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Mlodzik Earns Spot On 2017-18 UW-Whitewater Wrestling Roster
Nate Mlodzik of Oak Creek and graduate of Oak Creek High School will compete on the UW-Whitewater wrestling team.
OAK CREEK, WI - From University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Nate Mlodzik, a native of Oak Creek, WI, and graduate of Oak Creek High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team during the 2017-18 season, which begins Tuesday with a dual meet against UW-Oshkosh.
Mlodzik, a Junior at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in Criminology.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team is poised to compete for a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and a high placement at the NCAA Division III Championships as it kicks off the 2017-18 season this Tuesday.
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Last season, the Warhawks claimed three individual titles en route to a runner-up finish at the WIAC Championships. The team then qualified four for the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, and Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) became the program's first individual national champion since 1991 with a 4-0 record at 184 pounds. Zac Denny(Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem), who graduated last spring, joined Newman on the All-American podium with a fifth-place finish at 125 pounds.
UW-Whitewater begins the season against WIAC foe UW-Oshkosh at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Kachel Gymnasium.
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After heading to the Luther (Iowa) Open on Nov. 11, the team returns to conference action with a dual at UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16.
The Warhawks travel to the Concordia Wisconsin Open on Nov. 18 before hosting No. 9 UW-Platteville on Nov. 21. The team returns to action Dec. 2 at UW-La Crosse's Candlewood Suite Duals, where it'll face No. 1 Wartburg (Iowa), No. 2 Augsburg (Minn.) and Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.).
UW-Whitewater visits Division II UW-Parkside for the Sake Bottle Battle on Dec. 6 before hosting Division I Wisconsin on Dec. 9 at the Williams Center.
The Warhawks begin the New Year with the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals on Jan. 4-5 in Fort Wayne, Ind. After traveling to Manchester's Spartan Mat Classic on Jan. 13, the team returns home to face rival UW-La Crosse on Jan. 18.
UW-Whitewater will host the Willie Myers Open on Jan. 20, then head to Wheaton (Ill.) for the annual Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 26-27.
A dual against UW-Eau Claire at home on Jan. 30 and a trip to the Don Parker Open in Eau Claire wrap up the regular season schedule.
The WIAC Championships, which will be hosted by the Warhawks, are scheduled for Feb. 9, and are followed by the NCAA Midwest Regional (Feb. 23-24) and the NCAA Championships (March 9-10) in Cleveland, Ohio.
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