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Wisconsin wrestling: UW sneaks by No. 11 Cornell on Senior Day

On Senior Day at the UW Field House, the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers wrestling team outlasted the No. 11 Cornell Big Red, 19-16, on Sunday afternoon. Prior to the match, Wisconsin honored six seniors: Devin Bahr, Anders Lantz, Andrew McNally, Garrett Model, Andrew Salemme and Chris Weiler.

Of the seniors, only McNally was able to record a win, getting a 7-2 decision over Andrew Berreyesa. Model and Weiler each lost decisions to higher ranked opponents. To get the match started, Kyle Burwick scored an upset at 133 and then freshman No. 32 Joseph Zargo dominated James Wilson to pick up a major decision and give the Badgers a 7-0 lead as a team.