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North Dakota State WRESTLING 10 NCAA Division I All-Americans / Clay Ream, 2016 NCAA Elite 90 Award 2014, 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 Jeff[email protected] Schedule/Results (14-5 Overall, 4-3 #Big12WR) Date Event Time Nov. 6 * #14 IOWA STATE W 25-16 Nov. 12 BISON OPEN 7 Champions Nov. 19 at Finn Grinaker Open 5 Champions Nov. 20 * at #17 Oklahoma L 14-25 Dec. 2 at Northwestern W 24-12 Dec. 3 at UNI Open 1 Placewinner Dec. 4 at Dragon Open 3 Champions Dec. 4 vs. Indiana W 18=17 Dec. 4 at SIU-Edwardsville W 25-13 Dec. 9 vs. Maryland W 22-12 Dec. 9 at George Mason W 31-7 Dec. 10 at Husky Open 2 Champions Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships. 25th (23) Jan. 6 * NORTHERN COLORADO W 29-16 Jan. 8 BOISE STATE W 36-7 Jan. 13 % vs. The Citadel W 36-9 Jan. 13 % vs. #24 Virginia W 27-13 Jan. 14 % vs. #5 Virginia Tech L 15-22 Jan. 14 % vs. #19 Arizona State L 19-20 Jan. 28 vs. Cal Poly (Righetti HS) W 30-6 Jan. 28 at Bakersfield (Righetti HS) W 32-8 Jan. 29 at North Country Open 1 Champion Feb. 3 * UTAH VALLEY L 16-22 Feb. 10 * at Air Force W 23-10 Feb. 12 * at Wyoming W 24-16 Feb. 19 * at #17 South Dakota State L 18-20 Mar. 4-5 at Big 12 Championships All Day Mar. 16-18 at NCAA Championships All Day All times Local Home duals in BOLD at the Scheels Center % -- Virginia Duals * -- Big 12 Conference dual HISTORY First Year of Wrestling 1957-58 (59 seasons) All-Time Dual Meet Record 552-248-18 (.687) NCAA Team Championships 4 Division II - 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001 NCAA Individual Titles 30 (all in Division II) NCAA All-Americans 162 COACHES INFO Head Coach Roger Kish (Minnesota, ‘08) Record at NDSU 54-39, 6th year (17-4 WWC/ 7-5 Big 12) Career Record Same Office Phone (701) 231-8783 Assistant Coach Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech, ‘13) Assistant Coach Matt Nagel (Minnesota, ‘06) Video Coordinator Evan Knutson (NDSU, ‘15) Dir. of Operations Hayden Zillmer (NDSU, ‘16) TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16 Record 4-6 2015-16 Big 12 Conference Record 2-2 Big 12 Championships Finish 7th (62.5 pts) NCAA Championships Finish T44th (5.5 pts) NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 3/1 Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 Newcomers 13 NDSU Prepares for Big 12 Wrestling Championships March 4-5 in Tulsa This Weekend North Dakota State is scheduled to compete at the Big 12 Wrestling Champions on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Sunday’s championship round begins at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest: Big 12 Wrestling Championships BOK Center / Tulsa, Okla. Saturday March 4 11 a.m. Session I - Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches 6 p.m. Session II - Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches Sunday March 5 8:00 a.m. Session III - Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches 1:00 p.m. Session IV - Championship Matches Coverage Live results are available at arena.flowrestling.org and pay per view video stream is available at FloWrestling.org ... Sunday’s finals will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest. Up for Grabs at the Big 12 Championships The Big 12 Conference received the third highest amount of automatic qualifier spots, as the 10-team wrestling league will send 38 of its grapplers to the NCAA Championships via automatic bids ... The breakdown of the 38 automatic bids per weight class for the Big 12 Championship is as follows: 125 (4), 133 (4), 141 (4), 149 (4), 157 (3), 165 (5), 174 (3), 184 (2), 197 (5), 285 (4). Bison at the 2016 Big 12 Championships North Dakota State 184-pound Hayden Zillmer was runner-up, while 125 Josh Rodriguez and 149 Clay Ream both placed third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City ... NDSU 285 Ben Tynan was fifth and 141 Mitch Bengtson placed sixth ... Oklahoma State won the tournament with 161 points, while NDSU finished seventh in the team standings with 62.5 points. The Lineup Wt. North Dakota State (14-5, 4-3 #Big12WR) 125 -- #1 Josh Rodriguez (21-1, 18-1) 133 -- #4 Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0) 141 -- #9 Taylor Nein (8-14, 5-12) 149 -- #8 Mitch Friedman (13-10, 7-7) 157 -- #2 Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1) 165 -- #6 Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5) 174 -- #8 Dylan Urbach (10-10, 5-7) 184 -- #5 Tyler McNutt (13-11, 10-9) 197 -- #7 Cordell Eaton (14-12, 9-10) 285 -- #4 Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4) Pre-Seed / Big 12 Championships (submit to change) @NDSUwrestling | @NDSUathletics | www.GoBison.com | #Big12WR Big 12 Wrestling Championships March 1, 2017

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10 NCAA Division I All-Americans / Clay Ream, 2016 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(14-5 Overall, 4-3 #Big12WR)

Date Event TimeNov. 6 * #14 IOWA STATE W 25-16Nov. 12 BISON OPEN 7 ChampionsNov. 19 at Finn Grinaker Open 5 ChampionsNov. 20 * at #17 Oklahoma L 14-25Dec. 2 at Northwestern W 24-12Dec. 3 at UNI Open 1 PlacewinnerDec. 4 at Dragon Open 3 ChampionsDec. 4 vs. Indiana W 18=17Dec. 4 at SIU-Edwardsville W 25-13Dec. 9 vs. Maryland W 22-12Dec. 9 at George Mason W 31-7Dec. 10 at Husky Open 2 ChampionsDec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships. 25th (23)Jan. 6 * NORTHERN COLORADO W 29-16Jan. 8 BOISE STATE W 36-7Jan. 13 % vs. The Citadel W 36-9Jan. 13 % vs. #24 Virginia W 27-13Jan. 14 % vs. #5 Virginia Tech L 15-22Jan. 14 % vs. #19 Arizona State L 19-20Jan. 28 vs. Cal Poly (Righetti HS) W 30-6Jan. 28 at Bakersfield (Righetti HS) W 32-8Jan. 29 at North Country Open 1 ChampionFeb. 3 * UTAH VALLEY L 16-22Feb. 10 * at Air Force W 23-10 Feb. 12 * at Wyoming W 24-16Feb. 19 * at #17 South Dakota State L 18-20Mar. 4-5 at Big 12 Championships All DayMar. 16-18 at NCAA Championships All DayAll times LocalHome duals in BOLD at the Scheels Center% -- Virginia Duals * -- Big 12 Conference dual

HISTORYFirst Year of Wrestling 1957-58 (59 seasons)All-Time Dual Meet Record 552-248-18 (.687)NCAA Team Championships 4 Division II - 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001NCAA Individual Titles 30 (all in Division II)NCAA All-Americans 162

COACHES INFOHead Coach Roger Kish (Minnesota, ‘08)Record at NDSU 54-39, 6th year (17-4 WWC/ 7-5 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)Dir. of Operations Hayden Zillmer (NDSU, ‘16)

TEAM INFORMATION2015-16 Record 4-62015-16 Big 12 Conference Record 2-2Big 12 Championships Finish 7th (62.5 pts)NCAA Championships Finish T44th (5.5 pts)NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 3/1Starters Returning/Lost 7/3Newcomers 13

NDSU Prepares for Big 12 WrestlingChampionships March 4-5 in TulsaThis WeekendNorth Dakota State is scheduled to compete at the Big 12 Wrestling Champions on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Sunday’s championship round begins at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest:

Big 12 Wrestling ChampionshipsBOK Center / Tulsa, Okla.Saturday March 4 11 a.m. Session I - Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches6 p.m. Session II - Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches Sunday March 5 8:00 a.m. Session III - Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches1:00 p.m. Session IV - Championship Matches

CoverageLive results are available at arena.flowrestling.org and pay per view video stream is available at FloWrestling.org ... Sunday’s finals will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest.

