Edmond, Okla. – The No. 17 Northern State University wrestling team opened the 2022-23 season with a win over Carl Albert State and a loss to No. 4 Central Oklahoma. The Wolves tallied 13 match wins, including nine extra point victories, between the two duals.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 47, CAS 3
Final Score: NSU 3, UCO 30
NSU Record: 1-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. CARL ALBERT STATE

• The Wolves won ten of the 12 wrestled matches versus the Carl Albert Vikings with seven bonus point wins
• Brenden Salfrank kicked off the dual with a victory by fall at 3:43 over James Peach; he led 5-0 prior to the pin
• After a loss at 133 pound, Robert Coyle III bounced back with his own victory by fall at 2:37, downing RT Noel in the first period after holding an 8-1 lead
• No. 11 Wyatt Turnquist added a pin of his own at 2:19 in the first period over Kayson Kenney
• Devin Bahr suited up for his first match with the Wolves, defeating Alec Capehart by fall at 1:11
• With the first technical fall of the evening, Kelby Hawkins took the 165 pound match over Caden Warren with a score of 18-2 in the third period
• Tyson Lien added three points for Northern with a 2-1 decision over Cayden Felts
• No. 6 Treyton Cacek tallied the Wolves third first period pin of the match, defeating Josiah Rhodes at 2:31
• No. 3 Cole Huss held a 7-1 lead in the 197 pound bout, ultimately recorded an injury win over Hunter Hall
• George Bolling closed out the scoring matches for the Wolves with a 9-4 victory over Emmett Bivens
• In the 174 pound extra match, Tyler Voorhees notched an 18-0 technical fall at 4:15 in the second with a takedown, 14 nearfall points, and a reversal

 
MATCH RESULTS

Wt	Summary	CAS	NSU
125	Brenden Salfrank (Northern State) over James Peach (Carl Albert State) (Fall 3:43)	0	6
133	Thaddeus Long (Carl Albert State) over Teagan Block (Northern State) (MD 10-2)	4	0
141	Robert Coyle III (Northern State) over RT Noel (Carl Albert State) (Fall 2:37)	0	6
149	#11 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Kayson Kenney (Carl Albert State) (Fall 2:19)	0	6
157	Devin Bahr (Northern State) over Alec Capehart (Carl Albert State) (Fall 1:11)	0	6
165	Kelby Hawkins (Northern State) over Caden Warren (Carl Albert State) (TF 18-2 6:47)	0	5
174	Tyson Lien (Northern State) over Cayden Felts (Carl Albert State) (Dec 2-1)	0	3
184	#6 Treyton Cacek (Northern State) over Josiah Rhodes (Carl Albert State) (Fall 2:31)	0	6
197	#3 Cole Huss (Northern State) over Hunter Hall (Carl Albert State) (Inj. 3:16)	0	6
285	George Bolling (Northern State) over Emmett Bivens (Carl Albert State) (Dec 9-4)	0	3
157E	Jaden Two Lance (Carl Albert State) over Tyson Stoebner (Northern State) (TF 20-5 7:00)	0	0
174E	Tyler Voorhees (Northern State) over Matthan Mason (Carl Albert State) (TF 18-0 4:15)	0	0
	Bench Control	-1.0
	Final Score:	3	47

 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. #4 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

• Northern trailed 10-0 through the first three bouts
• No. 11 Turnquist matched up against the No. 3 wrestler in the country at 149 pounds in Brik Filippo; the pair battled with Turnquist bringing home a 6-4 decision win
• The Wolves were unable to seal another victory, battling to five decision losses and one technical fall
• Both Izaak Hunsley and Marshall VanTassel added wins in the 157 and 197 pound extra matches
• Hunsley defeated Brady DeArmond by injury default after leading 2-0 and VanTassel tallied a 9-3 decision victory over Kohl Owen

 
MATCH RESULTS

Wt	Summary	UCO	NSU
125	Studd Morris (Central Oklahoma) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) (Dec 4-2)	3	0
133	Dylan Lucas (Central Oklahoma) over Teagan Block (Northern State) (MD 12-2)	4	0
141	Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) over Robert Coyle III (Northern State) (Dec 7-1)	3	0
149	#11 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over #3 Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 6-4)	0	3
157	#10 Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) over Devin Bahr (Northern State) (Dec 10-7)	3	0
165	Ty Lucas (Central Oklahoma) over Kelby Hawkins (Northern State) (Dec 8-3)	3	0
174	Hunter Jump (Central Oklahoma) over Tyson Lien (Northern State) (Dec 5-2)	3	0
184	Anthony Des Vigne (Central Oklahoma) over #6 Treyton Cacek (Northern State) (Dec 8-2)	3	0
197	#1 Dalton Abney (Central Oklahoma) over #3 Cole Huss (Northern State) (Dec 4-1)	3	0
285	Braden Morgan (Central Oklahoma) over George Bolling (Northern State) (TF 15-0 4:22)	5	0
157E	Izaak Hunsley (Northern State) over Brady DeArmond (Central Oklahoma) (Inj. 0:40)	0	0
197E	Marshall VanTassel (Northern State) over Kohl Owen (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 9-3)	0	0
	Final Score:	30	3

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves remain on the road next Thursday at Saturday versus Concordia Moorhead and at the Dakota Wesleyan Open. Northern State will face the Cobbers at 7 p.m. on Thursday from Moorhead.