Today it was announced that South Dakota State head coach Chris Bono is headed to the University of Wisconsin. Bono will replace wrestling legend Barry Davis as the Badger head coach effective immediately. For the last few seasons, Bono has been considered the next man up for a “big program” job based on what he…
The day could have gone better, but in the end NDSU advanced two wrestlers to the second day of competition at the NCAA Division I wrestling champions in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday. Clay Ream (157) and Andrew Fogarty (165) both need three victories in tomorrow’s consolation round to gain All American honors. Paul Bianchi (125) and…
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,…
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.…
It was a tale of two halves at the SHAC Friday evening when the Bison hosted Iowa State In Big 12 Dual Action. Paul Bianchi got the Bison off to a 6-0 lead with a fall at 125 pounds, sparking the Bison to four wins in the first five weights. Cam Sykora followed Bianchi with…
Wrestlers eligible for midseason awards either compete for a North Dakota based college, or wrestled their prep career in North Dakota. College: Coach Of The Year: Adam Aho (University of Mary) The Marauders had about as good a start to the season as anyone could have imagined, with their biggest victory coming at home over…
NDSU scored its first dual victory over the season 19-16 over the Central Michigan Chippewas on Sunday afternoon in the Sanford Health Activities Center. The Bison and Chippewas split the first eight matches 4-4, with two bonus point victories giving Central Michigan a 16-12 lead. NDSU 197 Cordell Eaton tied the match at 16 with…
Though NDSU doesn’t have anyone left on the championship side of the bracket, four Bison remain as the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational moves to its second day. 157 Clay Ream was the lone NDSU grappler to advance all the way to the quarterfinals. In that round, Ream fell to Michigan’s Alec Pantaleo by fall…
NDSU’s recruiting class for 2018 just got stronger. Sam Stuhl, a three time Wisconsin state champion currently competing for Ellsworth High School, has made a verbal commitment to the Bison. Last season, Stuhl finished an impressive 46-0 on the way to another Wisconsin D-2 state championship. Included in that run was a title at the…
NDSU fell hard at home to #3 Oklahoma State on Sunday, winning only one match and giving up bonus points in six of nine losses. Paul Bianchi showed strong effort to start the match, wrestling well from neutral defensively but unable to create any serious scoring chances for himself. Bianchi was defeated by #4 Nick…
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