Hamiti named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week
November 14, 2023 | Wrestling
Junior earns first league weekly honor of his career
MADISON, Wis. ā Wisconsin wrestler Dean Hamiti has been named as the Big Ten's Co-Wrestler of the Week for Nov. 14, 2023.
Hamiti, a junior from Joliet, Illinois, earned the conference's weekly award after a dominant performance winning the 2023 Michigan State Open title at 165 pounds. This is the first Big Ten weekly honor of his career and first of the season. Hamiti is no stranger to league awards however as the reigning Big Ten Champion in his weight class and also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
First Tournament of the season
ā Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) November 14, 2023
First crown of the season
Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
On to the next for @HamitiDean ā¦ pic.twitter.com/GCSafjoXkU
Hamiti earned his first tournament title of the season at the Open with a 4-0 record in the men's open competition. Ranked No. 4 in the country, Hamiti opened the event with two back-to-back pins ā 2:21 over Tyler Swiderski of Central Michigan and 1:47 over Beau Mantanona of Michigan. In the semifinal match, Hamiti earned a 11-1 major decision over 30th-ranked Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) after starting the bout with a three-point takedown and turning his opponent for a four-point nearfall. Hamiti won the title with a dominant 15-0 shutout tech fall of No. 10 Caleb Fish of Michigan State in which he scored two takedowns, two four-point nearfalls and an escape.
Hamiti joined teammates Eric Barnett (125), Nicolar Rivera (133) and Luke Condon (174) in winning titles at the Open. Read the full recap here.
Four Badgers claim crowns š at Michigan State Open
ā Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) November 11, 2023
Nicolar Rivera 133 (Fr./So.)
Luke Condon 174 (Fr./So.)
Eric Barnett 125 (Open)
Dean Hamiti 165 (Open)
10 Badgers overall earn spots on podium. Full results: https://t.co/tbXWTc92eW pic.twitter.com/hQuT4ExXG7
Hamiti shares the weekly honor with Penn State's Shayne Van Ness (149 pounds) who won the Journeyman Classic title with a 3-0 record.
š¤¼āāļø #B1GWrestle WEEKLY AWARDS š¤¼āāļø
ā Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) November 14, 2023
šµ @pennstateWREST's Shayne Van Ness
šµ @BadgerWrestling's Dean Hamiti
ā https://t.co/e3NCAVSQ3v pic.twitter.com/5Ez7DUjiXD
