Wrestling December 07, 2019

Five Badgers claw their way to individual titles

Barnett, Gross, Moran, Wick and Hillger lead way at Cougar Clash

Wrestling December 07, 2019

Five Badgers claw their way to individual titles

Barnett, Gross, Moran, Wick and Hillger lead way at Cougar Clash

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Badger wrestling team bounced back in a big way at the Cougar Clash, winning five individual titles and a second-place team finish.

No. 10 Tristan Moran had a big day in Edwardsville. The 141-pounder's day started with a pin over Brown's Sam Lynch. His opponent was nailed to the mat in just one minute, 39 seconds, Moran's fastest pin of the year. After taking a 7-2 decision from SIUE's Saul Ervin, Moran faced his toughest challenge of the day, No. 5 Grant Leeth out of Missouri. It was a close battle that came down to the very last second, ending in a clutch takedown with Moran taking first place at the tournament.

No. 3 Evan Wick was wicked good at the Cougar Clash. Wrestling at 165, Wick recorded a technical fall over Little Rock's Tristan Tadeo, ending the match in just 3:35, which would prove to be the longest Evan spent on the mat all day. Wick went on to pin his next two opponents. Missouri's Peyton Mocco went down at 1:18 and Drew Hughes of Michigan State was done in the championship round in 1:07.

Eric Barnett saw his first action in a Badger singlet at the Cougar Clash and it was a victorious one. Barnett took first place at 125-pounds, claiming a major decision victory and back to back decisions to close out the weight class.

Seth Gross and Trent Hillger each ended their match before time was up. Gross, the star 133-pounder, pinned Honor Nguyen from SIUE in just 1:05 on his way to a championship. Trent Hillger, Wisconsin's standout heavyweight, recorded a technical fall in the finals over Christian Rebottaro from Michigan State with a final score of 20-5.

Straight from the mat
"I'm very happy for our guys today, coming back strong after our setback last week. They are a very resilient bunch! I saw a ton of improvement from a mentality standpoint that really fires me up!"
- Wisconsin head coach, Chris Bono

"It feels really good to be able to bounce back and get a big win! I learned a lot after that last match at Iowa and how I really just need to push the pace more and wrestle my match. Our team is built for tournaments. The longer it goes the better our team gets!"
- Redshirt senior, Tristan Moran

"It felt good today. I was just focusing on my breathing and staying calm. I felt very relaxed. I think my match with (Iowa's Alex) Marinelli, it was a tough loss, I would have obviously liked to have won. But I think it was good because it just reminded me that I needed to stay calm. I compromise my position sometimes and didn't have that same intensity. I learned a lot from that match and was able to bounce back really well."
- Redshirt junior, Evan Wick

Notables
- Taylor Watkins picked up two consecutive wins for Wisconsin today, including his first in a Badger singlet
- Dan Stilling, true freshman, wrestled at 149 and recorded two pins
- Wisconsin recorded seven pins at the tournament, including two apiece from Evan Wick and Dan Stilling

Cougar Clash Results
Edwardsville, Ill.
Dec. 7, 2019

Team Scores
1. Missouri 138.5
2. Wisconsin 121.5
3. Michigan State 114.5
4. Little Rock 57.5
5. Brown 48.5
6. SIUE 48.0

Wisconsin's placed wrestlers
1^st Eric Barnett
1^st Seth Gross
1^st Tristan Moran
1^st Evan Wick
1^st Trent Hillger
4^th Taylor Watkins
4^th Drew Scharenbrock
5^th Devin Bahr
5^th Jared Krattiger
6^th Dan Stilling
6^th Tyler Dow
6^th Peter Christensen
6^th Dominic Dentino
6^th Garrett Model

Results: UW, 2^nd place (121.5 points)
125 – Eric Barnett (UW) over Trey Keeley (Brown) by maj. dec. 13-2
125 – Eric Barnett (UW) over Julian Saldaña (MSU) by dec. 9-2
125 – Eric Barnett (UW) over Jayden Carson (LR) by dec. 7-4

133 – No. 2 Seth Gross (UW) over Honor Nguyen (SIUE) by fall 1:05
133 – Alan Hart (Mizzou) over Dom Dentino (UW) by tech. fall 15-0
133 – Dominic Dentino (UW) over Charlie Faber (Brown) by fall 3:41
133 – No. 2 Seth Gross (UW) over Paul Bianchi (LR) by tech. fall 17-0
133 – Paul Bianchi (LR) over Dominic Dentino (UW) by maj. dec. 14-6
133 – No. 2 Seth Gross (UW) over Alan Hart (Mizzou) by dec. 13-7
133 – Darby Diedrich (Brown) over Dominic Dentino (UW) by dec. 5-2

141 – No. 10 Tristan Moran (UW) over Sam Lynch (Brown) by fall 1:39
141 – No. 10 Tristan Moran (UW) over Saul Ervin (SIUE) by dec. 7-2
141 – No. 10 Tristan Moran (UW) over No. 5 Grant Leeth (Mizzou) by dec. 3-2

