Minot State continued their early season NSIC gauntlet Thursday evening at #5 Upper Iowa, a day after taking the mat against #1 St. Cloud State. The Beavers fell to the Peacocks 33-11. Picking up wins for Minot State were Liam Hayden, Tanner Crissler, and Jordan Will. Hayden and Crissler scored back-to-back wins at 141 and 149, Hayden via fall in 3:47, and Crissler by 7-5 decision. Will, a two-time state champion from Bishop Ryan in Minot, defeated Bodie Garnier 5-1 for his first NSIC dual victory.
UPPER IOWA 33, MINOT STATE 11
133 – Justin Folley (Upper Iowa) over Dean Arevalo (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 2:32)
141 – Liam Hayden (Minot State (N.D.)) over Ryan Schmalen (Upper Iowa) (Fall 3:47)
149 – Tanner Crissler (Minot State (N.D.)) over Ryan Steffen (Upper Iowa) (Dec 7-5)
157 – Mac Spotts (Upper Iowa) over Zach Berry (Minot State (N.D.)) (MD 12-3)
165 – Brock Benitz (Upper Iowa) over Nathan Baca (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 7-3)
174 – Jordan Gundrum (Upper Iowa) over Anthony Raupp (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 4:35)
184 – Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) over Keegan Berry (Minot State (N.D.)) (TB-1 2-1)
197 – Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) over Andrew Helfrich (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 2:13)
285 – Jordan Will (Minot State (N.D.)) over Bodie Garnier (Upper Iowa) (Dec 5-1)
125 – Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) over Oscar Nellis (Minot State (N.D.)) (TF 20-3 5:57)