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1 wrestling 66 NCAA All-Americans 112 All-America honors 18 individual national titles 70 individual Big Ten titles 7 NCAA Qualifiers in SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 1 Buffalo W, Nov. 3 Cyclone Open 4th, 313 pts. Nov. 9 at Kent State W, CSU Bakersfield W, Nov. 16 at Nebraska* W, Nov. 18 Princeton W, Nov. 18 Utah Valley W, Dec. 2 SIUE Tournament 2nd, pts. Dec. 9 at Ohio State* 3 p.m. Dec at Midlands All Day Jan. 11 at Rutgers* 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at Penn State* 12 p.m. Jan. 18 Northwestern* 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Minnesota* 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Maryland* 12 p.m. Feb. 10 Illinois* 2 p.m. Feb. 17 Iowa* 2 p.m. Feb. 24 SIUE 12 p.m. Mar Big Ten Championships Mar NCAA Championships All Day All Day Home matches in BOLD played at UW FieldHouse * Big Ten Dual DUAL #7 #10 WISCONSIN (6-0, 1-0 B1G) VS #2 OHIO STATE (3-0, 0-0 B1G)) SUNDAY, DEC. 9 3 P.M. (CT) COLUMBUS, OH. ST. JOHN ARENA BIG TEN NETWORK TRACKWRESTLING MATCH POINTS WISCONSIN BADGERS Rankings (USA/INT): 10/10 Head Coach: Chris Bono Record at WIS: 6-0 Overall: Wisconsin is undefeated in dual meets on the season (6-0), their longest undefeated streak to start a season since winning their first seven duals in This week they travel to Columbus, Ohio to face No. 2 (NWCA) Ohio State in their second Big Ten dual of the season, and their highest ranked opponent yet. Chris Bono takes over for his first season as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers. Bono joined Wisconsin after leading South Dakota State's program to a massive resurgence during his six-year tenure as head coach for the Jackrabbits. Six of Wisconsin's starters are new to the full-time starting lineup. Sophomore Evan Wick returns as the starter at 165 pounds. Wick was an All-American as a freshman last season after finishing 3rd at the NCAA Championships, and is ranked 2nd in the country this year. Junior Cole Martin (149) and senior Ryan Christensen (174) also return to the starting lineup this year after qualifying for the NCAA championships last season. Senior Jens Lantz (133) is the final returning starter. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Rankings (USA/INT): 3/2 Head Coach: Tom Ryan Record at Nebraska: Sophomore Evan Wick is looking to improve on his 3rd place finish at the NCAAs last season. He is currently 2nd in the country. Sophomore Connor Brown (125) and junior Tristan Moran (141) both transferred to Wisconsin this season, from South Dakota State and Oklahoma State, respectively, and are locked in as starters for the Badgers this year. Last weekend was a successful one for the Badgers at the SIUE Cougar Clash. The team took second at the tournament despite only having nine wrestlers register team points with no one competing at 125 pounds. The team had four individual champions, the most of any team at the tournament, with Tristan Moran (141), Cole Martin (149), Evan Wick (165) and Trent Hillger (HWT) winning their respective titles. The most notable was at 149 pounds, as Martin upset the No. 11 wrestler Josh Maruca of Arizona State in the finals by a 2-0 decision to take home first place. Wisconsin's second Big Ten dual of the season is also their second road Big Ten dual of the season. Two weekends ago, the Badgers went to Lincoln and upset then-ranked No. 11 Nebraska. The Badgers hope to pull off another upset this Sunday. Freshman