WRESTLING Contact: Ryan Perreault | (701) 793-0521 | [email protected] Online: GoBison.com | @NDSUwrestling | @NDSUathletics 2020-21 Schedule NDSU Wrestles South Dakota State, Iowa State (4-2 Overall, 2-1 Big 12) Date Opponent Time 1/3 OREGON STATE W, 19-15 Sunday in 1/3 #12 MISSOURI L, 3-38 1/10 *vs. #23 Northern Iowa L, 27-11 This Week 1/10 *at South Dakota State W, 21-13 The North Dakota State wrestling team makes its final home appearance of the season this Sunday, 1/24 *vs. Fresno State Canceled Feb. 7, when the Bison (4-2) host Big 12 Conference opponents South Dakota State (4-4) at 11 a.m. 1/24 vs. California Baptist Canceled and 12th-ranked Iowa State (6-2) at 1 p.m. inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic 1/24 at Cal Poly Canceled Complex. SDSU and ISU will wrestle at 3 p.m. Live results of all three duals will be on Trackwrestling. 1/30 *vs. Fresno State W, 29-15 com and live video will be on FloWrestling.org. NDSU’s duals will be televised statewide on BEK TV. 1/30 at California Baptist W, 30-6 2/7 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 11 a.m. 2/7 *#12 IOWA STATE 1 p.m. Tickets Tickets may be purchased in advance at GoBison.com/tickets or through the Bison Ticket Office 2/13 *vs. Utah Valley (at Brookings, S.D.) 11 a.m. in the south lobby of the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for 2/13 *vs. Air Force (at Brookings, S.D.) 1 p.m. 3/6-7 at Big 12 Championships (at Tulsa, Okla.) youth ages 3-17. One ticket is good for admission all day. All seating will be general admission in 3/18-20 at NCAA Championships (at St. Louis, Mo.) designated, physically distanced areas and face coverings are required. *Big 12 Conference duals #NWCA Coaches Poll rankings Series History All times Central unless otherwise noted North Dakota State has won three straight over South Dakota State to take a 44-21-1 lead in the all- time series including a 21-13 victory in Brookings last month. Iowa State leads the series with NDSU Quick Facts 6-1. The Bison beat the Cyclones 25-16 in the first wrestling match held inside the Scheels Center at Location: Fargo, N.D. 58102 (pop. 124,662) the Sanford Health Athletic Complex on Nov. 16, 2016. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) Nickname: Bison Battle for the Border Bell Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Sunday is the eighth annual Battle for the Border Bell between North Dakota State and South Dakota Facility: Scheels Center (5,644) State. The winner claims the traveling trophy, a 100-pound kettlebell, which was introduced during Affiliation: NCAA Division I the 2013-14 season. NDSU won last year’s match 19-18 in Brookings to retain the bell for a second Conference: Big 12 Conference straight year. The Bison lead the Border Bell series 4-3. President: Dr. Dean Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Nov. 30, 2013—in Brookings, NDSU 30-13 Athletic Director: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Dec. 14, 2014—in Fargo, NDSU 23-14 Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Dec. 13, 2015—in Brookings, SDSU 24-15 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 Feb. 19, 2017—in Brookings, SDSU 20-18 Feb. 16, 2018—in Brookings, SDSU 22-12 Wrestling History Feb. 15, 2019—in Fargo, NDSU 31-10 