at #24 Purdue, at Northern Illinois January 24, 2018 … Dakota State Wrestling...Dec. 2 at Dragon...

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10 NCAA Division I All-Americans / Clay Ream, 2016, 2017 NCAA Elite 90 Award2014, 2015 NCAA West Region/Western Wrestling Conference Champions

2013, 2015 Western Wrestling Conference Regular Season Champions 17 NCAA West Region/Western Wrestling Conference Champions

Contact: Jeff Schwartz l (701) 231-8332 l (701) 793-0538 l [email protected]

Schedule/Results(5-7 Overall, 0-5 #Big12WR)

Date Event TimeNov. 5 at Daktronics Open No Team ScoresNov. 5 GREEN/GOLD Green 26-14Nov. 11 47th BISON OPEN 5 ChampionsNov. 17 at #8 Iowa L 6-38 Nov. 18 at Finn Grinaker Open No Team ScoresNov. 19 * at #13 UNI L 19-21Nov. 26 * #3 OKLAHOMA STATE L 3-40Dec. 1-2 at Cliff Keen Invitational 18th (43 pts)Dec. 2 at Dragon Open 2 ChampionsDec. 9 at UNI Open No Team ScoresDec. 9 at Huskie Open No Team ScoresDec. 10 #18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 19-16Dec. 15 * at Utah Valley L 13-26Dec. 17 at Reno TOC 7th (77.5 pts)Dec. 29 % vs. #12 Cornell W 20-16Dec. 29 % vs.#22 Rider L 18-22Dec. 30 % vs. Franklin & Marshall W 34-10Dec. 30 % vs. Columbia W 31-10Jan. 5 at Pitt W 28-11Jan. 7 * at West Virginia L 12-19Jan. 20 * #22 WYOMING L 6-32Jan. 26 at #24 Purdue 6 p.m.Jan. 27 at North Country Open All DayJan. 28 at Northern Illinois 2 p.m.Feb. 2 * IOWA STATE 7 p.m.Feb. 4 * AIR FORCE 12:30 pmFeb. 16 * at #12 South Dakota State 7 p.m.Mar. 3-4 & at Big 12 Championships All DayMar. 15-17 $ at NCAA Championships All DayAll times CENTRAL TIMEHome duals in BOLD at the Scheels Center* Big 12 Conference dual% South Beach Duals (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)& Big 12 Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)$ NCAA Championships (Cleveland, Ohio)

HISTORYFirst Year of Wrestling 1957-58 (60 seasons)All-Time Dual Meet Record 557-257-18 (.681)NCAA Team Championships 4 Division II - 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001NCAA Individual Titles 30 (all in Division II)NCAA All-Americans 162 (10 DI)

COACHES INFOHead Coach Roger Kish (Minnesota, ‘08)Record at NDSU 59-46, 7th year (17-4 WWC/ 6-10 Big 12)Career Record SameOffice Phone (701) 231-8783Assistant Coach Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech, ‘13)Assistant Coach Matt Nagel (Minnesota, ‘06)Video Coordinator Evan Knutson (NDSU, ‘15)Alumni Relations Nick Magee (NDSU, ‘05)

TEAM INFORMATION2016-17 Record 14-52016-17 Big 12 Conference Record 4-3Big 12 Championships Finish 4th (82.5 pts)NCAA Championships Finish T47th (3 pts)NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 4/1Starters Returning/Lost 8/2Newcomers 10

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at #24 Purdue, at Northern Illinois January 24, 2018

NDSU Hits Road for Non-Conference Duals at #24 Purdue, Northern IllinoisThis WeekendNorth Dakota State (5-7, 0-4 #Big12WR) hiits the road for a pair of non-conference duals ... The Bison are scheduled to wrestle at Purdue (5-5, 0-4 Big Ten) at 6 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 26 and at Northern Illinois (2-6, 0-4 MAC) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 ... Friday’s dual will be streamed on BTN2Go and FloWrestling.org ... Live results at Trackwrestling.com ... NDSU will also send wres-tlers to compete at the North Country Open on Saturday, Jan. 27.Coming SoonNorth Dakota State closes out the home portion of its schedule with a pair of #Big12WR duals on Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 in Scheels Center ... The Bison host Iowa State (6-5, 1-2 #Big12WR) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and entertain the Air Force Academy (6-2, 1-1 #Big12WR) for Senior Day at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.The LineupsWt. North Dakota State Bison (5-7, 0-5 #Big12WR) 125 -- Paul Bianchi (19-9 overall, 7-5 duals)133 -- Cam Sykora (15-6, 6-3)141 -- McGwire Midkiff (8-10, 1-5) OR Nico Colunga (8-7, 0-3) 149 -- Kyle Gliva (17-9, 7-4)157 -- #9 Clay Ream (16-3, 10-1)165 -- #17 Andrew Fogarty (24-7, 8-4)174 --Dylan Urbach (1-4, 0-2)184 -- Cole Witzig (2-7, 0-2) OR Nick Knutson (4-8, 1-3)197 -- Cordell Eaton (14-9, 6-6)285 -- Dan Stibral (15-10, 5-7)#InterMat Wt. #24 Purdue Boilermakers (5-5, 0-4 Big Ten) 125 -- #13 Luke Welch (22-4) 133 -- Ben Thornton (19-8) 141 -- Nate Limmex (18-11) 149 -- Austin Nash (5-13) 157 -- Griffin Parriott (11-9) OR Cole Wysocki. (12-12) 165 -- Jacob Morrissey (16-13) 174 -- #12 Dylan Lydy (24-9) 184 -- Max Lyon (11-11) OR Jon Morales (8-8) 197 -- Christian Brunner (16-5) 285 -- #15 Shawn Streck (22-10) #InterMatWt. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6, 0-4 MAC)125 -- Brock Hudkins (12-6) OR Kirk Johansen (3-4)133 -- Alijah Jeffery (14-9)141 -- Anthony Rubino (1-16)149 -- Nolan Baker (0-4) OR Zachary Velasquez (2-9)157 -- Caden McWhirter (4-7)165 -- Andrew Scott (5-11) OR Jose Acosta (4-6)174 -- Quinton Rosser (9-12) 184 -- Bryce Gorman (6-6) OR Michael Aldrich (7-11) 197 -- Max Ihry (6-13) 285 -- Caleb Gossett (12-10) OR Ross Sealby (3-8) The SeriesThis will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Purdue ... This will be the fifth meeting between North Dakota State and Northern Illinois ... The series is tied 2-2.Bison 133 Cam Sykora Leads NCAA Division I in Tech FallsNorth Dakota State’s 133 Cam Sykora and Lock Haven’s 141 Kyle Shoop lead Division I with eight technical falls. Sykora holds the tiebreaker with an aggregate time of 30:24, three min-utes faster than Shoop.

