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Kory Burdick

FAN PRIMER | Wolves Gear up for Face-offs with No. 1 Huskies and Beavers

THE COMPETITIONS AT A GLANCE

Friday, February 7 (7 p.m.) vs. #1 St. Cloud State
Location: Aberdeen, S.D.
 		 Sunday, February 9 (2 p.m.) vs. Minot St.
Location: Minot, N.D.
 
 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Results [SCSU]: trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=841725138&pageName=DualDashboard.jsp&dualId=8514568132
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Tickets: nsuwolves.universitytickets.com/?cid=173
 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

  • The Wolves enter the week with a 5-2 record overall and 4-2 mark in the Northern Sun
  • They are coming off a 1-1 week against No. 11 UMary and Southwest Minnesota State
  • Wyatt Turnquist, Griffin Lundeen, and Damen Pape went 2-0 last week and hold league records of 6-0, 5-1, and 3-2 this season
  • Northern is receiving votes in the most recent NWCA Poll with Braydon Mogle ranked 12th at 141 pounds and Wyatt Turnquist ranked fourth at 149 pounds
 

#1 ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

  • St. Cloud State is 11-0 this season and 6-0 in the NSIC
  • The Huskies hold the top spot in the most recent NWCA poll with nine individually ranked wrestlers including No. 8 Sam Spencer (133), No. 13 Alyeus Craig (141), No. 13 Colby Njos (149), No. 1 Joel Jesuroga (157), No. 3 Nick Novak (165), No. 2 Bryce Dagel (174), No. 9 Bryce Fitzpatrick (184), No. 2 Dominic Murphy (197), and No. 5 La'Ron Parks (285)
  • SCSU's closest dual this season was a 20-19 victory on January 25 at No. 4 Nebraska Kearney
  • St. Cloud is led by head coach Steve Costanzo in is 19th season
 

LAST TIME AGAINST THE HUSKIES

  • The Wolves fell to the Huskies 25-13 last season on the road
  • Northern is 3-23 all-time against St. Cloud State
 

MINOT STATE STORYLINES

  • Minot State heads into the week with a 7-6 record overall and 2-4 mark in the NSIC and will face UMary on Friday before matching up with the Wolves
  • The Beavers big man, Jake Swirple is ranked ninth in the nation at 285-pounds
  • MiSU is led by head coach Evan Forde in his tenth season
 

LAST TIME AGAINST THE BEAVERS

  • The Wolves fell to the Beavers 24-18 at home a season ago
  • Northern is 10-5 all-time against Minot State
 

PROBABLE LINEUPS

WT NORTHERN STATE #1 ST. CLOUD STATE MINOT STATE
125 Sloan Johannsen (16-9, 3-3 NSIC) Conor Knopick -or-
Dominic Ducato		 Dylan McDonald
133 Brenden Salfrank (4-12, 0-6 NSIC) -or-
Clay Gates (2-5, 0-0 NSIC)		 #8 Sam Spencer -or-
Caleb Meekins		 Wayne Joint
141 #12 Braydon Mogle (11-7, 4-2 NSIC) #13 Alyeus Craig -or-
Brandon Eusebio		 Adrian Chavez
149 #4 Wyatt Turnquist (17-2, 6-0 NSIC) #13 Colby Njos -or-
Nolan Throne		 Ethan Wonser
157 Griffin Lundeen (20-7, 5-1 NSIC) #1 Joel Jesuroga -or-
Colton Bornholdt		 Ryan Hrcka
165 Izaak Hunsley (11-12, 2-4 NSIC) #3 Nick Novak -or-
Derek Johnson		 Brendan Barnes
174 Mason Fey (16-7, 3-2 NSIC) -or-
Travis Smith (8-7, 0-1 NSIC)		 #2 Bryce Dagel -or-
James Burks		 Gavin Turk
184 Damon Pape (16-7, 3-2 NSIC) Tyson Meyer -or-
#9 Bryce Fitzpatrick		 Marcus Allen
197 Tyson Lien (16-9, 4-2 NSIC) #2 Dominic Murphy -or-
Nathan Fury		 Cannon Potts
285 Nathan Schauer (16-7, 5-1 NSIC) -or-
Ayden Viox (9-8, 0-0 NSIC)		 #5 La' Ron Parks -or-
Jadon Mims		 #9 Jake Swirple
 


 
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