First Season: 1957-58 (64th season) Feb. 21, 2020—in Brookings, NDSU 19-18 All-Time Dual Meet Record: 583-278-18 (.673) NCAA Team Championships: 4 (Division II in 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001) North Dakota State’s Probable Lineup NCAA Individual Championships: 30 (all in Division II) 125—McGwire Midkiff (1-3), Jr., Carter Lake, Iowa NCAA All-Americans: 162 (10 in Division I) or Ryan Henningson (0-4), Fr., Winona, Minn. 2019-20 Overall Record: 10-4 133—#23 Kellyn March (3-3), Fr., Canton, S.D. 2019-20 Big 12 Conference Record: 6-2 or Sam Stuhl (1-2), So., Ellsworth, Wis. Big 12 Championships Finish: 5th of 12 (90.5 pts) 141—#31 Dylan Droegemueller (2-5), So., Champlin, Minn. NCAA Championships Finish: Canceled (6 qualifiers) or Zach Watts (1-1), Fr., Fresno, Calif. 149—Jaden Van Maanen (4-3), Jr., La Crosse, Wis. Wrestling Staff or Michael Weber (0-2), RFr., Forsyth, Mont. Head Coach: Roger Kish (Minnesota, 2008) 157—#14 Jared Franek (5-1), So., Harwood, N.D. Overall Record at NDSU: 85-61 (10th season) 165—Luke Weber (4-2), Sr., Forsyth, Mont. Career Record: Same or Austin Brenner (4-1), So., St. Cloud, Minn. Head Assistant: Obenson Blanc (Lock Haven, 2008) Assistant: Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State, 2016) 174—Riley Habisch (2-1), RFr., Buffalo, Minn. Volunteer Asst: Cody Pack (South Dakota State, 2016) or Noah Cressell (0-3), So., Wabash, Ind. Alumni Relations: Nick Magee (NDSU, 2005) 184—TJ Pottinger (1-4), So., Hastings, Minn. or Michael Nelson (1-3), RFr., Dover, Minn. 197—Owen Pentz (2-0), Fr., Morgan, Utah or Luke Rasmussen (1-1), Fr., Barrington, Ill. 285—#17 Brandon Metz (4-2), Jr., West Fargo, N.D. #Trackwrestling individual rankings BISON WRESTLING 2020-21

NWCA Coaches Poll Big 12 Conference Standings Dual Ranking | Feb. 2, 2021 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Team W-L Points Prev #5 Oklahoma State 3-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 1 Iowa (14) 3-0 350 1 #16 Northern Iowa 3-1 .750 3-2 .600 2 Michigan 3-0 330 2 Northern Colorado 2-1 .667 3-1 .750 3 NC State 5-0 319 3 North Dakota State 2-1 .667 4-2 .667 4 Penn State 2-0 310 4 5 Oklahoma State 7-0 291 5 #19 Oklahoma 2-2 .500 5-3 .625 6 Missouri 9-0 283 6 #12 Iowa State 1-1 .500 6-2 .750 7 Nebraska 4-1 266 7 West Virginia 1-1 .500 5-2 .714 8 Virginia Tech 7-0 256 8 Wyoming 1-1 .500 2-2 .500 9 Illinois 4-1 232 9 South Dakota State 1-3 .250 4-4 .500 10 Arizona State 2-0 219 10 Fresno State 0-1 .000 0-3 .000 11 Ohio State 4-1 208 11 Utah Valley 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 12 Iowa State 6-2 188 13 Air Force 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 13 Minnesota 4-2 174 15 14 North Carolina 2-2 163 14 15 Pittsburgh 3-2 151 12 16 Northern Iowa 3-2 145 16 South Dakota State’s Probable Lineup 125—#33 Danny Vega (5-4), Sr., Tucson, Ariz. 17 Wisconsin 1-3 107 18 or Tanner Jordan (6-6), Fr., St. Paris, Ohio 18 Purdue 2-3 94 19 133—#17 Zach Price (5-2), So., Johnston, Iowa 19 Oklahoma 5-3 86 22 or Trayton Anderson (2-8), RFr., Northfield, Minn. 20 Virginia 2-2 61 NR 141—#19 Clay Carlson (7-3), So., Willmar, Minn. 21 Navy 3-1 60 24 or Rylee Molitor (4-4), Jr., Sartell, Minn. 22 Stanford 4-2 35 21 149—Hunter Marko (4-5), Sr., Amery, Wis. 23 Michigan State 1-2 