North Dakota State (4-3, 1-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to hit the road for Big 12 Conference duals at Northern Colorado (1-5, 1-2 #Big12WR) at 3 p.m. Central Time Saturday, Feb. 1, in Bank of Colorado Arena, and at Utah Valley (1-8, 0-5 #Big12WR) at 8 p.m. CT Monday, Feb. 3, in Lockhart Arena.
Coverage
Live results provided by TrackWrestling.com … Live video is available through FloWrestling.com. … The NDSU-Utah Valley dual is also available on the WAC Digital Network.
Up Next
NDSU is scheduled to host Fresno State (7-5, 2-0 #Big12WR) for a Big 12 Conference dual at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in Scheels Center.
Bison, #18 Iowa State Rescheduled to Feb. 23
The North Dakota State at Iowa State Big 12 Conference dual has been rescheduled to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Hilton Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa … The dual was postponed Jan. 16 due to weather conditions.
The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State Bison (4-3 duals, 1-1 #Big12WR)
125 — McGwire Midkiff (7-3, 2-1)
133 -– #10 Cam Sykora (8-3, 4-2)
141 — Sawyer Degen (9-7, 3-2) OR Dylan Droegemueller (9-5, 1-1)
149 — Jaden Van Maanen (8-10, 2-5)
157– #16 Jared Franek (17-6, 5-2) OR Luke Weber (12-7, 1-0)
165 — #10 Andrew Fogarty (13-2, 6-0) OR Austin Brenner (8-5, 0-1)
174 — #33 Lorenzo De La Riva (3-7, 1-3)
184 — Noah Cressell (8-6, 2-2) OR TJ Pottinger (7-8, 1-2)
197 — Cordell Eaton (7-7, 1-5)
285 — #27 Brandon Metz (17-5, 5-1) OR Dan Stibral (9-5, 1-0)
#TrackWrestling Rankings
Wt. Northern Colorado (1-5 duals, 1-2 #Big12WR)
125 — Jace Koelzer (10-7, 2-3)
133 — #17 Mosha Schwartz (18-6, 4-2)
141 — Chris Sandoval (10-7, 0-4) OR Brody Lamb (13-8, 1-1)
149 — Ethan Leake (7-7, 0-2)
157 — Jimmy Fate (8-7, 0-3) OR Jordan Robison (8-6, 0-0)
165 — Austin Matthews (9-7, 0-4) OR Macoy Flanagan (7-9, 0-3)
174 — Billy Higgins (9-8, 3-3)
184 — #22 Alan Clothier (17-6, 4-2) OR Seth Bogulski (12-8, 0-4)
197 — Alan Clothier OR Seth Bogulski
285 — Robert Winters Jr. (9-11, 1-3)
Wt. Utah Valley (1-8 duals, 0-5 #Big12WR)
125 — 125: Will Edelblute, RFr. (7-11 overall, 1-5 duals) OR Josiah Nava, RFr. (1-9, 0-3)
133 — #14 Taylor LaMont, RJr. (9-5, 5-2)
141 — Isaiah Delgado, So. (7-6, 2-2)
149 — Cameron Hunsaker, Fr. (6-11, 2-7)
157 — Jerry Rubio, RFr. (5-13, 0-5) OR Spencer Heywood, RSo. (2-4, 0-0)
165 — Koy Wilkinson, RJr. (6-11, 0-5)
174 — #9 Kimball Bastian, RSr. (9-6, 5-1)
184 — Ashton Seely, RSo. (2-8, 0-2)
197 — #20 Tanner Orndorff, RSr. (8-8, 5-4) OR Jayden Woodruff, RFr. (8-5, 1-1)
285 — #4 Tate Orndorff, RSo. (12-2, 5-1) OR Chase Trussell, RFr. (8-3, 1-2)
NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was tied for No. 29 with 10 points in W.I.N. Wrestling Magazine Tournament Power Index (TPI), and tied for No. 37 with 5.5 points on the TrackWrestling.com list.
Bison in the Individual Rankings
… Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Jan. 28) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 10 at 133 pounds, Jared Franek was No. 16 at 157, Andrew Fogarty was No. 10 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 33 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 27 at 285;
… In InterMat.com (Jan. 28) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 10 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 10 at 165;
… In TheOpenMat.com (Jan. 28) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 10 at 133, Jared Franek was No. 28 at 157, Andrew Fogarty was No. 11 at 165, Cordell Eaton was No. 33 at 197, and Brandon Metz was No. 20 at 285;
… In the FloWrestling (Jan. 28) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 11 at 133, Jared Franek was No. 19 at 157, Andrew Fogarty was No. 12 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 21 at 285;
… And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Jan. 27) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 7 at 133, Jared Franek was No. 15 at 157, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 10 at 165.
NCAA Coaches Rankings
Fourth North Dakota State wrestlers were in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings on Jan. 24 — 133 Cam Sykora No. 11, 157 Jared Franek No. 30, 197 Cordell Eaton No. 33 and 285 Brandon Metz No. 21 … The next NCAA Coaches Ranking and first NCAA RPI will be released Feb. 13.
NDSU Turns Over Oklahoma 24-15
Jaden Van Maanen’s pin at 149 pounds lit the fuse as North Dakota State turned over Oklahoma 24-15 in a Big 12 Conference dual Jan. 24, before 615 spectators in the Scheels Center … It was the first Bison win in the brief three-match series … Andrew Fogarty recorded his fifth pin of the season at 165, while 125 McGwire Midkiff, 133 Cam Sykora, 157 Jared Franek and 285 Brandon Metz also recorded wins.
Nelson Wins Title at North Country Open
North Dakota State unattached 197-pounder Michael Nelson claimed the championship in his weight class and NDSU had four wrestlers in the top three overall in the Gold Division at the North Country Open held Jan. 25 at Saint John’s University … Runner-ups were 174 Jimmy Noel and unattached 184 Gary Wokojance, and 149 Austin Braun was third.
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