Joseph Brodman
  • Physical Education
  • Class of 2018
  • Tiffin, OH

Tiffin's Brodman Wins WIAC Individual Title at UW-Whitewater

2017 Feb 13

Joseph Brodman, a native of Tiffin, OH, and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, was one of three Warhawks to win individual conference titles at the 2017 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Friday in Platteville, Wis.

The Warhawks totaled 108 points to post their eighth straight finish among the top two in the WIAC. No. 5 UW-La Crosse registered 160 points to snap UW-Whitewater's five-year run atop the conference.

At 125 pounds, senior Zac Denny (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) posted a pin and an 11-4 decision en route to the final, where he bested UW-Eau Claire's Zackary Sirny, who is listed as a "Contender" in the D3wrestle.com rankings, by a 7-2 decision. Denny is currently ranked fifth in the nation by D3wrestle.com and seventh by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.



Senior Joseph Brodman (Tiffin, Ohio/Calvert), ranked seventh by D3wrestle.com and 10th by the NWCA at 133 pounds, tallied a pair of major decisions on his way to the final. In the title bout, he knocked off No. 6/8 Ryan Weinmann by a 10-6 decision.



Junior Jordan Newman (Blaine, Minn./St. John's Military Academy (Wis.)) collected two pins en route to the championship match at 184 pounds. The nation's top ranked wrestler by D3wrestle.com and No. 3 by the NWCA, Newman topped No. 8 Grant Wedepohl of UW-Platteville by a 10-2 major decision in the final.

The Warhawks resume action Feb. 25 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in Fort Wayne, Ind.

See below for complete match-by-match results for all three of UW-Whitewater's individual champions.



125:
Zac Denny (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem)
Quarterfinal: d. Moziah Clark (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 4:22
Semifinal: d. Nelson Baker (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 11-4
Final: d. Zackary Sirny (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 7-2

133:
Joseph Brodman (Tiffin, Ohio/Calvert)
Quarterfinal: d. Ethan Altabet (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 12-4
Semifinal: d. Reid Johnson (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-0
Final: d. Ryan Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 10-6

184:
Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy)
Quarterfinal: d. Grant Balconi (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 1:06
Semifinal: d. Austin Cook (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 3:00
Final: d. Grant Wedepohl (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 10-2