33 23 or Daniel Kimball (2-6), RFr., Buckingham, Iowa 24 Rutgers 0-4 32 20 157—#16 Cade DeVos (6-5), RFr., Altoona, Iowa 25 Lehigh 2-2 27 NR Others Receiving Votes: Northern Colorado 26, or Jack Thomsen (5-3), Fr., La Porte City, Iowa Binghamton 21, West Virginia 19, Campbell 15, Central 165—Colten Carlson (6-3), Sr., Willmar, Minn. Michigan 14, Army West Point 9, South Dakota State or Kenny O’Neil (4-4), So., Prior Lake, Minn. 7, Wyoming 7, Northwestern 4, Hofstra 3, Appalachian 174—Cade King (7-5), So., Owatonna, Minn. State 2, North Dakota State 2, Rider 1. 184—Nick Casperson (5-5), So., Beresford, S.D. Dropped Out: No. 17 Northern Colorado (3-1), No. 25 or Jacob Schoon (2-6), RFr., Brookings, S.D. Binghamton (3-1). 197—#7 Tanner Sloan (10-0), So., Alburnett, Iowa 285—Blake Wolters (3-6), Sr., Pipestone, Minn. Trackwrestling Top 25 or Bowen McConville (2-1), So., Renton, Wash. Tournament Ranking | Feb. 1, 2021 or Spencer Trenary (2-4), RFr., Rolfe, Iowa Team Points Head Coach: Damion Hahn (3rd year) 1 Iowa 141 Assistants: Cam Simaz, Cody Caldwell, Chris Dardanes 2 Michigan 89 3 Penn State 61 Iowa State’s Probable Lineup 4 Nebraska 56 125—Kysen Terukina (5-2), Fr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii T-5 North Carolina State 53 133—#32 Zach Redding (5-2), Fr., Manorville, N.Y. T-5 Oklahoma State 53 141—#7 Ian Parker (7-1), Sr., St. John’s Mich. 7 Arizona State 45 149—Cam Robinson (3-1), Fr., Churchville, Pa. 8 Ohio State 44.5 or Jarrett Degen (0-0), Sr., Belgrade, Mont. 9 Virginia Tech 44 157—#3 David Carr (8-0), So., Canton, Ohio 10 Minnesota 41 165—Isaac Judge (4-3), So., Tama, Iowa 11 Northwestern 38 or Grant Stotts (5-1), So., West Des Moines, Iowa 12 Missouri 36.5 174—#31 Julien Broderson (5-2), RFr., Davenport, Iowa 13 Illinois 36 184—Tate Battani (4-3), So., Huxley, Iowa 14 Central Michigan 31.5 or Joel Shapiro (2-0), So., West Des Moines, Iowa T-15 North Carolina 30 or Sam Colbray (0-0), Sr., Hermiston, Ore. T-15 Stanford 30 197—#33 Yonger Bastida (4-3), Fr., Trinidad, Cuba 17 Rutgers 29 or Marcus Coleman (1-1), Jr., Ames, Iowa 18 Iowa State 22 285—#11 Gannon Gremmel (8-0), Sr., Dubuque, Iowa 19 West Virginia 21 Head Coach: Kevin Dresser (4th year at Iowa State; 11 years at Virginia Tech) 20 Pittsburgh 17 Assistants: Derek St. John, Brent Metcalf, Fernando Villascusa 21 Michigan State 16.5 22 Northern Colorado 16 NDSU, SDSU Join Iowa State in Intermat Top 25 Rankings T-23 Rider 15 North Dakota State and South Dakota State both moved into the Intermat Top 25 dual meet rankings T-23 Wisconsin 15 this week. NDSU is ranked 22nd and SDSU 23rd while Iowa State remains ranked 11th. The Cyclones 25 Lehigh 14.5 are 12th in the NWCA Coaches Top 25 with the Bison and Jackrabbits each receiving votes. BISON WRESTLING 2020-21

Intermat Top 25 Bison in the National Rankings Dual Ranking | Feb. 2, 2021 North Dakota State has four wrestlers in the latest Division I rankings. Sophomore 157 Jared Franek Team W-L Prev is 14th in Trackwrestling, 15th in InterMat and 16th in FloWrestling. Junior heavyweight Brandon 1 Iowa 3-0 1 Metz is 17th in Trackwrestling, 16th in FloWrestling and 18th in InterMat. Freshman 133 Kellyn 2 Michigan 3-0 2 March checked in 23rd in Trackwrestling and sophomore 141 Dylan Droegemueller ranks 31st in 3 Penn State 2-0 3 Trackwrestling. 