heavyweight Trent Hillger continues his meteoric rise up the rankings, coming in at No. 9 (Intermat), the highest of ranking of his young career, after his performance this weekend. A total of 14 ranked wrestlers will be competing in Sunday's dual across both teams, including four matchups of ranked oppponents. A lot of talent will be on display and plenty of exciting matches are guaranteed. FOLLOW UW WRESTLING u WEBSITE: u u FACEBOOK: /WisconsinWrestling u INSTAGRAM: BadgerWrestling u YOUTUBE: WisconsinBadgers u SNAPCHAT: OfficialBadgers Sophomore Evan Wick is ranked 2nd in the country in all rankings. He is the highest ranked Badger in the since Isaac Jordan was ranked 2nd in Six different Badgers - Connor Brown, Tristan Moran, Cole Martin, Evan Wick, Ryan Christensen and Mason Reinhardt are currently ranked across all main platforms. Wisconsin is ranked No. 10 in the country, their highest ranking since they were ranked No. 8 in Wrestling Contact: Ryan Weinkauf Office: Cell: rweinkauf@athletics.wisc.edu UWBadgers.com Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

2 WISCONSIN ROSTER Name Ht. WT. Yr. Hometown/HighSchool Devin Bahr So. La Crosse, Wis./ West Salem Connor Brown So. Oak Grove, Mo./ Oak Grove Ryan Christensen R-Sr. Woddinville, Wash./ Woodinville Michael Cullen R-Jr. Cary, Ill./ Cary Grove Dominic Dentino Fr. Brookfield, Wis./ Arrowhead Tyler Dow Fr. Stoughton, Wis./ Stoughton Trent Hillger So. Linden, Mich./ Lake Fenton Jared Krattiger Fr. Waterford, Wis./ Waterford Anders Lantz R-Fr. Ellsworth, Wis./ Ellsworth Jens Lantz R-Sr. Ellsworth, Wis./ Ellsworth Cole Martin R-Jr. Lancaster, Wis./ Lancaster Garrett Model So. Stoughton, Wis./ Stoughton Tristan Moran 5'7 141 R-Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./ Stillwater Izaec Quintanilla R-Jr. Spokane, Wash./ North Central Mason Reinhardt R-Jr. Merrill, Wis./ Merrill Ethan Rotondo So. Vancouver, Wash./ Union Andrew Salemme Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis./ Marquette Drew Scharenbrock Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis./ Sun Prairie Jared Scharenbrock R-Jr. Sun Prairie, Wis./ Sun Prairie Jeremy Schoenherr Fr. Stratford, Wis./ Stratford Patrick Spray R-So. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./ Lincoln High Evan Wick R-So. Murrieta, Calif./ San Marino Zander Wick R-So. Murrieta, Calif./ San Marino STAFF Chris Bono Jon Reader Matt McDonough Billy Breider Sean Smalley Ryan Weinkauf CHRIS BONO Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Strength Coach Sports Ops. Coordinator Communications JON READER WEIGHT CLASS Wt. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown/Highschool 125 Connor Brown 5-5 So. Oak Grove, Mo./ Oak Grove 125 Ethan Rotondo 5-6 So. Vancouver, Wash./ Union 133 Michael Cullen 5-7 R-Jr. Cary, Ill./ Cary Grove 133 Dominic Dentino 5-6 Fr. Brookfield, Wis./ Arrowhead 133 Jens Lantz 5-6 R-Sr. Ellsworth, Wis./ Ellsworth 141 Tristan Moran 5'7 R-Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Stillwater 141 Jeremy Schoenherr 5-7 Fr. Stratford, Wis./ Stratford 149 Cole Martin 5-7 R-Jr. Lancaster, Wis./ Lancaster 149 Garrett Model 6-0 R-Fr. Stoughton, Wis./ Stoughton 149 Drew Scharenbrock 5-7 Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis./ Sun Prairie 157 Devin Bahr 5-8 R-Fr. La Crosse, Wis./ West Salem 157 Anders Lantz 5-10 R-Fr. Ellsworth, Wis./ Ellsworth 157 Jared Scharenbrock 5-10 R-Sr. Sun Prairie, Wis./ Sun Prairie 157 Patrick Spray 6-0 R-So. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./ Lincoln High 157 Zander Wick 5-9 R-So. Murrieta, Calif./ San Marino 165 Tyler Dow 5-10 Fr. Stoughton, Wis./ Stoughton 165 Izaec Quintanilla 5-8 R-Jr. Spokane, Wash./ North Central 165 Evan Wick 6-2 R-So. Murrieta, Calif./ San Marino 174 Ryan Christensen 5-11 R-Sr. Woodinville, Wash./ Woodinville 184 Jared Krattiger 5-9 Fr. Waterford, Wis./ Waterford 184 Mason Reinhardt 5-10 R-Jr. Merrill, Wis./ Merrill 197 Andrew Salemme 6-4 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis./ Marquette 285 Trent Hillger 6-1 R-Fr. Linden, Mich./ Lake Fenton MATT MCDONOUGH BILLY BREIDER By Eligibility Seniors: Christensen, J. Lantz, J. Scharenbrock Juniors: Cullen, Martin, Moran, Quintanilla, Reinhardt, Stone Sophomores: Brown, Rotondo, Spray, E. Wick, Z. Wick Freshmen: Bahr, Hillger, A. Lantz, Model True Freshmen: Dentino, Dow, Krattiger, Salemme, D. Scharenbrock, Schoenherr PRONUNCIATIONS Devin Bahr- BAR Anders Lantz - LAWNtz Jens Lantz- JINZ- LAWNtz Izaec Quintinilla- eye-zay-ick keen-tuh- NEE-yuh Mason Reinhardt - RYNE-hart Andrew Salemme - Suh-lem-E Jeremy Schoenherr - SHAY-ner

3 2018 QUICK FACTS TEAM FACTS Head Coach: Chris Bono (1st season) Record at Wisconsin: (1st season) Overall Record: (10th season) Overall Big Ten Record: Assistant Coaches: Jon Reader (Associate head coach - First season) Matt McDonough (Assistant coach - First season) Support Staff: Billy Breider (Strength and Conditioning Coach) Gary Johnson (Athletic Trainer) Kelli Grashel (Athletic Communications) Bianca Miceli (Video Coordinator) Kelly Higgins (Academic Advisor) Starters Returning (4) 133: Jens Lantz 149: Cole Martin 165: Evan Wick 174: Ryan Christensen Starters Lost (6) Johnny Jimenez (125), Eli Stickley (141), Andrew Crone (157), Ricky Robertson (184), Hunter Ritter (197), Ben Stone (285) Letterwinners Returning (14) Lower weight classes: Michael Cullen, Jens Lantz, Cole Martin, Ethan Rotondo Middle weight classes: Devin Bahr, Garrett Model, Jared Scharenbrock, Patrick Spray, Evan Wick, Zander Wick Higher weight classes: Ryan Christensen, Trent Hillger, Izaec Quintanilla, Mason Reinhardt Letterwinners Lost (13) Jacob Covaciu, Andrew Crone, Ian Dretzka, Gabriel Grahek, Johnny Jimenez, Eric Peissig, Ricky Robertson, Hunter Ritter, Tyler Shilson, Eli Stickley, Jake Stilling, Ben Stone, Brady Wetter Newcomers (9) Connor Brown, Dominic Dentino, Tyler Dow, Jared Krattiger, Anders Lantz, Tristan Moran, Andrew Salemme, Drew Scharenbrock, Jeremy Schoenherr UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: Madison, Wis. Population: 252,551 Founded: 1848 Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) Enrollment: 43,338 Nickname: Badgers Colors: Cardinal and White Chancellor: Rebecca M. Blank Director of Athletics: Barry Alvarez Website: UWBadgers.com TEAM HISTORY First Year of Wrestling: 1911 Record (Years): (107 years) Big Ten Record (Years): (107 years) Big Ten Championships Highest Finish (Most recent): 2nd (2007) Big Ten Champions (Last): 70 (2016) Top-10 NCAA Finishes (Last): 9 (10th place, 2011) NCAA Champions (Last): 13 (2010) All-America Selections: 112 NWCA All-Stars: Overall Record: Big Ten Finish: Big Ten Tournament: 6th, 67 pts 2018 NCAA Finish: 17th, 27.5 pts 2018 Final Rankings (Coaches/FLO/IM/TOM): 22/ UR/24/21 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: UW Field House Capacity: 12,000 Home to: Volleyball and Wrestling Opened: 1930 Best Yearly Attendance: 7,164 ( ) Largest Crowd: 2,578 (Iowa, Feb. 21, 2010) Record at UW Field