ST. LOUIS — Four Wisconsin wrestlers have qualified for the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships this week, Thursday, March 18 - Saturday, March 20 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
The event will be broadcast on ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN (finals). Each mat will be streamed online via ESPN3.
NOTABLES
- Day 1: Trent Hillger won both of his matches on Thursday to advance to Friday's quarterfinals round.
- Day 2: Trent Hillger and Eric Barnett have both earned All-America Honors!
- Day 3: Eric Barnett places 7th at 125 pounds; Trent Hill places 6th at 285 pounds.
RESULTS
Wisconsin Team Standings:
Day 1: T-19th (5 points)
Day 2: 22nd (18.5 points)
125: Eric Barnett
- 8th Place, All-American
- 19th Seed
- Record: 4-3 at NCAA Championships (11-7 overall in 2021)
- Round 1: WIN - Decision 6-3 vs. Jaret Lane (Lehigh)
- Round 2: LOSS - Decision 9-7 vs. Brandon Courtney (ASU)
- Consolation: WIN - Major Decision 10-2 Jake Ferri (Kent State)
- Consolation: WIN - Decision 7-3 vs. Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State)
- Blood Round: WIN - Decision 5-4 vs. Devin Schroder (Purdue) - ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
- Consolation Quarterfinals: LOSS - Fall 6:06 vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota)
- 7th-Place Match: LOSS - Decision 12-7 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia)
133: Kyle Burwick
- 18th Seed
- Record: 1-2 at NCAA Championships (7-8 overall in 2021)
- Round 1: WIN - Fall 4:38 vs. Mosha Schwartz (UNCO)
- Round 2: LOSS - Major Decision 11-3 vs. Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)
- Consolation: LOSS - Decision 4-3 vs. Devan Turner (Oregon State)
184: Chris Weiler
- 13th Seed
- Record: 0-2 at NCAA Championships (6-6 overall in 2021)
- Round 1: LOSS - Fall 5:48 vs. David Key (NAVY)
- Consolation: LOSS - Major Decision 12-4 vs. Samuel Colbray (Iowa State)
285: Trent Hillger
- 6th Place, All-American
- 14th Seed
- Record: 4-3 at NCAA Championships (10-6 overall in 2021)
- Round 1: WIN - Decision 5-1 vs. Josh Heindselman (OU)
- Round 2: WIN - Decision 2-1 vs. Matt Stencel (CMU)
- Quarterfinals: LOSS - Decision 2-1 (SV-1) vs. Gannon Gremel (Iowa State)
- Blood Round: WIN - Decision 6-3 vs. Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)
- Consolation Quarterfinals: WIN - Decision 3-1 vs. Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) - ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
- Consolation Semifinals: LOSS - Major Decision 8-0 vs. Tony Cassioppi (Iowa)
- Fifth-Place Match: LOSS - Decision 4-0 vs. Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State)