4 North Carolina State 5-0 4 5 Oklahoma State 7-0 5 Bison Take Two in California 6 Virginia Tech 7-0 6 North Dakota State took a pair of matches on the West Coast on Jan. 30 defeating Fresno State 7 Missouri 9-0 7 29-15 and California Baptist 30-6 in Riverside, Calif. Freshman Fresno State transfer Owen Pentz 8 Nebraska 4-1 8 started his career with a bang, making quick work in his first match at 197 pounds with a first- 9 Illinois 4-1 9 period pin as part of a 2-0 debut with the Bison. NDSU won six of 10 bouts, including another pin by 10 Ohio State 4-1 10 Brandon Metz to close out the match with the Bulldogs. The Bison won eight of 10 bouts against 11 Iowa State 6-2 11 CBU, including two tech falls and two major decisions to rout the Lancers. After falling behind 3-0 12 Arizona State 2-0 12 to start the match, the Bison charged forward with six straight victories to help seal the victory. Six 13 North Carolina 2-2 13 Bison went 2-0 on the day, with Jaden Van Maanen, Jared Franek, Luke Weber, Riley Habisch, and 14 Minnesota 4-2 15 Metz joining Pentz with undefeated weekends. 15 Virginia 2-2 22 16 Pittsburgh 3-2 14 17 Northern Iowa 3-2 NR NDSU Splits Pair of Big 12 Duals in Brookings North Dakota State split a pair of duals against Big 12 Conference opponents Jan. 10 in Brookings, 18 Oklahoma 5-3 16 S.D., with a 27-11 loss to 23rd-ranked Northern Iowa before defeating South Dakota State 21-13. 19 Navy 3-1 23 Sophomore 157 Jared Franek won both matches, including a 4-2 overtime victory over 20th-ranked 20 West Virginia 5-2 NR Cade DeVos of SDSU to help lead the Bison to victory. With the Bison leading 18-13 after nine bouts, 21 Northern Colorado 3-1 21 heavyweight Brandon Metz put the match on ice with a 5-4 overtime win in the second tiebreaker 22 North Dakota State 4-2 NR round. NDSU 141 Dylan Droegemueller defeated Drew Bennett of UNI by 12-2 major decision in one 23 South Dakota State 4-4 NR of three victories against UNI on the day. The Panthers won two bouts by fall en route to victory. 24 Stanford 4-2 17 25 Lehigh 2-2 NR Bison Open With Home Split North Dakota State opened the 2020-21 season at home with a 19-15 victory over Oregon State and a 38-3 loss to 12th-ranked Missouri. Heavyweight Brandon Metz’s 9-7 overtime victory secured the Bison victory after OSU rallied back from a 16-6 deficit winning three straight decisions in the upper weights. Freshman 133 Kellyn March won his first two collegiate matches including a 14-5 major decision over seventh-ranked Devan Turner of Oregon State in the opener. March picked up NDSU’s only win against Missouri with a 7-4 decision against Trey Crawford. The Tigers won three bouts by major decision plus one technical fall and two pins.

Who’s Back North Dakota State returns three NCAA qualifiers and six starters from last year’s team that went 10-4 overall in duals and placed fifth at the Big 12 tournament before cancellation of the NCAA tournament. Sophomore 141 Dylan Droegemueller (15-10), sophomore 157 Jared Franek (27-7) and junior heavyweight Brandon Metz (22-10) each qualified for the NCAA tournament last year. Other returning starters include junior 149 Jaden Van Maanen (12-17), senior 174 Luke Weber (15-13) and sophomore 184 Noah Cressell (10-12).