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USA Today/NWCA Top 25Dual Rankings/Jan. 23, 2018

Rk Team (First) Record Pts Conf LW1 Penn State (12) 9-0 396 Big Ten 12 Ohio State (4) 10-0 388 Big Ten 23 Missouri 15-0 361 MAC 34 Iowa 9-1 355 Big Ten 45 Oklahoma State 8-1 338 Big 12 56 NC State 11-1 321 ACC 67 Michigan 7-2 301 Big Ten 88 Arizona State 9-2 279 Pac-12 99 Lehigh 9-2 268 EIWA 710 Virginia Tech 10-2 260 ACC 1011 Cornell 5-2 244 EIWA 1212 South Dakota State 9-2 207 Big 12 1513 Northern Iowa 5-3 207 Big 12 1114 Minnesota 7-5 202 Big Ten 1315 Illinois 4-3 192 Big Ten 1416 Nebraska 6-3 148 Big Ten 1817 Central Michigan 6-4 144 MAC 1718 Rutgers 4-4 120 Big Ten 1619 Rider 9-2 112 EWL 1920 Northwestern 7-2 93 Big Ten 2021 Wisconsin 5-2 83 Big Ten 2122 Wyoming 8-3 71 Big 12 2223 Lock Haven 9-1 48 EWL 2324 Purdue 5-5 23 Big Ten 2425 North Carolina 7-8 21 ACC 25Others Receiving Votes: Drexel 11, Oklahoma 3, Navy 2, Utah Valley 2Dropped Out: None

InterMat Top 25Dual Rankings / Jan. 23, 2018

Rank Team (First) Record Conf. LW1 Penn State 9-0 Big Ten 12 Ohio State 10-0 Big Ten 23 Missouri 15-0 MAC 34 Iowa 9-1 Big Ten 45 Oklahoma State 8-1 Big 12 56 NC State 11-1 ACC 77 Michigan 7-2 Big Ten 88 Arizona State 9-2 Pac-12 99 Cornell 5-2 EIWA 1110 Lehigh 9-2 EIWA 611 Virginia Tech 9-2 ACC 1012 Minnesota 7-5 Big Ten 1213 South Dakota State 9-2 Big 12 1514 Illinois 4-3 Big Ten 1315 Northern Iowa 5-3 Big 12 1416 Nebraska 6-3 Big Ten 1617 Rutgers 5-4 Big Ten 1718 Lock Haven 9-1 EWL 1819 Rider 9-2 EWL 1920 Wyoming 8-3 Big 12 2021 Northwestern 7-2 Big Ten 2222 Edinboro 3-3 EWL 2123 Wisconsin 5-2 Big Ten 2324 Central Michigan 6-4 MAC 2525 Drexel 8-2 EIWA NR

Bison in the Individual RankingsIndividually, on the InterMat.com (Jan. 23) rankings, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds and 165 Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds; ... In the Track Wrestling (Jan. 23) rankings, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 19 at 165 pounds; ... In TheOpenMat.com (Jan. 23) rankings, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds and Andrew Fog-arty is No. 18 at 165 pounds; ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Jan. 22), Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Jan. 23) rankings, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds and An-drew Fogarty is No. 20 at 165 pounds, ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Jan. 22) rankings, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 20 at 165 pounds.NDSU in Team RankingsThrough matches Jan. 21, North Dakota State was tied for 30th in the WIN Wrestling Magazine Tournament Power Index on Jan. 22.

Tickets On Sale for 2018 Big 12 Conference Wrestling ChampionshipTickets for the 2018 Big 12 Conference Wrestling Championship are on sale now. Tickets are available online at www.bokcenter.com, Arby’s Box Office at BOK Center, or by calling 1-866-7-BOKCTR. The all-session tickets include all four sessions of the championship. The Championship takes place March 3-4, 2018, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NDSU Upsets No. 12 Cornell to Highlight 3-1 Run at South Beach DualsNorth Dakota State 285-pounder Dan Stibral won the final bout and the Bison upset No. 12-ranked Cornell 20-16, but lost 22-18 to No. 22 Rider on Dec. 29 ... NDSU won 14 bouts overall including five tech falls, four pins and a major decision in rolling to a 34-10 win over Franklin & Marshall and 31-10 victory over Columbia on Dec. 30 at the South Beach Duals at the Deerfield Beach Sportsplex ... Three NDSU wrestlers, No. 23-ranked 133 Cam Sykora, 149 Kyle Gliva and No. 19 165 Andrew Fogarty completed the South Beach Duals with 4-0 records, while No. 15 157 Clay Ream went 3-0, and 125 Paul Bianchi and 197 Cordell Eaton both compiled 3-1 records ... The Bison compiled a 3-1 record in the two-day event.

NDSU 197 Cordell Eaton Places Fourth at Reno Tournament of ChampionsNorth Dakota State 197-pounder Cordell Eaton placed fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Nov. 17. NDSU was seventh in the team standings with 77.5 points. Eaton, a redshirt sophomore from Long Grove, Iowa, lost a 10-6 decision to Cal Poly’s Tom Lane in the semifinals after winning three straight matches. NDSU 133 Cam Sykora reeled off five straight tech falls after suffering a 6-3 loss to North Carolina State’s Tariq Wilson.

Utah Valley Takes Down NDSU 26-13Utah Valley opened with a pin and won seven bouts including six straight during one stretch to defeat North Dakota State 26-13 in a Big 12 Conference dual Dec. 15, before 518 spectators in Lockhart Arena. NDSU 133 Cam Sykora, 149 Kyle Gliva and No. 15-ranked 157 Clay Ream picked up wins.

Bison Win Final Two Bouts to Edge No. 18 Central MichiganNorth Dakota State 197-pounder Cordell Eaton and heavyweight Dan Stibral closed with wins to lift the Bison to a 19-16 win over No. 18 Central Michigan in a non-conference dual Dec. 10, before 440 spectators in the Scheels Center. Eaton exploded for eight points in the third on a pair of takedowns and 2-point nearfall for a 13-5 major decision. Stibral trailed 285 Matt Stencel 1-0 before completing a takedown with 6-seconds remaining in the second period. Stibral gained an early escape for a 3-1 lead and fought off Stencel down the stretch.

Fogarty Places Fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas InvitationalNorth Dakota State 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invi-tational Dec. 1-2, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Bison were in 18th place in the team standings with 43 points. Fogarty put together a 7-2 record including one pin.

No. 3 Oklahoma State Defeats NDSUNo. 3-ranked Oklahoma State won nine of 10 matches including two falls and three tech falls to defeat North Dakota State 40-3 in a Big 12 Conference dual on Nov. 26 before 1,511 spectators in Scheels Center. NDSU 157-pounder Clay Ream recorded the lone win for the Bison with a 3-2 decision over Jonce Blaylock.

Bison Drop Road Duals at No. 8 Iowa, No. 13 Northern IowaNorth Dakota State opened the dual portion of its schedule on the road. No. 8-ranked Iowa defeated the Bison 38-6 on Nov. 17. Paul Bianchi was the lone winner for NDSU at 125 pounds. North Dakota State dropped a 21-19 decision to No. 13 Northern Iowa in a Big 12 Conference dual on Nov. 19 that came down to the final match. Native Iowans, 133 McGwire Midkiff and 197 Cordell Eaton, each posted wins for the Bison along with 157 Clay Ream, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 285 Dan Stibral.