149 – Dan Stilling (UW) over Max Kristoff (SIUE) by fall 5:34
149 – No. 2 Brock Mauller (Mizzou) over Dan Stilling (UW) by maj. dec. 15-4
149 – Dan Stilling (UW) over Tyler Brennan (LR) by fall 3:47
149 – Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) over Dan Stilling (UW) by maj. dec. 13-1
149 – Nathan Atienza (MSU) over Dan Stilling (UW) by maj. dec. 10-0

157 – No. 14 Jarrett Jacques (Mizzou) over Garrett Model (UW) by maj. dec. 14-5
157 – No. 23 Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Devin Bahr (UW) by dec. 3-1
157 – Drew Scharenbrock (UW) over Jose Champagne (LR) by dec. 5-3
157 – Devin Bahr (UW) over Phyllip DeLoach (Mizzou) by dec. 6-4
157 – Garrett Model (UW) over Jose Champagne (LR) by dec. 8-1
157 – No. 14 Jarrett Jacques (Mizzou) over Drew Scharenbrock (UW) by dec. 9-6
157 – No. 23 Justin Ruffin (SIUE)over Garret Model (UW) by dec. 7-6
157 – Drew Scharenbrock (UW) over Devin Bahr (UW) by dec. 5-4
157 – Devin Bahr (UW) over Garrett Model (UW) by dec. 6-4
157 – No. 23 Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Drew Scharenbrock (UW) by maj. dec. 15-2

165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Tristan Tadeo (LR) by tech. fall 18-3
165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Peyton Mocco (Mizzou) by fall 1:18
165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Drew Hughes (MSU) by fall 1:07

174 – Tyler Dow (UW) over Aaron Wolk (Brown) by dec. 9-2
174 – Jeremiah Kent (Mizzou) over Jared Krattiger (UW) by dec. 10-5
174 – No. 20 Connor Flynn (Mizzou) over Tyler Dow (UW) by fall 3:00
174 – Jared Krattiger (UW) over Aaron Wolk (Brown) by tech. fall 18-3
174 – Tyler Dow (UW) over Cade Wilson (Brown) by maj. dec. 12-0
174 – Jared Krattiger (UW) over Nate Jimenez (MSU) by maj. dec. 15-7
174 – Cash Jones (LR) over Tyler Dow (UW) by fall 2:17
174 – Layne Malczewski (MSU) over Jared Krattiger (UW) by dec. 11-4
174 – Jared Krattiger (UW) over Tyler Dow (UW) by dec. 3-2

197 – Wyatt Koelling (Mizzou) over Taylor Watkins (UW) by dec. 4-3
197 – Peter Christensen (UW) over Nick May (MSU) by dec. 11-6
197 – Taylor Watkins (UW) over Aric Bohn (SIUE) by dec. 4-1
197 – Taylor Watkins (UW) over James Johnson (LR) by maj. dec. 11-2
197 – Nino Bastianelli (Brown) over Peter Christensen (UW) by dec. 8-1
197 – Taylor Watkins (UW) over Peter Christensen (UW) by dec. 5-1
197 – Peter Christensen (UW) over Jack Flynn (Mizzou) by dec. 3-2
197 – Nick May (MSU) over Taylor Watkins (UW) by dec. 3-2

285 – No. 3 Trent Hillger (UW) over Jose Diaz (Mizzou) by maj. dec. 9-1
285 – No. 3 Trent Hillger (UW) over Christian Rebottaro (MSU) by tech. fall 20-5

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Players Mentioned

Devin Bahr: Redshirt Sophomore

Dominic Dentino: Redshirt Freshman

Tyler Dow: Redshirt Freshman

Trent Hillger: Redshirt Sophomore

Jared Krattiger: Redshirt Freshman

Garrett Model: Redshirt Sophomore

Tristan Moran: Redshirt Senior

Evan Wick: Redshirt Junior

Eric Barnett: Freshman

Peter Christensen: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Devin Bahr
: Redshirt Sophomore

Dominic Dentino
: Redshirt Freshman

Tyler Dow
: Redshirt Freshman

Trent Hillger
: Redshirt Sophomore

Jared Krattiger
: Redshirt Freshman

Garrett Model
: Redshirt Sophomore

Tristan Moran
: Redshirt Senior

Evan Wick
: Redshirt Junior

Eric Barnett
: Freshman

Peter Christensen
: Freshman

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Five Badgers claw their way to individual titles

Barnett, Gross, Moran, Wick and Hillger lead way at Cougar Clash

Five Badgers claw their way to individual titles

Barnett, Gross, Moran, Wick and Hillger lead way at Cougar Clash

Players Mentioned

Devin Bahr

Dominic Dentino

Tyler Dow

Trent Hillger

Jared Krattiger

Garrett Model

Tristan Moran

Evan Wick

Eric Barnett

Peter Christensen

Players Mentioned

Devin Bahr

Dominic Dentino

Tyler Dow

Trent Hillger

Jared Krattiger

Garrett Model

Tristan Moran

Evan Wick

Eric Barnett

Peter Christensen

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