The Bison Wrestling Club has released its schedule for their annual coaches clinic. The clinic is set to take place Thursday, October 11 and will feature a presentation from former University of Minnesota national championship head coach J Robinson. On top of that, Bison assistants Matt Nagel and Jarrod Garnett will provide technique sessions and…
The University of Mary and Minot State, North Dakota’s two Division II wrestling programs, are again set to clash in two duals in the 2018-19 season. The first, a non-conference bout at the University of Mary, is set for November 8. The NSIC match will go down at Minot State January 24 with the Oil…
The Valley City Express Wrestling Club is offering a fall camp for interested wrestlers featuring the staff at North Dakota State University. Bison head coach Roger Kish, along with staff members Matt Nagel, Jarrod Garnett, Nick Magee, and Gabe Hutchinson will all take part in one of the five scheduled days of camp. Camp begins…
Ryan Ripplinger, a three-time state champion for Bismarck High School, has made a verbal commitment to North Dakota State University. Ripplinger will join a Bison squad that should be filled with North Dakota talent over the next five years; including former Bismarck High teammate Taylor Nein. With its proximity to Bismarck and the relationships Ripplinger…
North Dakota State University has received a verbal commitment from Ohio Division 1 2X state place winner Gary Wokojance. Wokojance advanced to the semifinals of the Ohio D1 state tournament as a junior before finishing in sixth place at 182 pounds. The Barberton, OH senior had a fantastic spring, going undefeated at NWCA/USA Wrestling Folkstyle…
The North Dakota State University wrestling program has release its 2018-19 schedule. The Bison will have eight home dual matches to go along with the Bison Open on Saturday, November 10. Highlighting the NDSU schedule are Big 12 Conference opponents Iowa State and South Dakota State, and non-coference bouts with Northwestern, Oregon State, and Pitt.…
The Mellmer Fall Wrestling Camp will begin its ninth season September 9, and will run every Sunday until October 28. What has become the premier fall wrestling camp in North Dakota will again feature brothers Jake and Luke Mellmer, as well as the best high school and college coaches in the area. Mellmer Wrestling Fall…
The Gorilla Wrestling Club is offering a fall camp for all those wrestlers out there looking to improve their folkstyle skills in the lead to the winter wrestling season. Camp is open to ALL INTERESTED WRESTLERS with at least one year of experience. The Camp runs October 15-17, and October 22-24 from 6:30-7:30 in the…
Though North Dakota State has yet to release its 2018-19 wrestling schedule, we now know that South Dakota State will come to Fargo and battle for the Border Bell for the first time in three years this season. The Jackrabbits, fresh off a twelfth place finish at the NCAA championships last March that included three…
Bismarck’s Matt Kaylor, who will enter his seniors season at Legacy this fall and won the school’s first wrestling state championship last March, finished 3-0 in today’s opening rounds of the Junior Greco-Roman national championships in Fargo. Kaylor was dominant in all three bouts at 220 pounds, scoring a fall and two technical falls on…
Jared Franek scored the first takedown and spent the majority of six minutes on the legs of his Illinois counterpart Danny Braunagel, but Braunagel proved too strong defensively and ultimately won via 13-2 technical fall. The Illinois multi-time state champion scored the majority of his scores on go-behind’s from Franek attacks, but ended the match…
