North Daktoa State University had a nice showing from its redshirts Sunday at the Daktronics Open. The group of freshman Bison was led by West Fargo Heavyweight Brandon Metz, who took a quarterfinal loss to 3X World Champion Gable Steveson, but was dominant the rest of the way. Wrestling in his first college competition, Metz…
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…
Brandon Metz is ready for his final Fargo before starting college in….Fargo. The 3X ND champ discusses his preparations for one last tournament in a Team North Dakota singlet.
Paul Bianchi wasn’t able to duplicate his success from UWW Junior Nationals last month. The Bison redshirt freshman from Wisconsin finished fourth in the World Team Trials mini tournament after finishing second in a much bigger bracket last May. Seeded first on the strength of that May performance, Bianchi received a bye before falling in…
This weekend’s Junior and Senior Freestyle World Team Trials in Lincoln, NE will feature four wrestlers with ties to North Dakota State University. In the senior division, former Bison Kallen Kleinschmidt and Hayden Zillmer are both entered in the 97 KG weight division. Zillmer was a 2015 NCAA All American for the Bison at 184…