Up for Grabs at the Big 12 ChampionshipsThe Big 12 Conference received the third highest amount of automatic qualifier spots, as the 10-team wrestling league will send 38 of its grapplers to the NCAA Championships via automatic bids ... The breakdown of the 38 automatic bids per weight class for the Big 12 Championship is as follows: 125 (4), 133 (4), 141 (4), 149 (4), 157 (3), 165 (5), 174 (3), 184 (2), 197 (5), 285 (4).

Bison at the 2016 Big 12 ChampionshipsNorth Dakota State 184-pound Hayden Zillmer was runner-up, while 125 Josh Rodriguez and 149 Clay Ream both placed third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City ... NDSU 285 Ben Tynan was fifth and 141 Mitch Bengtson placed sixth ... Oklahoma State won the tournament with 161 points, while NDSU finished seventh in the team standings with 62.5 points.

The LineupWt. North Dakota State (14-5, 4-3 #Big12WR) 125 -- #1 Josh Rodriguez (21-1, 18-1)133 -- #4 Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0)141 -- #9 Taylor Nein (8-14, 5-12)149 -- #8 Mitch Friedman (13-10, 7-7)157 -- #2 Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1)165 -- #6 Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5)174 -- #8 Dylan Urbach (10-10, 5-7)184 -- #5 Tyler McNutt (13-11, 10-9)197 -- #7 Cordell Eaton (14-12, 9-10)285 -- #4 Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4)Pre-Seed / Big 12 Championships (submit to change)

@NDSUwrestling | @NDSUathletics | www.GoBison.com | #Big12WR

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Bison Finish With Most Dual Wins in Division I Era, Third Best All-Time North Dakota State’s 14 duals wins this season are the most during the Division I era and third best all-time ... The previous Division I high was 11 wins achieved twice in 2007-08 (11-9) and 2013-14 (11-7) ... The program record is 16 wins (16-0) achieved during the 1991-92 season, while the 1971-72 team went 15-1.

Rodriguez Aims at Century Mark, Pair of NCAA Qualifiers Return for NDSU North Dakota State returns a pair of two-time NCAA qualifiers in 125-pounder Josh Rodri-guez and 157-pounder Clay Ream ... Ream moves from 149 to 157 this season ... Rodriguez, a redshirt senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), has compiled an 20-1 record this season including 17-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 99-34 including 46-14 in duals with 14 pins ... He is bidding to become the 11th wrestler to reach 100 wins in a career ... Rodriguez placed third at the Big 12 Championships and was a win away from earning All-America honors last season ... He is 5-4 in two NCAA appearances ... Ream, a redshirt junior from Wentzville, Mo. (Holt H.S.), was the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Elite 90 Award winner ... Ream has grinded to an 22-3 record including 17-1 in duals with five pins and six major decisions ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 69-35 overall, 31-10 in duals with 15 pins ... He placed third at the Big 12 Championships ... Ream has a 3-4 record in two NCAA appearances ... He was also named to the NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big 12 Conference Wrestling Team.

Rodriguez, Ream & Tynan Earn Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week Honors North Dakota State 285-pounder Ben Tynan was named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 30 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... North Dakota State 157-pounder Clay Ream was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 16 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... North Dakota State 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 12 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career.

Bison in the Rankings North Dakota State dropped out of the top 25 for the first time in four weeks in the USA To-day/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Feb. 21 ... The Bison were 18th in the tournament and 25th in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, tied for 22nd in the Track Wrestling rankings and 18th in WIN Wrestling Magazine’s Tournament Power Index and 22nd on the dual charts. Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Feb. 23), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (21-1 overall, 18-1 duals) is No. 6 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1) is No. 7 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4) is No. 26 at 285 pounds ... Three Bison were in the RPI (17 D1 matches thru Feb. 19) Rodriguez No. 11 at 125, Sykora No. 17 at 133, Ream No. 18 at 157 and Tynan No. 23 at 285 … In the InterMat.com (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 21) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Feb. 27), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 11 at 157 pounds ... In the Track Wrestling (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 23 at 165 pounds ... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 18 at 165 pounds ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Feb. 27) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds.

USA Today/NWCA Top 25Dual Rankings/Feb. 21, 2017

(Final Regular Season)Rk Team (First) Record Pts Conf LW1 Penn State (16) 14-0 400 Big Ten 22 Oklahoma State 14-1 384 Big 12 13 Iowa 13-2 368 Big Ten 34 Virginia Tech 18-1 351 ACC 55 Nebraska 12-4 318 Big Ten 66 Ohio State 11-3 314 Big Ten 47 Cornell 13-2 312 EIWA 88 NC State 13-2 301 ACC 79 Illinois 9-3 264 Big Ten 910 Missouri 11-4 252 MAC 1011 Lehigh 10-4 244 EIWA 11T12 Rutgers 12-5 216 Big Ten 12T12 Minnesota 7-5 216 Big Ten 1314 Northern Iowa 11-3 182 MAC 1515 Michigan 8-7 169 Big Ten 1616 Wisconsin 7-5 160 Big Ten 1817 Central Michigan 9-3 151 MAC 1418 Oklahoma 11-6 129 Big 12 1919 South Dakota State 14-5 124 Big 12 1720 Arizona State 10-4 90 Pac-12 2121 Stanford 10-3 75 Pac-12 2222 Edinboro 8-6 54 EWL 2323 Pittsburgh 11-5 45 ACC 2424 Appalachian State 13-3 41 SoCon 2025 Purdue 9-7 13 Big Ten NROthers Receiving Votes: North Dakota State 12,Rider6,Bucknell3,Buffalo3,Utah Valley 2, Indiana 1Dropped out: #25 North Dakota State

InterMat Top 25Dual Rankings / Feb. 28, 2017

Rank Team (First) Record Conf. LW1 Penn State 14-0 Big Ten 12 Oklahoma State 14-1 Big 12 23 Iowa 13-2 Big Ten 34 Virginia Tech 18-1 ACC 45 N.C. State 13-2 ACC 56 Cornell 13-2 EIWA 67 Ohio State 11-3 Big Ten 78 Nebraska 12-4 Big Ten 89 Illinois 9-3 Big Ten 910 Lehigh 10-4 EIWA 1011 Rutgers 12-5 Big Ten 1112 Missouri 11-4 MAC 1213 Minnesota 7-5 Big Ten 1314 Northern Iowa 11-3 MAC 1415 Wisconsin 7-5 Big Ten 1516 Central Michigan 9-3 MAC 1617 Michigan 8-7 Big Ten 1718 South Dakota State 14-5 Big 12 1819 Oklahoma 11-6 Big 12 1920 Stanford 10-3 Pac-12 2021 Arizona State 10-4 Pac-12 2122 Purdue 9-7 Big Ten 2223 Indiana 10-9 Big Ten 2324 Appalachian State 13-3 SoCon 2425 North Dakota State 14-5 Big 12 25

