Mary and Minot State Wrestlers Receive National Tournament Draws

The NCAA has released brackets for the the Division II national championships set for Friday March 8 in Cleveland, OH.  Both Mary and Minot State qualified wrestler for the event, with Mary advancing three and Minot State two.  Valley City native Jordan Magnuson also qualified for the championships for Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Mary’s Barnhardt enters…

Dickinson State’s Gresh Jones Advances to NAIA National Semifinals

With two first day victories, Dickinson State All American Gresh Jones secured another spot on the podium and punched a ticket to tomorrow morning’s national semifinals.  Jones, who was fourth at the 2018 national championships, scored a technical fall and a major decision during the first day of action.  Seeded third at 133 coming into…

Valley City Wrestling Continues to Succeed On and Off the Mat

Though this year’s state tournament didn’t go quite as well as hoped, the Valley City Hi-Liners wrestling team qualified for its fourth consecutive state dual tournament this season, and qualified fourteen wrestlers for the state tournament.  Of those fourteen, eleven will return next year. That makes head coach Aaron Larson’s squad an EDC contender looking forward…

Jimmie Women Roll to KCAC Crown: Caldera named Outstanding Wrestler

The Jamestown Women’s wrestling team continued its success last weekend with a runaway conference title.  The Jimmies, who compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, crowned six champions and placed another five wrestlers in the top three to win the conference title with nearly double the points of second place Missouri Valley College.  Along with…

Marauders Qualify Three for NCAA Championships

For the first time in Division II program history, the University of Mary is sending three wrestlers to the NCAA tournament.  Senior Tate Barnhardt, plus sophomores Phil Springsteen and Gerardo Jaime, helped push Adam Aho’s Marauder program to new heights Saturday in Moorhead when each finished in the top three of their respective weight classes.…