Former NDSU All American Hayden Zillmer advanced unscathed through Freestyle world team trials Saturday and Sunday, and will now wrestle Olympic and World bronze medalist J’den Cox at Final X on June with a spot on the United States World Team on the line. Zillmer, wrestling out of Minneapolis for the Minnesota Storm, advanced to…
Bantam 56 Rhys Safratowich’s place is 2nd and has scored 10.50 team points. Round 1 – Rhys Safratowich (North Dakota) won by tech fall over Michael Alexander (Minnesota) (TF 10-0) Round 2 – Rhys Safratowich (North Dakota) won by tech fall over Connor Peyton (Illinois) (TF 10-0) Round 4 – Isaiah Eide (Minnesota) won by…
The University of Mary’s incoming freshman class continues to grow as they have received a verbal commitment from Mandan two-time state champion Isaac Berger. Berger was a state champion this season at 152 pounds and projects as a college 157/165. During his senior season, Berger finished with a 46-4 record, with runner-up finishes at the…
Former Bison Josh Rodriguez, who currently competes for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club of out State College, PA, will repression team USA at 57 KG in a dual against Cuba Thursday in New York City. The Rumble on the River is the annual charity event promoting wrestling program Beat the Streets. Beat the Streets will…
Wrestling for Team Pennsylvania, North Dakota Native Sophie Smith finished fourth at Women’s Cadet nationals over the weekend in Irving, Texas. Seeded first, Smith ran together three consecutive victories before falling in the semifinals to Kaylee Moore of Team Washington. In that semifinal match, Smith fired off two nice single legs from space and ultimately…
The Valley City Express Wrestling Club is fundraising a new mat for the upcoming wrestling season. Though they are one of the smallest schools in Class A, the Hi Liners have made the state dual tournament for the last three years in a row, finishing fourth in 2015 and fifth in 2017. Valley City’s third…
North Dakota Class A 285 pound state champion Andre Baguma is headed to Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, MN. Baguma, who had a stellar season for the Fargo Davies Eagles that was capped with an overtime victory over Minot’s Elijah Huff in the state finals, is headed to Northland with teammate…
Minot State has added two-time North Dakota State champion Dawson Zerr to the recruiting class of 2018. Zerr won his second state championship in February at 138 pounds with an impressive third period rideout over West Fargo’s J.J. Harms. Zerr is projected to wrestle at 157 for Head Coach Evan Forde, who has made practice…
The Bison just landed an impact transfer as CSU Bakersfield wrestler Lorenzo De La Riva will be transferring to North Dakota State next season. De La Riva will have two seasons to compete for NDSU. A former NCAA qualifier, De La Riva has compiled a 31-25 record over his first two seasons at 165 pounds.…
Jake and Luke Mellmer are back for another year of their signature wrestling camp, set for Mandan High school May 29-31 and Dickinson High School June 14-15. This year, the Mellmer’s are introducing a new format to a camp that has become a must-attend for North Dakota wrestlers. This year, wresters will be split into…
North Dakota USA Wrestling handed out 26 triple crown awards to wrestlers across the Bantam through Cadet age groups last weekend at the North Dakota State Greco Roman and Freestyle championships in Jamestown. On top of that, Legacy’s Matt Kaylor and Hettinger’s Kyle Burwick won the prestigious Junior level triple crown with NDHSAA state championships…
Dakota Galt has verbally committed to continue his wrestling career at the University of Mary. Galt, a four time Class B South Dakota state champion from Beresford, will join a class of sixteen wrestlers primed to join a rising Marauders program next season. Galt’s path to the University of Mary comes non-traditionally, as the 2017…
