Wrestler of the Week: Ben Kawczynski

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The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Ben Kawczynski of UW-La Crosse. Kawczynski won the 285 lbs. bracket at the WIAC Championships to help the Eagles to their sixth straight conference title. In the finals, Kawczynski won 6-4 over Jordan Lemcke of UW-Oshkosh, dealing the then-3rd ranked Lemcke his first DIII loss of the season. Lemcke had defeated Kawczynski two weeks earlier in a dual meet.

Kawczynski, a freshman from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is now 22-4 on the year. He shared the title with a teammate at the Yellowjacket Open, won the Auggie Invitational, and was fourth at the Cliff Keen/Mike Duroe Invitational. Prior to the tournament, he was ranked 9th in the latest d3wrestle.com Rankings. Kawczynski and the rest of the Eagles will next compete in the Upper Midwest Regional at UW-Eau Claire February 25-26.