Six UW-W Athletic Programs Competing in Regional, Sectional and National Competition This Week

Posted on: March 7, 2023

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will be in the national spotlight this week as multiple programs compete in national and regional events. UW-Whitewater wrestling and track and field will be represented at national championship meets. The Warhawk men’s and women’s basketball teams have both advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Meanwhile, gymnastics continues their season at the WIAC/NCGA West Regional this weekend and women’s bowling will compete in USBC Sectionals.

WARHAWK WRESTLING
UW-Whitewater will be represented by three wrestlers at the 2023 national championships March 10-11 in Roanoke, Virginia. Freshman Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) has been impressive in his first collegiate campaign at 133 pounds. Mallinder, the 2023 WIAC champion and NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion, boasts a 27-14 record this season.

Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) will look to defend his 2022 national title at 184 pounds this week. The senior won his second consecutive regional title in one of the most dominating performances in history — four matches, four pins, just 6:11 of action. Heading to nationals for the third time in his career, Shinhoster is 25-2 on the season.

At 149 pounds, Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) will take to the mat for UW-Whitewater. The senior claimed the 2023 WIAC crown in his weight class before finishing as the runner-up at regionals. Burford holds a season mark of 27-6.

WARHAWK TRACK AND FIELD
UW-Whitewater will be represented by eight Warhawks at the 2023 National Championship meet in Birmingham, Alabama slated for March 10-11. Sophomore Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) is the favorite in the 5,000 and will also compete in the 3,000-meter run, going in as the third seed. Fellow sophomore Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) will join Patzka in the 5,000.

Junior Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) goes into the championship meet seeded tenth in the mile. Sophomore Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) is seeded 14th in the 60-meter hurdles.

Sophomore Tina Shelton’s (Janesville, Wis./Parker) speed will be on display as she will represent the Warhawks in the 60-meter dash. Her seed time is just one-hundredth behind the Division III leader. She is also seeded 13th.

In the field events, Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) is the favorite in the women’s pole vault with the top height in Division III this season. Meanwhile, two Warhawks are featured in the triple jump field. Sophomore Shelvin Garrett is seeded ninth and senior Brayden Zettle (Monroe, Wis./Monroe) is 11th.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Warhawk men’s basketball team will compete in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament Friday in Ashland, Virginia on the campus of Randolph Macon. UW-Whitewater will take on Johns Hopkins at 3 pm. The winner advances to the Elite 8, also hosted by Randolph Macon, to be played Saturday, March 11.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball has advanced to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinal for the second consecutive season. The Warhawks will head to the campus of Smith College in Northampton, Mass. for Sweet 16 action against Trinity (Conn.) Friday, March 10. Tipoff is slated for 5 pm Central. The winner will advance to the Elite 8, also hosted by Smith, on Saturday.

GYMNASTICS
The Warhawks will compete in the 2023 WIAC/NCGA West Regional hosted by UW-Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wis. Saturday, March 11. The meet is slated to start at 2 pm.

No online ticket sales will be available for this event. Fans can purchase tickets at the Kolf Center ticket window (cash only) starting at 12:30 on March 11.

Championship Webpage | March 11 | Kolf Center | Oshkosh, Wis. | Live Video

WOMEN’S BOWLING
The Warhawk women’s bowling continues their 2022-23 campaign at USBC Sectionals March 11-12 in Dallas, Texas.

USBC Sectionals | March 11-12 | USA Bowl | Dallas, Texas

Coverage links will be updated on uwwsports.com as they become available. Visit uwwsports.com for the latest information on each event.