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2017-18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE WRESTLING ROSTERNAME WT. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)^*Mitch Bengtson 149 5-7 RSr. St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Apollo HS)Paul Bianchi 125 5-4 RFr. Two Rivers, WIs. (Two Rivers HS)Alex Bleeker 197 5-10 RSo. Pekin, Ill. (Pekin Community HS)Austin Braun 149 5-10 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)Colton Clingenpeel 165 5-7 RFr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Thomas Jefferson HS)*Nico Colunga 141 5-10 RSo. Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale HS)Sawyer Degen 133 6-2 Fr. Belgrade, Mont. (Belgrade HS)*Cordell Eaton 197 6-0 RSo. Long Grove, Iowa (North Scott HS)Brent Fleetwood (RS) 125 5-9 Sr. Smyrna, Del. (Central Michigan/Smyrna HS)^*Andrew Fogarty 165 5-10 RSo. Jordan, Minn. (Scott West HS)*Mitch Friedman (C) 149 5-7 RSr. Oconto Falls, Wis. (Oconto Falls HS)Sam Gilseth 149 5-7 RSo. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS)*Kyle Gliva (C) 149 5-7 RSr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS) Sam Hampton 141 5-7 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)Nick Knutson 174 5-9 RFr. New Prague, Minn. (New Prague HS)Tirso Lara 125 5-5 RJr. Imperial, Calif. (Poway HS)*Tyler McNutt 184 6-2 RJr. Saint Joseph, Mo. (Benton HS)Nick Mergen 157 5-9 RSo. Albany, Minn. (Albany HS)Brandon Metz 285 6-2 Fr. West Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo HS)McGwire Midkiff 133 5-7 Fr. Carter Lake, Iowa (Thomas Jefferson HS)*Taylor Nein 141 5-7 So. Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)Jerrad Nieland 285 6-2 RSr. St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Tech)Michael Otomo (RS) 174 6-1 So. Dover, Minn. (UW-La Crosse/Dover-Eyota HS)August Peplinski 197 6-0 RFr. Eland, Wis. (Wittenberg-Birnamwood HS)Charley Popp 174 5-10 RJr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge HS)^^^*Clay Ream (C) 157 5-9 RSr. Wentzville, Mo. (Holt HS)Brody Schmidt 141 5-11 Fr. Cokato, Minn. (Dassel Cokato HS)Jesse Shearer 174 5-10 Fr. Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo HS)*Dan Stibral 285 6-3 RSo. Tabor, S.D. (Bon Homme-Scotland HS)Gavin Sutton 149 5-8 Fr. Richmond, Ill. (Richmond-Burton HS)^*Cam Sykora 133 5-6 RSo. Wheaton, Minn. (South Dakota State/Wheaton HS)*Dylan Urbach 174 5-10 RJr. Lisbon, N.D. (Minnesota/Lisbon HS)Jaden Van Maanen 149 5-8 Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (La Crosse HS)Cole Witzig 184 5-10 RFr. Troy, Ill. (Triad HS)^ NCAA Qualifier * Returning StarterRS -- Redshirt C -- CaptainHead Coach: Roger KishAssistant Coaches: Jarrod Garnett, Matt NagelVolunteer Assistant: Chase NelsonVideo Coordinator: Evan KnutsonAlumni Relations: Nick MageeAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Zach CahillDirector of Sports Medicine: Mike Kjellerson

PRONUNCIATIONSMitch Bengtson BANG-stunPaul Bianchi bee-AHN-keeColton Clingenpeel CLING-en-peelNico NEE-coe Colunga cuh-LUNG-guhCordell core-DELL Eaton EAT-nAndrew Fogarty FOE-ger-teeMitch Friedman FREED-minKyle Gliva GLEE-vuhNick Knutson kuh-NOOT-sin

BY ELIGIBILITYTrue Freshmen (8) - Braun, Degen, Metz, Midkiff, Schmidt, Shearer, Sutton, Van Maanen; Redshirt Fresh-men (6) - Bianchi, Clingenpeel, Hampton, Knutson, Peplinski, Witzig; Sophomore (2) - Michael Otomo, Taylor Nein; Redshirt Sophomore (8) - Bleeker, Colunga, Eaton, Fogarty, Gilseth, Mergen, Stibral, Sykora; Redshirt Juniors (4) - Lara, McNutt, Popp, Urbach; Seniors (1) - Fleetwood; Redshirt Seniors (5) - Bengt-son, Friedman, Gliva, Nieland, Ream

BY WEIGHT CLASS125 (3) - Bianchi, Fleetwood, Lara; 133 (3) - Degen, Midkiff, Sykora; 141 (4) - Colunga, Hampton, Nein, Schmidt; 149 (7) - Bengston, Braun, Friedman, Gilseth, Gliva, Sutton, Van Maanen; 157 (2) - Ream, Mergen; 165 (2) - Clingenpeel, Fogarty; 174 (5) - Knutson, Otomo, Popp, Shearer, Urbach; 184 (2) - McNutt, Witzig; 197 (3) - Bleeker, Eaton, Peplinski; Hwt (3) - Metz, Nieland, Stibral

BY STATECalifornia (2) - Colunga, Lara; Delaware (1) - Fleetwood; Illinois (4) - Bleeker, Popp, Sutton, Witzig; Iowa (3) - Clingenpeel, Eaton, Midkiff; Minnesota (11) - Bengtson, Braun Fogarty, Gilseth, Gliva, Knutson, Mer-gen, Nieland, Otomo, Schmidt, Sykora; Missouri (3) - Hampton, McNutt, Ream; Montana (1) - Degen;North Dakota (4) - Metz, Nein, Schearer, Urbach; South Dakota (1) - Stibral; Wisconsin (4) - Bianchi, Friedman, Peplinski, Van Maanen

Roger KishHead CoachSeventh Season

(Minnesota, 2008) Roger Kish is in his seventh season as head coach of the North Dakota State wrestling team. He is the fourth head coach in the 60-year history of the Bison wrestling program. He has a 59-46 overall record including 23-14 in the Big 12 Conference (6-10) and Western Wrestling Conference (17-4) duals. He spent two years as an assistant wrestling coach at NDSU prior to taking the head coaching position for the 2011-12 season. Kish led the Bison to a fourth place finish at the Big 12 Championships last season. Josh Rodriguez was Big 12 runner-up at 125 pounds and Clay Ream placed second at 157 pounds both placed third. Ream was NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for the second year in a row at the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis. Kish has directed the Bison to a pair of NCAA West Regional/Western Wrestling Conference championships (2014, 2015) and two WWC regular season titles (2013, 2015). Kish is a three-time WWC Coach of the Year award and the Bison have produced 17 NCAA West Region/WWC individual champions. Four wrestlers, Trent Sprenkle (2013, 125/5th), Steven Monk (2014, 165/3rd), Kurtis Julson (2015, 174/8th) and Hayden Zillmer (2015, 184/6th) have earned All-American honors. Kish joined the NDSU program after a success-ful wrestling career at the University of Minnesota. Kish was a graduate assistant for the Gophers in 2008-09. A Lapeer, Mich. native, he was a two-time All-American and two-time NCAA runner-up for the Gophers at 184 pounds. He had a career record of 117-27 for the Gophers. As a sophomore, he went 35-7 en route to a Big Ten title and an NCAA runner-up finish. In his junior season, Kish was 37-3 and was the Big Ten and national runner-up. He was also a team captain. Kish graduated from Minnesota in May 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing education. He was also a two-time cadet national cham-pion and also captured a USA Wrestling junior national title. At Lapeer West High School, he was a four-time Michigan state champion. Kish is the son of Roger and Brenda Kish. His older brother, James, wrestled at North Carolina.