Coming Up North Dakota State closes out the dual meet schedule next Saturday, Feb. 13, in Brookings, S.D., taking on Utah Valley at 11 a.m. and Air Force at 1 p.m. in a pair of Big 12 Conference matchups.

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North Dakota State Roster Name Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Austin Braun 149 Jr. Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS Austin Brenner 165 So. St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS Noah Cressell 184 So. Wabash, Ind./Wabash HS Dylan Droegemueller 141 So. Champlin, Minn./Anoka HS Jared Franek 157 So. Harwood, N.D./West Fargo HS Riley Habisch 174 RFr. Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS Ryan Henningson 125 Fr. Winona, Minn./Winona HS Roger Kish Tyler Jones 141 So. Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS Head Coach Kellyn March 133 Fr. Canton, S.D./Canton HS Brandon Metz 285 Jr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS Roger Kish is in his 10th season as head coach of the North Dakota State wrestling team. McGwire Midkiff 125 Jr. Carter Lake, Iowa/Thomas Jefferson HS He is the fourth head coach in the 62-year his- Michael Nelson 197 RFr. Dover, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS tory of the Bison wrestling program. Owen Pentz 184 Fr. Morgan, Utah/Fresno State Kish has an 85-61 overall record including TJ Pottinger 184 So. Hastings, Minn./Hastings HS 37-23 in Big 12 Conference (20-19) and Western Wrestling Conference (17-4) duals. He spent two Luke Rasmussen 184 Fr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS years as an assistant wrestling coach at NDSU Ryan Ripplinger 133 RFr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS prior to taking the head coaching position for Jimmy Ruston 141 Fr. La Grange Park, Ill./Lyons Township HS the 2011-12 season. Kish led the Bison to a fifth place finish Gaven Sax 149 Fr. St. Robert, Mo./Waynesville HS with 90.5 points at the Big 12 Championships Marc Shaeffer 149 Fr. Brighton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS last season. Cam Sykora became the program’s Jesse Shearer 174 Jr. Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS first-ever Big 12 champion at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty placed second at 165 pounds Sam Stuhl 133 So. Ellsworth, Wis./Ellsworth HS for the third straight season. Canon Swanson 149 Fr. New London, Minn./Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa HS Prior to joining the Big 12 Conference, Jaden Van Maanen 149 Jr. La Crosse, Wis./La Crosse Central HS Kish directed the Bison to a pair of NCAA West Zach Watts 141 Fr. Fresno, Calif./Clovis North HS Regional championships (2014, 2015) and two Western Wrestling Conference regular season Luke Weber 174 Sr. Forsyth, Mont./Nebraska titles (2013, 2015). He was a three-time WWC Michael Weber 149 RFr. Forsyth, Mont./Forsyth HS Coach of the Year. Cole Witzig 197 Sr. Troy, Ill./Triad HS The Bison have produced 18 conference champions under Kish. Four wrestlers, Trent Gary Wokojance 184 RFr. Barberton, Ohio/Barberton HS Sprenkle (2013, 125/5th), Steven Monk (2014, Head Coach: Roger Kish (10th season) 165/3rd), Kurtis Julson (2015, 174/8th) and Assistants: