Path to the Podium: Andrew Fogarty

(Images courtesy Nolan Schmidt) NCAA SEED: 13 RECORD: 20-4 RELEVANT RESULTS: #10 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) dec. Andrew Fogarty 6-0 Andrew Fogarty dec. #10 Branson Ashworth 3-2 #9 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. Andrew Fogarty 8-6 (OT)   The Weight Class 165 is my favorite bracket in the tournament, and cracking into the top eight is going to…

Path to the Podium: Cam Sykora

NCAA SEED: 21 RECORD: 20-8 RELEVANT RESULTS: Cam Sykora md. #17 Sean Nickell (CSU-Bakersfield) 12-1 Cam Sykora dec. #22 Noah Gonser (Campbell) 6-5 #4 Mickey Phillipi dec. Cam Sykora 6-2 #12 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) dec. Cam Sykora 6-5 Cam Sykora md. #18 Gary Wayne Harding (North Carolina (9-0) #16 Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia) dec. Cam…

Path to the Podium: Brent Fleetwood

*#14 Ryan Milhoff of Arizona State was forced to injury default because of an injury in practice.  As a result, Brent Fleetwood will now wrestle Carmen Ferrante of Penn instead of Cole Verner of Wyoming.  All wrestlers seeded fifteen or lower were bumped up one slot, and Army’s Trey Chalifoux was added to the bracet…

Ryan Blees Seeded #26 For National Tournament

4X North Dakota State champion Ryan Blees has received his draw for the NCAA Championships.  The Virginia Tech RS-Senior received the #26 seed and will wrestle Oklahoma State #7 Kaden Gfeller in the first round.  Blees spent the beginning of his career at Oklahoma State.  Blees is entering his final college tournament having finished fourth…

NDSU Wrestlers Receive Draws for NCAA Championships

Four NDSU wrestlers received their draws for the NCAA Division I Wrestling championships beginning March 21 in Pittsburgh, PA.  Bison 125 Brent Fleetwood earned the highest seed for the Bison at tenth.  The RS-Senior from Smyrna, DE, was Big 12 runner-up last weekend and is has previously qualified for the national tournament two times.  Both…

Weather Forces NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational to Saturday Only

The University of Jamestown has announced that the first ever NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational has been cut to one day.  The Invitational was initially scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 15-16, but a projected blizzard that could bring heavy snow is  expected to hit Jamestown early Thursday morning and extending through Thursday evening.  With travel…

Mandan’s Ethan Fleck Signs with Dickinson State

Mandan state runner-up Ethan Fleck has committed to continuing his wrestling career at Dickinson State.  Fleck is a four-time state place winner for the Braves and projects as a 157 at the college level. Mandan head coach Luke Mellmer believes college success is in Fleck’s future because of his passion for wrestling. “Ethan will do…