Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 21 Northern State University wrestling team travels for a pair of ranked duals this weekend at No. 15 Upper Iowa and No. 17 Minnesota State. The duals are slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday against the Peacocks and 5 p.m. on Saturday against the Mavericks.
 
FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and result links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the two dual weekend with a 7-2 record overall and 3-2 mark in the NSIC
• Northern is ranked No. 21 in the most recent NWCA Poll with Wyatt Turnquist and James Burks sitting at No. 8 in their respective weights
• NSU fell to No. 8 Wisconsin Parkside, 24-9 at home last week
• Wyatt Turnquist and Ali'i Loyola recorded the two match victories for the Wolves versus the Rangers
• Burks, Turnquist, and Cole Huss are all undefeated in NSIC action this season, with Turnquist notching a team leading 5-0 record
• In addition, four Wolves have double figure wins this season including Izaak Hunsley (10-7), Marcus Placide (11-6), Brenden Salfrank (10-10), and Turnquist (12-2)

 
UPPER IOWA STORYLINES

• Upper Iowa enters the weekend with a 3-4 record overall and 0-2 mark in the NSIC, falling to Augustana and St. Cloud State
• The Peacocks are ranked 15^th in the most recent NWCA Team Rankings with four individuals also landing in the top-10, including No. 5 Kaden Anderlik (133), No. 7 Tate Murdy (141), No. 10 Eric Faught (149), and No. 7 Chase Luensman (157)
• Luensman and Gunner Rodgers lead the Peacocks in wins with 13 each
• UIU is led by head coach Heath Grimm in his 22^nd season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves defeated the Peacocks 18-15 in the opening dual of the 2021 season
• Ty Althoff, Kolton Roth, Wyatt Turnquist, James Burks, and Ali'i Loyola were among the returners that tallied victories in the dual
• Northern is 1-15 all-time against Upper Iowa

 
MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• The Mavericks enter the weekend with a 1-2 record overall and in the NSIC, with losses to UMary and Augustana and a win against Minot State
• Minnesota State came in at No. 17 in the recent NWCA Team Rankings with five wrestlers individually ranked in No. 10 Trenton McManus (125), No. 5 Kyle Rathman (149), No. 8 Trevor Turriff (174), No. 4 Caden Steffen (184), and No. 10 Darrell Mason (285)
• The Mavericks are coming off a 25-11 road loss at the University of Mary in late January
• MSU Is led by head coach Jim Makovsky in his 29^th season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves fell to the Mavericks 27-8 back in 2019-20
• Northern is 0-16 all-time versus Minnesota State

 
PROBABLE LINE-UPS

	#21 Northern State	#15 Upper Iowa	#17 Minnesota State
125	Landen Fischer (8-7)	Phil Ihde OR Colby Lopez	#10 Trenton McManus OR Tanner Cook
133	Christopher Williams (0-1)	#5 Kaden Anderlik OR Donny Schmit	Brock Luthens OR Isaiah Mlsna
141	Kolton Roth (8-3) OR Robert Coyle III	#7 Tate Murty OR Connor Manderfeld	Kolbe O'Brien
149	#8 Wyatt Turnquist (12-2) OR Adam DeBoer	#10 Eric Faught OR Chance Throndson	Max Schwalbe
157	Izaak Hunsley (10-7) OR #8 James Burks (7-1)	#7 Chase Luensman OR Gunner Rodgers	Cooper Siebrecht OR Drake Hayward
165	Chase Bloomquist (8-12)	Ryan Steffen OR Cam Lopez	Brody Nielsen OR Mike Smith
174	Kelby Hawkins (7-4) OR Sam Stroup (0-3)	Colter Bye	#8 Trevor Turriff
184	Treyton Cacek (4-4) OR Tanner Wiese (3-5)	Myron Crawford	Shane Gibson OR Gavin Christoffersen
197	Marcus Placide (11-6) OR Cole Huss (4-3)	Bodie Garnier	Dylan Butts
285	Ali'i Loyola (4-1) OR Josh Trumble (8-9)	Jordan Baumler	#10 Darrell Mason OR Max Villnow