Nick Mergen MER-ghenAugust Peplinski peh-PLIN-skeeDan Stibral STIGH-brullCam Sykora sih-CORE-uhDylan Urbach UR-bockCole Witzig WIT-zig

Coaching StaffJarrod juh-ROD Garnett gar-NET

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2017-18 Individual ResultsWt. Name Year Overall Duals Pins TF MD SV TB VR149 Mitch Bengtson RSr. 12-4 0-1 7 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1

125 Paul Bianchi RFr. 19-9 7-5 5 1 7 0-0 0-0 2-5

149 * Austin Braun Fr. 2-8 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

174 Colton Clingenpeel RFr. 10-6 0-1 1 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-2

141 Nico Colunga RSo. 8-7 0-3 0 4 1 0-0 0-0 0-2

133 * Sawyer Degen Fr. 11-10 0-0 4 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-1

197 Cordell Eaton RSo. 14-9 6-6 1 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-4

165 Andrew Fogarty RSo. 24-7 8-4 5 5 7 1-1 0-0 1-5

149 Mitch Friedman RSr. 3-3 0-0 0 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0

149 Sam Gilseth RSo. 1-8 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

149 Kyle Gliva RSr. 17-9 7-4 1 1 3 2-0 0-0 1-5

141 Sam Hampton RFr. 5-6 1-4 3 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-465/74/84 Nick Knutson RFr. 4-8 1-3 1 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-2

125/133 Tirso Lara RJr. 3-5 0-1 1 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

184 Tyler McNutt RJr. 10-11 0-6 1 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-4

157/165 Nick Mergen RSo. 8-8 0-2 1 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-4

285 * Brandon Metz Fr 13-3 0-0 4 0 1 0-0 1-1 0-0

133/141 McGwire Midkiff Fr. 8-10 1-5 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-3

141 Taylor Nein So. 6-9 0-0 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

285 Jerrad Nieland RFr. 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

174 * Michael Otomo So. 4-5 0-0 0 1 0 1-0 0-0 0-1

197 August Peplinski RFr. 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0

174 Charley Popp RJr. 4-7 2-6 1 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-3

157 Clay Ream RSr. 16-3 10-1 4 1 2 0-0 0-0 4-2

141 * Brody Schmidt Fr. 1-10 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

174 * Jesse Shearer Fr. 11-5 0-0 3 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

285 Dan Stibral RSo. 15-10 5-7 3 0 1 0-0 0-1 1-4

149 * Gavin Sutton Fr. 8-8 0-0 0 2 2 0-0 1-1 0-0

133 Cam Sylora RSo. 15-6 6-3 1 9 2 0-0 0-0 0-2

174 Dylan Urbach RJr. 1-4 0-2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1

149/157 * Jaden Van Maanen Fr. 7-7 0-0 3 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0

184 Cole Witzig RFr. 2-7 0-2 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-1

* Competing unattached; TF-Tech Fall; MD-Major Decision; SV-Sudden Victory; TB-Tie Breaker; VR-Vs. Ranked Opp.

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North Dakota State Dual ResultsOverall: 5-7 #Big12WR: 0-5

#8 Iowa 38, North Dakota State 6at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa. / Friday, Nov. 17, 2017125—Paul Bianchi (NDSU) fall Justin Stickley (Iowa), 1:53133—Phillip Laux (Iowa) tech fall Tirso Lara (NDSU), TF 18-0 3:16141—Vincent Turk (Iowa) tech fall Sam Hampton (NDSU), TF 19-4 5:27149—#2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) major dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU), MD 11-3157—#3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) tech fall #14 Clay Ream (NDSU), TF 17-2 4:40165—Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 3-2174—Joseph Gunther (Iowa) major dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), MD 10-2184—Mitchell Bowman (Iowa) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 5-4197—#11 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 5-3285—#7 Samuel Stoll (Iowa) fall Daniel Stibral (NDSU), 6:13Attendance—6,786

* #13 Northern Iowa 21, North Dakota State 19at West Gym, Cedar Falls, Iowa. / Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017149—#3 Max Thomsen (UNI) dec. Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 6-1157—#14 Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Paden Moore (UNI), MD 15-7165—#16 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Isaiah Patton (UNI), 7:20 (SV1)174—#8 Taylor Lujan (UNI) fall Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 5:59 184—#5 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 11-6197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (UNI), 11-5285—Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec. #24 Carter Isley (UNI), 7-1125—#16 Jay Schwarm (UNI) maj. dec. Paul Bianchi (NDSU), MD 10-2133—McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) dec. Jack Wagner (UNI), 11-6 141—#12 Josh Alber (UNI) tech fall Sam Hampton (NDSU), TF 19-4 5:09Dual started at 149 poundsAttendance—1,604 Referee—John Briscoe

* #3 Oklahoma State 40, North Dakota State 3SCHEELS CENTER, FARGO, N.D. / Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017125—#4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 6-1133—#4 Kaid Brock (OSU) fall McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 4:06141—#1 Dean Heil (OSU) tech fall Nico Colunga (NDSU), TF 16-0149—#11 Geo Martinez (OSU) dec Mitch Bengtson (NDSU), 2-0157—#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 3-2165—#6 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec #15 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 9-3174—#12 Jacobe Smith (OSU) tech fall Charley Popp (NDSU), TF 21-5, 6:52184—Keegan Moore (OSU) fall Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 3:43197—Andrew Marsden (OSU) tech fall Cordell Eaton (NDSU), TF 16-1, 3:00285—#11 Derek White (OSU) major dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), MD 12-3Attendance—1,511 Referee—Frank Pauch

North Dakota State 19, #18 Central Michigan 16SCHEELS CENTER, FARGO, N.D. / Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017125—Paul Bianchi (NDSU) dec Drew Hildebrandt (CMU), 5-1133—#22 Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Dresden Simon (CMU), 11-5141—#20 Mason Smith (CMU) fall Sam Hampton (NDSU), 4:14149—#3 Justin Oliver (CMU) dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 8-6157—#15 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Blake Montrie (CMU), 6-1165—#16 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Logan Parks (CMU), 9-5174—#15 CJ Brucki (CMU) major dec Charley Popp (NDSU), MD 13-5184—#14 Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) dec Cole Witzig (NDSU), 4-0197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) major dec Landon Pelham (CMU), MD 13-5285—Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec Matt Stencel (CMU), 3-1Attendance—440 Referee—Mike Hagerty

* Utah Valley 26, North Dakota State 13at Lockhart Arena, Orem, Utah / Friday, Dec. 15, 2017141—Matt Findlay (UVU) fall Nico Colunga (NDSU), 2:24149—Kyle Gliva (NDSU) major dec Matt Ontiveros (UVU), MD 9-1157—#15 Clay Ream (NDSU) tech fall Raider Lofthouse (UVU), TF 26-10 6:52165—#16 Demetrius Romero (UVU) SV-1 #12 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), SV-1 5-3174—Kimball Bastian (UVU) dec Colton Clingenpeel (NDSU), 4-0184—Gary Jantzer (UVU) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 5-2197—Tanner Orndorff (UVU) major dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), MD 11-3285—#20 Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), 12-9125—#6 Taylor LaMont (UVU) major dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), MD 9-1133—#22 Cam Sykora (NDSU) major dec Durbin Lloren (UVU), MD 12-3Dual started at 141 poundsAttendance: 518 Referee: Jimmy Chen

