St. Louis, Mo. – Cole Huss finished his NCAA Championships competition as an All-American and the fourth place finisher at 197 pounds. Northern State tallied 16.0 team points over the two days, finishing in the top-25 of the country.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Huss went 3-2 overall in the tournament with his fourth place finish
• He opened the day with a 6-3 decision loss to 3-seed Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis in the semifinal round
• The Gretna native then took on the 8-seed, Gino Sita of Alderson Broaddus, and notched a victory by fall with just seconds remaining in regulation
• Huss advanced to the third place match, where he ultimately fell to 5-seed Nicholas Mason of Tiffin by fall at 6:34 in the match; prior to the pin Huss led 6-3

 
FULL RESULTS
149 - Wyatt Turnquist (20-5)
Champ. Round 1 - Isiah Royal (Newberry) won by decision over Wyatt Turnquist (NSU) (Dec 3-2)
Prelim - Wyatt Turnquist (NSU) won by decision over Jake Piccirilli (UNC-Pembroke) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Jason Hanenberg (Western Colorado) won by decision over Wyatt Turnquist (NSU) (Dec 7-4)
 
184 - Treyton Cacek (11-5)
Prelim - Treyton Cacek (NSU) won by decision over Logan Hall (Notre Dame) (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Treyton Cacek (NSU) won by decision over JaQuez Bostic (Limestone) (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Connor Craig (West Liberty) won by decision over Treyton Cacek (NSU) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Anderson Salisbury (Colorado Mines) won by decision over Treyton Cacek (NSU) (Dec 4-3)
 
197 - Cole Huss (15-5)
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Huss (NSU) won in sudden victory - 1 over Joel Leise (Gannon) (SV-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Cole Huss (NSU) won in sudden victory - 1 over Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) (SV-1 6-4)
Semifinal - Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) won by decision over Cole Huss (NSU) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Semi - Cole Huss (NSU) won by fall over Gino Sita (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 6:58)
3rd Place Match - Nicholas Mason (Tiffin) won by fall over Cole Huss (NSU) (Fall 6:34)