UW-Whitewater conference champion wrestling team includes Shane Siefert

The No. 2 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team earned five individual championships Sunday en route to its fourth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team title at the conference championship meet at Kolf Sports Center.

Shane Siefert of Paddock Lake is a member of the UW-Whitewater wrestling team.

Siefert, the nation’s consensus No. 1 wrestler at 197 pounds, reached the final with two pins. In the title match, he was knocked off by sudden victory in the second overtime, a 4-2 decision, against No. 5/5 Eric Twohey of UW-La Crosse.

UW-Whitewater, ranked second in the nation by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, earned five individual championships en route to its fourth straight WIAC team title.

The Warhawks also claimed three runners-up and a trio of third-place finishes en route to their 16th WIAC championship, the most in league history.

UW-Whitewater totaled 162.50 points to best second-place and fourth-ranked UW-La Crosse, which registered 138.50 points.

Seniors Ryan Aprahamian, Anthony Edgren, Elroy Perkin, juniors Tom Gerszewski and Jimmy Nehls each earned individual titles for the Warhawks.

Aprahamian, who was also announced as a finalist for the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete, knocked off consensus No. 5 Richard Carlson of UW-La Crosse in a 3-1 decision in the 184-pound final. He tallied victories by fall and major decision along the way.

Edgren, ranked seventh by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and eighth by D3wrestle.com at 285, scored two technical falls en route to the final, where he defeated UW-Stevens Point’s Bo Siebel in a 9-0 major decision.

Perkin earned his place in the final at 149 points with victories by technical fall and pin. Perkin, who is slotted fifth by the NWCA and seventh by D3wrestle.com, took on No. 6/8 Kasey Einerson of UW-La Crosse, and held on in the third period for a 6-4 win by decision.

Ranked in the top 10 by both the NWCA (10th) and D3wrestle.com (9th), Gerszewski cruised to the 157 title, picking up two pins and a technical fall along the way.

Nehls, a 2014 All-American at 133 pounds, competed at 141 Sunday and defeated UW-La Crosse’s Cody See in a tightly-competitive final by a 5-3 decision in overtime. He picked up a pin in just 49 seconds and a major decision en route to the final.

Second-place finishers included junior Siefert, sophomore Jordan Newman and freshman Connor Price.

Siefert, the nation’s consensus No. 1 wrestler at 197 pounds, reached the final with two pins. In the title match, he was knocked off by sudden victory in the second overtime, a 4-2 decision, against No. 5/5 Eric Twohey of UW-La Crosse.

Newman, slotted fourth by D3wrestle.com and fifth by the NWCA at 174, earned two major decisions and led 5-1 in the final, but sustained an injury in the first period and lost by default.

Price grinded out decisions in the quarterfinals and semifinals. In the final, he gave No. 5/4 Tyler Schneider of UW-La Crosse all he could handle, but was outlasted in an 8-4 decision.

Senior Trevor Pruett, junior Matt Adcock and freshman Isaiah Vela placed third for UW-Whitewater. Adcock entered the day ranked seventh in the nation by D3wrestle.com and ninth by the NWCA.

The Warhawks continue their postseason run at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships on Feb. 28 at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. Competition is slated to begin at 8 a.m. Central Time.

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Zac Denny

Quarterfinals: Bye

Semifinals: lost to Cole Ferguson (UW-Platteville) by decision, 5-2

Consolation: d. Scott Worlund (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 8-0

Third Place: lost to Ben Vosters (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 6-3

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Trevor Pruett

Quarterfinals: d. Jonathan Flores (UW-Oshkosh) by technical fall, 20-3 (6:30)

Semifinals: lost to Dustin Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 9-8

Consolation: d. Michael Bannach (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 12-0

Third Place: d. Ronny Hauser (UW-Whitewater) by major decision, 11-2

Ronny Hauser

Quarterfinals: d. Michael Bannach (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 5-4

Semifinals: lost to Martino Balsiger (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-1

Consolation: d. Jonathan Flores (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 7-2

