Johannsen
Kory Burdick

Wrestling Treks South for NSIC Face-off with No. 7 Augustana

THE COMPETITION AT A GLANCE

Thursday, January 16 vs. No. 7 Augustana [7 p.m.]
Location: Sioux Falls, S.D.
 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Results: trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=841725138&pageName=DualDashboard.jsp&dualId=8090733132
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

  • The Wolves hit the road with a 3-0 record overall and 2-0 mark in the NSIC
  • Northern is coming off a 41-4 victory over Sioux Falls last weekend at home, notching six bonus point victories
  • NSU is receiving votes in the most recent NWCA Poll with two wrestlers ranked in No. 6 Wyatt Turnquist and No. 11 Braydon Mogle
  • Record for the Wolves in competition this week are outlined in the probable lineups below
 

#7 AUGUSTANA STORYLINES

  • Augustana heads into the week with a 5-5 record overall and 2-0 mark in the Northern Sun
  • They hold lead victories over No. 3 Parkside (22-15) and Southwest Minnesota State (45-0)
  • In non-conference action last weekend at the NWCA National Duals, AU went 3-2 with wins over No. 12 Grand Valley State (20-17), No. 2 Glenville State (21-18), and No. 11 UMary (30-10) and losses to No. 5 Nebraska Kearney (23-13) and No. 3 Parkside (31-6)
  • The Vikings sit seventh in the country with five ranked wrestlers including No. 2 Jaxson Rohman (125), No. 2 Cael Larson (149), No. 15 Connor Simmonds (157), No. 3 Cade Mueller (184), and No. 5 Max Ramberg (197)
  • Augustana is led by head coach Jason Reitmeier in his 22nd season at the helm
 

LAST TIME AGAINST THE VIKINGS

  • Northern and Augustana faced off three times last season, with the Vikings taking all three duals
  • 2023-24 dual scores were 26-18 from Brookings, 21-13 in NSIC action, and 29-9 at the NWCA National Duals
  • Northern is 2-31 all-time against Augustana with their last win coming in 2019
 

PROBABLE LINEUPS

WEIGHT NORTHERN STATE #7 AUGUSTANA
125 Sloan Johannsen (14-7, 1-1 NSIC) Christian Olsen
133 Brenden Salfrank (4-8, 0-2 NSIC) Braiden Kort
141 #11 Braydon Mogle (9-5, 2-0 NSIC) Connor Whiteley
149 #6 Wyatt Turnquist 13-2 (2-0 NSIC) #2 Cael Larson
157 Griffin Lundeen 17-5 (2-0 NSIC) #15 Connor Simmonds
165 Izaak Hunsley 10-9 (1-1 NSIC) Payton Handevidt
174 Mason Fey (14-6, 1-1 NSIC) Colten Gunderson
184 Damon Pape (14-5, 1-0 NSIC) #3 Cade Mueller
197 Tyson Lien (14-7, 2-0 NSIC) #5 Max Ramberg
285 Nathan Schauer (13-6, 2-0 NSIC) Max Balow


 
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