Bison Career WinsName Years Weight W-L-T Pct.1. Mike Langlais 1980-84 142 151-22-0 .8732. Steven Monk 2010-14 165 134-24-0 .8483. Trent Sprenkle 2008-13 125 109-46-0 .7034. Brian Kapusta 1991-95 118 108-17-0 .8645. Steve Saxlund 1996-01 184 107-19-0 .8495. Pat Johannes 1984-88 177 107-29-1 .7847. Hayden Zillmer 2012-16 174/184 106-30-0 .779 8. Dave Hass 1980-84 190 104-39-1 .7269. Brian Kraemer 2000-04 197 102-45-0 .69410. Todd Fuller 1998-02 174 101-29-0 .776T11. Josh Rodriguez 2013- 125/133 99-34-0 .744T11. Lon Brew 1975-79 142 99-22-2 .813T11. George Thompson 1994-98 126/134 99-35-0 .739

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2016-17 ROSTERNAME WT. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)Wyatt Becker 141 5-11 RFr. Greenbush, Minn. (Greenbush-Middle River HS)^*Mitch Bengtson (RS) 141 5-7 RJr. St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Apollo HS)Paul Bianchi 125 5-4 Fr. Two Rivers, WIs. (Two Rivers HS)Alex Bleeker 184 5-10 RFr. Pekin, Ill. (Pekin Community HS)Colton Clingenpeel 157 5-7 Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Thomas Jefferson HS)*Nico Colunga (RS) 133 5-10 So. Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale HS)Cordell Eaton 197 6-0 RFr. Long Grove, Iowa (North Scott HS)Vincent Feola 184 6-1 RFr. Huntington, N.Y. (Walt Whitman HS)Andrew Fogarty 165 5-10 RFr. Jordan, Minn. (Scott West HS)*Mitch Friedman (C) 149 5-7 RJr. Oconto Falls, Wis. (Oconto Falls HS)Kyle Gliva 149 5-7 RJr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS) Sam Hampton 141 5-7 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)Nick Knutson 165 5-9 Fr. New Prague, Minn. (New Prague HS)Jonah Lange 184 5-11 Fr. Frazee, Minn. (Frazee-Vergas HS)*Tyler McNutt 184 6-2 RSo. Saint Joseph, Mo. (Benton HS)Nick Mergen 157 5-9 RFr. Albany, Minn. (Albany HS)Carter Nielsen 174 5-11 RFr. Foley, Minn. (Foley HS)Taylor Nein 141 5-7 Fr. Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)*Logan Paxton 184 5-9 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Sacramento CC / Pleasant Grove HS)Arthur Payne 125 5-10 RFr. Montrose, Mich. (Hill-McCloy HS)August Peplinski 197 6-0 Fr. Eland, Wis. (Wittenberg-Birnamwood HS)Charley Popp 174 5-10 RSo. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge HS)^^*Clay Ream (C) 157 5-9 RJr. Wentzville, Mo. (Holt HS)^^*Josh Rodriguez (C) 125 5-3 RSr. Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti HS) Nate Rykerd 149 6-0 RJr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) Nate Smith 141 5-8 Fr. Eagle, Wis. (Mukwonago HS)Dan Stibral 285 6-3 RFr. Tabor, S.D. (Bon Homme-Scotland HS)Cam Sykora 133 5-6 RFr. Wheaton, Minn. (Wheaton HS)*Blake Thompson 174 5-10 RSo. Clovis, Calif. (Utah Valley / Clovis HS)*Ben Tynan 285 6-3 Sr. Kennewick, Wash. (Highline College / Hanford HS)Joe Umlauf 141 5-9 RJr. Wausau, Wis. (Wausau West HS)Dylan Urbach 184 5-10 RSo. Lisbon, N.D. (Lisbon HS)Cole Witzig 174 5-10 Fr. Troy, Ill. (Triad HS)Holden Youngs 125 5-7 Fr. Monticello, Minn. (Maple Lake HS)^ NCAA Qualifier * Returning Starter RS -- Redshirt

BY ELIGIBILITYTrue Freshmen (10) - Paul Bianchi, Colton Clingenpeel, Sam Hampton, Nick Knutson, Jonah Lange, Taylor Nein, August Peplinski, Nate Smith, Cole Witzig, Holden YoungsRedshirt Freshmen (10) - Wyatt Becker, Alex Bleeker, Cordell Eaton, Vincent Feola, Andrew Fogarty, Nick Mergen, Carter Nielsen, Arthur Payne, Dan Stibral, Cam SykoraSophomore (1) - Nico ColungaRedshirt Sophomore (4) - Tyler McNutt, Charley Popp, Blake Thompson, Dylan UrbachJuniors (0) - Redshirt Juniors (6) - Mitch Bengtson, Mitch Friedman, Kyle Gliva, Clay Ream, Nate Rykerd, Joe UmlaufSeniors (2) - Logan Paxton, Ben TynanRedshirt Seniors (1) - Josh Rodriguez

BY WEIGHT CLASS125 (4) - Paul Bianchi, Arthur Payne, Josh Rodriguez, Holden Youngs133 (2) - Nico Colunga, Cam Sykora141 (6) - Wyatt Becker, Mitch Bengtson, Sam Hampton, Taylor Nein, Nate Smith, Joe Umlauf149 (3) - Mitch Friedman, Kyle Gliva, Nate Rykerd157 (3) - Colton Clingenpeel, Nick Mergen, Clay Ream165 (2) - Andrew Fogarty, Nick Knutson174 (4) - Carter Nielsen, Charley Popp, Blake Thompson, Cole Witzig184 (6) - Alex Bleeker, Vincent Feola, Jonah Lange, Tyler McNutt, Logan Paxton, Dylan Urbach197 (2) - Cordell Eaton, August PeplinskiHwt (2) - Dan Stibral, Ben Tynan

BY STATECalifornia (4) - Colunga, Paxton, Rodriguez, Thompson; Colorado (1) - Rykerd; Illinois (3) - Bleeker, Popp, Witzig; Iowa (2) - Clingenpeel, Eaton; Michigan (1) - Payne; Minnesota (10) - Becker, Bengtson, Fogarty, Gliva, Knutson, Lange, Mergen, Nielsen, Sykora, Youngs; Missouri (3) - Hampton, McNutt, Ream; New York (1) - Feola; North Dakota (2) - Nein, Urbach; South Dakota (1) - Stibral; Washington (1) - Tynan; Wisconsin (5) - Bianchi, Friedman, Peplinski, Smith, Umlauf

Roger KishHead Coach

Sixth Season(Minnesota, 2008)

Roger Kish is in his sixth season as head coach of the North Dakota State wrestling team. He is the fourth head coach in the 59-year history of the Bison wrestling program. He has a 54-39 overall record including 24-9 in Big 12 Conference (7-5) 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 seventh place finish in their first appearance at the Big 12 Championships last season. Hayden Zillmer was Big 12 runner-up at 184 pounds, while Josh Rodriguez (125) and Clay Ream (149) both placed third. Zillmer landed a spot on the U.S. National Greco-Roman team over the summer, while Ream was the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships in New York City. 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 champion 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.