& North Dakota State 20, #12 Cornell 16South Beach Duals, Deerfield Beach Sportsplex / Friday, Dec. 29, 2017125 – Paul Bianchi (NDSU) dec #25 Michael Russo (Cornell), 13-9133 – #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Charles Tucker (Cornell), 4-3141 – #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) fall Sam Hampton (NDSU), 4:11149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Hunter Richard (Cornell), 9-6157 – #15 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Adam Santoro (Cornell), MD 14-6165 – #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) major dec Kyle Simaz (Cornell), MD 19-5174 – #21 Brandon Womack (Cornell) dec Charley Popp (NDSU), 9-5184 – #15 Maxwell Dean (Cornell) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 11-5197 – #13 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) major dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), MD 13-4285 – Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec Benjamin Honis (Cornell), 8-7

& #22 Rider 22, North Dakota State 18South Beach Duals, Deerfield Beach Sportsplex ? Friday, Dec. 29, 2017125 – JR Wert (Rider) dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 9-2133 – #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Anthony Cefolo (Rider), 5-2141 – Tyson Dippery (Rider) major dec McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), MD 13-2149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) sudden victory-1 dec Gino Fluri (Rider), SV-1 8-6157 – #15 Clay Ream dec #6 B.J. Clagon (Rider), 10-5165 – #6 Chad Walsh (Rider) fall Nick Mergen (NDSU), 1:01174 – #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Dean Sherry (Rider), 0:17184 – Mike Fagg-Daves (Rider) fall Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 1:07197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Ethan Laird (Rider), 6-4285 – Mauro Correnti (Rider) tie breaker-2 dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), TB-2 5-3

& North Dakota State 34, Franklin & Marshall 10South Beach Duals, Deerfield Beach Sportsplex / Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017125 – Paul Bianchi (NDSU) major dec Edgar Garcia (FM), MD 12-3133 – #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Dan Martoccio (FM), TF 19-3 4:41141 – Brett Kulp (FM) major dec McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), MD 14-1149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Wilfredo Gil (FM), 11-5157 – #15 Clay Ream (NDSU) fall Emmett LiCastri (FM), 6:40165 – #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Jacob Conners (FM), 1:50174 – Josh Young (FM) dec Charley Popp (NDSU), 4-3184 – Nick Knutson (NDSU) tech fall Steven Mercadante (FM), TF 15-0 4:31197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) tech fall Reid Robilotto (FM), TF 21-6, 4:24285 – Antonio Pelusi (FM) dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), 3-2

* -- Big 12 Conference dual& -- South Beach Duals (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

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& North Dakota State 31, Columbia 10South Beach Duals, Deerfield Beach Sportsplex / Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017125 – Paul Bianchi (NDSU) tech fall Hunter Dusold (Columbia), TF 26-11 7:00133 – #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU) fall Christopher Scorese (Columbia), 4:19141 – Sam Hampton (NDSU) dec JP Ascolese (Columbia), 17-11149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec #25 Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia), 5-2157 – Markus Scheidel (Columbia) major dec Nick Mergen (NDSU), 17-8165 – #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) tech fall Tyler Zimmer (Columbia), TF 18-0 6:27174 – Charley Popp (NDSU) dec Max Elling (Columbia), 10-6184 – Anthony Piscopo (Columbia) dec Nick Knutson (NDSU), 9-5197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) fall Michael Bulkin (Columbia), 4:42285 – #14 Garrett Ryan (Columbia) dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), 7-4

#25 North Dakota State 28, Pitt 11Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pa. / Friday, Jan. 5, 2018125 – Paul Bianchi (NDSU) injury dec Lorenzo Bentley (Pitt), INJ 0:57133 – #12 Dom Forys dec #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU), 10-3141 – #15 Nick Zanetta major dec McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), MD 10-1149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Robert Lee (Pitt), 9-2157 – #13 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec #18 Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 9-7165 – #21 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) tech fall Nathan Russell (Pitt), TF 17-2 4:35174 – Charley Popp (NDSU) major dec Austin Bell (Pitt), MD 11-3184 – Gregg Harvey (Pitt) major dec Nick Knutson (NDSU), MD 19-7197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Kellan Stout (Pitt), 8-3285 – Dan Stibral (NDSU) major dec Cole Rickert (Pitt), MD 16-2

* West Virginia 19, #25 North Dakota State 12WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va. / Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018125 – #17 Zeke Moisey (WV) major dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), MD 11-2133 – Matthew Schmitt (WV) sudden victory-1 dec #23 Cam Sykora (NDSU), 3-1 SV-1141 – Christian Monserrat (WV) major dec McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), MD 13-3149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Kyler Rea (WV), 6-1157 – #13 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Zach Moore (WV), 7-4165 – #21 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Nick Klussis (WV), 10-6174 – Parker VonEgidy (WV) dec Charley Popp (NDSU), 5-4184 – Brenden McRill (WV) dec Nick Knutson (NDSU), 14-8197 – #17 Jake Smith (WV) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-5285 – Dan Stibral (NDSU) sudden victory-1 dec Brandon Ngati (WV), 4-2 SV-1

* #22 Wyoming 32, North Dakota State 6SCHEELS CENTER, FARGO, N.D. / Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018125 – Paul Bianchi (NDSU) major dec Drake Foster (WYO), MD 13-5133 – #5 Montorie Bridges (WYO) major dec #24 Cam Sykora (NDSU), MD 12-4141 – #1 Bryce Meredith (WYO) tech fall Nico Colunga (NDSU), TF 18-3 7:00149 – #19 Sam Turner (WYO) dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 6-3157 – #14 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Archie Colgan (WYO), 4-3165 – #14 Branson Ashwoth (WYO) dec #19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 2-0174 – Kyle Pope (WYO) dec Charley Popp (NDSU), 11-10184 – Chaz Polson (WYO) tech fall Cole Witzig (NDSU), TF 18-2 4:09197 – Dewey Krueger (WYO) fall Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 1:42285 – Sam Eagan (WYO) dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), 3-2Attendance – 627 Referee – Jay CoxNDSU lost team point to unsportsmanlike conduct

* -- Big 12 Conference dual& -- South Beach Duals (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

North Dakota State Dual Results ... Page 2Overall: 5-7 #Big12WR: 0-5

7BISON WRESTLING6North Dakota State Dual Results ... Page 3Overall: 5-7 #Big12WR: 0-5

NORTH DAKOTA STATE DUAL LINEUPSDate Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 11/17 at #8 Iowa Bianchi Lara Hampson Gliva Ream Fogarty Urbach McNutt Eaton Stibral11/19 at #13 Northern Iowa Bianchi Midkiff Hampton Gliva Ream Fogarty Urbach McNutt Eaton Stibral11/26 #3 OKLAHOMA STATE Bianchi Midkiff Colunga Bengtson Ream Fogarty Popp McNutt Eaton Stibral12/10 #18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Bianchi Sykora Hampton Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp Witzig Eaton Stibral12/15 at Utah Valley Bianchi Sykora Colunga Gliva Ream Fogarty Clingenpeel McNutt Eaton Stibral12/29 vs #12 Cornell Bianchi Sykora Hampton Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp McNutt Eaton Stibral12/29 vs #22 Rider Bianchi Sykora Midkiff Gliva Ream Mergen Fogarty McNutt Eaton Stibral12/30 vs Franklin & Marshall Bianchi Sykora Midkiff Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp Knutson Eaton Stibral12/30 vs Columbia Bianchi Sykora Hampton Gliva Mergen Fogarty Popp Knutson Eaton Stibral1/5 at Pitt Bianchi Sykora Midkiff Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp Knutson Eaton Stibral1/7 at West Virginia Bianchi Sykora Midkiff Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp Knutson Eaton Stibral1/20 #22 WYOMING Bianchi Sykora Colunga Gliva Ream Fogarty Popp Witzig Eaton Stibral1/26 at #24 Purdue1/28 at Northern Illinois2/2 IOWA STATE2/4 AIR FORCE2/16 at #12 South Dakota State

