Our hearts are heavy today. The entire Badger wrestling family extends its most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Eli Stickley, our brother and teammate, who passed away last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with Eli’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/fu365srutx
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) July 6, 2018The Wisconsin Badgers community lost a friend, a student-athlete and much more when wrestler Eli Stickley died on Thursday night after a car crash.
Stickley—an Urbana, Ohio, native who would have been a redshirt junior this upcoming season—wrestled at Wisconsin for three years, including an “unattached” year during the 2015-16 season.