NDwrestle D2 Nationals Live Blog

*NCAA wrestling championships begin at 11:00 AM EST Friday, March 8.  NDwrestle will live update each match involving Mary, Minot State, and MSU-Moorhead wrestlers.  Updates will roll in minutes after the completion of each match.  All images can be shared with courtesy to NDwrestle. 1215 EST: Consolation semi at 133. Tate Barnhardt gives up an…

Big 12 Tournament Pre-Seeds and Brackets

Big 12 brackets have been released, but are subject to change Friday evening.  125 Brent Fleetwood is the highest seeded Bison at second.  Opposite Fleetwood in the top slot is Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni.  Piccininni is ranked second nationally. In total, six Bison are seeded in the top eight.   Bison Big 12 Lineup by…

Dickinson State’s Gresh Jones Third at NAIA Nationals

Sidney, MT four-time state champion Gresh Jones added another NAIA All American honor to his resume Saturday.  Jones, a junior at Dickinson State wrestling in the 133 pound weight bracket, went 4-1 on the weekend.  Jones’s lone loss came in the semifinals 10-7 to eventual national champion Erique Early.  Early also defeated Jones in the…

Northland’s Andre Baguma 2-2 at NJCAA Nationals

Andre Baguma, a former high school standout at Fargo Davies, finished 2-2 at the NJCAA national championships for Northland Community and Technical College (Thief River Falls, MN). Seeded eighth coming into the event, Baguma won his first two matches 7-1 and 12-5 before falling in the quarterfinals by fall to top seed Antonio Andrade. Baguma…

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…

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.…