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Paul Bianchi bee-AHN-keeR-Freshman125 PoundsTwo Rivers, Wis.Two Rivers HS

Bianchi’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 3rd PlaceW dec Kahlen Morris (South Dakota State), 12-5L dec Connor Brown (South Dakota State), 8-4W fall Jared Goldsmith (Minnesota State Moorhead), 2:40W major dec Justin Portillo (South Dakota State), MD 9-1

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17W fall Justin Stickley (Iowa), 1:53

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17L major dec #19 Jay Schwarm (UNI), MD 10-2

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L dec #4 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 6-1

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1-2/17L fall #19 Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa), 1:55W major dec Steven Bulzomi (Binghamton), MD 12-2W major dec Jaxon Cole (Western Wyoming), MD 11-1W dec #10 Dalton Macri (North Carolina), 11-5W fall Donald Keeley (Brown), 6:03L major dec Christian Moody (Oklahoma), MD 12-1

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W dec Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan), 5-1

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17)L dec #6 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley), MD 9-1

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17W major dec Jet Taylor (Unattached/Oklahoma State), MD 11-2L dec Trent Olson (Wyoming), 8-3W fall Nick Kunz (MSU-Northern), 0:55W major dec Rob Pair (MSU-Northern), MD 10-1W fall Beau Shatto (Unattached/Providence), 2:12W major dec Korbin Meink (Campbell), MD 12-3 No Contest Drake Foster (Wyoming), NC

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec #25 Michael Russo (Cornell), 13-9

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17L dec JR Wert (Rider), 9-2

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W major dec Edgar Garcia (Franklin & Marshall), MD 12-3

125Overall: 19-9Duals: 7-5Pins: 5TF: 1MD: 7OT: 0-0

NOTABLES* Has compiled a 2-5 record against nationally-ranked

wrestlers this season* Training partner for NCAA qualifier, Big 12 runner-up

Josh Rodriguez last season* Advanced to the 55 kg/121 pound championship match

at the 2017 UWW Junior Freestyle National Champion-ships.

* Went 14-5 with 5 pins, 2 major decisions and a tech fall wrestling unattached at 125 last year

* Went 3-2 at the 2016 Midlands Championships

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W tech fall Hunter Dusold (Columbia), TF 26-11 7:00

at Pitt - 1/5/18W injury default Lorenzo Bentley (Pitt), INJ 0:57

at West Virginia - 1/7/18L major dec #17 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia), MD 11-2

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18W major dec Drake Foster (Wyoming), MD 13-5

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Cam Sykora sih-CORE-uhR-Sophomore133 PoundsWheaton, Minn.South Dakota State/Wheaton HS

Sykora’s 2017-18 Match Results

at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open - 11/5/17W dec Aris Shino (Nebraska), TF 16-0 2:36 medical forfeit Tucker Sjomeling (Unattached), MFF medical forfeit Sawyer Degen (Unattached), MFF

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1-2/17W tech fall Ezekial Salvo (Brown), TF 16-1L dec Zach Sherman (North Carolina), 3-2W major dec David Campbell (Bucknell), MD 10-0W tech fall Brian Peska (Nebraska), TF 17-1L dec Charles Tucker (Cornell), 3-2

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W dec Dresden Simon (Central Michigan), 11-5

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17W major dec Durbin Lloren (Utah Valley), MD 12-3

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17L dec Tariq Wilson (NC State), 6-3W tech fall Anthony Le (Unattached/Stanford), TF 18-0 2:49W tech fall Wyatt Cornelison (Unatt./Cal Poly), TF 16-1 2:03W tech fall Gary Joint (Unattached/Freshno State), TF 16-0 4:02W tech fall Paul Garcia (CSU-Pueblo), TF 20-3 4:04W tech fall Christopher Sandoval (Unatt./N. Colo.), TF 17-2 4:55 No Contest Gary Harding (Unattached/Oklahoma State), NC

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec Charles Tucker (Cornell), 4-3

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec Anthony Cefolo (Rider), 5-2

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W tech fall Dan Martoccio (Franklin & Marshall), TF 19-3 4:41

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W fall Christopher Scorese (Columbia), 4:19

at Pitt - 1/5/18L dec #12 Dom Forys (Pitt), 10-3

at West Virginia - 1/7/18L sudden victory-1 Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia), 3-1 SV-1

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L major dec #5 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), MD 12-4


NOTABLES* 2017 NCAA Qualifier* Third place at 2017 Big 12 Championships ... Compiled

3-1 record during tournament* Leads NCAA Division I with eight tech falls in 30:24* Has 0-2 record vs. nationally-ranked wrestlers this season* Has 41-14 career record including 5 pins, 21 tech falls and

6 major decisions ... Has 18-3 record in duals * Five-time Minnesota state champion

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McGwire Midkiff MID-kiffFreshman133 PoundsCarter Lake, Iowa.Thomas Jefferson HS

Midkiff’s 2017-18 Match Results

at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open - 11/5/17W tech fall Tyler Pieper (Unattached), TF 21-4 4:48W major dec Joseph Sibomana (Iowa Central), MD 20-6L fall Steve Polakowski (Minnesota), 5:59W dec Rylee Molitor (Unattached), 3-2L dec Sawyer Degen (Unattached), 9-6

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 2nd PlaceW major dec Tyler Pieper (South Dakota State), MD 22-8W dec Rylee Molitor (South Dakota State), 7-2L fall #1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State), 4:32

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17W dec Jack Wagner (UNI), 11-6

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L fall #4 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State), 4:06

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17W dec Jarod Maynes (Unattached/Utah Valley), 7-1W fall Landon Bailey (MSU-Northern), 6:46L major dec Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), MD 13-5L dec Gary Harding (Unattached/Oklahoma State), 4-3

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 141- 12-30-17L major dec Brett Kulp (Franklin & Marshall), MD 14-1

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 141 - 12-29-17L major dec Tyson Dippery (Rider), MD 13-2

at Pitt - 1/5/18 - 141L major dec #15 Nick Zanetta (Pitt), MD 10-1

at West Virginia - 1/7/18 - 141L major dec Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), MD 13-3

133/ 141

Overall: 8-10Duals: 1-5Pins: 1TF: 1MD: 2OT: 0-0

NOTABLES* Placed second at 2017 Bison Open* 0-3 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Four-time Iowa state tournament place-winner including

2017 state championship at 126 pounds. State runner-up in 2016

* All-confrence baseball player, state qualifier in cross-country

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Nico Colunga NEE-coe cuh-LUNG-guhR-Sophomore141 PoundsOakdale, Calif.Oakdale HS

Colunga’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 5th PlaceW major dec Tyson Leon (Minnesota State Moorhead), MD 15-1L dec Brent Jones (Minnesota), 10-4W tech fall Marco Ramirezlazos (Minot State), TF 18-0W dec Aric Williams (South Dakota State), 10-4L dec Mason Schulz (Minnesota State Moorhead), 13-8W tech fall Taylor Nein (Unattached), TF 24-4

