Podcast 318: Blees & NDSU Conference Tournament Review and Bracket Reaction

Mr. Headlock flies solo and brings you the results from Ryan Bless at the ACC tournament and NDSU at Big 12’s.  I also discuss the initial bracket national championship bracket placement for Blees and the four NDSU qualifiers. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/hmtn4-8ccc84?from=yiiadmin <a href=”https://ndheadlock.podbean.com/mf/play/3zdz3n/Bracket_reactions.mp3″>Download this episode (right click and save)</a>

NDSU Qualifies Four For NCAA Championships

With it’s performance at the Big 12 championships, North Dakota State has qualified four wrestlers to the NCAA championships beginning March 15 in Cleveland, OH.  Paul Bianchi (125), Cam Sykora (133), Clay Ream (157), and Andrew Fogarty (165) placed high enough in their respective weight classes to advance.  Bianchi, an redshirt freshman from Two Rivers,…

Ream and Fogarty Advance to Big 12 Finals for NDSU

Clay Ream and Andrew Fogarty will look to become the first and second individual Big 12 champions for North Dakota State University tomorrow afternoon in Tulsa, OK.  Both Bison advanced to the finals with victories in Saturday evening’s semifinal round.  Seeded first coming into the tournament, Ream wasn’t tested on his way to the finals.…

Ryan Blees Finishes Runner-Up at ACC Championships

It took some time, but Ryan Blees seems to have found his place in NCAA Division I college wrestling.  The 4X state championship from Bismarck went 2-1 against a strong field at the ACC tournament to bring homed second place at 149 pounds.  Blees’s efforts also helped to propel the Hokies to a team championship…

Podcast Episode 317: Eull and Reis Headed To D2 Nationals

Mr. Headlock and the Coach breakdown the Division 2 Super Region Central tournament including interviews from Minot State head coach Evan Forde and Mary head coach Adam Aho.  Both coaches scored their first national qualifier over the weekend.  We also discuss Ryan Blees’s path at the ACC Tournament, NDSU at Big 12’s, and make some…

D2 Bracket Breakdown: Minot State’s Mitch Eull

Minot State’s Mitch Eull was Super Region Central Champion at 285 pounds last weekend, and now his path to a national championship is known.  As a Super Region  champion, Eull draws the fourth seed from another region and would not wrestle another super region champ until the semifinals.  In the first round, the redshirt senior…

D2 Bracket Breakdown: Mary’s Jared Reis

Jared Reis finished third in the Super Regional when he came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat St. Cloud 2X All American Larry Bomstad.  The third place finish means Reis draws the runner-up from the west super region; Shawn Beiriger of Western State (Colorado).  Beiriger entered his super region unseeded and ran two overtime…