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Marshall, Minn. – The Northern State University wrestling team will send three student-athletes to the NCAA National Championships, following a fifth-place team finish from the NCAA Super Region V Tournament. The Wolves scored 94.5 points on the day, one point behind fourth place finisher, Augustana.
Northern tallied eight podium finishes on the day, including a pair of Super Region V titles by
Sloan Johannsen (125) and
Rudy Lopez (149). This is the first year where multiple Northern State Wolves won regional titles since the format began.
Griffin Lundeen was the final national qualifier for NSU, taking third in the 157-pound bracket.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sloan Johannsen advanced to the first National Championships of his career winning the 125-pound title with a 3-0 record and victories over Ben DeForest of UMary (Dec 12-6), Jacob Fitzpatrick of Minnesota State (Dec 2-0), and Benjamin Aranda of St. Cloud State (SV-1 11-8)
- Rudy Lopez went 3-0 en route to his 149-pound championship with victories over three ranked opponents in No. 13 Walker Bents of Minnesota State (Dec 9-5), No. 2 Jalen Spuhler of Parkside (Dec 12-11), and No. 8 Ethen Doty of Upper Iowa (Dec 2-0)
- As the final Wolf to qualify for the NCAA Championships, Lundeen posted a 4-1 record and third place finish in the 157-pound bracket with wins over Cooper Sanders of Sioux Falls (Maj 14-0), No. 8 Caleb Meunier of Minnesota State (Dec 2-1), Preston Klostermann of Upper Iowa (Maj 17-9), and Meunier for the second time in the third place match (Dec 7-2)
- Wrestling at 174-pounds, Damen Pape went 3-2 on the day, closing out his NSU career with victories over Noah Jensen of Southwest Minnesota State (TF 22-5), Anthony Sykora of MSU Moorhead (Fall 1:57), and No. 2 Dajun Jonson of Parkside (Fall 6:25)
- Brady Westall finished fifth in the 184-pound bracket with three wins over True Tobiasson of Sioux Falls (TF 15-0), DJ Rock of Southwest (TF 19-3), and Sam Bruss of UMary (MFF)
- Ryan Hirschkorn added a fifth place finish in the following weight class, going 3-2 with victories over Xander Kenworthy of Southwest (TF 16-0), Hank Meyer of Sioux Falls (TF 15-0), and Jaquan East of Minnesota State (Dec 9-2)
- Teagan Block wrested to a sixth place finish at 133-pounds with a 3-3 record, notching wins over Cole Faircloth of Minot State (Dec 7-5), Chase Hanson of Southwest (Maj. 12-3), and Braiden Kort of Augustana (Dec 4-1)
- The second sixth place finish of the day came via Krayle Stormer at 141-poinds with a 2-3 record and wins over Jordon Oehme of Sioux Falls (Dec 7-2) and Tanner Arjes of Upper Iowa (Maj. 12-3)
UP NEXT
Johannsen, Lopez, and Lundeen will take on the NCAA National Championships set for March 13-14 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. NCAA Championships information can be found
HERE. The full list of championship qualifiers will be announced on Monday, March 2, and the unofficial brackets will be released on Friday, March 6 on NCAA.com.
FULL REGIONAL RESULTS
125 - Sloan Johannsen (27-6) placed 1st and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Sloan Johannsen (NSU) 27-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal -
Sloan Johannsen (NSU) 27-6 won by decision over Ben DeForest (MARY) 18-13 (Dec 12-6)
Semifinal -
Sloan Johannsen (NSU) 27-6 won by decision over Jacob Fitzpatrick (MSU) 3-2 (Dec 2-0)
1st Place Match -
Sloan Johannsen (NSU) 27-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Benjamin Aranda (SCSU) 12-8 (SV-1 11-8)
133 - Teagan Block (3-3) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 won by decision over Cole Faircloth (MiSU) 20-13 (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal - Matthew Chi (UWP) 2-2 won by tech fall over
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 (TF-1.5 7:00 (20-5))
Cons. Round 2 -
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 won by major decision over Chase Hanson (SMSU) 5-14 (MD 12-3)
Cons. Round 3 -
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 won by decision over Braiden Kort (AU) 1-2 (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Semi - #5 Jacob Strausbaugh (MARY) 21-2 won by tech fall over
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 (TF-1.5 5:40 (19-4))
5th Place Match - Cole Faircloth (MiSU) 20-13 won by fall over
Teagan Block (NSU) 3-3 (Fall 4:27)