House: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Athletic Communications Wrestling Primary Contact: Kelli Grashel KG3@athletics.wisc.edu Athletic Communications Wrestling Secondary Contact: Ryan Weinkauf rweinkauf@athletics.wisc.edu SOCIAL MEDIA Hashtags: #OnWisconsin / #Badgers Facebook: Facebook.com/WisconsinWrestling YouTube: YouTube.com/WisconsinBadgers Snapchat: officialbadgers BIG TEN STANDINGS Conference... % Overall... % Wisconsin Iowa Ohio State Penn State Michigan Michigan State Rutgers Indiana Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Maryland Nebraska Purdue

4 badgers in the rankings INTERMAT (As of Dec. 4, 2018) 125: #19 Connor Brown 141: #14 Tristan Moran 149: #20 Cole Martin 165: #2 Evan Wick 174: #9 Ryan Christensen HWT: #9 Trent Hillger FLOWRESTLING (As of Dec. 3, 2018) 125: #20 Connor Brown 141: #12 Tristan Moran 149: #18 Cole Martin 165: #2 Evan Wick 174: #9 Ryan Christensen HWT: #9 Trent Hillger TRACK (As of Dec. 3, 2018) 125: #15 Connor Brown 141: #11 Tristan Moran 149: #18 Cole Martin 165: #2 Evan Wick 174: #16 Ryan Christensen HWT: #9 Trent Hillger OPENMAT (As of Dec 3, 2018) 125: #13 Connor Brown 141: #15 Tristan Moran 149: #20 Cole Martin 165: #2 Evan Wick 174: #10 Ryan Christensen HWT: #9 Trent Hillger USA TODAY (DEC. 4) 1 Penn State (16) 2 Ohio State 3 Oklahoma State 4 Iowa 5 Michigan 6 Missouri 7 NC State 8 Cornell 9 Minnesota 10 Wisconsin 11 Nebraska 12 North Carolina 13 Purdue 14 Virginia Tech 15 Arizona State 16 Lehigh 17 Northern Iowa 18 Illinois 19 North Dakota State 20 Lock Haven 21 Wyoming 22 Utah Valley 23 Iowa State 24 Pittsburgh 25 Northwestern TEAM RANKINGS (As of Dec. 4, 2018) THE OPEN MAT: 20 FLOWRESTLING: 19 INTERMAT TOURNAMENT: 16 INTERMAT DUAL: 10 TRACKWRESTLING: 19 WIN MAGAZINE TPI: 21 WE'VE GOT HISTORY Wisconsin leads the all-time series with Ohio State with a record of , dating back to their first ever match in In their last meeting, the Badgers lost at the Field House to Ohio State during the season. PROBABLE MATCHUPS 125 #19 Connor Brown (3-1) vs. Brakan Mead (4-5) - Brown is returning from an injury suffered in his only loss of the season against Nebraska 133 Jens Lantz (4-4) vs. #7 Luke Pletcher (12-1) - Lantz is 3-1 in dual matches this season 141 #14 Tristan Moran (10-2) vs. #2 Joey McKenna (9-0) - Moran swept the SIUE Cougar Clash to win his second tournament of the year 149 #20 Cole Martin (10-3) OR Garrett Model (4-4) vs. #3 Micah Jordan (11-1) -Martin upset No. 11 Josh Macura of Arizona State to win the SIUE Cougar Clash 157 Zander Wick (4-3) OR Patrick Spray (3-6) vs. #7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (12-2) -Wick continues to battle back from his season-ending injury last year, taking third place at the Cougar Clash 165 #2 Evan Wick (12-0) vs. Ryan Ferro (4-0) OR Kaleb Romero (6-2) OR Fritz Schierl (11-5) -Wick is 3-0 against top-10 opponents this year 174 #9 Ryan Christensen (11-2) vs. #11 Te'Shan Campbell (6-2) OR Ethan Smith (10-3) -Christensen is ranked in the top 10 for the first time in his four-year career 184 Mason Reinhardt (10-5) vs. #1 Myles Martin (6-0) -Reinhardt was narrowly defeated 6-5 in his last matchup with a top-five opponent against Taylor Venz of Nebraska 197 Andrew Salemme (1-9) vs. #3 Kollin Moore (6-0) -Salemme is a true freshman, he turned down multiple D-1 football offers to wrestle at UW 285 #9 Trent Hillger (11-0) vs. Gary Traub (8-2) OR #17 Chase Singletary (12-2) - Nicknamed Thor, Hillger continues to rise, now ranked in the top 10 for