DETROIT — Wisconsin wrestling's three 2022 NCAA All-Americans closed out their competitive seasons on Saturday morning with podium finishes at the NCAA Championships. Austin Gomez (149 pounds) led the Badgers with a fourth-place finish, while teammate Dean Hamiti (165) finished sixth and Eric Barnett (125) placed seventh.

Wisconsin scored 38.5 points to climb to 14th place and was tied with Oklahoma State in the final team standings. Penn State (131.5 points) won the NCAA team title, while Michigan (95.0), Iowa (74.0), Arizona State (66.5) and Nebraska (59.5) rounded out the top five clearly demonstrating the Big Ten's wrestling dominance in the national scene.

Barnett, a junior, had been bounced out of the championship bracket by Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) earlier in the tournament. But Barnett achieved the ultimate redemption on Saturday morning by pinning Kaylor in 4:44 to win the seventh-place match. Barnett also bettered his 2021 performance (eighth place in his first NCAA qualification). Barnett finished 5-2 overall at NCAAs, earned his second career All-America honor and ends his 2021-22 campaign with a 21-5 record. The victory over Kaylor also marks his fifth pin of the season.

Gomez, the 2022 Big Ten Champion, opened up his final day of NCAA competition confirming why he was the conference titlist at 149 with a 6-5 decision over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State), his second victory over Sasso in the last two weeks after defeating him for the league crown. Gomez scored two key takedowns during the second period of his bout against Sasso to secure the lead in a closely-contested battle. 

In the NCAA third-place match, Gomez sought redemption against Virginia Tech's Bryce Andonian, who had defeated him earlier in the tournament and sent him into the consolation bracket. Behind from the start, Gomez pulled within one point to a 7-6 score before his opponent scored an escape and a takedown in the closing seconds to secure the win, 10-6. Earning his first career NCAA All-American honor, Gomez placed fourth overall with a 5-2 record and improves to 23-4 this season, his first as a Badger.

Rounding out Wisconsin's class of three All-Americans, true freshman Dean Hamiti finished sixth overall in the country. Hamiti lost a narrow 7-5 decision on Saturday morning to Michigan's Cameron Amine to advance to the fifth-place match. However Hamiti opted to medically forfeit his final match against Iowa's Alex Marinelli due to injury.

Hamiti, considered one of the country's most dominant wrestlers and the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, finished his national tournament with a 4-2 overall record (medical forfeits do not count as losses officially) and improved to 28-4 overall in his first year as a Badger.

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

Read Friday's recap here: Barnett, Gomez and Hamiti earn All-America honors

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)
Session 5: 14th place (38.5 points)
Session 6: 14th place (38.5 points) (FINAL)

Eric Barnett - 125 pounds (6th seed) - 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
7th Place Match: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)  •  Fall 4:44

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) - 4th Place
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
Cons. Semi: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)  •  Dec 6-5
3rd Place Match: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 10-6

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) - 6th Place
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
Cons. Semi: Cameron Amine (Michigan) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 7-5
5th Place Match: Alex Marinelli (Iowa) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)  •  Medical Forfeit

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