Obenson Blanc, Austin Marsden, Cody Pack Hayden Zillmer (2015, 184/6th) have earned All-America honors. In addition, Clay Ream was a three-time NCAA Elite 90 award winner. Kish joined the NDSU program after a Pronunciations successful wrestling career at the University of Cressell...... CRESS-ull Shearer...... SHEER-er Minnesota, where he was a graduate assistant Droegemueller...... DRUG-uh-myoo-ler Stuhl...... STULL for the Gophers in 2008-09. The Lapeer, Mich., Franek...... FRAN-ick Van Maanen...... van-MAH-nen native was a two-time All-American and two-time Habisch...... HAB-ish Weber...... WEBB-er NCAA runner-up for the Gophers at 184 pounds. Midkiff...... MID-kiff Witzig...... WIT-zig He had a career record of 117-27 for the Pottinger...... POT-in-jer Wokojance...... WOKE-uh-jance Gophers. As a sophomore, he went 35-7 en route Ripplinger...... RIP-ling-er to a Big Ten title and an NCAA runner-up finish. In his junior season, Kish was 37-3 and was the Big Ten and national runner-up. He was also a team captain. Kish graduated from Minnesota in May 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing education. He was a four-time state champion in Michigan at Lapeer West High School. He was a two-time cadet national cham- pion and also captured a USA Wrestling junior national title. BISON WRESTLING 2020-21 Individual Records

SEASON CAREER* Name Overall Duals Pins TF MD OT NR Overall Duals Pins Fastest Austin Braun ------8-8 0-0 1-0 - Austin Brenner 4-1 1-1 - 1-0 - - 0-1 13-7 2-3 - - Noah Cressell 0-3 0-1 - - 0-2 - - 10-15 4-7 2-1 1:29 Dylan Droegemueller 2-5 2-4 - - 1-1 - 0-3 17-15 6-8 3-1 1:06 Jared Franek 5-1 5-1 - 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-1 32-8 17-3 - - Riley Habisch 2-1 2-1 - - 2-0 - - 2-1 2-1 - - Ryan Henningson 0-4 0-2 0-1 - - - 0-1 0-4 0-2 0-1 - Tyler Jones ------1-5 0-1 0-1 - Kellyn March 3-3 3-3 - 1-0 1-1 - 1-2 3-3 3-3 - - Brandon Metz 4-2 4-2 1-2 - - 3-0 0-2 41-24 18-14 12-5 0:21 McGwire Midkiff 1-3 1-3 0-2 - - - 0-1 24-28 9-15 2-7 4:36 Michael Nelson 1-3 1-3 0-1 - 1-1 - 1-3 1-3 1-3 - 6:28 Owen Pentz 2-0 2-0 1-0 - - - - 2-0 2-0 1-0 2:09 Mitchel Petersen ------TJ Pottinger 1-4 1-4 - - - - 0-1 10-13 2-7 2-2 4:58 Luke Rasmussen 1-1 - 1-0 - - - - 1-1 - 1-0 2:23 Ryan Ripplinger 0-1 - - - 0-1 - - 0-1 0-0 - - Jimmy Ruston ------Gaven Sax ------Marc Shaeffer ------Jesse Shearer 0-1 ------18-9 1-1 6-1 2:09 Sam Stuhl 1-2 - 1-0 - 0-2 - - 7-7 - 1-0 6:41 Canon Swanson ------Jaden Van Maanen 4-3 4-2 - - 0-1 - 2-1 31-33 17-19 10-3 1:08 Zach Watts 1-1 - 0-1 1-0 - - 0-1 1-1 - 0-1 - Luke Weber 4-2 4-2 1-0 - 1-0 - 0-1 48-27 12-7 9-1 1:45 Michael Weber 0-2 - - - - 0-1 - 0-2 - - - Cole Witzig 1-2 - - - 0-1 - - 21-25 1-5 2-3 1:13 Gary Wokojance 0-2 0-1 - 0-1 - - - 0-2 0-1 - - TF—technical falls MD—major decisions OT—overtime matches NR—nationally ranked opponents (Trackwrestling Top 33) *redshirt seasons not included in career totals Dual Meet Starting Lineups Date Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 1/3 Oregon State Henningson March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek L.Weber Cressell Pottinger Nelson Metz 1/3 Missouri Henningson March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek L.Weber Brenner Wokojance Nelson Metz 1/10 vs Northern