Wisconsin Badgers
2023 NCAA Championships - Sessions 5 & 6
Hamiti 6th, Hillger 8th at NCAA Championships
March 18, 2023 | Wrestling
Badgers finish with two on podium at national tournament
TULSA - Wisconsin wrestlers Dean Hamiti and Trent Hillger placed in their respective weight classes on Saturday during Session Five of the 2023 NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Hillger, Wisconsin's top heavyweight starter at 285 pounds for the last five seasons, capped his Badgers career with an eighth-place finish at the national tournament. After suffering a leg injury on Friday during his prior match, the 2023 NCAA All-American and four-time career All-American stepped on the mat to officially injury forfeit to Arizona State's Cohlton Shultz, embracing his fellow big man in congratulations. Hillger finishes the season at 19-11 overall and finishes his time as a Badger with a 118-47 overall record in his time wearing the W. He qualified for the NCAA Championships five total times, earning All-American honors four times.
Hamiti, a sophomore and Wisconsin's top starter at 165 pounds for the past two seasons, finished sixth overall with two narrow losses on Saturday morning to two of the weight class's fellow top wrestlers. Hamiti lost a 9-7 decision to Princeton's Quincy Monday in the consolation semifinals and then dropped a tight 4-1 loss to Stanford's Shane Griffiths in the fifth-place match. Hamiti ends his season with a 25-6 overall record and his second consecutive NCAA All-America honor in as many years for the Badgers. His career record now stands at 53-10, of which an impressive 75.47 percent (40 of 53) of his victories are bonus-point wins.
Competing at the BOK Center, Wisconsin finished Saturday's fifth session tied for 16th place with 29.0 points along with Northern Iowa. Penn State leads all teams with 127.5 points and has clinched the NCAA Championship team title, followed by Iowa (82.5) and Ohio State (70.5) in the top three. Full results for the team and all individuals are below.
RESULTS
Team Standings (Sessions 1-5)
These team standings will be updated with complete results following the final NCAA session.1. Penn State 127.5
2. Iowa 82.5
3. Ohio State 70.5
4. Cornell 68.5
5. Missouri 60.5
T16. Wisconsin 29.0
Full standings on TrackWrestling
Wisconsin Individuals - Complete Results
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 - 0.0 team points
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 - 0.0 team points
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 -Â 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 - 4-3 - 14.0 team points - 6th Place
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
Cons. Semi: Quincy Monday (Princeton) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) • Dec 9-7
5th Place Match: Shane Griffith (Stanford) over Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) • Dec 4-1
Braxton Amos - 197 pounds - 17th seed - 0-1 - 0.0 team points
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 - 5.5 team points - 8th Place
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
7th Place Match: #4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) over #9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) • Inj. 0:01
All individual rankings (noted as #XX) are Intermat for March 7, 2023.
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