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L tech fall #1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State), TF 16-0 3:34

at Dragon Open/Red Division - 12/2/17, 1st PlaceW tech fall Auston Hall (Rochester CC), TF 16-1W dec Reed Cronin (UMary), 6-4W dec Ryan Rodorigo (St. Cloud State), 8-6

at Utah Valley- 12/15/17L fall Matt Findlay (Utah Valley), 2:24

at Reno Tournament of Champions- 12/17/17L fall Devin Poppen (Southern Oregon), 4:22W tech fall Tucker Wooding (Highline), TF 16-0 4:17L dec Will Clark (NC State), 8-6

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L tech fall #1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), TF 18-3 7:00


NOTABLES* 22-25 career record, 2-9 in duals with four pins* 0-2 this season vs. nationally-ranked opponents* Three-time CIF state tournament placewinner including

third place at 120 pounds in 2015

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Kyle Gliva GLEE-vuhR-Senior149 PoundsInver Grove Hts., Minn.Simley HS

Gliva’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 3rd PlaceW dec Jake Bergeland (Minnesota), 3-2W major dec Peyton Smith (South Dakota State), MD 8-0L fall Colten Carlson (South Dakota State), 5:51W sudden victory-1 Jaden Van Maanen (Unattached), SV-1 8-6W dec Ben Brancale (Minnesota), 6-4

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L major dec #2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa), MD 11-3

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17L dec #3 Max Thomsen (UNI), 6-1

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1/17W dec Trevor Elfvin (Drexel), 8-3W major dec Jacoby Ward (Air Force), MD 10-2L dec #5 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 7-5W dec Matt Ontiveros (Utah Valley), 6-4L dec Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 11-7

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17L dec #3 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 8-6

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17W major dec Matt Ontiveros (Utah Valley), MD 9-1

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17W fall Doug Gudenburr (Citadel), 5:40W tech fall Landon Knutzen (Unatt./Utah Valley), TF 20-3 7:00W tie breaker-2 Alex Butler (Missouri), TB-2 4-3L major dec Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State), MD 14-1L dec Tristen Moran (Unattached/Oklahoma State), 4-2

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec Hunter Richard (Cornell), 9-6

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W sudden victory-1 Gino Fluri (Rider), SV-1 8-6

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W dec Wilfredo Gil (Franklin & Marshall), 11-5

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W dec #25 Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia), 5-2


NOTABLES* 51-39 career record, 13-17 in duals incuding four pins* 1-5 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* 3-0 in overtime this season* Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team* WWC All-Academic Team* WWC Coaches Honor Roll

at Pitt - 1/5/18W dec Robert Lee (Pitt), 9-2

at West Virginia - 1/7/18W dec Kyler Rea (West Virginia), 6-1

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L dec #19 Sam Turner (Wyoming), 6-3

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Clay ReamR-Senior157 PoundsWentzville, Mo.Holt HS

Ream’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 1st PlaceW fall Joseph Lopez (Minot State), 2:28W fall Anthony Raupp (Minot State), 2:33W medical forfeit Carson Brolsma (Minnesota), MFFW dec #19 Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State), 8-3

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L tech fall #3 Michael Kremerer (Iowa), TF 17-2 4:40

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17W major dec Paden Moore (UNI), MD 15-7

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17W dec Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State), 3-2

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1-2/17W fall Zach Moore (West Virginia), 4:47W dec Zack Davis (Navy), 6-3L fall #11 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 1:09L dec Coleman Hammond (Cal State-Bakersfield), 19-14

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W dec Blake Montrie (Central Michigan), 6-1

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17W tech fall Raider Lofthouse (Utah Valley), TF 26-10 6:52

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W major dec Adam Santoro (Cornell), MD 14-6

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec #6 B.J. Clagon (Rider), 10-5

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W fall Emmett LiCastri (Franklin & Marshall), 6:40

at Pitt - 1/5/18W dec #18 Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 9-7

at West Virginia - 1/7/18W dec Zach Moore (West Virginia), 7-4

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18W dec #12 Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 4-3


NOTABLES* 2017, 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships Elite 90

Award Winner* Three-time NCAA Qualifier ... Compiled a 3-6 record* Second at 2017 Big 12 Championships ... Had 2-1 record* Ranks anywhere from No. 8 to No. 9 nationally* 87-39 career record including 41-11 in duals with 18 pins* 10-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponents past two seasons* 2016 Big 12 Co-Wrestler of the Week* Won Bison Open titles in 2016, 2017* Third place 2016 Big 12 Championships* WWC 2015 Freshman of the Year* NCAA West Regional 149-pound Champion 2015* Three-time NWCA All-Academic Team* Two-time Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team

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Andrew Fogarty FOE-ger-teeR-Sophomore165 PoundsJordan, Minn.Scott West HS

Fogarty’s 2017-18 Match Results

at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open - 11/5/17, 3rd PlaceW major dec Garrett Jordan (Unattached), MD 11-1W major dec Chris Paulsen (Briar Cliff), MD 12-0W major dec Brett Bye (Unattached), MD 12-1L dec #18 Isaiah White (Nebraska), 4-2W tech fall Logan Peterson (Unattached), TF 15-0 6:54W major dec Zach Carlson (Unattached), MD 12-1

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 1st PlaceW major dec Anders Lantz (South Dakota State), MD 10-1W tech fall Justin Dravis (Minnesota State Moorhead), TF 19-0W fall Kelby Hawkins (South Dakota State), 2:37W major dec Logan Peterson (South Dakota State), MD 9-0

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L dec Kaleb Young (Iowa), 3-2

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17W fall Isaiah Patton (UNI), SV-1, 7:20

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L dec #6 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State), 9-3

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1-2/17, 5th PlaceL dec Jacob Morrissey (Purdue), 4-0W dec Isaiah Patton (Northern Iowa), 9-2W dec Jonathan Carrera (Navy), 10-4W fall Zac Carlson (Eastern Michigan), 2:39W tech fall Ebed Jarrell (Drexel), TF 19-3 4:27W medical forfeit #3 Logan Massa (Michigan), MFFW dec #8 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 7-4L major dec #7 Te’Shan Campbell (Ohio State), MD 11-0W medical forfeit #9 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), MFF

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W dec Logan Parks (Central Michigan), 9-5

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17L SV-1 #16 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley), SV-1 5-3

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W major dec Kyle Simaz (Cornell), MD 19-5

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17 - 174W fall Dean Cherry (Rider), 0:17


NOTABLES * 2017 NCAA Qualifier ... Received an at-large bid* 47-20 career record including 20-9 in duals with 9 pins* Ranks anywhere from No. 17 to No. 20 nationally* 2-5 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Sixth place 2017 Big 12 Championships ... Had 1-3 record* Placed 8th at Midlands Championships (12/29-30/16)* Three-time Bison Open champion* Two-time Minnesota state champion

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W fall Jacob Conners (Franklin & Marshall), 1:50

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W tech fall Tyler Zimmer (Columbia), TF 18-0 6:27

at Pitt - 1/5/18W tech fall Nathan Russell (Pitt), TF 17-2 4:35

at West Virginia - 1/7/18W dec Nick Klussis (West Virginia), 10-6

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L dec #14 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 2-0


Dylan Urbach UR-bockR-Junior174/184 PoundsLisbon, N.D.Minnesota / Lisbon HS

Urbach’s 2017-18 Match Results

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L major dec Joseph Gunther (Iowa), MD 10-2

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17L fall #8 Taylor Lujan (UNI), 5:59

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1/17, 5th PlaceW dec Matt Hebel (Western Wyoming), 13-6L dec Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 5-1L dec Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech), 8-1