Iowa Midkiff March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek L.Weber Habisch Pottinger Nelson Metz 1/10 at South Dakota State Midkiff March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek Brenner L.Weber Pottinger Nelson Metz 1/30 vs Fresno State Midkiff March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek L. Weber Habisch Pottinger Pentz Metz 1/30 at California Baptist Midkiff March Droegemueller Van Maanen Franek L. Weber Habisch Pottinger Pentz Metz 2/7 South Dakota State 2/7 Iowa State 2/13 vs Utah Valley 2/13 vs Air Force BISON WRESTLING 2020-21 Dual Summaries North Dakota State 19, Oregon State 15 North Dakota State 21, South Dakota State 13 January 3, 2021–Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. (A—668) January 10, 2021–, Brookings, S.D. 125–#28 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) dec. Ryan Henningson, 9-6 125–McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) dec. Tanner Jordan, 3-1 133–Kellyn March (NDSU) maj. dec. #7 Devan Turner, 14-5 133–#9 Zach Price (SDSU) maj. dec. #18 Kellyn March, 13-5 141–#18 Grant Willits (OSU) dec. #20 Dylan Droegemueller, 5-2 141–#27 Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. #20 Dylan Droegemueller, 8-6 149–Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. #30 Lane Stigall, 7-5 149–#31 Jared Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. Hunter Marko, 4-2 157–#14 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. #20 Hunter Willits, 2-1 (TB-1) 157–#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. #20 Cade DeVos, 4-2 (SV-1) 165–#30 Luke Weber (NDSU) pinned Dillon Ulrey, 2:36 165–Austin Brenner (NDSU) dec. Colten Carlson, 6-5 174–Colton Beisley (OSU) dec. Noah Cressell, 6-2 174–#33 Luke Weber (NDSU) dec. Cade King, 6-4 184–Ryan Reyes (OSU) dec. TJ Pottinger, 4-1 184–TJ Pottinger (NDSU) dec. Nick Casperson, 6-5 197–#29 JJ Dixon (OSU) dec. Michael Nelson, 7-4 197–#9 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) pinned Michael Nelson, 6:28 285–#16 Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec. Brian Barnes, 9-7 (SV-1) 285–#16 Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec. Blake Wolters, 5-4 (TB-2) Extra Matches Extra Matches 133–Jason Shaner (OSU) maj. dec. Ryan Ripplinger, 20-8 125–Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. Ryan Henningson, 7-3 149–Riley Gurr (OSU) dec. Michael Weber, 7-5 (SV-1) 165–Austin Brenner (NDSU) dec. Kenny O’Neil, 10-4 184–Jackson McKinney (OSU) dec. Gary Wokojance, 9-5 197–Cole Witzig (NDSU) dec. Jacob Schoon, 4-3

#12 Missouri 38, North Dakota State 3 North Dakota State 29, Fresno State 15 January 3, 2021–Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. (A—668) January 30, 2021–Van Dyne Gym, Riverside, Calif. 