Team North Dakota 1 finished the Greco Roman portion of Junior Duals third place in the Bronze/Copper pool, which was good enough for eleventh overall. North Dakota 1’s lone loss of the day came to Pennsylvania 37-30. Pennsylvania went on the Bronze/Copper Pool. North Dakota 2 found a victory in the Green/Yellow Pool, 33-31 over…
Team North Dakota 1 finished 3-1 in their pool Wednesday, good enough for third place in Pool C and a trip to the Bronze/Copper division tomorrow. The winner of the Bronze/Copper division finishes in ninth place overall. North Dakota started with a strong victory over North Carolina before being upended in the pool semifinals by…
North Dakota USA Wrestling has split it’s teams for the Greco Roman portion of Junior Duals set for Wednesday and Thursday in Tulsa, OK. In total, 38 wrestlers will take the mat for North Dakota 1 and North Dakota 2. Leading team North Dakota in the Greco-Roman portion are Fargo All Americans Ryan Ripplinger (Bismarck…
Former NDSU All American Hayden Zillmer advanced unscathed through Freestyle world team trials Saturday and Sunday, and will now wrestle Olympic and World bronze medalist J’den Cox at Final X on June with a spot on the United States World Team on the line. Zillmer, wrestling out of Minneapolis for the Minnesota Storm, advanced to…
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…
The Valley City Express Wrestling Club is fundraising a new mat for the upcoming wrestling season. Though they are one of the smallest schools in Class A, the Hi Liners have made the state dual tournament for the last three years in a row, finishing fourth in 2015 and fifth in 2017. Valley City’s third…
Jake and Luke Mellmer are back for another year of their signature wrestling camp, set for Mandan High school May 29-31 and Dickinson High School June 14-15. This year, the Mellmer’s are introducing a new format to a camp that has become a must-attend for North Dakota wrestlers. This year, wresters will be split into…
NDSU redshirt Brandon Metz added a second place finish in the UWW Junior national tournament Saturday to go with the third place finish from Greco Roman the day before. The three-time North Dakota State Champion won his semifinal Saturday morning 11-8 against Penn State signee Seth Nevills, but Metz fell in the final 18-8 to…
A strong group of young Bison showed up in Las Vegas for the UWW Junior Freestyle nationals and made a statement about the future of the program. Three Bison: Paul Bianchi (57 KG), Jaden Van Maanen (70 KG), and Brandon Metz (125 KG) went undefeated today and advanced to tomorrow morning’s semifinal round. Bianchi, a…
Brandon Metz of the Bison Wrestling Club finished third in the 130 KG bracket at the UWW Junior Greco Roman national championships Friday evening. Metz, who is coming off a strong redshirt season for the Bison at 285 pounds, took his only loss of the tournament in the semifinals to Cadet World Medalist Cohlton Schultz.…
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