NORTH DAKOTA STATE 125: Brent Fleetwood (NDSU) vs. Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 133: Cam Sykora (NDSU vs. Tariq Wilson (NC State) 165: Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) vs. Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) VIRGINIA TECH 149: Ryan Blees (VT) vs. Russel Rohlfing (CSU-Bakersfield)
Entering the NCAA tournament as the twelve seed essentially means that a wrestler is set up to finish one match from the podium, and that is where Bismarck’s Ryan Blees finds himself entering his first NCAA championships this weekend. Essentially, Blees needs to win one more match than the seeds predict to become an All…
Over the last month, Ryan Blees has recorded a lot of wins for the Virginia Tech Hokies. On Saturday evening in Blacksburg, he made his first big statement. Blees upended #6 ranked Troy Heilmann of North Carolina 3-1 in Virginia Tech’s 21-9 drubbing of their ACC rival. Heilmann had the first major scoring chance on…
Bismarck native Ryan Blees, currently in his second season with Virginia Tech after transferring from Oklahoma State, won his 157 pound wrestleoff Friday evening over teammate BC LaPrade. Blees looked strong in all positions, scoring four takedowns including a beautiful left side hi-crotch in the closing seconds of the third period to cap a 10-3…
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