UW Whitewater Preview

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks
Head Coach: Tim Fader
Years at School as head coach: 6
Assistant Coaches: Russ Davie, Brandon Bradley, Jeremy Cardenas, Austin Bautista, Dave Stewart, Lee Kemp

2010-2011 Dual Meet Record: 13-12-1 (2nd WIAC)
2010-2011 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jake Fredricksen (133), James Zarate (285), Adam Latella (5th 197), Cade Sarbacker (157), Reid Dickerson (174)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Fredricksen, Latella, Sarbacker, Dickerson

Top returning starters:
133 Fredricksen–lost in the AA round at NCAA
141 Dylan Schroeder WIAC runnerup
149 Kegan Arthur WIAC 3rd  18 falls as a FR
157 Sarbacker
174 Dickerson
184 Andrew Pettit 4th WIAC
197 Latella – returning AA

Top incoming wrestlers:
174 David Dwyer–NAIA AA
HWT Corey Anderson–transfer Newberry
125 Corey Meyer–IL SQ
125 Mike Schloegel–IL SQ
197 Mitchell Elmer MN-3rd
165 Zach Patterson IL SQ
157 Weston Klink WI-4th

Season outlook:
Whitewater qualified five to the NCAA tournament for the second time in the past 20 years last year and the lineup will return four of these wrestlers with National touranment experience.  There are six seniors in the Warhawk room this season which is different than last year.  The schedule is again very tough early on as in the first month of the season, Whitewater will wrestle Big Ten Wisconsin as well as  last years #1 Wartburg, #3 LaCrosse, #4 Coe and #6 St Johns.  Returning AA Adam Latella will provide a big boost at semester as he finishes his Warhawk career.  UW Whitewater wrestling also welcomes Russ Davie and Lee Kemp to the coaching staff in 2011-12.