Blaine's Newman Earns National Championship at UW-Whitewater

2017 Mar 13

Jordan Newman, a native of Blaine, MN, graduate of St John's Northwestern Military Academy and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, won the 184-pound national title over the weekend at the 2017 NCAA Division III Championships at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis.

Newman became UW-Whitewater's first individual national champion in wrestling since 1991 with a pin in 4:03 against fifth-seeded Justin Kreiter of Luther (Iowa). Newman, the third seed, reached the championship bout with a technical fall against No. 7 Blaise Benderoth of New York University.

Newman capped his season with a 24-3 record and his second career All-America honor. He placed eighth at 174 pounds in 2015.

See below for Newman's complete results from the weekend.

184:
Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) - No. 3 seed
First Round: d. Grant Wedepohl (UW-Platteville) by decision, 8-1
Quarterfinals: d. No. 6 Doug Hamann (TCNJ) by decision, 15-8
Semifinals: d. No. 7 Blaise Benderoth (New York University) by technical fall, 18-1 (6:03)
Final: d. No. 5 Justin Kreiter (Luther) by fall, 4:03