Third Place: lost to Trevor Pruett (UW-Whitewater) by major decision, 11-2

141

Matt Adcock

Quarterfinals: Bye

Semifinals: lost to Cody See (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 3-1 (OT)

Consolation: d. Joey Seitz (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 19-5

Third Place: d. Craig Mason (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 11-4

Jimmy Nehls

Quarterfinals: d. Jacob Somann (UW-Platteville) by pin, 0:49

Semifinals: d. Craig Mason (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 11-2

Final: d. Cody See (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-3 (OT)

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Elroy Perkin

Quarterfinals: d. Michael Murnane (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 17-1 (4:30)

Semifinals: d. Mason Bohm (UW-Platteville) by pin, 4:25

Final: d. Kasey Einerson (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-4

Isaiah Vela

Quarterfinals: d. Joey Pelkey (UW-Oshkosh) by pin, 1:31

Semifinals: lost to Kasey Einerson (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 10-4

Consolation: d. Hunter Mulock (UW-Oshkosh) by technical fall, 19-4 (4:00)

Third Place: d. Austin Worachek (UW-Stevens Point) by pin, 2:19

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Tom Gerszewski

Quarterfinals: d. Robert Rocole (UW-Eau Claire) by pin, 0:29

Semifinals: d. Joe Crook (UW-Stevens Point) by pin, 4:30

Final: d. Anthony Friese (UW-Stevens Point) by technical fall, 15-0 (5:56)

Corey Meyer

Quarterfinals: lost to Derek Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-1

Consolation: d. Isaac Brosinskii (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 11-2

Consolation: lost to Joe Crook (UW-Stevens Point) by pin, 4:33

Fifth Place: d. Robert Rocole (UW-Eau Claire) by technical fall, 16-0 (5:00)

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Kory Jauch

First Round: d. Ryan Behnke (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 7-5 (OT)

Quarterfinals: lost to Mitchell Lambrecht (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 13-4

Consolation: lost to Michael Belanger (UW-Platteville) by decision, 14-9

Connor Price

Quarterfinals: d. Andrew Dayland (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 3-2

Semifinals: d. Logan Hermsen (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 12-5

Final: lost to Tyler Schneider (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-4

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Jordan Newman

Quarterfinals: d. Dylan Diebitz (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 11-3

Semifinals: d. Matthew Laugen (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 13-2

Final: lost to Trenton Larson (UW-Platteville) by injury default

George Gonzalez

First Round: d. Michael Berg (UW-Oshkosh) by pin, 1:13

Quarterfinals: d. Dan Squires (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 7-5

Semifinals: lost to Trenton Larson (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 14-5

Consolation: lost to Dylan Diebitz (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 13-3

Fifth Place: lost to Matthew Laugen (UW-Eau Claire) by pin, 5:55

184

Tayler Hildebrandt

Quarterfinals: d. Cody Nielsen (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 13-10

Semifinals: lost to Richard Carlson (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-0

Consolation: lost to Korey Kleinhans (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 15-8

Fifth Place: d. Matt Rieckhoff (UW-Eau Claire) by injury default

Ryan Aprahamian

Quarterfinals: d. Anthony Rottier (UW-Stevens Point) by pin, 5:56

Semifinals: d. Matt Rieckhoff (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 13-2

Final: d. Richard Carlson (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 3-1

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Shane Siefert

Quarterfinals: d. Sean Ward (UW-La Crosse) by pin, 4:46

Semifinals: d. Kane Seubert (UW-Stevens Point) by pin, 1:38

Final: lost to Eric Twohey (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-2 (SV-2)

285

Anthony Edgren

Quarterfinals: d. Kyle Andreae (UW-Platteville) by technical fall, 18-0 (4:30)

Semifinals: d. Cody Endres (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 15-0 (6:00)

Final: d. Bo Siebel (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 9-0

Jake Andersen

Quarterfinals: lost to Zach Tooley (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 9-2

Consolation: d. Matthew Vaneskey (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 1-0

Consolation: d. Luke Hoffmann (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 4-0

Consolation: lost to Cody Endres (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-3

Fifth Place: d. Zach Tooley (UW-La Crosse) by injury default

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