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2016-17 Individual ResultsWt. Name Year Overall Duals Pins TF MD SV TB VR125 * Paul Bianchi Fr. 14-5 0-0 5 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-2

125/133 Arthur Payne RFr. 7-8 0-1 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-1

125 Josh Rodriguez RSr. 21-1 18-1 4 9 3 0-0 0-0 3-1

125 * Holden Youngs Fr. 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

133/141 ** Cam Sykora RFr. 14-2 12-0 1 6 2 0-0 0-0 0-1

141 Wyatt Becker RFr. 9-8 0-0 1 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0

141 * Nico Colunga So. 8-6 0-0 2 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

141 Taylor Nein Fr. 8-14 5-12 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-4

141 * Nate Smith Fr. 11-7 0-0 1 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-1

141 Joe Umlauf RJr. 7-4 0-1 1 0 1 1-0 0-0 0-0

149 Mitch Friedman RJr. 13-10 7-7 0 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-3

149/157 Kyle Gliva RJr. 10-5 3-3 2 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-2

149 * Sam Hampton Fr. 4-6 0-0 2 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

149 Nate Rykerd RJr. 4-7 0-0 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

157 Clay Ream RJr. 22-3 17-1 5 0 7 0-0 0-0 5-0

157/165 Nick Mergen RFr. 6-4 0-2 1 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

165 * Colton Clingenpeel Fr 9-6 0-0 2 0 3 2-0 0-0 0-0

165 Andrew Fogarty RFr. 21-8 12-5 4 3 5 1-1 0-0 0-5

165 * Nick Knutson Fr. 11-5 0-0 4 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0

174 Carter Nielsen RFr. 3-4 3-4 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1

174 * Cole Witzig Fr. 8-5 0-0 0 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0

184 Vincent Feola RFr. 9-5 0-0 0 0 1 1-0 0-0 0-0

184 * Jonah Lange Fr. 7-10 0-0 3 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

184 Tyler McNutt RSo. 13-11 10-9 4 1 1 0-0 0-1 0-4

184 Logan Paxton Sr. 9-2 0-0 3 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

174/184 Charley Popp RSo. 8-3 0-0 1 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

174/184 Dylan Urbach RSo. 10-10 5-7 2 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-5

197 Alex Bleeker RFr. 14-7 0-0 2 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

197 Cordell Eaton RFr. 14-12 9-10 1 0 3 0-1 0-0 0-5

285 Dan Stibral RFr. 8-6 2-0 3 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0

285 Ben Tynan Sr. 16-4 13-4 6 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-3

* Competing unattached; TF-Tech Fall; MD-Major Decision; SV-Sudden Victory; TB-Tie Breaker; VR-Vs. Ranked Opp.** 133 Cam Sykora 8-3 unattached with 2 pins, 5 tech falls, 1 major dec

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North Dakota State Dual ResultsOverall: 14-5 #Big12WR: 4-3

* North Dakota State 25, #14 Iowa State 16at Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. / Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016133—Nathan Boston (ISU) major dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), MD 15-5141—John Meeks (ISU) dec Joe Umlauf (NDSU), 11-7149—Mitch Friedman (NDSU) dec Blayne Briceno (ISU), 5-4157—Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Renaldo Rodriguez (ISU), MD 19-5165—Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Dane Pestano (ISU), 10-7174—#7 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. Carter Nielsen (NDSU) 11-4184—#6 Patrick Downey (ISU) pinned Tyler McNutt (NDSU), Fall 1:54197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) major dec Joe Teague (ISU), MD 12-4285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) pinned Samuel Cobray (ISU), Fall 4:04125—Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Kyle Larson (ISU) TF, 25-9 6:00Attendance—1,371 Referee—Matt Zietz

* #17 Oklahoma 25, North Dakota State 14McCasland Field House, Norman, Okla. / Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016285 - No. 12 Ross Larson (OU) pinned Ben Tynan (NDSU), Fall 1:38125 - No. 5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Dalton Duffield (OU), TF 23-7 6:35133 - Trae Blackwell (OU) pinned Albert Landeros (NDSU), Fall 2:19141 - Mike Longo (OU) major dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), MD 13-2149 - No. 12 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 9-2157 - No 12 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec No. 12 DaWaylon Barnes (OU), 9-2165 - No. 10 Clark Glass (OU) dec No. 18 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 4-2174 - Carter Nielsen (NDSU) dec Hayden Hansen (OU), 7-2184 - Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec Andrew Dixon (OU), 8-5197 - No. 19 Brad Johnson (OU) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-2

North Dakota State 24, Northwestern 12at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. / Friday, Dec. 2, 2016141—Taylor Nein (NDSU) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 3-1149—Mitch Friedman (NDSU) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 11-5157—#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) Fall Anthony Petrone (NU), 2:42165—#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) maj. dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), MD 15-2174—Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 6-4184—Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 8-2197—Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 9-7285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec. Conan Jennings (NU), 6-0125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) Tech Fall Anthony Rubinetti (NU), TF 22-7 6:50133—Jason Ipsarides (NU) dec. Albert Landeros (NDSU), 8-2

North Dakota State 18, Indiana 17at Edwardsville, Ill. / Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016157—#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Jake Danishek (IU), 8-1165—#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Bryce Martin (IU), 2-0174—Devin Skatzka (IU) dec Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 8-2184—#10 Nate Jackson (IU) major dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), MD 12-3197—Jakob Hinz (IU) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 11-5285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Fletcher Miller (IU), 6-0125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Liam Cronin (IU), TF 26-10, 6:11133—Garrett Pepple (IU) major dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), MD 16-2141—Cole Weaver (IU) dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), 5-0149—Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Chris Perez (IU), 5-2**--Bison win on tie-breaker criteria with Rodriguez tech fall at 125

North Dakota State 25, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 13at Edwardsville, Ill. / Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016157--#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), MD 13-4165--#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Sammuel Zimmerman (SIUE), 3:59174—Jake Residori (SIUE) dec Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 5-3184—Tyler McNutt (NDSU) fall Jake Godinez (SIUE), 2:31197—Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 10-6285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Jake McKiernan (SIUE), 3-1125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec #11 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE), 14-8133—John Muldoon (SIUE) major dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), MD 20-8141—Trevor Feagans (SIUE) dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), 4-2149—Kyle Gliva (NDSU) tie-breaker 1 dec Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), TB-1 6-4

North Dakota State 22, Maryland 12at Fairfax, Va. / Friday, Dec. 9, 2016125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Michael Beck (Maryland), TF 24-9 133— Jhared Simmons (Maryland) dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), 12-8141—Billy Rappo (Maryland dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), 10-3149—#12 Alfred Bannister (Maryland) dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 3-2157—#9 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Justin Alexander (Maryland), 5-1165—#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) major dec Josh Ugalde (Maryland), MD 12-3174—Carter Nielsen (NDSU) dec Sam Rowell (Maryland), 6-2184—Tyler McNutt (NDSU) major dec Idris White (Maryland), MD 11-2197—David-Brian Whisler (Maryland) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 8-5 285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 7-3 North Dakota State 31, George Mason 7at Faixfax, Va. / Friday, Dec. 9, 2016125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) fall Trevor Mello (GMU), 1:35133—Albert Landeros (NDSU) dec Lio Quezada (GMU), 6-5141—Tejon Anthony (GMU) major dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), MD 13-4149—Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 5-3 157—#9 Clay Ream (NDSU) fall Mike Sicola (GMU)165—#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) major dec Garrett Tingen (GMU), MD 9-1174—Carter Nielsen (NDSU) dec Patrick Davis (GMU), 4-0 184—Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec Daniel Mika (GMU), 4-0 197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Matt Meadows (GMU), 9-3285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Matt Voss (GMU), 5-1

