Team Scores | Brackets | Place finishers

STEVENS POINT - After runner-up finishes at 184 pounds his freshman and sophomore seasons, Ben Engelland (Neenah/Neenah) broke through and won WIAC Championship at his weight class on Sunday afternoon, leading the Pointers to a third place finish in the event.

UW-La Crosse captured it's 13th straight WIAC title, posting a team score of 154 points.  The Eagles had a wrestler in each of the 10 finals matches, and finished with seven first place finishers at the event. UW-Whitewater finished second, just one point ahead of UW-Stevens Point with 118.0.

STEVENS POINT, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse captured its 13th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wrestling Championship at UW-Stevens Point's Quandt Fieldhouse on Feb. 21.


The Eagles secured the crown with 154 team points to surpass UW-Whitewater's second-place sum of 118 points. UW-Stevens Point finished third with 117 points, UW-Platteville fourth with 105.50 points, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 90.5 points and UW-Eau Claire sixth with 63 points.

UW-La Crosse claimed seven individual titles en route to the league-best 14th first-place team trophy in program archives. Dan Laurent became the fourth person in WIAC history to earn four straight 285-pound crowns with a 5-2 decision over UW-Whitewater's Jon Schmidt. Laurent joins UW-Whitewater's Tim Carmin (1979-1982), UW-Stevens Point's Perry Miller (1995-98) and UW-La Crosse's Ryan Allen (2003-06) as four-time winners.

The Eagles' Matt Mauseth became the first individual to claim three consecutive titles at 149 pounds with a 3-2 decision over UW-Stevens Point's Kris Magruder (Racine/Case), while Albie McKinney secured his second straight first-place medal at 125 pounds with a pin of UW-Stevens Point's Joe Mileski (Gladstone, MI/Gladstone) at 2:44.

Mike Schmitz also won his second consecutive title, capturing the 174-pound division with an 8-0 major decision over UW-Oshkosh's Sam Engelland.

Bebeto Yewah won the 133-pound crown with a 15-6 major decision over UW-Whitewater's Kyle Wachholder. Cory Ferguson was victorious at 165 pounds with a 22-9 major decision over UW-Stevens Point's Jordan Schulte (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee), while Andy Moore captured the 197-pound crown with a 9-3 decision over UW-Whitewater's Adam Latella.

At 141 pounds, UW-Whitewater's Austin Bautista also made WIAC history, becoming the first competitor to claim three consecutive titles. He earned this year's first-place medal with a 4-2 decision over UW-La Crosse's Alex Dahl.

UW-Platteville's Jesse Milks captured the 157-pound championship with a 7-0 decision over UW-La Crosse' Ryan Farwell. Milks joins UW-La Crosse's Ross Needham (2004-07) as the only individuals to win three straight crowns in the weight class.

UW-Stevens Point's Ben Engelland (Neenah/Neenah) won the 184-pound title with a 5-0 decision over UW-La Crosse's Mitch Artist.

The 10 WIAC champions, along with nine at-large selections that were voted on by the conference coaches, will participate in the NCAA Division III Championship on March 5-6 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. Named to the squad were: UW-Eau Claire's Joe Pitsch, UW-La Crosse's Ryan Farwell, UW-Oshkosh's Carl DeLuca, UW-Platteville's Andy Casper, UW-Stevens Point's Nick Estep (Racine/Case) and UW-Whitewater's Matt Schuck.

Championship Match Results:
125--Albie McKinney (UW-La Crosse) pinned Joe Mileski (Gladstone, MI/Gladstone) (UW-Stevens Point), 2:44
133--Bebeto Yewah (UW-La Crosse) major dec. Kyle Wachholder (UW-Whitewater), 15-6
141--Austin Bautista (UW-Whitewater) dec. Alex Dahl (UW-La Crosse), 4-2
149--Matt Mauseth (UW-La Crosse) dec. Kris Magruder (Racine/Case) (UW-Stevens Point)*, 3-2
157--Jesse Milks (UW-Platteville) dec. Ryan Farwell (UW-La Crosse), 7-0
165--Cory Ferguson (UW-La Crosse) major dec. Jordan Schulte (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee) (UW-Stevens Point), 22-9
174--Mike Schmitz (UW-La Crosse) major dec. Sam Engelland (UW-Oshkosh), 8-0
184--Ben Engelland (Neenah/Neenah) (UW-Stevens Point) dec. Mitch Artist (UW-La Crosse), 5-0
197--Andy Moore (UW-La Crosse) dec. Adam Latella (UW-Whitewater), 9-3
285--Dan Laurent (UW-La Crosse) dec. Jon Schmidt (UW-Whitewater), 5-2

*Magruder finished third, UW-Eau Claire's Andy Johnston placed second

John Peterson Wrestler of the Meet: Albie McKinney of UW-La Crosse
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Dan Laurent of UW-La Crosse
Mertz Mortorelli Coach of the Year: Dave Malecek of UW-La Crosse

Wild Card:
Jordan Schulte (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee) (SP) - 165
Sam Engelland (OSH) - 174
Adam Latella (WW) - 197
Jon Schmidt (WW) - 285
Joe Mileski (Gladstone, MI/Gladstone) (SP) - 125
Vinny Alber (PL) - 165
Zach Mueller (OSH) - 125
Chris Karl (Arpin/Auburndale) (SP) - 174
Andrew Johnston (EC) - 149

Alternates
#1 - Alex Dahl (LC) - 141
#2 - Kyle Wacholder (WW) - 133
#3 - Mitch Artist (LC) - 184
#4 - David Casper (WW) - 184

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