Wyoming All American Montorie Bridges Edges NDSU’s Sykora 3-2

*Images courtesy Nic Ryder IAwrestle NDSU #21 seed Cam Sykora came close, but wasn’t able to score an upset victory over Wyoming’s Montorie Bridges in the first round of the NCAA championships.  Bridges edged Sykora 3-2 on the strength of a first period takedown.  Sykora defended Bridges’s initial takedown attempt shortly after the opening whistle…

NDSU’s Fleetwood Advances to Round of 16

Bison redshirt senior Brent Fleetwood won his first match at the NCAA championships and as a result has advanced to Thursday night’s round of 16.  Fleetwood scored a 2-0 decision over over Penn’s Carmen Ferrante.  Ferrante got to a leg attack early in the first period but Fleetwood was able to defend for a stalemate.  From…

Path to The Podium: Ryan Blees

NCAA SEED: 26 RECORD: 16-14 RELEVANT RESULTS: #5 Matthew Kolodzik dec. Ryan Blees 8-2 #17 Christian Monserrat dec. Ryan Blees 4-1 #3 Mitch Finesilver dec. Ryan Blees 3-1 #3 Mitch Finesilver dec. Ryan Blees 4-0 #6 Austin O’Connor dec. Ryan Blees 2-1 The Weight Class 149 is probably the most wide open weight class in the entire…

Path to the Podium: Lorenzo De La Riva

*Images Courtesy Nolan Schmidt NCAA SEED: 24 RECORD: 26-9 RELEVANT RESULTS: #13 Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) md. Lorenzo De La Riva 15-4 #25 Hayden Hastings dec. Lorenzo De La Riva 5-4 #25 Hayden Hastings dec. Lorenzo De La Riva 7-3 Lorenzo De La Riva dec. #25 Hayden Hastings 4-3 Lorenzo De La Riva dec. #13 Kimball Bastian…

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…