* North Dakota State 29, Northern Colorado 16at Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. / Friday, Jan. 6, 2017125—#4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) major dec Trey Andrews (UNC), MD 13-4133—Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Rico Montoya (UNC), 8-3141— #18 Timmy Box (UNC) major dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), MD 13-3149—Mitch Friedman (NDSU) tech fall Ben Polkowske (UNC), TF 16-1157—#16 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Tyler Kinn (UNC), MD 16-5165—Keilan Torres (UNC) fall Nick Mergen (NDSU), Fall 3:13174—Dylan Urbach (NDSU) major dec Dalton Robertson (UNC), MD 17-3184—Dylan Gabel (UNC) fall Tyler McNutt (NDSU), Fall 2:53197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Jamarcus Grant (UNC), 4-1 285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) fall Jack Kuck (UNC), Fall 5:40 Attendance—452 Referee--Rick Fink

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North Dakota State 36, Boise State 7at Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. / Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) fall Gabriel Gonzalez (Boise), 5:44125—#4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) won by forfeit / Bison 12-0133—Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Josh Newburg (Boise), TF 23-5141—Taylor Nein (NDSU) dec Rami Haddadin (Boise), 3-1149—Mitch Friedman (NDSU) major dec Dakota Wall (Boise), MD 10-1Exhibition (197) – Keavon Buckley (Boise) fall Vince Feola (NDSU), 3:27157—Fred Green (Boise) dec #16 Clay Ream (NDSU), 7-5165—Demetrius Romero (Boise) major dec Nick Mergen (NDSU), MD 14-5174—Dylan Urbach (NDSU) dec Austin Dewey (Boise), 4-3184—Tyler McNutt (NDSU) fall Kadyn Del Toro (Boise), 4:16197—Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Harley DiLulo (Boise), 3-2Attendance—491 Referee—Rick Fink

North Dakota State 36, The Citadel 9at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. / Friday, Jan. 13, 2017125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) fall Charles Kearney (The Citadel), Fall 1:24133 -- Cam Sykora (NDSU) won by fall Andrew Szalwinski (The Citadel), Fall 1:37141 -- Taylor Nein (NDSU) dec Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel), 8-2149 -- Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel) dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 5-4157 -- Aaron Walker (The Citadel) dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU) Dec 7-2165 -- Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) tech fall Ruston Hill II (The Citadel), TF 17-0174 -- Dylan Urbach (NDSU) tech fall Martin Duane (The Citadel), TF 16-0184 -- Tyler McNutt (NDSU) tech fall Chandler Sambets (The Citadel), TF 16-0197 -- Sawyer Root (The Citadel) sudden victory-1 Cordell Eaton (NDSU), SV-1 7-5285 -- Ben Tynan (NDSU) fall Joseph Bexley (The Citadel), Fall 3:52

North Dakota State 27, #24 Virginia 13at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. / Friday, Jan. 13, 2017125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec #7 Jack Mueller (Virginia), 7-2133 -- Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec William Mason (Virginia), 7-2141 -- #7 George DiCamillo (Virginia) fall Taylor Nein (NDSU), Fall 2:41149 -- Mitch Friedman (NDSU) dec Samuel Krivus (Virginia), 6-4157 -- #19 Clay Ream (North Dakota State) dec #8 Andrew Atkinson (Virginia), 5-4165 -- Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) medical forfeit Cameron Harrell (Virginia), MFF174 -- Garrett Peppelman (Virginia) major dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), MD 12-2184 -- Will Schany (Virginia) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 5-4197 -- Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec Chance McClure (Virginia), 5-2285 -- Dan Stibral (NDSU) fall Chuck Boddy (Virginia), Fall 1:23

#5 Virginia Tech 22, North Dakota State 15at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. / Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017125 -- #2 Joey Dance (VaTech) dec #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU), 5-3133 -- Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Dennis Gustafson (VaTech), 10-8141 -- Taylor Nein (NDSU) fall Brenden Ryan (VaTech), Fall 0:31149 -- #7 Solomon Chishko (VaTech) dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 3-2157 -- #19 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec #14 Sal Mastriani (VaTech) , 12-8165 -- Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec David Bergida (VaTech), 9-7174 -- #2 Zach Epperly (VaTech) tech fall Dylan Urbach (NDSU), TF 18-3184 -- #4 Zack Zavatsky (VaTech) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 4-1197 -- #3 Jared Haught (VaTech) major dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), MD 13-1285 -- #3 Ty Walz (VaTech) major dec Ben Tynan (NDSU), MD 11-2

#19 Arizona State 20, North Dakota State 19at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. / Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Michael Nguyen (Arizona State), TF 26-11133 -- Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Ted Rico (Arizona State), TF 22-5141 -- Taylor Nein (NDSU) dec Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State), 5-3149 -- Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State) dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 8-6157 -- #19 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec #13 Josh Shields (Arizona State), 8-4165 -- #9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) tech fall Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), TF 18-3174 -- Jacen Petersen (Arizona State) dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 6-2184 -- #3 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) fall Tyler McNutt (NDSU), Fall 4:25197 -- Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State) dec Sullivan Cauley (Arizona State), 5-2285 -- #4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec Ben Tynan (NDSU) Dec 4-1

#23 North Dakota State 32, CSU Bakersfield 8at Righetti High School, Santa Maria, Calif. / Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017165 – Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) dec. #17 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 17-10174 – Dylan Urbach (NDSU) tech fall Matt Penyacsek (CSUB), TF 20-5 (4:48)184 – Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec. Bryan Battisto (CSUB), 8-4197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. Jacob Sieder (CSUB), 9-4285 – #25 Ben Tynan (NDSU) pins Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (CSUB), 6:38125 – #3 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Sean Nickell (CSUB), 10-5133 – #20 Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Carlos Herrera (CSUB), TF 19-3 (7:00)141 – #20 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) tech fall Taylor Nein (NDSU), TF 20-4 (6:29) 149 – Mitch Friedman (NDSU) maj. dec. Everett Pratt (CSUB), MD 12-4157 – #8 Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Sean O’Rourke (CSUB), MD 14-5

#23 North Dakota State 30, Cal Poly 6at Righetti High School, Santa Maria, Calif. / Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017165 – #17 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec. Luke Wilson (CP), 7-6174 – Dylan Urbach (NDSU) dec. Xavier Johnson (CP), 4-1184 – Sohrab Movahedi (CP) dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 12-8197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. Thomas Lane (CP), 8-5285 – #25 Ben Tynan (NDSU) maj. dec. Spencer Empey (CP), MD 12-2125 – #3 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Isaac Blackburn (CP), TF 26-7 (6:59)133 – #20 Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Yoshito Funakoshi (CP), TF 18-2 (4:35)141 – Ty Schilling (CP) dec. Taylor Nein (NDSU), 2-1149 – Mitch Friedman (NDSU) dec. Joshy Cortez (CP), 7-3157 – #8 Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Colt Shorts (CP), MD 12-4

* Utah Valley 22, #23 North Dakota State 16Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. / Friday, Feb. 3, 2017197 – #24 Tanner Orndorff (UVU) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-4 285 – Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec #25 Ben Tynan (NDSU), 9-4125 – #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec Mitchell Brown (UVU), 13-6133 – #25 Cam Sykora (NDSU) major dec Jarod Maynes (UVU), MD 12-3141 – Trevor Willson (UVU) major dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), MD 12-1149 – Grant LaMont (UVU) fall Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 0:46157 – #8 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Raider Lofthouse (UVU), MD 18-9165 – #20 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) tech fall Koy Wilkinson (UVU), TF 18-3 (7:00)174 – #31 Kimball Bastian (UVU) dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 9-3184 – Will Sumner (UVU) dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 6-5Attendance – 795 Referee – Derek Lark

