Wrestler of the Week: Ty Bisek
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Ty Bisek of Concordia Moorhead. Bisek won the 133 lbs. title at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational and was named Outstanding Wrestler at the event. After an opening round bye, Bisek picked up a pair of falls to reach the semifinals where he defeated Defiance’s Seth Majewski 16-2. In the finals Saturday afternoon, Bisek won 7-2 over #3 ranked returning NCAA runner-up Andrew Perelka of John Carroll. Bisek was the top performer for the Cobbers, leading the team to a third place finish behind North Central and UW-Eau Claire.
Bisek, a sophomore from New London, Minnesota, is now 23-1 on the season and has won the Jimmie Open, Auggie Invitational, and Al Hanke Invitational to go along with his Pete Willson win. His career record is 50-7, and he finished in 4th place at the 2022 Upper Midwest Regional. Prior to this weekend, he was ranked 8th in the d3wrestle.com rankings at 133. Concordia is set to take on the University of Jamestown on Wednesday night before heading to the UW-Eau Claire Open on Saturday.
Wrestling This Week 1/31-2/5
Tuesday
MSOE at Concordia Wisconsin
Delaware Valley at Scranton
Wednesday
Alma at Albion
RIT at Brockport
Muhlenberg at Ursinus
Adrian at Trine
Concordia-Moorhead at University of Jamestown
Gettysburg at McDaniel
Thursday
Central at Luther
Gannon at Penn State-Behrend
Linfield at Corban
Ancilla at Defiance
Greensboro at Averett
Southern Virginia at Washington & Lee
Roanoke at Ferrum
Friday
York at Messiah
Wartburg at Coe
WPI at Rhode Island
Johns Hopkins at Gettysburg
UW-Stevens Point at UW-La Crosse
Augustana at UW-Platteville
Simpson at Buena Vista
Hunter at American International
Saturday
MIAA Championships
Dubuque Invitational
Messiah Open
Don Parker Open at UW-Eau Claire
John Summa Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace
Hiram Quad (CWRU, Heidelberg, Cornerstone)
Wesleyan Duals (Ithaca, Oneonta, Williams)
Penn College Quad (Elmira, Keystone, Thaddeus Stevens)
Bridgewater State Tri (Coast Guard, NYU)
Stevens Tri (Averett, TCNJ)
Castleton Quad (Delaware Valley, Johnson & Wales, Springfield)
Southern Maine Quad (Plymouth State, Trinity, Western New England)
Roger Williams at New England
Rhode Island at Roger Williams
Southern Virginia at Ferrum
USMMA at Johns Hopkins
King’s at Oswego
Weekend Results 1/27-29
Friday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 1) – Results | Live Video (FloWrestling) | Site
Itasca CC 27, St. John’s 20
Delaware Valley 18, King’s 17
Thiel 38, Waynesburg 8
Castleton 33, Western New England 6
NYU 22, Stevens 19
McDaniel 31, Johns Hopkins 16
Fontbonne 27, Westminster 24
Springfield 33, Wesleyan 3
St. John Fisher 38, Penn State-Behrend 12
Saturday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 2) – Results | Live Video (FloWrestling) | Site
Elizabethtown Dr. Kenneth Ober Invitational
Loras Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open
Roger Williams Tri (Bridgewater State, Plymouth State)
Gettysburg Tri (Merchant Marine, Ursinus)
Penn College Tri (PSU-Mont Alto, Rowan at Gloucester)
Lackawanna Quad (Keystone)
Trinity Tri (Alvernia, Castleton)
WPI Tri (Brockport, Southern Maine, JWU)
Ithaca 19, TCNJ 17
Elmira 48, Alfred State 6
Lycoming 27, King’s 21
NYU 40, NJCU 3
Luther 28, Dubuque 12
Johns Hopkins 44, Marymount 7
Wesleyan 23, Rhode Island 20
Johnson & Wales 27, Stevens 9
Sunday
Jamestown Open
JWU Wildcat Open
Clackamas Open
Wilkes John Reese Duals (Muhlenberg, Oneonta, Springfield)
Augsburg 33, UW-La Crosse 3
Wrestling This Weekend 1/27-29
Friday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 1) – Results | Live Video (FloWrestling) | Site (might be updated this week, wrestling begins at 11 Central/12 Eastern)
St. John’s at Itasca CC
Delaware Valley at King’s
Lakeland at Carthage
Thiel at Waynesburg
Western New England at Castleton
NYU at Stevens
McDaniel at Johns Hopkins
Westminster at Fontbonne
Wesleyan at Springfield
St. John Fisher at Penn State-Behrend
Saturday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 2) – Results | Live Video (FloWrestling) | Site (might be updated this week, wrestling begins at 11 Central/12 Eastern, finals at 2:30 C/3:30 E)