the first time in his young career THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT In his first signing class for Wisconsin wrestling, head coach Chris Bono has struck gold in Eric Barnett, Kyle Burwick, Pete Christensen, Atilano Escobar and Josh Otto, who signed to join the Badgers next fall. Eric Barnett A native of Greenville, Wisconsin, Eric Barnett is a two-time individual state champion and a two-time Greco Fargo All- American. The WHO's number one Champion has a record for Hortonville High School and took third place as a freshman before winning two-straight state titles. He's also a three-time folkstyle All-American and a national finalist as a junior, a three-time team MVP, freestyle Fargo Champion and took third at the Cadet World Team trials as a freshman. Kyle Burwick Kyle Burwick, a native of Hettinger, North Dakota, is a 5-4, 126-pounder that will join the Badgers next fall. Burwick has a compiled a record so far in high school, including a flawless 57-0 record as a junior. He is a three-time North Dakota Class B state champion, once at 126 pounds, once at 120 pounds and once at 113 pounds. A three-time member of the North Dakota All-State Academic team, he was a Fargo Cadet Freestyle All-American after taking fifth as a freshman at 113 pounds and also was a USAW Cadet Folkstyle Nationals Runner-Up. Burwick, a two-time team MVP, was a Fargo Junior Freestyle All-American and was a member of the Junior Duals Freestyle All-Tournament team. Peter Christensen Peter Christensen will join the Badgers to help stack the heavier weights. As a junior, the Norridge, Illinois native was a state champion, took sixth at preseason nationals, seventh at Ironman, first at Cheesehead, second at the UWW Greco trials, fourth at UWW freestyle World Team Trials, second at Fargo freestyle, seventh at Fargo Greco, second at the UWW Greco World Trials and went 5-0 at the clash. Trey Escobar The first student-athlete from Liberty high school to become a six-time All-American, two-time finalist and Junior National Freestyle Champion, Atilano "Trey" Escobar will make a tremendous addition to the Badger family. Ranked sixth in the nation at 132 pounds by FloWrestling and listed on the Class of 2018 Big Board, Escober is listed by Intermat as one of the Top 100 Seniors in the nation. He is a three-time state placer and state champion. Josh Otto Wisconsin native Josh Otto will stay in his home state. The 165-pounder from Brookfield, Wisconsin, is currently ranked eighth in the nation by FloWrestling at 160 pounds. He is a three-time state qualifier, two-time Folkstyle Nationals Cadet All-American, Fargo Cadet All-American, a Folkstyle Nationals Junior All-American and took third at state as a sophomore. DUAL BREAKDOWN ( ) Overall Conference Non-Conference Ranked Non-Ranked Home Away Neutral Streak...W, 6-0 Most points in a dual...37 Fewest points in a dual...22 Most points by opp Fewest points by opp Longest win streak Longest lose streak...0-0

5 LAST TIME OUT SIUE COUGAR CLASH 2ND PLACE, POINTS Dec. 2, 2018 Edwardsville, Ill. u Wisconsin finished tied for second at the SIUE Cougar Clash last weekend with Army, behind Arizona State who finished in first with 136 points. The Badgers only received points from nine wrestlers as they did not have a competitor at 125 pounds. u The Badgers had four first place finishers at the tournament, the most of any team. u Tristan Moran was the first winner at 141 pounds, defeating Chris Debien of Chattanooga by major decision in the