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Wisconsin Badgers wrestler Eli Stickley dies in car crash

Jace Evans
USA TODAY
Wisconsin Badgers wrestler Eli Stickley, right, has died at 21.

Wisconsin Badgers wrestler Eli Stickley died Thursday night in a car crash in Illinois. He was 21. 

Stickley was driving a 2004 Nissan Frontier when it left the roadway on Interstate 74 at 8:19 p.m. local time, running into the right ditch before overcorrecting and rolling, per Illinois State Police via the Wisconsin State Journal

Stickley and a passenger — who was not identified and whose status is unknown — were taken to Illini Hospital, per the Rock Island Dispatch-Argus. Stickley was pronounced dead there. 

Stickley was a starter for the Badgers this past season in the 141-pound weight class and qualified for the NCAA Championships. In 2016-17 he finished with a 20-19 overall record and in 2015-16's unattached campaign he went 20-9. 

Stickley arrived at Wisconsin via his native Ohio, where he won a Division II high school championship in 2014. 

Stickley's uncle, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, won two national championships at Wisconsin and was a three-time All-American — and remains the school's all-time wins leader. Jordan's son, Isaac, wrapped up his own All-American career in 2017 wrestling alongside cousin Stickley. 

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