North Dakota State Dual Results ... Page 2Overall: 14-5 #Big12WR: 4-3

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* #25 North Dakota State 23, Air Force 10at USAF Academy, Colo. / Friday, Feb. 10, 2017125 – #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) major dec Drew Romero (AFA), MD 14-3133 – Cam Sykora (NDSU) major dec Dylan Hyder (AFA), MD 15-2141 – John Twomey (AFA) major dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), MD 11-0149 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Gerald McGinty (AFA), 6-5 157 – #7 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Alex Mossing (AFA), 9-3165 – Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Tyler Wiederholt (AFA), 6-2174 – Michael Billingsley (AFA) dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 4-3184 – Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec Zen Ikehara (AFA), 1-0197 – Anthony McLaughlin (AFA) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 9-5285 – Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec Parker Hines (AFA), 9-8

* #25 North Dakota State 24, Wyoming 16Laramie, Wyo. / Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017174 – Kyle Pope (WYO) dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 10-5184 – Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec Chaz Polson (WYO), 11-5197 – Cordell Eaton (NDSU) fall Nate Smith (WYO), Fall, 3:06285 – Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Brandon Tribble (WYO), 2-1 125 – #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) major dec #15 Drew Templeman (WYO), MD 14-5133 – Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Gunnar Woodburn (WYO), TF 16-0, 4:48141 – #8 Bryce Meredith (WYO) fall Taylor Nein (NDSU), Fall, 1:42149 – Cole Mendenhall (WYO) major dec Mitch Friedman (NDSU), MD 13-4157 – #7 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec #19 Archie Colgan (WYO), 8-3165 – #16 Branson Ashworth (WYO) dec Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 6-2

* #17 South Dakota State 20, #25 North Dakota State 18 at Frost Arena, Brookings, S.D. / Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017149 – #16 Alex Kocer (SDSU) major dec Kyle Gliva (NDSU), MD 8-0 157 – #7 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Logan Peterson (SDSU), MD 14-2165 – Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 3-2174 – #16 David Kocer (SDSU) dec Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 6-1184 – Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec Martin Mueller (SDSU), 11-7197 – #7 Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), MD 12-3285 – Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Alex Macki (SDSU), 1-0125 – #4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Kahlen Morris (SDSU), TF 24-7133 – #2 Seth Gross (SDSU) fall Arthur Payne (NDSU), Fall, 5:28141 – #20 Cam Sykora (NDSU) dec Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 4-0Attendance —1,606

* -- Big 12 Conference dual& -- Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.)

North Dakota State Dual Results ... Page 3Overall: 14-5 #Big12WR: 4-3

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JOSH RODRIGUEZR-Senior125 PoundsGuadalupe, Calif.Righetti HS

Rodriguez’ 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W major dec Joe Martinez (Virginia), MD 8-0

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW fall Michael Rangel (Minot State), 6:10W tech fall Josh Jensen (Mary), TF 20-2W fall Paul Bianchi (Unattached), 4:56

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16W tech fall Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma), TF 23-7, 6:35

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W tech fall Athony Rubinetti (Northwestern), TF 22-7, 6:50

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16W tech fall Liam Cronin (Indiana), TF 26-10, 6:11

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16W dec #11 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE), 14-8

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16W tech fall Michael Beck (Maryland), TF 24-9, 3:30

at George Mason - 12/9/16W fall Trevor Mello (George Mason), 1:35

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W major dec Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), MD 13-4

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W forfeit Will Bardezbain (Boise State), FF

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W fall Charles Kearney (The Citadel), 1:24

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec #7 Jack Mueller (Virginia), 7-2

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec #2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 5-3

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W tech fall Michael Nguyen (Arizona State), TF 26-11

125Overall: 21-1Duals: 18-1Pins: 4TF: 9MD: 3

NOTABLES* Top Seed at 125 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Ranks anywhere from No. 4 to No. 11 nationally* 3-1 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* 99-34 career record, 44-14 in duals ... Tied for 11th on the

NDSU career charts* Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week* Two-time NCAA Qualifier* Third place at 2016 Big 12 Championships* Won Bison Open title for the fourth straight season* 2015 NCAA West Regional MVP, 125-pound champion* First Team All-WWC* Competing at 60kg (132), he swept the Greco-Roman

and Freestyle titles at the 2014 Pan-Am Juniors and was named Outstanding Wrestler

* Won the Greco-Roman 60kg (132) championship at the 2014 FILA Junior Nationals and placed fifth in the Free-style competiton.

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W tech fall Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly), TF 26-7, 6:59

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W dec Sean Nickell (CSUB), 10-5

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17W dec Mitchell Brown (Utah Valley), 13-6

at Air Force - 2/10/17W major dec Drew Romero (Air Force), MD 14-3

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W major dec #15 Drew Tempelman (Wyoming), MD 14-5

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17W tech fall Kahlen Morris (South Dakota State), TF 24-7

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CAM SYKORAR-Freshman133 PoundsWheaton, Minn.South Dakota State/Wheaton HS

Sykora’s 2016-17 Match Results

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16W tech fall Ian Parker (Iowa State), TF 16-0W dec Carlos Herrera (CSU Bakersfield), 13-6L major dec #4 Eric Montoya (Nebraska), MD 14-1L dec Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 8-4

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W dec Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado), 8-3

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W tech fall Josh Newburg (Boise State), TF 23-5

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W fall Andrew Szalwinski (The Citadel), 1:37

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec Will Mason (Virginia), 7-2

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), 10-8

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W tech fall Ted Rico (Arizona State), TF 22-5

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W tech fall Yoshito Funakoshi (Cal Poly), TF, 18-2, 4:35

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W tech fall Carlos Herrera (CSUB), TF 19-3, 7:00

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17W major dec Jarod Maynes (Utah Valley), MD 12-3

at Air Force - 2/10/17W major dec Dylan Hyder (Air Force), MD 15-2

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W tech fall Gunnar Woodburn (Wyoming), TF 16-0, 4:48

at #17 South Dakota State (141) - 2/19/17W dec Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota State), 4-0

133Overall: 14-2Duals: 12-0Pins: 1TF: 6MD: 2

NOTABLES* No. 4 Seed at 133 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Ranked 27th in NCAA Coaches Panel* 0-1 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Nine of 13 wins have come by pin, tech fall or major deci-

sion this season* Wrestled unattached first half of season after transferring

from South Dakota State. Went 8-3 with 2 pins, 5 tech falls and 1 major decision

* Won Bison Open 133 title* Five-time Minnesota state champion

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TAYLOR NEINFreshman141 PoundsBismarck, N.D.Bismarck HS

Nein’s 2016-17 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW dec Nate Smith (Unattached), 4-0W dec Tommy Walton (NDSU), 5-3W dec Joe Umlauf (NDSU), 6-4

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20-16L major dec Mike Longo (Oklahoma), MD 13-2

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W dec Alexander McKenna (Northwestern), 3-1

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16L dec Cole Weaver (Indiana), 5-0

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville - 12/4/16L dec Trevor Feagans (SIUE), 4-2

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16L dec Billy Rappo (Maryland), 10-3

at George Mason - 12/9/16L major dec Tejon Anthony (George Mason), MD 13-4

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16L fall Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 4:19L major dec John Meeks (Iowa State), MD 16-4

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17L major dec #18 Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), MD 13-3

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W tech fall Josh Newburg (Boise State), TF 23-5

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel), 8-2

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17L fall #7 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 2:41

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W fall Brenden Ryan (Virginia Tech), 0:31

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State), 5-3

141Overall: 8-14Duals: 5-12Pins: 1TF: 0MD: 0

NOTABLES* No. 9 Seed at 141 pounds for Big 12 Championships* 0-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponent this season* Won Bison Open 141 title* Two-time North Dakota state champion and two-time

state runner-up at Bismarck H.S.