finals. u Cole Martin had the highlight of the weekend when he defeated No. 11 Josh Macura of Arizona State in the finals by a narrow 2-0 decision. u Evan Wick added another top-10 victory to his belt when he edged out No. 8 Josh Shields of Arizon State 5-4 in the finals to take first place. u Trent Hillger rounded out the first place finishes for Wisconsin, as he defeated Ben Sullivan of Army by a 3-1 decision in the finals. u The lone second place finisher for the Badgers was Ryan Christensen at 174 pounds, who defeated No. 15 Ben Harvey of Army in the semifinals, but ran into No. 1 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State in the first place match, losing by major decision u Wisconsin had a pair of third place finishers at the Cougar Clash. At 157 pounds, Zander Wick got revenge on Justin Ruffin of SIUE, who had defeated him in the early stages by a 9-2 decision, but then was pummeled by Wick in third place match, with Wick winning by a 14-4 decision. At 184 pounds, Mason Reinhardt defeated Dominic Lampe of Chattanooga 9-2 to take home third place. u It was a good weekend for redshirt freshman Garrett Model, who in only his second competitive tournament finished in fourth place at 149 pounds. Another freshman, Devin Bahr, finished in sixth place at 157 pounds to round out the Badgers' placements. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Opponent Date Rank Opp. Name/School Result Match 125 Brown 11/ Zeke Moisey/Nebraska L MFF Moran 11/01 NR 12 Bryan Lantry/Buffalo L D 7-3 Moran 11/03 NR 9 Josh Alber/Northern Iowa W F 4: Martin 11/ Matthew Kolodzik/Princeton L D 13-8 Martin 12/02 NR 11 Josh Maruca/Arizona State W D 1-0 Model 11/03 NR.. 12 Jarret Degen/Iowa State L D Spray 11/16 NR 3 Tyler Berger/Nebraska L MD, Wick 11/ Bryce Steiert/Northern Iowa W D 3-2 Wick 11/ Isaiah White/Nebraska W D 12-5 Wick 11/ Demetrius Romero W MD 12-2 Wick 12/ Josh Shields/Arizona State W D Christensen 11/ Taylor Lujan/Northern Iowa L D 9-5 Christensen 11/ Mikey Labriola/Nebraska W F 6:59 Christensen 11/ Kimball Bastian/Utah Valley W D 5-0 Christensen 12/ Ben Harvey/Army W SV Christensen 12/ Zahid Valencia/Arizona State L MD Reinhardt 11/03 NR 9 Drew Foster/Northern Iowa L D 7-3 Reinhardt 11/16 NR 3 Taylor Venz/Nebraska L D Salemme 11/18 NR.7 Patrick Brucki/Princeton L F 4:08 HWT Hillger 11/09 NR 18 Jake Gunning/Buffalo W D 2-0 Hillger 11/ Tate Orndorff/Utah Valley W SV-1 9-7

6 157 Devin bahr 5-8 RS-Fr. La Crosse, Wis. 125 Connor Brown 5-5 Fr. Oak Grove, Mo. 174 RYAN CHRISTENSEN 5-11 RS-Sr. 133 Michael Cullen 5-7 RS-So. Hartland, Wis. 133 Dominic Dentino 5-6 Fr. Brookfield, Wis. 165 Tyler Dow 5-10 Fr. Stoughton, Wis. Trent hillger Jared Krattiger Anders Lantz 6-1 RS-Fr. 5-9 Fr RS-Fr. 5-6 RS-Sr Lake Fenton, Mich. Waterford, Wis. Ellsworth, Wis. Ellsworth, Wis. Jens Lantz Cole Martin 5-7 RS-Jr. Lancaster, Wis. 149 Garrett Model 6'0 RS-Fr. Stoughton, Wis. 141 Tristan Moran 5'7 RS-Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. 165 izaec quintanilla 5-8 RS-Jr. Spokane, Wash. 184 Mason Reinhardt 5-10 RS-Jr. 125 ethan rotondo 5-6 So. Vancouver, Wash. 197 Andrew Salemme 6-4 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 149 Drew Scharenbrock 5-7 Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. 157 Jared scharenbrock 5-10 RS-Sr. Sun Prairie, Wis. Jeremy Schoenherr 5-7 Fr. Stratford, Wis patrick spray 6-0 RS-So. Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Evan Wick 6-2 RS-So. Murrieta, Calif Zander wick 5-9 RS-So. Murrieta, Calif.

