Wisconsin Badgers
Oklahoma
Six to Pin: Virginia Duals
January 09, 2024 | Wrestling
No. 17 Wisconsin wrestles No. 21 Oklahoma and Virginia
Back to the East Coast!
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) January 10, 2024
We wrestle at the 43rd Annual Virginia Duals this Friday and Saturday in Hampton, Va.
Friday, Jan. 12 vs #21 Oklahoma
2 PM CT / 3 PM ET
Saturday, Jan. 13 vs Virginia
12:30 PM CT / 1:30 PM ET
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HAMPTON, Va. – No. 17 Wisconsin travels to the 2024 Virginia Duals held at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on Friday, Jan. 12 and Saturday, Jan. 13.
One of the nation's great historic tournaments, the Badgers will wrestle No. 21 Oklahoma on Friday at 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET and Virginia on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. ET. Both dual matches will be streamed live on FloWrestling and live stats shared on TrackWrestling.
B1G start to the New Year! @HamitiDean is the @bigten Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 2, 2024
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) January 2, 2024
That's his 2nd @B1GWrestling Weekly honor this season and of his career
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Here’s six more notes to pin:
1. Last Time Out:
Led by champions Dean Hamiti (165) and Shane Liegel (184), Wisconsin placed second overall to earn its highest finish since 2010 competing in the 2023 Midlands Championships, considered one of the nation’s premier collegiate wrestling tournaments.
Wisconsin tied its best finish in school and tournament history with the silver-medal performance and earned 104.5 points in the team standings, while 17 Badgers competed overall across all 10 weight classes.
Read the full recap of the Badgers competing at the Midlands Championships here.
Catch up on the full recap of our run at @MidlandsChamps here: https://t.co/yvdd521jLk
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) December 31, 2023
2. Scouting the Sooners:
Oklahoma placed second at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2 with two champs and 13 placewinners.
Stephen Buchanan (197) and Josh Heindselman (285) combined for 8-0 records.
Jared Hill (157) finished third, while Tate Picklo (174) placed fourth. Read the Sooner’s Southern Scuffle recap here.
3. Scouting the Cavalier (aka Hoos):
Virginia split a pair of duals on Jan. 6, winning 22-19 over Gardner-Webb and losing 18-17 to George Mason.
Justin McCoy (174) won both matches with bonus-points, while Ryan Catka (285) also won both matches.
Kyren Butler’s win gave the 141-pounder his first win over a nationally-ranked opponent this season. Read the Hoos duals recap here.
4. In the polls
Five Badgers now earn national rankings in the latest Intermat poll, while the team earned its highest nod so far this season at No. 17 in team rankings by Intermat. The Badgers are receiving votes in this week's poll for the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Senior Eric Barnett (125) is ranked fourth for his highest mark so far this season, while teammate Shane Liegel (184) joined the Badgers' ranked core of wrestlers following his first-place performance at the Midlands Championships.
- No. 4 – Eric Barnett, 125
- No. 6 – Dean Hamiti, 165
- No. 16 - Shane Liegel, 184
- No. 18 – Max Maylor, 174
- No. 22 – Joseph Zargo, 149
Wisconsin checks in at 1??7?? in today’s @InterMat national rankings. That’s the Badgers’ highest team mark so far this season ??
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) January 10, 2024
Eric Barnett also checks in at 4?? for his highest ranking of the season in a highly-competitive field ?? pic.twitter.com/r1JI8pbFfv
5. B1G Matches Ahead
Wisconsin will begin the Big Ten dual match season at home on Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. at the UW Field House against Ohio State. The Badgers also celebrate Team Youth Day!
6. Lineup
No. 17 Wisconsin (4-1, 0-0 B1G) at Virginia Duals
- 125: #4 Eric Barnett (13-2)
- 133: Nicolar Rivera (7-4) and Zan Fugitt (7-3)
- 141: Felix Lettini (3-8)
- 149: #12 Joseph Zargo (10-4)
- 157: Luke Mechler (6-7) and Royce Nilo (4-4)
- 165: #6 Dean Hamiti (13-1) and Gavin Model (8-7)
- 174: #18 Max Maylor (8-2) and Cale Anderson (5-4)
- 184: #16 Shane Liegel (12-4)
- 197: Michael Talshahar (6-6) and Josh Otto (1-3)
- 285: Gannon Rosenfeld (1-6) and Brooks Empey (0-2)
Head Coach: Chris Bono
Record at Wisconsin: 45-29 (6th)
Overall Record: 148-87 (15th)
Associate Head Coach: Jon Reader
Assistant Coach: Seth Gross
Coach (RTC): Garrett Model
No. 21 Oklahoma (4-2, 2-2 Big 12) at Virginia Duals
- 125: Conrad Hendriksen (10-6)
- 133: Jace Koelzer (11-7) or Gabe Vidlak (5-4)
- 141: #15 Mosha Schwartz (4-1), KJ Evans (3-1) or Carter Schmidt (7-4)
- 149: #30 Willie McDougald (7-4) or Kaden Fetterolf (1-0)
- 157: #33 Jared Hill (10-4) or John Wiley (8-11)
- 165: #29 Cael Carlson (12-7) or Mannix Morgan (5-5)
- 174: #29 Tate Picklo (11-6) or Gerrit Nijenhuis (6-7)
- 184: Giuseppe Hoose (10-7) or Carson Berryhill (2-2)
- 197: #2 Stephen Buchanan (15-0)
- 285: #14 Josh Heindselman (14-3) or Juan Mora (4-4)
Head Coach: Roger Kish
Assistant Coaches: Teyon Ware, Austin Marsden, Cam Sykora
Virginia (4-1, 0-0 ACC) at Virginia Duals
- 125: Kyle Montaperto (6-5) or Sammie Hayes (0-2)
- 133: Marlon Yarbrough (9-5) or Gable Porter (8-4)
- 141: Jack Gioffre (8-5) or Kyren Butler (11-6)
- 149: Erik Roggie (9-9) or Luca Errico (5-6) or Luke Roberts (3-2)
- 157: Nick Sanko (14-6)
- 165: Michael Murphy (8-3) or Mason Stefanelli (3-5)
- 174: Justin McCoy (11-1)
- 184: Griffin Gammell (7-7) or Dylan Newsome (0-0)
- 197: Krystian Kinsey (8-2) or Colden Dorfman (10-5)
- 285: Ryan Catka (7-2) or Cooper Rudolph (4-3)
Head Coach: Steve Garland
Assistant Coaches: Travis Paulson, Trent Paulson, Ian Parker
