 3-2)