7 WISCONSIN IN THE RECORD BOOKS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Season Records Wins Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan, Paul McShane, Donny Pritzlaff, Rudy Isom, Matt Demaray, Terry Manning, Jim Jordan, Lee Kemp, Rick Lawinger, Andy Rein, Falls (1967 Present) Lee Kemp, Dallas Herbst, Ed Vatch, Dallas Herbst, Rick Heinzelman, Pat Christensen, Dan Flood, Rick Heinzelman, Lee Kemp, Andy Rein, Jeff Walter, Winning Percentage (min. 25 wins) (42-0)... Matt Demaray, (40-0)... Andy Rein, (39-0)...Lee Kemp, (37-0)... Andrew Howe, (31-0-1)...Lee Kemp, (43-1)... Donny Pritzlaff, (40-1)...Lee Kemp, (39-1)... Rick Lawinger, (26-1)...Roger Pillath, (37-2)...Jim Haines, (36-2)... Donny Pritzlaff, Career Records Wins Jim Jordan, Matt Demaray, Lee Kemp, Donny Pritzlaff, Rick Lawinger, Tyler Graff, John Giura, Eric Jetton, Jeff Jordan, Keith Davison, Falls (1967 Present) Dallas Herbst, Lee Kemp, Pat Christensen, Andy Rein, Ed Vatch, Rick Heinzelman, Dan Flood, Jeff Walter, Matt Demaray, Donny Pritzlaff, Kevin Black, Winning Percentage (min. 25 wins) ( )... Lee Kemp, (98-8)...Andrew Howe, (135-16).Donny Pritzlaff, ( ).Rick Lawinger, (115-18)...Eric Jetton, (150-24).Matt Demaray, ( )...Andy Rein, ( )... Jim Jordan, ( )... Ed Vatch, (128-25)...Tyler Graff, (31-7).Isaac Jordan, 2013-present ( ).Jack Reinwand, Most dual wins in a season (Coach) /Russ Hellickson /Russ Hellickson /Russ Hellickson /Barry Davis /Barry Davis /Russ Hellickson /Barry Davis /Andy Rein /Duane Kleven /Duane Kleven Best season winning percentage (min. 10 duals) (19-3-0) /Barry Davis (21-4) /Russ Hellickson (13-3) /Duane Kleven.813 (13-3) /Duane Kleven (10-2-1) /Duane Kleven (8-2) /George Martin (13-3-1) /George Martin (20-5-1) /Russ Hellickson (22-6) /Russ Hellickson.786 (12-5) /Duane Kleven.786 (11-3) /Duane Kleven Largest margin of victory vs. UW-Green Bay, vs. UW-Milwaukee, vs. Dubuque, vs. Marquette, vs. Lincoln JC, vs. Purdue, vs. Morgan State, vs. Northern Illinois, vs. UW-Oshkosh, vs. Cumberland, vs. Marquette, vs. UW-Milwaukee, Longest dual winning streaks season seasons seasons seasons season seasons seasons seasons seasons seasons seasons seasons Most NCAA champions in a season (Jack Reinwand, Lee Kemp,...Pat Christenson) (Lee Kemp, Jim Haines (Lee Kemp, Ron Jeidy) Most All-Americans in a season

8 Chris Bono is set to usher in a new era of Wisconsin Wrestling, as he takes over as head of the program this season. Before taking over at Wisconsin, Bono has had a successful career both as a coach and as a wrestler. Bono s coaching career began immediately after his collegiate career ended, as he joined his alma mater Iowa State s coaching staff in 1997 as an assistant. In 2002 he was promoted to associate head coach for the Cyclones, and won the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Assistant Coach of the Year Award the same season. In 2005, Bono joined the Tennessee-Chattanooga Moccasins as an assistant and was promoted to head coach the following season. Bono spent three seasons as head coach at UTC, and during that time, the Mocs dominated the Southern Conference, winning the regular season and tournament championships in all three seasons, and never losing to a fellow conference opponent. The Mocs also had two All-Americans and 19 NCAA qualifiers during his tenure, had their highestever team finish at the NCAA Championships (20th) and the program s first-ever Top 10 ranking in In 2009, Bono rejoined Iowa State as associate head coach for one season, before leaving wrestling to work in the private sector. Bono worked with Stryker in South Carolina, where he was in charge of selling millions of dollars worth of medical supplies, which he attests helped him learn how to best run a wrestling program, instead of just coaching it. Bono s return to the wrestling world came with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits when he was hired as head coach in When he joined the team, SDSU was a bottom feeder in the Western Wrestling Conference, and there was the potential of the program being cut altogether due to budget restraints. Every season under Bono s watch South Dakota State improved. In his first year as head coach, the Jackrabbits went 5-12 overall and sent one wrestler to the NCAA Championships. The next season, SDSU went 6-8 and sent three wrestlers to the NCAA s. In , Bono led the Jackrabbits to a record of 11-8, their first season at or above.500 since The team also sent three wrestlers to the NCAA s in The season marked SDSU s switch to the competitive Big 12 conference, but that didn t faze Bono and the Jackrabbits, as they improved to 14-6 on the season and sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, a program best at the Division I level. In , South Dakota State went 14-5 and Bono had his first individual Big 12 champion, as Seth Gross took the title at 133 pounds, and the team finished third out of 10 teams overall. Five wrestlers went to the NCAA s this season, with two, Seth Gross and Alex Kocer, earning All-American honors. SDSU also finished 16th overall. In Bono s last season as head coach for the Jackrabbits, the team went 14-2 and finished 3rd out of the now 12 teams in the Big 12, with two individual title winners with Seth Gross (133) and Nate Rotert (197). Of the seven SDSU wrestlers at the NCAA s, three earned All-American honors, including a national championship for Seth Gross, the first national champion in any sport at South Dakota State in the Division I era. The Jackrabbits placed 12th overall as a team. Bono was also awarded with Big 12 Coach of the Year Honors. Bono joins the Badgers with an overall record of , 43 NCAA Qualifiers, seven All- Americans and one national champion as a head coach.

