The schedule has several tournaments going on this weekend. Do we know any information about who is going where?
from uwbadgers.com
Follow the Badgers at Cougar Clash and Jim Koch Wisconsin Open
Wisconsin wrestling competes in two tournaments on Saturday
MADISON, Wis. — The No. 16 Wisconsin wrestling team is competing at full force this Saturday as the Badgers take on two different tournaments.
The Badgers will divide and conquer the Midwest as the roster splits between the Cougar Clash — hosted by Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (SIUE) — and more locally at the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open hosted by Division II wrestling program Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.
Tournament rosters and details on how to follow each are available below. Please note wrestlers and weights listed are tentative and subject to change.
SIUE Cougar Clash
Wisconsin wrestlers competing:
Eric Barnett - 125
Kyle Burwick - 133
Ethan Rotondo - 133
Joseph Zargo - 141
Austin Gomez - 149
Aidan Medora -149
Garrett Model - 157
Cody Anderson - 165
Dean Hamiti - 165
Andrew McNally - 174
Chris Weiler - 184
Tyler Dow - 184
Braxton Amos -197
Trent Hillger - 285
Watch: Live stream will be available at Rokfin.com/ILMatmen (subscription required)
Follow: Live stats will be available at Trackwrestling
Jim Koch Wisconsin Open
Wisconsin wrestlers competing:
Dominic Dentino - 141
Cole Bavery -
Cale Anderson - 157
Gavin Model - 157/165
Josh Otto - 165
Kevin Meicher - 174
Graham Calhoun - 174
Andrew Sanders - 184
Jonah Schmidtke - 285
Peter Christensen - 285
Follow: Live stats will be available at Trackwrestling
You can watch the Cougar Clash by subscribing to the wisconsin RTC's rokfin page at www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC (http://www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC) and your subscription supports the RTC!
This is a good idea. It is only $10 (per month). Sitting in the cold (on a metal bench - well, often having to stand the entire time) at a Packer game is almost $200 or more for ONE game. $10 is small beans to watch your team compete. Good Stuff... When you sign up be sure to start at www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC (http://www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC) , THEN go to Rokfin.com/ILMatmen
Quote from: WRTCSean on December 03, 2021, 03:49:35 PM
You can watch the Cougar Clash by subscribing to the wisconsin RTC's rokfin page at www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC (http://www.rokfin.com/WiscRTC) and your subscription supports the RTC!
Will be a really good test for Hamiti against Olejnik, who is ranked 14th by wrestlestat. Was good last year, and has looked good this year, other than his loss against Wick. Should be a good measuring stick to see where Hamiti us at.
I am having a heck of a time with the live stream. Keeps cutting in and out and buffering. My phone won't even load the matches. Anyone else having issues or is it just me?
McNally lost 9-6
T. Wills - Little Rock 9
A. McNally - Wisconsin 6
Barnett over Jayden Carson of Little Rock 9-0
No Gomez?
Rotondo up against Jaylen Carson who he lost to in the Little Rock dual 5-4
Big win for Rotondo 3-2
Rotondo vs. Burwick in the finals!
Zargo into the finals with a 14-3 major will take on NCAA qualifier Saul Ervin from Southern Illinois
Barnett into the finals with a 9-0 major will take on 2X NCAA qualifier Bryce West from Northern Illinois
Model into the finals with a 6-1 win
Hamiti into the finals with a 12-0 major will take on ranked 2X NCAA qualifier Olejnik from Northern Illinois
Dow loses by fall to Brit Wilson in a tough match
Chris Weiler into the finals with a 10-0 major will take on ranked 3X NCAA qualifier and All American Brit Wilson from Northern Illinois
Amos into the finals with a 6-0 win
Hillger into the finals with a 7-4 win
Jim Koch Open Semi Finalists:
165 Josh Otto and Kevin Meicher
174 Graham Calhoun
285 Peter Christensen
Eric Barnett wins 13-5 over Bryce West
Burwick over Rotondo in OT 2-1
Joey Zargo wins 6-4 over Saul Ervin in a tough match
Garrett Model wins 14-1 over Bokina
Big win for Zargo, beating a good wrestler who qualified last year. He is wrestling better than i expected early, especially since there was some question whether he would start to begin the year.
Big win for Hamiti! Proving he is an AA threat so early his freshman year. The combo of Amos and Hamiti is a great duo to build around.
D.J. Hamiti with the pin! That was an awesome finish.
Quote from: Harris on December 04, 2021, 03:47:15 PM
D.J. Hamiti with the pin! That was an awesome finish.
Hamiti with the Seth Gross spladle funk
Amos and Hillger with the wins. Nice tournament!
Seems like another good day for the program. Lots of guys getting matches - and wins - at 2 different tournaments. Looks like a dominant performance by the team at Edwardsville, great confidence builder for the later and tougher parts of the schedule.
Pete with 3 pins so far in a total of less than 3 minutes. Graham in the finals as well.
All of Zargo's and Hamiti's wins yesterday were against wrestlestat top 50 guys and they both beat someone in Flos top 19 in the finals. Very excited to see what they can do at The Midlands and in Big Ten competition.
Quote from: vsmf2010 on December 05, 2021, 03:01:13 PM
All of Zargo's and Hamiti's wins yesterday were against wrestlestat top 50 guys and they both beat someone in Flos top 19 in the finals. Very excited to see what they can do at The Midlands and in Big Ten competition.
Both should see nice jumps in the rankings this week! I'm thinking 15ish for Hamiti, 20ish for Zargo.
Both impressive freshman!
I thought I saw the Badgers were send out several guys to NUI this weekend. I just check track and looks like just a couple and both right to the backside, bummer. I am sure the coaches had good reason to limit the guys sent out there
The RTC threw up around 15 match videos from the Jim Koch open on its Rokfin page if you have a subscription. Great coaching from the corner. Love the positive and calm approach while giving solutions to various positions.
https://rokfin.com/WiscRTC (https://rokfin.com/WiscRTC)