North Dakota State BISON 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 Scheels Center 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.