Schmitt went 10-0 to earn a spot in the finals against Andrew Alton from Pennsylvania. Before the finals, Schmitt pinned one of his opponents and had four tech falls. In the finals, Schmitt knocked off Alton in a 4-1, 4-2 decision. Schmitt is no stranger to placing at Junior Nationals as he finished third last year.
Rutt also went 10-0 before reaching the finals. He met Alec Ortiz from Oregon and dominated with a 5-0, 7-0 tech fall. It was Rutt's third tech fall victory of the tournament and he also had three pins leading up to the finals. Last year, Rutt placed fifth at Junior Nationals.
Kelliher finished the tournament 7-2 and won the seventh place match with a 7-0, 4-0 decision over Nick Wilcox from New York.
Schmitt, Rutt and Kelliher are just three of the nine incoming freshmen on this year's Wisconsin wrestling team. The group was recently ranked No. 2 in the country by InterMat and also received a No. 4 ranking earlier in the summer by W.I.N. Magazine.
Competition continues for some incoming freshmen in Fargo with the Junior Freestyle National Championships, which begin Thursday and run through Saturday. Be sure to check back to uwbadgers.com for updates on the incoming freshmen and the rest of the UW wrestling team.
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