Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 17 Northern State University wrestling team heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin this weekend for a pair of competitions. The Wolves will face the Wisconsin Parkside Rangers at 7 p.m. in NSIC action on Friday evening and compete at the Jim Koch Open beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
 
FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and results will be available at the link above or on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com for Friday's dual
• Live results for Saturday's open are available at the link above on trackwrestling.com
• Tickets are available through the link above or at the door

 
#17 NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves open NSIC competition with a 1-1 record on the year, defeating Carl Albert State (47-3) and falling to No. 4 Central Oklahoma (30-3)
• Of the Wolves slated for action in the dual, Marshall VanTassel and Tyson Lien lead the team with five and four wins respectively
• VanTassel notched a upset victory over No. 3 Brik Filippo of Central Oklahoma and Lien tallied a runner-up finish at the DWU Open; the Wolves highest open finish of the season thus far
• Wyatt Turnquist is the lone Wolf not to suffer a loss, holding a 2-0 record in 2022-23
• The Wolves are currently ranked No. 17 in the NWCA Poll with three individually ranked student-athletes in No. 3 Cole Huss (197), No. 6 Treyton Cacek (184), and No. 11 Turnquist (149)

 
#13 PARKSIDE STORYLINES

• The Rangers are 1-0 this season with an early year victory over Wisconsin Whitewater (24-9)
• Parkside was picked fifth in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll after going 5-3 in the league last season
• UWP holds a national team ranking of No. 13 with two individuals ranked in No. 1 Shane Gantz at 165 pounds and No. 3 Reece Worachek at 184 pounds
• Parkside is led by head coach Nick Becker in his second season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Rangers defeated the Wolves 24-9 in 2021-22
• Wyatt Turnquist and Ali'i Loyola tallied the two wins for the Wolves; a tech fall by Turnquist and major decision by Loyola
• Northern is 1-3 all-time versus Parkside

 
PROBABLE LINE-UPS

	#17 Northern State	#13 Parkside
125	Landen Fischer	Shane Corrigan
133	Teagan Block	Joey Roti
141	Robert Coyle III	Cayden Henschel
149	#11 Wyatt Turnquist	Jalen Spuhler
157	Izaak Hunsley	Ben Durocher
165	Chase Bloomquist	#1 Shane Gantz
174	Kelby Hawkins	Eric Bauer
184	Tyson Lien	#3 Reece Worachek
197	#3 Cole Huss OR Marshall Van Tassel	Crosby Schlosser
285	George Bolling OR Nathan Schauer	Lloyd Reynolds