Elizabethtown Dr. Kenneth Ober Invitational
Loras Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open
Roger Williams Tri (Bridgewater State, Plymouth State)
Gettysburg Tri (Merchant Marine, Ursinus)
Penn College Tri (PSU-Mont Alto, Rowan at Gloucester)
Lackawanna Quad (Keystone)
Trinity Tri (Alvernia, Castleton)
WPI Tri (Brockport, Southern Maine)
Ithaca at TCNJ
Elmira at Alfred State
Lycoming at King’s
NYU at NJCU
Luther at Dubuque
Johns Hopkins at Marymount
Rhode Island at Wesleyan
Augustana at UW-Platteville
Stevens at Johnson & Wales
Sunday
Jamestown Open
JWU Wildcat Open
Clackamas Open
Wilkes John Reese Duals (Muhlenberg, Oneonta)
UW-La Crosse at Augsburg
Thursday Results 1/26
Wartburg 22, Augsburg 14 – 6th win in a row for Wartburg in the series, one of the two teams has been ranked #1 in each of the last six meetings
Southern Virginia 23, Shenandoah 22
Bergen CC 36, Keystone 21
Scranton 42, Bergen CC 6
Scranton 42, Keystone 13
Wrestler of the Week: Tyler Hannah
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Tyler Hannah of UW-Platteville. Hannah won both his matches in dual meets last week at 197 lbs. On Friday, the Pioneers took on UW-La Crosse where Hannah defeated #1 ranked Ben Kawczynski 2-0 with a second period escape and third period ride out. The next day he defeated Sam Melton of UW-Eau Claire and used a second period escape and late takedown to win 3-0.
Hannah, a sophomore from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, is currently 22-4 on the season and 46-16 for his career. He won the Upper Midwest Regional last season and was second at the WIAC Championships. He finished in the round of 12 at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Hannah is also an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler who finished in 4th place at the 2022 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament and has represented the US in some age-group events as well. He is currently ranked 10th in the latest d3wrestle.com rankings. UW-Platteville next competes at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational beginning tomorrow afternoon.
d3wrestle.com 2022-2023 Rankings #6
The Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational this weekend brings together 34 DIII teams from across the country for a two-day, single entry tournament. Tomorrow, Augsburg and Wartburg match up for their annual dual as well. Check out this set of rankings to get ready for the action in the back half of the week.
Wrestling This Week 1/24-29
Tuesday
Scranton at Centenary
Wayland Baptist at Schreiner
Wednesday
Ursinus at Delaware Valley
Keystone Tri (Scranton, Bergen CC)
Thursday
Augsburg at Wartburg
Muhlenberg at Centenary
Oswego at RIT
Southern Virginia at Shenandoah
Friday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 1) – Results | Site (should be updated this week)
St. John’s at Itasca CC
Delaware Valley at King’s
Lakeland at Carthage
Thiel at Waynesburg
Western New England at Castleton
NYU at Stevens
McDaniel at Johns Hopkins
Westminster at Fontbonne
Wesleyan at Springfield
St. John Fisher at Penn State-Behrend
Saturday
Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational (Day 2) – Results | Site (should be updated this week)
Elizabethtown Dr. Kenneth Ober Invitational
Loras Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open
Roger Williams Tri (Bridgewater State, Plymouth State)
Gettysburg Tri (Merchant Marine, Ursinus)
Penn College Tri (PSU-Mont Alto, Rowan at Gloucester)
Lackawanna Quad (Keystone)
Trinity Tri (Alvernia, Castleton)
WPI Tri (Brockport, Southern Maine)
Ithaca at TCNJ
Elmira at Alfred State
Lycoming at King’s
NYU at NJCU
Luther at Dubuque
Johns Hopkins at Marymount
Rhode Island at Wesleyan
Augustana at UW-Platteville
Stevens at Johnson & Wales
Sunday
Jamestown Open
JWU Wildcat Open
Clackamas Open
Wilkes John Reese Duals (Muhlenberg, Oneonta)
UW-La Crosse at Augsburg
Weekend Results 1/20-22
Friday
UW-Whitewater 37, UW-Stevens Point 6
Ursinus 30, Johns Hopkins 13
Muhlenberg 34, Gettysburg 7
UW-La Crosse 26, UW-Platteville 10
Keystone at Camden County
Saturday
MAC Championships
Wabash Invitational
Worthington Open
