DETROIT — Friday's competition at the 2022 NCAA Championships proved to be full of lows and highs for Wisconsin wrestling. A rough start in Session Three's morning rounds saw five of the Badgers' six remaining qualifiers take losses. Friday night's Session Four -- also known as the Blood Round -- gave Wisconsin fans three All-Americans to celebrate as Eric Barnett (125 pounds), Austin Gomez (149) and Dean Hamiti (165) all earned the exceptional honors.

Gomez and Hamiti remain on viable paths towards at least third place in their respective weight classes, while Barnett will wrestle for seventh-place on Saturday morning. This also marks the highest number of All-Americans honored in UW head coach Christ Bono's four-year tenure, following after the Badgers' nine NCAA qualifiers also established a new record for Bono and staff.

In the team standings, Wisconsin fell from 13th (12.5 points) to 22nd (13.5) after Session III, but rallied back to 16th (32.0) tied with North Carolina after Session Four.

UW's unofficial 'Iron Man' of the tournament with six bouts wrestled so far, Barnett won three bouts on Friday including a 7-3 decision over Virginia Tech's Sam Latona to earn his second career NCAA All-America honor (he finished 8th in 2021). Barnett lost an 11-6 decision to Patrick McKee (Minnesota) on Friday night and will wrestle Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) again on Saturday in the seventh-place match. Barnett lost a 9-3 decision to Kaylor on Thursday and will be looking for redemption and a higher podium finish.

After qualifying to the NCAA quarterfinals on Thursday, both Gomez and Hamiti suffered losses in Friday's morning session and entered the consolation brackets for the evening bouts.

Gomez, the 2022 Big Ten Champion, defeated Oklahoma State's Kaden Gfeller 7-4 to earn his first career All-America honor. He then won a 6-2 decision over NC State's Tariq Wilson to advance into Saturday's consolation semifinal. Gomez will face Sammy Sasso (Ohio State), who he beat in the Big Ten final to win the Championship just two weeks ago. 

True freshman Dean Hamiti earned his own All-America honors with a 8-0 major decision over Pittsburgh's Jake Wentzel. He later defeated Peyton Hall (West Virginia) with a 10-6 decision to advance to the consolation semifinals on Saturday. He will wrestle Michigan's Cameron Amine.

Three of the Badgers remaining six qualifiers saw their seasons end after morning losses. Wisconsin's Joseph Zargo (141), Braxton Amos (197) and Trent Hillger (285) all ended their tournament runs during Session Three.

Session Five begins on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. CT. Full results for all UW wrestlers are available below.

Read the full preview here: 5 Things to Know: 2022 NCAA Championships

Read Thursday's recap here: Gomez, Hamiti advance to NCAA Quarterfinals

Follow live team updates: @BadgerWrestling on Twitter.

RESULTS

Team Scoring:
Session 1: 11th place (7.0 points)
Session 2: 13th place (12.5 points)
Session 3: 22nd place (13.5 points)
Session 4: 16th place (Tie) (32.0 points)

Eric Barnett - 125 pounds (6th seed) - Wrestling for 7th Place
Champ. Round 1: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Justin Cardani (Illinois) • MD 9-0
Champ. Round 2: Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) • Dec 9-3
Cons. Round 2: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) • Dec 9-4
Cons. Round 3: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Jakob Camacho (NC State) • Dec 5-1
Cons. Round 4: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) • Dec 7-3
Cons. Round 5: Patrick McKee (Minnesota) over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) • Dec 11-6
Next: 7th Place Match: Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) vs Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) • Bout 603

Kyle Burwick - 133 pounds (31st seed)
Champ. Round 1: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) over Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) • MD 20-8
Cons. Round 1: Joseph Heilmann (North Carolina) over Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) • Dec 6-2

Joseph Zargo - 141 pounds (27th seed)
Champ. Round 1: Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) • Dec 12-8
Cons. Round 1: Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) over Shannon Hanna (Campbell) • Dec 9-8
Cons. Round 2: Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) • MD 8-0

Austin Gomez - 149 pounds (3rd seed) - Advances to NCAA Consolation Semifinals (to advance to 3rd/5th)
Champ. Round 1: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Marshall Keller (Princeton) • MD 12-0
Champ. Round 2: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Josh Finesilver (Duke) • MD 19-7
Quarterfinal: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) • Fall 6:30
Cons. Round 4: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) • Dec 7-4
Cons. Round 5: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Tariq Wilson (NC State) • Dec 6-2
Next: Cons. Semi: Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) • Bout 588

Garrett Model - 157 pounds (27th seed)
Champ. Round 1: Jared Franek (North Dakota State) over Garrett Model (Wisconsin) • MD 10-0
Cons. Round 1: Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) over Garrett Model (Wisconsin) • Dec 5-2

Dean Hamiti - 165 pounds (4th seed) - Advances to NCAA Consolation Semifinals (to advance to 3rd/5th)
Champ. Round 1: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) • Fall 4:19
Champ. Round 2: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Julian Ramirez (Cornell) • Dec 15-11
Quarterfinal: Shane Griffith (Stanford) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) • Dec 10-4
Cons. Round 4: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) • MD 8-0
Cons. Round 5: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Peyton Hall (West Virginia) • Dec 10-6
Next: Cons. Semi: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs Cameron Amine (Michigan) • Bout 591

Chris Weiler - 184 pounds (29th seed)
Champ. Round 1: Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) over Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin) • MD 13-4
Cons. Round 1: John Poznanski (Rutgers) over Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin) • Dec 6-1

Braxton Amos - 197 pounds (23rd seed)
Champ. Round 1: Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) • Dec 3-2
Cons. Round 1: Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) over Michial Foy (Minnesota) • Dec 2-0
Cons. Round 2: Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) • Dec 6-5

Trent Hillger - 285 pounds (17th seed)
Champ. Round 1: Zach Elam (Missouri) over Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) • Dec 5-4
Cons. Round 1: Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) over Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) • MD 8-0
Cons. Round 2: Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) over Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) • Dec 2-1