Barnhardt By FALL for Fifth!

After suffering back to back losses in two bouts earlier this morning, Mary’s Tate Barnhardt capped his Marauder career in style with a second period fall over St. Cloud State’s Garrett Vos.  Barnhardt scored a first period single leg takedown and went to work on top, nearly scoring nearfall and scoring well over a minute…

Mary’s Barnhardt Falls in NCAA Semifinals

University of Mary 133 Tate Barnhardt lost in the NCAA Semifinals this morning 4-2 to Wheeling Jesuit’s Tyler Warner.  The two wrestled through a scoreless first period.  Warner drew first blood with an escape and hi-crotch takedown to make the match 3-0 midway through the second period.  Barnhardt was unable to escape and Warner was…

Mary’s Barnhardt Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals

\The score was tight early, but Mary’s #4 Tate Barnhardt got the job 4-0 over Newberry (SC) 133 Timmy Martinez.  In doing so, Barnhardt advances to tonight’s quarterfinal round against #5 Tanner Hitchcock of Lindenwood.  Neither Barnhardt or Martinez was able to score in the first period, but Barnhardt escaped quicky after taking down to…

Mary and Minot State Wrestlers Receive National Tournament Draws

The NCAA has released brackets for the the Division II national championships set for Friday March 8 in Cleveland, OH.  Both Mary and Minot State qualified wrestler for the event, with Mary advancing three and Minot State two.  Valley City native Jordan Magnuson also qualified for the championships for Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Mary’s Barnhardt enters…

Marauders Qualify Three for NCAA Championships

For the first time in Division II program history, the University of Mary is sending three wrestlers to the NCAA tournament.  Senior Tate Barnhardt, plus sophomores Phil Springsteen and Gerardo Jaime, helped push Adam Aho’s Marauder program to new heights Saturday in Moorhead when each finished in the top three of their respective weight classes.…