Alma Open
Harper Open
New York Intercollegiate
American Rivers Conference Duals
Averett ODAC Duals
CCIW Duals: Augustana, Aurora, Concordia Wisconsin, Elmhurst, Millikin, MSOE, North Central, Wheaton
Dr. Si Ostrach Duals at CWRU
OAC Quad at Mount Union (Wilmington, Heidelberg, Otterbein)
OAC Quad at Ohio Northern (John Carroll, Baldwin Wallace, Muskingum)
UW-Whitewater 26, Chicago 10
Fairmont State 32, Washington & Jefferson 12
Augsburg 36, UW-Oshkosh 10
Ursinus 26, McDaniel 16
TCNJ 41, NJCU 7
Elizabethtown 40, Scranton 0
Sunday
NEWA Dual Championships
Schreiner Invitational
North Country
Builder Invitational
Wrestling This Weekend 1/20-22
Friday
UW-Stevens Point at UW-Whitewater
Ursinus at Johns Hopkins
Gettysburg at Muhlenberg
UW-Platteville at UW-La Crosse
Saturday
MAC Championships
Wabash Invitational
Worthington Open
Alma Open
Harper Open
New York Intercollegiate
American Rivers Conference Duals
Averett ODAC Duals
CCIW Duals
Jim White Duals at W&J
Dr. Si Ostrach Duals at CWRU
OAC Duals
Augsburg at UW-Oshkosh
Ursinus at McDaniel
TCNJ at NJCU
Scranton at Elizabethtown
Sunday
NEWA Dual Championships
Schreiner Invitational
North Country
Eureka Tri (Carthage, Fontbonne)
Chicago at Manchester
Westminster at Lyon
Proposal 2023-11 passes, slightly changing the wrestling season
Proposal 2023-11 passed at the NCAA Convention Saturday with 332 votes for, 134 against, and 6 abstaining. Prior to voting on the proposal, the membership decided which of two season change proposals to vote on. 2023-11 passed over the less restrictive 2023-10 with totals of 314-144-14. The proposal affects wrestling in two main ways. First, the season will be counted using 114 days rather than the current 19 weeks. Second, teams may now use 8 of those 114 days outside the season that runs from October 10th to the NCAA Championships. When using the 8 out-of-season days, no more than three can be used per week, and they can be used both before and after the season. This change will go into effect on August 1, 2023 and will affect the 2023-24 season and beyond.
Below are the 31 schools and two conferences with men’s wrestling that voted against the proposal, preferring to keep things the way they are. Keep in mind that the various aspects of the legislation affect all sports except football, so wrestling was unlikely to be the main factor driving the vote from each school.
Learn more about the proposal and read the language for all sports by clicking here.
School by school voting results
Votes against 2023-11 from schools/conferences with men’s wrestling
American Rivers Conference
Centennial Conference
Baldwin Wallace
Bridgewater State
Buena Vista
Centenary
Central
Coe
Defiance
Gettysburg
Johnson & Wales
King’s
Linfield
Loras
Luther
McDaniel
Norwich
Pacific
Plymouth State
Rhode Island College
Roanoke
Simpson
Springfield
SUNY Brockport
SUNY Cortland
Trinity
University of the Ozarks
UW-Platteville
US Coast Guard Academy
Ursinus
Wartburg
Williams
WPI
Wrestler of the Week: Jared Stricker
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Jared Stricker of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Stricker won all five of his matches to help the Blugolds win the team championship at the Budd Whitehill duals. Stricker came into the event ranked 7th at 174 lbs. In his opening match, he pinned #5 ranked Charlie Grygas of Oswego as part of a 38-6 Eau Claire victory. In his final match, he defeated #4 Stefan Major of Stevens to help the Blugolds upset the 6th ranked Ducks 23-13. In between, he pinned opponents from Messiah, Washington & Lee, and Ohio Northern. For his efforts, Stricker was named Outstanding Wrestler at the event and WIAC Athlete of the Week.
Stricker, a sophomore from Ashland, Wisconsin, is 25-2 on the year and 68-13 for his career. Last season, he was the WIAC Champion at 174 lbs. and conference rookie of the year as well as a member of the d3wrestle.com All-Freshman Team. He finished third at the Upper Midwest Regional to earn a spot in the 2022 NCAA Championships. UW-Eau Claire has a dual on Saturday with WIAC foe UW-Platteville before heading to the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational the following weekend.
