MADISON, Wis. – In their first home dual of the year, the Badgers fell to Rider, 28-12, with three UW wrestlers earning wins in their respective bouts. 

The Badgers got out to a strong start with a pin from Zan Fugitt and a gritty victory by Nicolar Rivera.

No. 24 Rivera bested his opponent, Will Betancourt at 125 pounds with a 7-6 decision after a close bout.

Zan Fugitt took down Rider's Michael Campanaro with a pin at 133 pounds for the Badgers' second victory of the day. 
 

Zan pins to get the W! pic.twitter.com/oaiWHEvrNa

— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) November 24, 2024

Gannon Rosenfeld of Wisconsin took care of Collin French at 285 pounds in a 7-0 decision for the final victory for Wisconsin. 
 

Looking ahead
Wisconsin travels to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, for a dual at Bucknell University on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.

RESULTS

Rider 28, Wisconsin 12 - Nov. 24, 2024 | Madison, Wisconsin
125 - No. 24 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) over Will Betancourt (Rider) Dec 7-6
133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) over Michael Campanaro (Rider) Fall 4:08
141 - McKenzie Bell (Rider) over Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) Dec 10-4
149 - Sammy Alvarez (Rider) over Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) Tech Fall 21-4 5:58
157 - No. 21 Colton Washleski (Rider) over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) Fall 4:52
165 - No. 33 Enrique Munguia (Rider) over Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) Major Dec 9-0
174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) over Luke Condon (Wisconsin) Dec 10-9
184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) Major Dec 20-6
197 - Steyn De Lange (Rider) over Niccolo Colucci (Wisconsin) Dec 4-3 
285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) over Collin French (Rider) Dec 7-0