After a trip to Iowa in which North Dakota State came out flat against the #7 Hawkeyes and then rebounded in a tough loss to #13 Northern Iowa, NDSU Assistant Jarrod Garnett met with the media on Tuesday to discuss all things Bison wrestling. NDSU hosts #3 ranked Oklahoma State this Sunday at the Sanford…
(Match breakdown courtesy Nic Ryder of IAwrestle.com) After a disappointing showing against Iowa Friday afternoon in which Roger Kish’s Bison lacked the energy throughout, NDSU battled #13 Northern Iowa in a Big 12 slugfest but came up just short, falling to the Panthers 21-19. The dual came down to the last match of the day;…
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…
NDSU held its second annual Green/Gold Wrestle-Off Sunday afternoon at the Scheels Center, and Green walked away with a 26-14 victory. More importantly, things became a bit clearer at a few key weigh classes for the Bison. At 149, senior Kyle Gliva came out on top in matches with two other seniors to finish undefeated. …
Illinois standout grappler Chase Bittle has verbally committed to continue his athletic and academic career at North Dakota State University. Bittle, who is from Belleville, IL and competes for Althoff Catholic. enters his senior year following a one loss state championship season at 126 pounds. Bittle won the 120 pound title as a sophomore and…
Also Previewed: 125 – 133, 141 – 149,157-165, 174-184 197: Depth Chart 174 Starter Next Man Up Keep your eye on FR RFR August Peplinski SO Cordell Eaton Alex Bleeker JR SR In his first year of Big 12 competition, three-time Iowa state placewimmea Cordell Eaton made a nice statement. Eaton was 17-15 overall,…
Also Previewed: 125 – 133, 141 – 149,157-165 174: Depth Chart 174 Starter Next Man Up Keep your eye on FR Jesse Shearer-Redshirt RFR Nick Knutson SO Michael Otomo Blake Thompson JR Dylan Urbach Charley Popp SR While NDSU is loaded with bodies at 174, the big question for me is what kind…
Also Previewed: 125 – 133, 141 – 149 157: Depth Chart 157 Starter Next Man Up Keep your eye on FR Jaden Van Maanen-Redshirt Austin Braun-Redshirt RFR SO Nick Mergen JR SR Clay Ream Clay Ream didn’t have the prettiest NCAA tournament, but the NDSU senior returns the most experience (3X NCAA Qualifier) and…
125: Depth Chart 125 Starter Next Man Transfer FR RFR Paul Bianchi SO JR Tirso Lara Brent Fleetwood-Redshirt SR With the graduation of 3X NCAA qualifier Josh Rodriguez, the heir apparent to the 125 pound weight class-probably the most successful weight in the D1 era for the Bison-looks to be redshirt freshman Paul…
NDSU sophomore Cameron Sykora, who had a breakout season for the Bison as a freshman last winter, is ranked 19th at 133 pounds in the Flowrestling’s initial rankings for the 2017-18 season. Sykora racked up a 26-8 record last year while finishing third in the Big 12 and qualifying for the NCAA tournament. The Big…
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