9 A FLORIDA LEGEND Bono began wrestling at the early age of five when he accompanied his older brother Ernie to his wrestling practice in Philadelphia. After his family relocated to Florida, Bono would go on to high school at The Bolles School, where he became a prep legend. After placing fourth in the state championship as a seventh grader, Bono was a three-time state champion and led the team to three-straight District Titles and the 1992 Class 2A State Wrestling Team Championship. Bono his finished his high school career with a record, the most wins of any Florida wrestler in history. He also competed in freestyle wrestling in high school, finishing as the Cadet National Runner-Up and was a Junior National All-American. COLLEGIATE DOMINANCE As a collegian at Iowa State, Bono had a prolific career, posting an overall record of over his four seasons, currently holding the fifth most wins for an individual wrestler in Iowa State history. After making the NCAA tournament in his freshman year in 1994, Bono racked up three All-American honors in 95, 96, and 97. In 1995, he finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. He earned an NCAA title at 150 pounds in 1996, and then finished runner-up in 1997 to close out his college career. His NCAA title was the first-ever for a Floridian at any weight class. Bono was also a two-time Big 12 conference champion during his career. Bono was a member of the 2018 Glen Brand Hall of Fame Class, which was established in 2002 to honor individuals who have made an impact on the sport of wrestling at the national level or in the state of Iowa. The hall recognizes nativeborn Iowans and those who made their impact while wrestling or coaching in Iowa, like Bono. THE NEXT LEVEL Bono s career as a wrestler did not end when he graduated from Iowa State. Bono took first place at the World Cup in both 2002 and He was also a member of the U.S. World Championships teams in 2001, 2003, and 2005, and Bono served as an alternate for U.S. Olympic teams. Bono was a force in U.S. wrestling during that time, taking first in U.S. World Team trials in 2001, 2002, and 2005, and taking first at U.S. Nationals in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and Bono competed in freestyle wrestling for 20 years, beginning as a high school sophomore in 1990 and finishing at the 2010 U.S. National Championships. Over that span, he won 26 total freestyle tournaments.

10 WISCONSIN WRESTLING SCHEDULE Home games listed in BOLD CAPS. All times listed in central. Nov. 1 BUFFALO 7p.m. Jan. 13 at Penn State 12p.m. University Park, Penn. Nov. 3 Cyclone Open All Day Ames, Iowa Jan. 18 NORTHWESTERN 7p.m. Nov. 9 Kent State/Bakersfield 4:30 Kent, Ohio Jan. 25 MINNESOTA 7p.m. Nov. 16 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 8p.m. Feb. 2 at Maryland 12p.m. College Park, Mary. Nov. 18 UTAH VALLEY 12p.m. Feb. 10 ILLINOIS 2p.m. Nov. 18 PRINCETON 2p.m. Feb. 17 IOWA 7p.m. Dec. 2 SIUE TOURNAMENT Edwardsville, Ill. All Day Feb. 24 SIUE 12p.m. Dec. 8 at Ohio State 3p.m. Columbus, Ohio Dec. Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. All Day March B1G Championships 9-10 Minneapolis, Minn. All Day March NCAA Championships Pittsburgh, Penn. All Day Jan. 11 at Rutgers 6p.m. Piscataway, New Jersey