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Wrestling heads North for NSIC opener versus MSUM and Dragon Open

Aberdeen, S.D. – The (RV) Northern State University wrestling team is set for a full weekend of competition from Moorhead. The Wolves will face off against MSU Moorhead in NSIC action at 7 p.m. tomorrow and return to the arena Saturday morning for the MSUM Dragon Open.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
  • The Wolves are receiving votes in the NWCA Top-25 with three wrestlers ranked nationally: No. 9 Kolton Roth, No. 12 Caden Moore, and No. 9 Kaden Campbell
  • Northern also boast seven ranked in the region: No. 6 Dayne Morton, No. 2 Roth, No. 3 Moore, No. 6 Walker Carr, No. 3 Campbell, No. 6 Diego Gallegos, and No. 6 Harrison Townsend
  • NSU is 1-0 in duals this season after an opening victory over Concordia Moorhead, 23-14 at home
  • Northern has competed at the DWU Open and Finn Grinaker Open bringing home four individual titles and ten top-3 finishes
  • Most recently the Wolves tallied three weight class wins from the Finn Grinaker Open with a total of 11 Wolves placing in their respective weight classes and divisions
  • Roth and Townsend are both undefeated this season with 6-0 and 3-0 records respectively, while Moore and Campbell are 8-1 and 10-1 on the year
 
About MSU Moorhead
  • The Dragons enter the weekend with a 0-1 record on the year, falling to Concordia Moorhead  19-18
  • MSUM is currently ranked ninth overall in the region with two regionally ranked wrestlers
  • Cole Jones (125) and Joe Schumacher (149) are ranked No. 11 and No. 9 in the nation following yesterday's release
  • Adam Blees was nabbed a the team's wrestler to watch by the league this season, as Moorhead was picked sixth overall in the preseason poll
  • MSUM is led by head coach Kris Nelson in his tenth season at the helm
 
Last Season  
Probable Dual Line-up
125- Dayne Morton
133- Nate Rodriguez
141- Kolton Roth
149- Caden Moore
157- Walker Carr
165- Billy Holtan or Tanner Wiese
174- Paxton Mewes or Jake Flakus
184- Kaden Campbell
197- Diego Gallegos
HWT- Harrison Townsend


 
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Players Mentioned

Walker Carr

Walker Carr

149
Redshirt Freshman
Billy Holtan

Billy Holtan

157
Redshirt Freshman
Paxton Mewes

Paxton Mewes

157/165
Redshirt Freshman
Tanner Olson

Tanner Olson

174/184
Senior
Blake Perryman

Blake Perryman

157
Senior
Diego Gallegos

Diego Gallegos

184/197
6' 2"
Freshman
Kaden Campbell

Kaden Campbell

174/184
Redshirt Junior
Jake Flakus

Jake Flakus

184
Freshman
Harrison Townsend

Harrison Townsend

285
Sophomore
Dayne Morton

Dayne Morton

125
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Walker Carr

Walker Carr

Redshirt Freshman
149
Billy Holtan

Billy Holtan

Redshirt Freshman
157
Paxton Mewes

Paxton Mewes

Redshirt Freshman
157/165
Tanner Olson

Tanner Olson

Senior
174/184
Blake Perryman

Blake Perryman

Senior
157
Diego Gallegos

Diego Gallegos

6' 2"
Freshman
184/197
Kaden Campbell

Kaden Campbell

Redshirt Junior
174/184
Jake Flakus

Jake Flakus

Freshman
184
Harrison Townsend

Harrison Townsend

Sophomore
285
Dayne Morton

Dayne Morton

5' 4"
Freshman
125