Hoosiers Fall Against No. 4 Wisconsin

Friday, January 31

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

#4 Wisconsin

1/31/2020 9:51:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Graham Rooks started the dual with a win over the No. 13 ranked wrestler in his weight class and the Indiana wrestling team jumped out to a 6-0 lead on No. 4 Wisconsin, but the Badgers won the dual, 27-12 on Friday at Wilkinson Hall.

Notes
• The Hoosiers drop to 1-7 on the season and 1-6 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin improves to 9-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
• Graham Rooks won his fifth Big Ten bout and has won five of his last six matches. Three of those five wins have come against ranked opponents, including tonight against No. 13 Cole Martin. Martin was a 2019 NCAA qualifier and finished in fourth-place at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
• Fernando Silva got his first Big Ten dual match win of the season with a 5-3 decision.
• Liam Cronin won his fourth straight Big Ten match. Cronin has outscored his opponents 27-11 in those four matches.
• Eddie Bolivar picked up his second straight Big Ten win after he recorded his first in the Hoosiers dual win against Maryland.

Indiana vs. Wisconsin Results
149: Graham Rooks (IU) dec. #13 Cole Martin (WIS) 4-3 (IU 3, WIS 0)
157: Fernando Silva (IU) dec. Drew Scharenbrock (WIS) 5-3 (IU 6, WIS 0)
165: #4 Evan Wick (WIS) fall Dillon Hoey (IU) 3:13 (IU 6, WIS 6)
174: Jared Krattiger (WIS) fall Diego Lemley (IU) 3:00 (IU 6, WIS 12)
184: #13 Johnny Sebastian (WIS) technical fall Jake Hinz (IU) 20-4/6:00 (IU 6, WIS 17)
197: Taylor Watkins (WIS) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 6-1 (IU 6, WIS 20)
285: #5 Trent Hilger (WIS) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU) 8-3 (IU 6, WIS 23)
125: Liam Cronin (IU) dec. Eric Barnett (WIS) 7-4 (IU 9, WIS 23)
133: #1 Seth Gross (WIS) maj. dec. Cayden Rooks (IU) 12-4 (IU 9, WIS 27)
141: Eddie Bolivar (IU) dec. Dom Dentino (WIS) 10-4 (IU 12, WIS 27)

Final: Indiana 12, Wisconsin 27
Attendance: 1,356

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers host Minnesota on Sunday Feb. 2 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilkinson Hall.