Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 21 Northern State University wrestling team opened their 2022-23 home slate with a bang on Friday evening, taking eight weights over Minot State. Five of their eight victories were bonus point wins, led by No. 11 Wyatt Turnquist with a victory by fall.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 32, MiSU 10
Records: NSU 4-2 (2-1 NSIC), MiSU 5-5 (0-2 NSIC)
Attendance: 753
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Landen Fischer kicked off the dual at 125-pounds, notching a 12-0 major decision victory over Dylan McDonald
• Teagan Block tallied an 11-8 decision victory over Logen Fischer, giving the Wolves a 7-0 lead
• The tag-team of Kolton Roth, in his first action of the 2022-23 season, and Wyatt Turnquist extended the Northern State lead with 10-points at 141 and 149 pounds
• Roth defeated Ethan Wonser in a 10-0 major decision and Turnquist pinned Isaac Ortega at 3:52 in the match where he held an 8-0 lead
• Minot State tallied their first points of the day, notching a pin at 157 pounds before heading to the mid-match break
• Chase Bloomquist responded and put the Wolves back on track, defeating Brendan Barnes in a 5-4 decision
• In the only technical fall of the evening, Kelby Hawkins defeated Brody Mohr with a score of 17-2, sealing the 5-point team victory with a riding time point as the clock ran out in the third period
• In his first match in the maroon and gold, Sam Kruger tallied a 9-0 victory over Cayden White
• No. 2 Cole Huss closed out the scoring for NSU, defeating Dustin Swisher in a 9-3 decision
• The Beavers closed out the dual with a major decision victory by their lone ranked wrestler, No. 8 Jake Swirple
• Northern State out-scored Minot State 76-19 through all ten matches and tallied their second highest team score of the season

 
MATCH RESULTS

Weight	Summary	NSU	MINOT
125	Landen Fischer (Northern State) over Dylan McDonald (Minot State) (MD 12-0)	4	0
133	Teagan Block (Northern State) over Logen Fischer (Minot State) (Dec 11-8)	3	0
141	Kolton Roth (Northern State) over Ethan Wonser (Minot State) (MD 10-0)	4	0
149	#11 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Isaac Ortega (Minot State) (Fall 3:52)	6	0
157	Nathan Baca (Minot State) over Devin Bahr (Northern State) (Fall 4:49)	0	6
165	Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) over Brendan Barnes (Minot State) (Dec 5-4)	3	0
174	Kelby Hawkins (Northern State) over Brody Mohr (Minot State) (TF 17-2 7:00)	5	0
184	Sam Kruger (Northern State) over Cayden White (Minot State) (MD 9-0)	4	0
197	#2 Cole Huss (Northern State) over Dustin Swisher (Minot State) (Dec 9-3)	3	0
285	#8 Jake Swirple (Minot State) over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) (MD 8-0)	0	4
	Team Score:	32	10

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves will host top-10 opponent Upper Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The dual kicks off at 2 p.m. versus the No. 9 Peacocks from Wachs Arena. Free ice cream sundaes will be available for all fans as a part of the Sundaes on Sunday promotion while supplies last.