LA CROSSE, Wis. — Celebrating the Wisconsin wrestling community at the "Battle of the Bluffs," No. 23 Wisconsin rallied back from a starting deficit to defeat Little Rock, 32-13, on Friday at Mitchell Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
The unique event featured three duals — one each from Divisions one, two and three — in front of a boisterous crowd on the campus near the Mississippi River.
The Badgers began down, 0-3, in the dual after forfeiting the 125-pound match. But Wisconsin's Austin Gomez (149 pounds) and Trent Hillger (285) both earned pins against the Trojans to lead Wisconsin's rally back to victory.
In a dominant run by the upper weights, teammates Chris Weiler (184) and Braxton Amos (184) also each collected first period technical falls, 18-0 and 18-2 respectively, to ensure the Badgers' dual victory.
Garrett Model won by major decison, while freshmen Joseph Zargo and Dean Hamiti both won their matches by decision.
Wisconsin, now 2-0 overall, next travels to the Garden State Grapple at The Prudential Center in New Jersey during Thanksgiving weekend. The Badgers will wrestle North Carolina and Hofstra on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Full results from Friday's dual vs. Little Rock are available below.
Results
NCAA Division I - Wisconsin 32, Little Rock (Ark.) 13
125 Jayden Carson (Little Rock) won by forfeit
133 Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) won by decision (5-4) over Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin)
141 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) won by decision (10-4) over Conner Ward (Little Rock)
149 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) won by fall (6:42) over Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock)
157 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) won by major decision (16-4) over Chase Tebbets (Little Rock)
165 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by decision (4-3) over Tyler Brennan (Little Rock)
174 Triston Wills (Little Rock) won by major decision (10-0) over Kevin Meicher (Wisconsin)
184 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) won by tech. fall (18-0, 2:38) over Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock)
197 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) won by tech. fall (18-2, 3:00) over Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock)
285 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) won by fall (2:42) over Josiah Hill (Little Rock)
