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Badgers take down Terrapins for first Big Ten win
January 11, 2026 | Wrestling
UW topples UMD, 28-13, moves to 9-1
MADISON, Wis - Wisconsin wrestling collected its first Big Ten victory this season, beating Maryland, 28–13 at the Field House this Sunday. The team bounced back after its first loss on Friday, and now has a 9-1 record.
While Maryland won four-of-ten bouts, UW came away with the lopsided win by holding all their losses to decisions. Conversely, Wisconsin recorded a major decision, three tech falls and a fall.
Wisconsin's first win came from the heavyweight matchup, when Braxton Amos conquered his foe with a pin, his team-best fourth of the season.
The Badgers continued to build their lead from there, with the team's stellar lightweight combo of Nicolar Rivera (125) and Zan Fugitt (133), who came away with a major decision and a tech fall, respectively.
UMD won two straight bouts from there, before UW rattled off three wins of their own thanks to Luke Mechler, Cody Goebel and Luke Condon. It was the first tech fall of the season for both Mechler and Condon.
The Badgers ultimately finished with a 28-13 victory, the team's largest margin of victory against a conference opponent beating Northwestern, 30-12 in February of 2024.
Wisconsin Results
Wisconsin 28, Maryland 13
No. 15 Branson John over No. 28 Wyatt Ingham, 8-4 Dec
No. 9 Braxton Amos over Oscar Williams, Fall 2:17
No. 11 Nicolar Rivera over Presden Sanchez, 9-1 MD
No.14 Zan Fugitt over Abram Cline, 19-4 TF.
Ryan Kennedy over Carson Exferd, 6-3 Dec.
No. 14 Carter Young over No. 17 Joseph Zargo, 11-6 Dec
No. 25 Luke Mechler over Nathan Perry, 17-2 TF
No. 26 Cody Goebel over AJ Rodrigues, 7-2 Dec
Luke Condon over Seth Digby, 18-2 TF
Sepanta Ahnj-Elias over David Malin, 10-1 MD
Looking Ahead
Wisconsin returns to the UW Field House next Friday to face Northwestern on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. CT.
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