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17L dec Ty Schilling (Cal Poly), 2-1

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17L tech fall #17 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB), TF 20-4, 6:29

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L major dec Trevor Willson (Utah Valley), MD 12-1

at Air Force - 2/10/17L major dec John Twomey (Air Force), MD 11-0

at Wyoming - 2/12/17L fall #8 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 1:42

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Mitch FriedmanR-Junior149 PoundsOconto Falls, Wis.Oconto Falls HS

Friedman’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W dec Blayne Briceno (Iowa State), 5-4

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 3rd PlaceW major dec Jered Sublet (Minot State), MD 18-4L dec Rudy Guillen (Mary), 7-4W tech fall Nate Rykerd (NDSU), TF 19-0W dec Cody Haugen (Minot State), 6-0

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20-16L dec #12 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), 9-2

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W dec Shayne Oster (Northwestern), 11-5

at George Mason - 12/9/16L dec Sahid Kargbo (George Mason), 5-3

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16L dec #10 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois), 6-4W tech fall Kahlan Lee-Lermer (Chicago), TF 19-3W major dec Eric Yang (Northwestern), MD 12-1W dec Hunter Ladnier (Harvard), 8-1L dec Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), 6-5

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W tech fall Ben Polkowske (Northern Colorado), TF 16-1

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W major dec Dakota Wall (Boise State), MD 10-1

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17L dec Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel), 5-4

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec Sam Krivus ((Virginia), 6-4

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec #7 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 3-2

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State), 8-6

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W dec Joshy Cortez (Cal Poly), 7-3

149Overall: 13-10Duals: 7-7Pins: 0TF: 3MD: 4

NOTABLES* No. 8 Seed at 149 pounds for Big 12 Championships* 40-35 career record, 7-11 in duals incuding 10 pins* 0-3 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team* WWC All-Academic Team* WWC Coaches Honor Roll* President of NDSU’s SAAC, representative to University

Athletic Council.

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W major dec Everett Pratt (CSUB), MD 12-4

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L fall Grant LaMont (Utah Valley), 0:46

at Wyoming - 2/12/17L major dec Cole Medenhall (Wyoming), MD 13-4

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CLAY REAMR-Junior157 PoundsWentzville, Mo.Holt HS

Ream’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W major dec Renaldo Rodriguez (Iowa State), MD 19-5

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW fall Erik Loepp (MSU-Moorhead), 2:00W fall Jordan Hendrickson (Unattached), 6:37W fall Shane Sheppard (Minot State), 1:29

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16W dec #12 DaWaylon Barnes (Oklahoma), 9-2

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W fall Anthony Petrone (Northwestern), 2:42

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16W dec Jake Danishek (Indiana), 8-1

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16W major dec Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), MD 13-4

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16W dec Justin Alexander (Maryland), 5-1

at George Mason - 12/9/16W fall Mike Sicola (George Mason), 5:53

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16W major dec Brett Bye (South Dakota State), MD 14-1L fall John Van Brill (Rutgers), 5:34W dec Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 6-1L tech fall Evan Wick (Wisconsin), TF 20-2

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W major dec Tyler Kinn (Northern Colorado), MD 16-5

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17L dec Fred Green (Boise State), 7-5

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec #8 Andrew Atkinson (Virginia), 5-4

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec #14 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 12-8

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec #13 Josh Shields (Arizona State), 8-4

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W tech fall Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly), TF 26-7, 6:59

157Overall: 22-3Duals: 17-1Pins: 5TF: 0MD: 7

NOTABLES* No. 2 Seed at 157 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Ranks anywhere from No. 7 to No. 10 nationally* 69-35 career record including 31-10 in duals with 15 pins* 5-0 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Big 12 Co-Wrestler of the Week* Won Bison Open (11-12-16)* Two-time NCAA Qualifier* 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships Elite 90 Award* Third place 2016 Big 12 Championships* WWC 2015 Freshman of the Year* NCAA West Regional 149-pound Champion 2015* Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team* First Team All-WCC* NWCA All-Academic Team* WWC All-Academic Team* WWC Coaches Honor Roll

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W major dec Colt Shorts (Cal Poly), MD 12-4

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17W major dec Raider Lofthouse (Utah Valley), MD 18-9

at Air Force - 2/10/17W dec Alex Mossing (Air Force), 9-3

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W dec #19 Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 8-3

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17W major dec Logan Peterson (South Dakota State), MD 14-2

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Andrew FogartyR-Freshman165 PoundsJordan, Minn.Scott West HS

Fogarty’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W dec Dane Pestano (Iowa State), 10-7

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW fall Anthony Raupp (Minot State), 4:12W fall Nick Knutson (Unattached), 4:00W tech fall Dane Fischer (Mary), TF 15-0W dec Grant Nehring (NDSU), 7-4

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16L dec #10 Clark Glass (Oklahoma), 4-2

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W major dec Ben Sullivan (Northwestern), MD 15-2

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16W dec Bryce Martin (Indiana), 2-0

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16W fall Sammuel Zimmerman (SIUE), 3:59

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16W major dec Josh Ugalde (Maryland), MD 12-3

at George Mason - 12/9/16W major dec Garrett Tingen (George Mason), MD 9-1

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16W fall Rodney Williams (Oregon State), 4:31W major dec David Kasper (Eastern Michigan), MD 10-2L dec Alex Marinelli (Unattached-Iowa), 10-6W dec Jacen Petersen (Arizona State), 6-0W sudden victory-1 Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota St), SV-1 6-4W major dec Tyrel White (Columbia), MD 14-1L major dec Kaleb Young (Unattached-Iowa), MD 12-4L sudden victory-1 #7 Clark Glass (Oklahoma), SV-1 6-4

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals (1-13-17)W tech fall Ruston Hill (The Citadel), TF 17-0

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W medical forfeit Cameron Harrell (Virginia), MFF

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec David Bergida (Virginia Tech), 9-7

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L tech fall #9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), TF 18-3

165Overall: 21-8Duals: 12-5Pins: 4TF: 3MD: 5

NOTABLES * No. 6 Seed at 165 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Ranks No. 18 Amateur Wrestling News, No. 20 NCAA

Coaches Panel & No. 23 Track Wrestling* 0-5 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Placed 8th at Midlands Championships (12-29/30-16)* Won Bison Open (11-12-16)* Two-time Minnesota state champion

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W dec Luke Wilson (Cal Poly), 7-6

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17L dec #20 Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB), 17-10

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17W tech fall Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), TF 18-3 (7:00)

at Air Force - 2/10/17W dec Tyler Wiederholt (Air Force), 62-2

at Wyoming - 2/12/17L dec #16 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 6-2

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17L dec Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State), 3-2

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Dylan UrbachR-Sophomore174/184 PoundsLisbon, N.D.Minnesota/Lisbon HS

Urbach’s 2016-17 Match Results

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 2nd Place (184)W fall Zeb Demaray (Unattached), 4:37W fall Ethan Bryan (Northland CC), 2:55W major dec Austin May (MSU-Moorhead), MD 14-5L fall Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 1:35

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16 (174)L dec #9 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 8-6W dec Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma), 3-2W major dec Arsen Arshughyan (Ohio), MD 15-6L major dec #20 Christian Brucki (Central Michigan), MD 13-4