125–Noah Surtin (MU) pinned Ryan Henningson, 3:47 125–Anthony Molton (FS) pinned McGwire Midkiff, 5:31 133–Kellyn March (NDSU) dec. Trey Crawford, 7-4 133–Haiden Drury (FS) dec. #19 Kellyn March, 7-3 141–Josh Edmond (MU) maj. dec. #20 Dylan Droegemueller, 14-5 141–#16 DJ Lloren (FS) dec. #21 Dylan Droegemueller, 6-3 149–#3 Brock Mauller (MU) maj. dec. Jaden Van Maanen, 12-3 149–Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. Anthony Federico, 3-0 157–#13 Jarrett Jacques (MU) dec. #14 Jared Franek, 5-2 157–#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) maj. dec. Chris Gaxiola, 15-4 165–#20 Peyton Mocco (MU) dec. #30 Luke Weber, 11-5 165–Luke Weber (NDSU) win by forfeit 174–#22 Sean Harman (MU) dec. Austin Brenner, 9-3 174–Riley Habisch (NDSU) maj. dec. Zach Gonzalez 12-4 184–#19 Jeremiah Kent (MU) tech. fall Gary Wokojance, 16-0 (4:54) 184–#31 Hunter Cruz (FS) dec. TJ Pottinger, 6-1 197–#17 Wyatt Koelling (MU) maj. dec. Michael Nelson, 9-1 197–Owen Pentz (NDSU) pinned Nick Villarreal, 2:09 285–#8 Zach Elam (MU) pinned #16 Brandon Metz, 4:30 285–#15 Brandon Metz (NDSU) pinned Randy Gonzalez, 2:11 Extra Matches Extra Matches 174–Martell Boone (MU) dec. Jesse Shearer, 8-6 133–Haiden Drury (FS) maj. dec. Sam Stuhl, 13-3 184–Duwayne Villalpondo (MU) maj. dec. Noah Cressell, 13-0 141–#16 DJ Lloren (FS) pinned Zach Watts, 1:32 197–Colton Hawks (MU) dec. Cole Witzig, 6-3 141–Kyle Parco (FS) dec. #21 Dylan Droegemueller, 5-1 149–Aaron Gandara (FS) dec. Jaden Van Maanen, 5-1 North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State 197–Luke Rasmussen (NDSU) pinned Nick Villarreal, 2:23 January 3, 2021–Scheels Center, Fargo, N.D. (A—668) 141–Rylee Molitor (SDSU) maj. dec. Sam Stuhl, 8-0 North Dakota State 30, California Baptist 6 165–Austin Brenner (NDSU) dec. Colten Carlson, 9-4 January 30, 2021–Van Dyne Gym, Riverside, Calif. 125–Antonio Saldate (CBU) dec. McGwire Midkiff, 7-5 #23 Northern Iowa 27, North Dakota State 11 133–#19 Kellyn March (NDSU) tech. fall Christian Nunez, 17-1 (6:45) January 10, 2021–Frost Arena, Brookings, S.D. 141–#21 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) dec. Chaz Hallmark, 13-6 125–#31 Brody Teske (UNI) pinned McGwire Midkiff, 4:36 149–#31 Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. AJ Raya, 4-0 133–#13 Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) dec. #18 Kellyn March, 4-0 157–#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) tech. fall Max Hammond, 20-4 (6:02) 141–#20 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) maj. dec. Drew Bennett, 12-2 165–Luke Weber (NDSU) maj. dec. Josh Grant, 9-1 149–Tristan Lara (UNI) dec. #31 Jaden Van Maanen, 4-2 174–Riley Habisch (NDSU) maj. dec. Johann Steinforth, 10-2 157–#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. Cayd Lara, 5-1 184–Caden Gerlach (CBU) dec. TJ Pottinger, 7-5 165–Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) dec. #33 Luke Weber, 7-2 197–Owen Pentz (NDSU) dec. Evan Bockman, 10-5 174–Lance Runyon (UNI) dec. Riley Habisch, 7-0 285–#15 Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec. Zach Schrader, 3-1 (SV-1) 184–Keegan Moore (UNI) dec. TJ Pottinger, 6-2 Extra Matches 197–Michael Nelson (NDSU) maj. dec. #30 Tyrell Gordon, 10-1 133–Sam Stuhl (NDSU) pinned Christian Nunez, 6:41 285–#11 Carter Isley (UNI) pinned #16 Brandon Metz, 0:41 141–Zach Watts (NDSU) tech. fall Keanu Perez, 16-0 (6:23) Extra Matches 165–Austin Brenner (NDSU) tech. fall Marcus Peterson, 20-4 (5:51) 125–Kyle Golhoffer (UNI) dec. Ryan Henningson, 9-3 197–Arick Lopez (CBU) dec. Luke Rasmussen, 5-3 149–Gable Fox (UNI) dec. Michael Weber, 6-1 174–Noah Glaser (UNI) maj. dec. Noah Cressell, 15-6 197–Parker Keckeisen (UNI) maj. dec. Cole Witzig, 13-3