Aberdeen, S.D. – The (RV) Northern State University wrestling team will head to the NCAA Super Region V Tournament this Saturday, hosted by Minnesota State University Moorhead. The tournament has been broken into two sessions with competition running from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the championship matches wrestling at 6 p.m. from the Nemzek Fieldhouse. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for students, and children 5 and under are free.
The Wolves will face off against wrestlers from (RV) MSU Moorhead, No. 1 St. Cloud State, No. 19 Upper Iowa, (RV) Augustana, UMary, Minot State, (RV) Southwest Minnesota State, No. 17 Minnesota State, and (RV) Wisconsin-Parkside.
NOTEABLE MOMENTS THIS SEASON
- Kolton Roth won the Dakota Wesleyan Open
- Kaden Campbell, Caden Moore, and Harrison Townsend won the Finn Grinaker Open
- Northern finished the dual season with a 6-5 record overall and 3-5 mark in the NSIC
- It was the Wolves first winning season since NSU went 9-7 in 2007-08
- NSU defeated Augustana (21-13) for the first time since 1995-96, breaking a 25-match win streak by the Vikings
- The Wolves notched their first team nationally ranking since 2016-17 sitting at No. 25 in the January 11 poll
WOLVES IN COMPETITION
| Weight |
Wrestler |
Season Rec. |
| 125 |
Dayne Morton (Fr., Gaylord, Minn. / Sibley East HS) |
11-6 |
| 133 |
Kenny Jones (RSo., Susanville, Calif. / Lassen High) |
4-3 |
| 141 |
Kolton Roth (Fr., Graettinger, Iowa / Graettinger Terril) |
11-3 |
| 149 |
Caden Moore (Fr., O'Neill, Neb. / O'Neill HS) |
21-5 |
| 157 |
Walker Carr (RSo., Carrington, N.D. / Carrington HS) |
13-10 |
| 165 |
Billy Holtan (So., Kensal, N.D. / Carrington HS) |
13-1 |
| 174 |
Tanner Wiese (Fr., Forest Lake, Minn. / Forest Lake HS) |
11-11 |
| 184 |
Kaden Campbell (RSr., Roosevelt, Utah / Union HS / Missouri Valley) |
14-7 |
| 197 |
Diego Gallegos (So., Renton, Wash. / Lindbergh HS) |
15-10 |
| 285 |
Harrison Townsend (So., Ames, Iowa / Ames HS) |
8-7 |
REGIONALLY RANKED WOLVES
NATIONALLY RANKED WOLVES
NCAA SUPER REGIONALS: A SEASON AGO
- Blake Perryman advanced to the NCAA National Championships finishing as the runner-up at 165 pounds
- Diego Gallegos went 1-2 with a win over Briley Crissler from Minot State
