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.…
3X MSU Moorhead All American Blake Bosch is jumping back into competition more than a year after finishing second at the Division II NCAA championships. Bosch, a 3X North Dakota Class B state champion from South Border, is entered into the Freestyle 61 KG weight division for the senior level US Open. The Wishek native…
The 2018 World Cup was my first live experience with high level international wrestling, and regardless of who was or was not there, the event did not disappoint. Iowa City and the University of Iowa really rolled out the red carpet for fans, and I’m sure the experience was just as great for the athletes.…
NDSU All America Hayden Zillmer wrestled a match for the United States Freestyle World Cup Team Friday morning in Iowa City, IA. Zillmer, who is currently a member of the both the Freestyle and Greco Roman national teams for the United States, defeated India’s Deepak Punia 7-0 at 92 KG in the USA’s 10-0 match…
North Dakota USA Wrestling continues to show its commitment to growing girls wrestling across the state. For the first time, NDUSA has decided to send a girls team to the Heartland Duals in Council Bluffs, IA on Friday, April 13th. North Dakota has had many women wrestle on the dual teams in the past, but…
USA Wrestling of North Dakota is again sending four dual teams to Council Bluffs, IA for the Heartland Middle School and Elementary duals to be held April 13-15. The qualifier will take place March 16 at Mandan Middle School with weigh-in starting at 4:30 and a tournament start time of 6:00. DO NOT attend the…
Wishek native Blake Bosch, who was second in the nation for MSU Moorhead at 133 pounds last March, has accepted a coaching position with his alma mater. Bosch will step in as an assistant this season for the Dragons under Head Coach Kris Nelson. Read the entire press release from MSUM HERE. Recent Fargo All…
Brandon Metz wasn’t happy with the way he wrestled the Freestyle final against Illinois wrestler Anthony Cassioppi. Metz felt he allowed Cassioppi to control the pace of the match and that that ultimately led to Metz’s 4-1 loss. Metz vowed not to let that happen in the Greco final. “You’re gonna see a different Brandon…
Brandon Metz’s semifinal match probably didn’t start the way he would have liked. The West Fargo graduate and defending Greco national champion got behind early 6-0 as a result of some aggressive unforced errors. After the rough start, Metz slowed things down, scored three pushouts, and then hit a classic Metzmode a lateral drop that…
Bismarck’s Ryan Ripplinger came one win short of a Greco national championship Friday afternoon, falling to Oklahoma’s Reece Witcraft 15-4. Ripplinger got behind 4-0 early, but responded with a beautiful hip toss to knot the score at 4. From there it was all Witcraft. Witcraft worked another takedown and and upshot to make the…
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