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…
Last week, North Dakota State University had one more addition to its already strong class of 2018 in Minnesota Class A state champion Zach Schneider. Schneider, a 160 pound state champion for Caledonia/Houston, compiled a 37-3 record a senior. He will wrestle 157/165 for the Bison. Schneider makes nine incoming recruits for a 2018 class…
The U23 World Team Trials started as badly as possible for Bismarck native Ryan Blees. Wrestling for the Southeast Regional Training Center based in Blacksburg, VA where he will enter his senior season for the Virginia Tech Hokies this season, Blees was pancaked and pinned by Wisconsin’s Cole Martin after taking a leg shot and…
Virginia Tech’s Ryan Blees, a four time North Dakota State champion, is entered in the 70 KG weight class for the Southeast Regional Training Center at U23 nationals. Winners of each weight class will represent the United State at the U23 World Championships this fall. Blees, who competed at 149 pounds for the Hokies and…
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…
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.…
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…
There should be a lot of new faces in the lineup for North Dakota State next season, and for those fans looking for a sneak peek at where this years redshirts-plus incoming freshman recruit Jared Franek- stand against the nation’s best wrestlers at their age group, look no further than UWW Junior Nationals this weekend.…
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