Zillmer Grabs Bronze in Serbia

Hayden Zillmer scored a bronze medal at the Gedza Memorial in Kragujevac, Serbia overnight.  Zillmer, who now competes for the Minnesota Storm out of the Twin Cities, finished the day 3-1.  The 2015 NDSU All American scored two victories before falling in the semifinals 2-0 to Mikheil Kajaia of Serbia.  In the Bronze medal match,…

Six Junior Duals Takeaways

   Next season, North Dakota will sorely miss the upper weight run of Jesse Shearer, Sam Grove, Jordan Will, and Brandon Metz.  All four are high school graduates that will compete at the college level next season, and Shearer, Grove, and Metz are taking their talents to Division 1 institutions.  Though this group is irreplaceable,  a…

North Dakota Freestyle Junior Duals Results

North Dakota Blue finished 4-1 on the first day of the Freestyle portion of Junior Duals.  Seeded third in Pool A, ND Blue won its first match handily over Kansas Red before taking its lone loss of the day in the semifinals to Missouri 36-33.  In the consolation bracket, North Dakota defeated Colorado and then…

Draws Set for Freestyle Junior Duals

Team North Dakota Blue and Red have received their draws for the Freestyle portion of Junior Duals, beginning at 8:00 AM tomorrow (Friday morning and continuing through Saturday.  North Dakota Blue was given the third seed in Pool A, and will receive a first round bye before a quarterfinals matchup with Kansas Red.  The second…

North Dakota Junior Duals Greco Day 2 Results

North Dakota Blue battled to a fourth place finish in the Bronze/Copper pool at Junior Duals; good enough for 12th place overall.  On the final day of competition, North Dakota scored victories over Florida and Minnesota Red, but fell to Iowa Blue and Washington.  Both Sam Grove (6-0) and Brandon Metz (8-0) went undefeated for…

Junior Duals Day 1 Greco Results

Team North Dakota Blue finished day 1 of the Greco portion of Junior Duals with a 3-1 record, good enough for a third place finish in Pool B and advancement into the Bronze/Copper pool tomorrow.  The winner of the Bronze/Copper pool is the overall ninth place finisher in the tournament.  North Dakota Blue’s only loss…

Schulz and Ohio’s Moore Go Big at Junior Duals

North Dakota 2X state champion Mason Schulz, who will wrestle for the Minnesota State University-Moorhead Dragons in the fall, went toe-to-toe with one of the best juniors in the country today at Junior Duals in Tulsa, OK.  Schulz led Mitch Moore, who Flowrestling ranks as the eighteenth best junior in the nation and is committed…

2017 Junior Duals North Dakota Session 1 Results

B POOL – North Dakota-Blue is guaranteed 6th place Match #1 Quarterfinal: North Dakota-Blue defeated Michigan Red 52-13 100 – Double Forfeit 106 – Kelby Armstrong (North Dakota-Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 113 – Karsen Mosbrucker (North Dakota-Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 120 – Kyle Burwick (North Dakota-Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 126 – Ryan…

Bison Showing Interest in Dom Bradley

Could the Bison potentially be adding a top flight senior level athlete to their room? According to Dom Bradley in a recent interview with Takedown Wrestling, that option may be on the table. Bradley has spent the last year training in Ames, Iowa at the Cyclone Wrestling Club along with former USA National Team coach…