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W major dec Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado), MD 17-3

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W dec Austin Dewey (Boise State), 4-3

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W tech fall Martin Duane (The Citadel), TF 16-0

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17L major dec Garrett Peppelman (Virginia), MD 12-2

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L tech fall #2 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), TF 18-3

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec Jacen Petersen (Arizona State), 6-2

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W dec Xavier Johnson (Cal Poly), 4-1

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W tech fall Matt Peyacsek (CSUB), TF 20-5, 4:48

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L dec #31 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 9-3

at Air Force (2-10-17)L dec Michael Billingsley (Air Force), 4-3

at Wyoming - 2/12/17L dec Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 11-5

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17L dec #16 David Kocer (South Dakota State), 6-1

174Overall: 10-10Duals: 5-7Pins: 2TF: 2MD: 3

NOTABLES* No. 8 Seed at 174 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Transfer from Minnesota* 15-31 career record, 7-13 in duals incuding redshirt fresh-

man year at Minnesota* 0-5 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

folkstyle

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tyler McnuttR-Sophomore184 PoundsSaint Joseph, Mo.Benton HS

McNutt’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16L fall #6 Patrick Downey (Iowa State), 1:54

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW fall Levi Rubin (Unattached), 3:46W dec Logan Paxton (NDSU), 3-2W fall Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 1:35

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16W dec Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), 8-5

at Northwestern - 12/2/16L dec Mitch Sliga (Northwestern), 8-2

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16L major dec #11 Nate Jackson (Indiana), MD 12-3

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16W fall Jake Godinez (SIUE), 2:31

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16W major dec Idris White (Maryland), MD 11-2

at George Mason - 12/9/16W dec Daniel Mika (George Mason), 4-0

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16L dec Martin Mueller (South Dakota State), 12-9L tie-breaker 1 Carson Powell (Iowa State), TB-1 5-4

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17L fall Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado), 2:13

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W fall Kadyn Del Toro (Boise State), 4:16

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W tech fall Chandler Sambets, TF 16-0

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17L dec Will Schany (Virginia), 5-4

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec #4 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 4-1

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L fall #3 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), 4:25

184Overall: 13-11Duals: 10-9Pins: 4TF: 1MD: 1

NOTABLES* No. 5 Seed at 184 pounds for Big 12 Championships* 0-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* 24-22 career record, 11-13 in duals with six pins. Wrestled

at 165 and 174 pounds as redshirt freshman* Won Bison Open title* Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling second team in 2016* Won 2014 Missouri Class AA state championship at 170

pounds

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17L dec Sohrab Movahedi (Cal Poly), 12-8

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W dec Brian Battisto (CSUB),8-4

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L dec Will Sumner (Utah Valley), 6-5

at Air Force - 2/10/17W dec Zen Ikehara (Air Force), 1-0

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W dec Chaz Polson (Wyoming), 11-5

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17W dec Martin Mueller (South Dakota State), 11-7

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cordell EatonR-Freshman197 PoundsLong Grove, IowaNorth Scott HS

Eaton’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W major dec Joe Teague (Iowa State), MD 12-4

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW major dec Cody Anderson (MSU-Moorhead), MD 17-8W dec Colin Huckbody (Itasca CC), 13-7W major dec Alex Bleeker (NDSU), MD 17-6

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16L dec #19 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma), 6-2

at Northwestern - 12/2/16L dec Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern), 7-5

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16L dec Jakob Hinz (Indiana), 11-5

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16L dec Jake Tindle (SIUE), 10-6

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16L dec David Brian-Whisler (Maryland), 8-5

at George Mason - 12/9/16W dec Matt Meadows (George Mason), 9-3

at Midlands Championships - 12/29/16L major dec #8 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska), MD 11-2W sudden victory-1 Zach Bruce (Pitt), SV-1 15-9W dec Sasha Oliinyk (Sacred Heart), 5-3L major dec Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield), MD 13-4

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W dec Jamarcus Grant (Northern Colorado), 4-1

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W dec Harley DiLulo (Boise State), 3-2

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17L sudden victory-1 Sawyer Root (The Citadel), SV-1 7-5

vs. #24 Virginia - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W dec Chance McClure (Virginia), 5-2

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L major dec #3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 13-1

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17W dec Sullivan Cauley (Arizona State), 5-2

197Overall: 14-12Duals: 9-10Pins: 1TF: 0MD: 3

NOTABLES* No. 7 Seed at 197 pounds for Big 12 Championships* 0-4 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Iowa state runner-up in 2015, placed third in 2014 and

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

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W dec Thomas Lane (Cal Poly), 8-5

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W dec Jacob Sieder (CSUB), 9-4

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L dec #24 Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley), 6-4

at Air Force - 2/10/17L dec Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force), 9-5

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W fall Nate Shaw (Wyoming), 3:06

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17L major dec #7 Nate Rotert (South Dakota State), MD 12-3

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Ben TynanSenior285 PoundsKennewick, Wash.Highline CC/Hanford HS

Tynan’s 2016-17 Match Results

#14 IOWA STATE - 11/6/16W fall Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 4:04

BISON OPEN - 11/12/16, 1st PlaceW fall Jacob Belland (Minot State), 2:48W dec Mitchell Eull (Minot State), 7-3W major dec Dan Stibral (NDSU), MD 10-1

at #17 Oklahoma - 11/20/16L fall #12 Ross Larson (Oklahoma), 1:38

at Northwestern - 12/2/16W dec Conan Jennings (Northwestern), 6-0

vs. Indiana - 12/4/16W dec Fletcher Miller (Indiana), 6-0

at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville -12/4/16W dec Jake McKiernan (SIUE), 3-1

vs. Maryland - 12/9/16W dec Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 7-3

at George Mason - 12/9/16W dec Matt Voss (George Mason), 5-1

NORTHERN COLORADO - 1/6/17W fall Jack Kuck (Northern Colorado), 5:40

BOISE STATE - 1/8/17W fall Gabriel Gonzalez (Boise State), 5:44

vs. The Citadel - Virginia Duals - 1/13/17W fall Joseph Bexley (The Citadel), 3:52

vs. #5 Virginia Tech - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L major dec #3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), MD 11-2

vs. #19 Arizona State - Virginia Duals - 1/14/17L dec #4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 4-1

vs. Cal Poly - 1/28/17W major dec Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), MD 12-2

285Overall: 16-4Duals: 13-4Pins: 6TF: 0MD: 2

NOTABLES* No. 4 seed at 285 pounds for Big 12 Championships* Ranks No. 24 in NCAA Coaches Panel* 0-3 vs. nationally-ranked opponents this season* Transfer from Highline Community College (Wash.)* Two-time National Junior College Athletic Association

(NJCAA) national tournament qualifier, earning All-Amer-ica honors as a sophomore

* Won the 2014 Canadian Junior Freestyle National Cham-pionship at 264.55 pounds in Edmonton

* Placed fifth in the Washington state tournament as a senior for Hanford High School

* Mother, Lisa, competed in track and field at Hawai’i, and grandfather, Leo Reed, played college football for Colo-rado State and drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1961.

vs. CSU Bakersfield - 1/28/17W fall Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (CSUB), 6:38

UTAH VALLEY - 2/3/17L dec Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley), 9-4

at Wyoming - 2/12/17W dec Brandon Tribble (Wyoming), 2-1

at #17 South Dakota State - 2/19/17W dec Alex Macki (South Dakota State), 1-0