MADISON, Wis. — Leading both the Big Ten and the nation, eight Wisconsin wrestlers have been
named as 2022 Scholar All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Friday.
The Badgers tied with NC State for the most individual honors with eighth across 74 institutions nationally and also led all Big Ten schools, with five other league schools (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Rutgers and Ohio State) trailing Wisconsin with seven individuals each.
"I'm super proud of all of our student-athletes to be on the NWCA All-America team," said Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono. "Their hard work on the mat and in the classroom really paid off!"
The full list of Wisconsin individual honorees is below and includes three NCAA All-Americans, seven NCAA qualifiers, one Big Ten Champion, the Big Ten's Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler, the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and four Academic All-Big Ten honorees. View the full NWCA list here at www.nwcaonline.com.
Eric Barnett, Jr., 125 lbs.
Major: Personal Finance
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
21-5 overall record
2022 NCAA Qualifer
2022 NCAA All-American (7th Place)
Kyle Burwick, RS So., 133 lbs.
Major: Physical Education
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
14-17 overall record
2022 NCAA Qualifier (Wildcard)
Austin Gomez, RS Jr., 149 lbs.
Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (Master's Degree)
23-4 overall record
2022 Big Ten Champion & Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 NCAA All-American (4th Place)
Dean Hamiti, Fr., 165 lbs.
Major: Undeclared
28-4 overall record
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 NCAA All-American (6th Place)
Trent Hillger, RS Sr., 285 lbs.
Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (Master's Degree)
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
20-8 record
2022 NCAA Qualifier
Andrew McNally, RS Sr., 174 lbs.
Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (Master's Degree)
10-11 overall record
2022 Big Ten Championships Competitor
Chris Weiler, RS Sr., 184 lbs.
Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (Master's Degree)
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
11-15 overall record
2022 NCAA Qualifier
Joseph Zargo, Fr., 141 lbs.
Major: Personal Finance
18-14 overall record
2022 NCAA Qualifier