TULSA - Wisconsin wrestlers Dean Hamiti and Trent Hillger both earned NCAA All-America honors on Friday during Session Four of the 2023 NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Following Friday's competitions, Hamiti and Hillger remain the only Badgers still competing and are now fighting for their final places on the podiums.

Competing at the BOK Center, Wisconsin finished Friday's fourth session tied for 15th place with 29.0 points along with Northern Iowa and Princeton. Penn State leads all teams with 116.5 points, followed by Iowa (77.0) and Cornell (64.0) in the top three. Full results for the team and all individuals are below.

Read Wisconsin's recap of the first day of competition on Thursday here.

Friday's morning session saw five Badgers compete, but only two - Hamiti and Hillger - ultimately survived to advance. Both Hamiti and Hillger had initially qualified for the quarterfinals on Thursday and lost those matches on Friday morning to enter consolations.

Hamiti dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to familiar foe Cameron Amine (Michigan) in the 165-pound quarterfinal. Entering consolations, sophomore Hamiti earned a 10-2 major decision against Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) to earn his second All-America honor in as many years and then defeated Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) in a 7-3 decision on Friday night. Hamiti will now wrestle Princeton Quincy Monday on Saturday morning to advance to the third-place match in the consolation semifinals. Hamiti last wrestled Monday in the Midlands Championships title match at 165, losing 4-3 in a tightly-fought battle.

Hillger battled Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet to a 4-0 decision loss in the 285-pound quarterfinals before entering consolations on Friday morning. The Badgers graduate student then earned his fourth All-America honor in sudden-victory overtime with a late takedown against Iowa State's Sam Schuyler 3-1. Hillger lost his final match on Friday night in a 2-0 decision against Missouri's Zach Elam and possibly suffered a leg injury. He's slated to wrestle Arizona State's Cohlton Schultz on Saturday morning in the heavyweight seventh-place match.

Both Garrett Model (157) and Austin Gomez (149) did not advance past Friday's morning session. Model lost a 9-6 decision to Cael Swenson (South Dakota State), while Gomez won his first consolation match over Kellyn March (North Dakota State) with a 9-1 major decision. However Gomez later lost his second consolation match in a surprising fall to Michigan's Chance Lamer. Gomez was caught quickly on a turn at the start of the bout and Lamer pinned Gomez in 43 seconds.

Eric Barnett advanced out of consolations to Friday night's fourth session, dubbed the "blood round". He earned an impressive upset win against Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) after a quick fall in just 29 seconds. He also defeated Michigan's Jack Medley in a 9-4 decision. Barnett collected his second loss to Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) in a tight 3-1 decision and could advance no farther.

Looking ahead to Saturday, action starts at 10 a.m. CT for Session Five.

RESULTS

Team Standings (Sessions 1-4)

1. Penn State 116.5
2. Iowa 77.0
3. Cornell 64.0
4. Ohio State 62.0
5. Missouri 55.0
T15. Wisconsin 29.0
Full standings on TrackWrestling

Wisconsin Individuals (Sessions 1-4)

Eric Barnett - 125 pounds - 9th seed - 3-2 - 5.0 team points
Champ. Round 1: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Nick Babin (Columbia)  •  MD 9-0
Champ. Round 2: Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 5-4
Cons. Round 2: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)  •  Fall 0:29
Cons. Round 3: Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) over Jack Medley (Michigan)  •  Dec 7-4
Cons. Round 4: Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 3-1

Taylor LaMont - 133 pounds - 27th seed - 0-2
Champ. Round 1: Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) over Taylor Lamont (Wisconsin)  •  SV-1 3-1
Cons. Round 1: Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) over Taylor Lamont (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 7-5

Joseph Zargo - 141 pounds - 31st seed - 0-2
Champ. Round 1: Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) • Fall 2:05
Cons. Round 1: Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) • SV-1 4-2

Austin Gomez - 149 pounds - 14th seed - 2-2 -  3.5 team points
Champ. Round 1: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) • MD 18-10
Champ. Round 2: Kyle Parco (Arizona State) over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 6-3
Cons. Round 2: Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) over Kellyn March (North Dakota State)  •  MD 9-1
Cons. Round 3: Chance Lamer (Michigan) over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)  •  Fall 0:43

Garrett Model - 157 pounds - 19th seed - 1-2 - 1.0 team points
Champ. Round 1: Garrett Model (Wisconsin) over Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) • Dec 10-5
Champ. Round 2: Peyton Robb (Nebraska) over Garrett Model (Wisconsin)  •  TF-1.5 5:40 (16-1)
Cons. Round 2: Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) over Garrett Model (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 9-6

Dean Hamiti - 165 pounds - 3rd seed - 2-0 - 14.0 team points
2023 NCAA All-American
Champ. Round 1: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Evan Barczak (Drexel) • Fall 1:24
Champ. Round 2: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Dan Braunagel (Illinois) • Fall 2:47
Quarterfinal: Cameron Amine (Michigan) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 3-2
Cons. Round 4: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Austin Yant (Northern Iowa)  •  MD 10-2
Cons. Round 5: Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) over Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)  •  Dec 7-3
Next Match: Cons. Semi: Quincy Monday (Princeton) vs Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)  •  Bout 592

Braxton Amos - 197 pounds - 17th seed - 0-1
Champ. Round 1: Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) • Inj. 1:38
Cons. Round 1: Max Shaw (North Carolina) over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) • M. For.*
Braxton Amos withdraws from tournament due to injury. Medical forfeits do not count against record.

#9 Trent Hillger - 285 pounds - 11th seed - 2-0 - 2.0 team points
2023 NCAA All-American
Champ. Round 1: #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) over #18 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) • Dec 2-0
Champ. Round 2: #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) over #10 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard)  •  Dec 1-0
Quarterfinal: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 4-0
Cons. Round 4: #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) over #6 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State)  •  SV-1 3-1
Cons. Round 5: #7 Zach Elam (Missouri) over #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)  •  Dec 2-0
Next Match: 7th Place Match: #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) vs #4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)  •  Bout 630