141 - Krayle Stormer (24-13) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 won by decision over Jordon Oehme (USF) 13-11 (Dec 7-2)
Quarterfinal - #8 Luke Koenen (AU) 2-2 won by major decision over
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 (MD 16-7)
Cons. Round 2 -
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 -
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 won by major decision over Tanner Arjes (UIU) 18-14 (MD 12-3)
Cons. Semi - Colton Hush (MSU) 3-1 won by decision over
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 (Dec 4-1)
5th Place Match - #8 Luke Koenen (AU) 2-2 won by decision over
Krayle Stormer (NSU) 24-13 (Dec 12-6)
149 - Rudy Lopez (19-4) placed 1st and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Rudy Lopez (NSU) 19-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - #10
Rudy Lopez (NSU) 19-4 won by decision over #13 Walker Bents (MSU) 3-3 (Dec 9-5)
Semifinal - #10
Rudy Lopez (NSU) 19-4 won by decision over #2 Jalen Spuhler (UWP) 3-1 (Dec 12-11)
1st Place Match - #10
Rudy Lopez (NSU) 19-4 won by decision over #8 Ethen Doty (UIU) 23-6 (Dec 2-0)
157 - Griffin Lundeen (15-8) placed 3rd and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Griffin Lundeen (NSU) 15-8 won by major decision over Cooper Sanders (USF) 17-10 (MD 14-0)
Quarterfinal -
Griffin Lundeen (NSU) 15-8 won by decision over #8 Caleb Meunier (MSU) 3-2 (Dec 2-1)
Semifinal - #4 Easton Worachek (UWP) 2-1 won by decision over
Griffin Lundeen (NSU) 15-8 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi -
Griffin Lundeen (NSU) 15-8 won by major decision over Preston Klostermann (UIU) 27-14 (MD 17-9)
3rd Place Match -
Griffin Lundeen (NSU) 15-8 won by decision over #8 Caleb Meunier (MSU) 3-2 (Dec 7-2)
165 - Izaak Hunsley (6-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Swanson (USF) 15-7 won by major decision over
Izaak Hunsley (NSU) 6-10 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 1 -
Izaak Hunsley (NSU) 6-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Derek Johnson (SCSU) 12-4 won by fall over
Izaak Hunsley (NSU) 6-10 (Fall 3:56)
174 - Damen Pape (8-7) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - #4 Coy Gunderson (AU) 3-0 won by decision over
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 -
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 won by tech fall over Noah Jensen (SMSU) 1-8 (TF-1.5 3:00 (22-5))
Cons. Round 3 -
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 won by fall over Anthony Sykora (MSUM) 13-7 (Fall 1:57)
Cons. Semi -
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 won by fall over #2 Dajun Johnson (UWP) 3-2 (Fall 6:25)
3rd Place Match - #11 Bryce Dagel (SCSU) 14-5 won by decision over
Damen Pape (NSU) 8-7 (Dec 8-2)
184 - Brady Westall (29-11) placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Sam Bruss (MARY) 17-13 won in sudden victory - 1 over #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 (SV-1 5-2)
Cons. Round 2 - #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 won by tech fall over True Tobiasson (USF) 1-4 (TF-1.5 5:22 (15-0))
Cons. Round 3 - #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 won by tech fall over DJ Rock (SMSU) 6-10 (TF-1.5 2:25 (19-3))
Cons. Semi - Sullivan Ramos (UWP) 4-1 won by decision over #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 (Dec 8-2)
5th Place Match - #13
Brady Westall (NSU) 29-11 won by medical forfeit over Sam Bruss (MARY) 17-13 (M. For.)
197 - Ryan Hirschkorn (22-10) placed 5th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Ryan Hirschkorn (NSU) 21-10 won by tech fall over Xander Kenworthy (SMSU) 11-14 (TF-1.5 5:45 (16-0))
Quarterfinal -
Ryan Hirschkorn (NSU) 21-10 won by tech fall over Hank Meyer (USF) 10-11 (TF-1.5 4:08 (15-0))
Semifinal - #15 Tyson Meyer (SCSU) 15-4 won by decision over
Ryan Hirschkorn (NSU) 21-10 (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Semi - Matthew Marcum (UIU) 20-12 won in sudden victory - 1 over
Ryan Hirschkorn (NSU) 21-10 (SV-1 7-4)
5th Place Match -
Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) 22-10 won by decision over Jaquan East (MSU) 2-3 (Dec 9-2)
285 - Tyson Lien (8-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cooper Caraway (UWP) 3-1 won by decision over
Tyson Lien (NSU) 8-8 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 1 -
Tyson Lien (NSU) 8-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Stetson Davis (USF) 17-10 won by decision over
Tyson Lien (NSU) 8-8 (Dec 9-5)