174Overall: 1-4Duals: 0-2Pins: 0TF: 0MD: 0

NOTABLES* 16-35 career record, 7-15 in duals incuding redshirt fresh-

man year at Minnesota* 0-1 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Finished with North Dakota Class B record 243 wins* Two-time state champion and two-time state runner-up* Three-time All-America honoree by USA Wrestling in

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Nick Knutson kuh-NOOT-sinR-Freshman174/184 PoundsNew Prague, Minn.New Prague HS

Knutson’s 2017-18 Match Results

at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open 11/5/17 - 165W major dec Devin Sievers (Unattached), MD 15-5L fall #11 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 3:43W fall Zach Davis (Briar Cliff), 6:21L dec Logan Peterson (Unattached), 8-4

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17 - 6th Place - 174L major dec #15 David Kocer (South Dakota State), MD 14-3W tech fall Chad Lorenson (Unattached), TF 17-0L dec Jesse Shearer (Unattached), 7-2L dec Colton Clingenpeel (North Dakota State), 5-1

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals -12/30/17 - 184W tech fall Steven Mercadante (F&M), TF 15-0, 4:31

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17 - 184L dec Anthony Piscopo (Columbia), 9-5

at Pitt - 1/5/18 - 184L major dec Gregg Harvey (Pitt), MD 19-7

at West Virginia - 1/718 - 184L dec Brenden McRill (West Virginia), 14-8

174/184

Overall: 4-8Duals: 1-3Pins: 1TF: 2MD: 1OT: 0-0

NOTABLES* 0-2 vs. nationally-ranked opponents* Won both the 2016 Minnesota USA Wrestling Freestyle &

Greco-Roman Junior titles at 170 pounds* Two-time Minnesota state tournament qualifier, placing

third as a senior ... Finished with 111-25 career record.


Cole Witzig WIT-zigR-Freshman184 PoundsTroy, Ill.Triad HS

Witzig’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16L dec Dylan Anderson (Minnesota), 8-2 medical forfeit Faris Karaborni (Minnesota), MFF

at Dragon Open/Red Division - 12/2/17, 5th PlaceL fall Brady Nelson (St. Cloud State), 1:45L dec Sam Truen (Itasca CC), 4-3W major dec Ryan Sanchez (Jamestown), MD 8-0

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17L dec #14 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 4-0

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17W dec Jacob Raschka (Unattached/Missouri), 8-2L dec Bob Coleman (Unattached/Oregon State), 6-3L dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 10-3

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L tech fall Chaz Polson (Wyoming), TF 18-2 4:09


NOTABLES* 0-1 vs. nationally-ranked opponents* Placed seventh at 84 kg/185 pounds at the 2017 UWW

Junior Greco-Roman National Championships with a 3-2 record

* Three-time Illinois state tournament placewinner includ-ing a pair of state runner-up showings

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Cordell Eaton core-DELL EAT-nR-Sophomore197 PoundsLong Grove, IowaNorth Scott HS

Eaton’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 1st PlaceW major dec Blake Johnston (Minot State), MD 16-4W major dec Evan Foster (Minnesota State Moorhead), MD 17-5W major dec Chase O’Connor (Minnesota), MD 15-4

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L dec #11 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 5-3

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17W dec Izaak Shedenhelm (UNI), 11-5

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L tech fall Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State), TF 16-0 3:00

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1/17W dec Cody Vigoren (Wyoming), 5-3L dec #3 Jared Vaught (Virginia Tech), 9-3W dec Garret Strang (Cal Baptist), 6-1L major dec Jason Holschlag (Northern Iowa), MD 16-3

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W major dec Landon Pelham (Central Michigan), MD 13-5

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17L major dec Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley), MD 11-3

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17, 4th PlaceW major dec Austin McNeill (Campbell), MD 15-6W tech fall Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser), TF 19-2 6:10W dec Cody Vigoren (Wyoming), 9-4L dec Tom Lane (Cal Poly), 10-6 medical forfeit #11 Corey Griego (Oregon State), MFF

vs #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17L major dec #13 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell), MD 13-4

vs #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec Ethan Laird (Rider), 6-4

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W tech fall Reid Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall), TF 21-6, 4:24

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17W fall Michael Bulkin (Columbia), 4:42


NOTABLES* Career record is 31-24, including 15-16 in duals with 2

pins* 0-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Sixth at 2017 Big 12 Championships with 3-3 record* Academic All-Big12 Wrestling First Team* Iowa state runner-up in 2015, placed third in 2014 and

eighth in 2013* Finished with 130-19 record at North Scott H.S.

at Pitt - 1/5/18W dec Kellan Stout (Pitt), 8-3

at West Virginia - 1/7/18L dec #17 Jake Smith (West Virginia), 6-5

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L fall Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 1:42


Dan Stibral STIGH-brullR-Sophomore285 PoundsTabor, S.D.Bon Homme-Scotland HS

Stibral’s 2017-18 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/11/17, 1st PlaceW fall Alfred Peters (Unattached), 4:02W fall Alex Aarsvold (South Dakota State), 2:53W dec Kevin Vough (South Dakota State), 6-0W medical forfeit Brandon Metz (Unattached), MFF

at #8 Iowa - 11/17/17L fall #7 Sam Stoll (Iowa), 6:13

at #13 Northern Iowa - 11/19/17W dec #24 Carter Isley (UNI), 7-1

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE - 11/26/17L major dec #11 Derek White (Oklahoma State), MD 12-3

at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - 12/1/17L dec AJ Nevills (Fresno State), 7-2L dec Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), 2-1

#18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN - 12/10/17W dec Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), 3-1

at Utah Valley - 12/15/17L dec #20 Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley), 12-9

at Reno Tournament of Champions - 12/17/17W dec Ciaran Ball (Simon Fraser), 3-1L dec Amar Dhesi (Oregon State), 9-5W fall Osiris Tapia (Southwestern Oregon), 0:56W medical forfeit Darryl Aiello (Clackamas), MFFW dec Michael McAleavey (Citadel), 8-1W dec Jacob Bohlken (Missouri), 4-2W dec Austin Myers (Missouri), 8-7 No Contest Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), NC

vs. #12 Cornell / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17W dec Benjamin Honis (Cornell), 8-7

vs. #22 Rider / South Beach Duals - 12/29/17L tie breaker-2 Mauro Correnti (Rider), TB-2 5-3

vs Franklin & Marshall / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17L dec Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall), 3-2

vs Columbia / South Beach Duals - 12/30/17L dec #14 Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 7-4


NOTABLES* Career record 23-16 including 7-7 in duals with 6 pins* Claimed 3-1 decision over Matt Stencel in dual’s final

bout in 19-16 win over #18 Central Michigan (12-10-17); Claimed 8-7 decision over Benjamin Honis in dual’s final bout in 20-16 win over #12 Cornell (12-29-17)

* 1-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Member of NDSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council* Two-time USA Wrestling junior freestyle All-American in

2014 and 2015, also earning Greco-Roman All-American honors in 2015

* Two-time South Dakota Class B state champion at 285 pounds

* Had 76-match winning streak at Bon Homme-Scotland High School

at Pitt - 1/5/18W major dec Cole Rickert (Pitt), MD 16-2

at West Virginia - 1/7/18W sudden victory-1 Brandon Ngati (West Virginia), 4-2 SV-1

#22 WYOMING - 1/20/18L dec Sam Eagan (Wyoming), 3-2

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