THE DUALS AT A GLANCE

Date: Friday, January 30 @ Southwest Minn. State Location: Marshall, Minn.
Start Time: 7 p.m.

 

Date: Saturday, January 31 @ Minnesota State Location: Mankato, Minn.
Start Time: 7 p.m.

 


FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE
Dual Pages: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=1560238138&pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=8979311132 & 
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=1560238138&pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=8704759132
Live Video: https://nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/

 
(RV) NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
 

• Northern State has a 5-3 record on the season, 2-3 in conference action, after their loss last Saturday to No. 6 Wisconsin Parkside
• The Wolves are 1-3 against ranked opponents; their win coming against then No. 17 Central Missouri (20-17) on January 9
• Against common opponents, Northern is 5-2 and SMSU is 0-7
• The Wolves are receiving votes in the latest NWCA Poll of the year with two individuals in their respective weights' top-15
• Rudy Lopez drops one spot to No. 14 at 149-pounds, as did Brady Westall (184 lbs) to No.11
• Sloan Johannsen falls out of the top-15 in the 125-pound class

 
SMSU STORYLINES

• Southwest Minnesota State comes into the match with a 2-9 record this year
• Their second win was last Sunday against the Beavers of Minot State 24-15; losing the previous eight contests
• SMSU is 0-7 while Northern is 5-2 against common opponents
• The Mustangs are currently not receiving any votes in the lates NWCA Poll, nor have they gotten any vote this season
• There are no individuals in the top-15 for any weight class for the Mustangs

 
THE WOLVES AND MUSTANGS HISTORY

• The last meeting between the two teams was February 2, 2025, where Northern State came away with a 39-3 win against SMSU
• The Wolves are currently on a five-dual winning streak vs the Mustangs
• The all-time record between the two teams is SMSU – 16, Northern State – 15, Tie 1

 
PROBABLE LINEUPS

WEIGHT	(RV) NORTHERN STATE	SMSU
125	Sloan Johannsen	Preston Xayachak or Dylan St. Germain
133	Teagan Block or Clay Gates	Chase Hanson
141	Krayle Stormer	Bronson Richins or AJ Polansky
149	No. 14 Rudy Lopez or Cole Holien	Jake Messner or Brand Beaver
157	Griffin Lundeen or Carter Ban	Tate Condezo
165	Izaak Hunsley	Wyatt Pollard
174	Mason Fey	Noah Jensen or DJ Rock
184	No. 11 Brady Westall	Mason Buss or Carter Paulson
197	Ryan Hirschkorn	Xander Kenworthy
285	Ayden Viox or Tyson Lien	Evan Thompson

 
(RV) MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• The Mavericks are 12-3 (5-1 NSIC) on the season and a perfect 2-0 at home
• All three loses have been to ranked opponents; No. 11 Augustana (23-14), No. 12 Grand Valley State (28-7), and No. 13 St. Cloud State (24-14)
• Minnesota State has six ranked wins including vs. No. 4 Wisconsin Parkside (22-20), No. 9 Ashland (39-11), and No. 12 Grand Valley State (20-18)
• In the most recent NWCA rankings, the Mavericks are receiving votes and fall just outside of the top-25
• Three individuals from Minn. State are in the standings: No. 13 Walker Bents (149), No. 8 Caleb Meunier (157), and No. 13 Drake Hayward (174)

 
THE WOLVES AND MAVERICKS HISTORY

• The last meeting between the two teams was February 14, 2025, where Northern State came away with a 21-14 win against Minnesota State
• The Wolves are currently on a single-dual winning streak vs the Mavericks
• The all-time record between the two teams is Minnesota State – 20, Northern State – 4

PROBABLE LINEUPS

WEIGHT	(RV) NORTHERN STATE	(RV) MINNESOTA STATE
125	Sloan Johannsen	Jacob Fitzpatrick
133	Teagan Block or Clay Gates	Chase Beckett
141	Krayle Stormer	Colton Hush or Kaiden Dietzenbach
149	No. 14 Rudy Lopez or Cole Holien	No. 13 Walker Bents
157	Griffin Lundeen or Carter Ban	No. 8 Caleb Meunier
165	Izaak Hunsley	Paolo Salminen or Kole Marko
174	Mason Fey	No. 13 Drake Hayward
184	No. 11 Brady Westall	Jaquan East or Evan Farley
197	Ryan Hirschkorn	Griffin Marko
285	Ayden Viox or Tyson Lien	Callen Smithpeter