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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Corey Meyer (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) defeated Nathaniel Behnke, ranked sixth in the 141 pound weight class in the most recent National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, 6-4 to lead the Warhawks in a 39-6 rout of Eau Claire on the road Wednesday night.
Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) and Anthony Reyes (Fontana, CA/Etiwanda) each won by forfeit to give UW-W a 12-0 cushion after two weight classes. Meyer's win at 141 pounds made in 15-0 Whitewater. UW-EC got on the board with a 5-3 decision at 149 pounds but Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) responded in the 157 bout with a 15-0 technical fall to extend the margin to 20-3 in favor of the Warhawks. The Blugolds notched the decision at 165 pounds.
TJ Decker (Pewaukee/Pewaukee) made it 23-6 Whitewater with a 9-5 decision at 174. At 184 pounds, Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) registered the technical fall, 15-0. Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel), ranked #1 at 197 pounds, followed with a pin in 6:10 and Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon), ranked second at 285 pounds, capped the dual meet with a 15-0 technical fall for the final score 39-6.
UW-W is 5-2 in dual meets this season and 3-0 against WIAC opponents.
The Warhawks will host UW-Oshkosh Friday at 7:00 in Kachel Gym. UW-Whitewater will recognize State Representative Michael Kuglitsch and his efforts to keep wrestling in the Olympic Games prior to and during the meet.
