For Immediate Release
Monday, January 16, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Tyler Stenberg
(149-pounds, Sr., Twin Lakes, Mich. / Reeth-Puffer HS)
Northern State
- Led the Wolves from the Midwest Duals going a perfect 4-0
- Tallied two technical fall and two decision wins
- Notched wins over Josh Weinberg (17-2), Clay Archer (20-17), Nick Swanson (11-5), and Orlando Guerra (18-3)
- Out-scored his opponents 66-27 in the four matches
- His victories over CSU Pueblo and Colorado Mesa, came against wrestlers ranked in the top-5 of Super Region Four
- He is now 17-3 this season and on a 10-match wins streak dating back to the SD Showdown in early December
- Named NSIC Wrestler of the Week for the third time this season (11/8/16 & 12/20/16)
     

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 1-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 24-12 vs. Lindenwood; L 28-13 vs. Colorado Mesa L 30-11 vs. CSU-Pueblo; W 25-18 vs. San Francisco State	7-5, 1-0 NSIC	W1	3rd
Team Notes
- Went 1-3 at the Midwest Duals in Kearney, Neb. - Defeated San Francisco State, 25-18, in the last dual of the meet - Fell to No. 23 Lindenwood 24-12, Colorado Mesa 28-13, and No. 21 CSU-Pueblo 30-11
Top Performer(s)
- Bailey Neises (149/157) went 3-1 at the Midwest Duals with two decisions and a forfeit win - Aero Amo (184) went 2-2 with a pin and a tech fall. Amo picked up his 100th career victory this past weekend - Michael Lowman (285) went 2-1 with two pins. Lowman picked up his 100th career victory this past weekend
Up Next
Saturday, Jan. 21 at Southwest Minnesota State - 3 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week Midwest Duals	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 30-9 vs New Mexico Highlands W 28-18 vs Central Missouri L 34-9 vs Western State Colorado L 24-12 vs Colorado Mines	5-4, 1-1 NSIC	L2	7th
Team Notes
- Extended season win streak to five matches with wins over New Mexico Highlands (30-9) and Central Missouri (28-18) in the first two rounds of the Midwest Duals - Win streak snapped with losses to Western State Colorado and Colorado Mines, both receiving votes in the national poll - Marauders opened the victory over New Mexico Highlands with seven straight wins - Down 14-13 to Central Missouri, a Dane Fischer pin at 174 and a Jacob Green victory via a medical forfeit pushed the Marauders to the 28-14 win over the Mules - The Marauders visit Minnesota State on Jan. 20 before returning for three straight home duals
Top Performer(s)
- Soph. Tate Barnhardt was perfect at the Midwest Duals at 133, winning all four matches - He defeated NM Highlands Jack Gaylor 6-2, Central Missouri’s John Feeney 7-4, Western State Colorado’s Tyler Haneberg 10-4 and Noah Au-Yeung of Colorado Mines 6-4. He improves to 18-6 this year - Jr. Dane Fischer was 3-1 at the Midwest duals with two of the wins by fall. The St. Mary’s HS graduate defeated NM Highlands Jacob Hawthorne 10-8, pinned UCM’s Dylan Lewis and WSCU’s Brendan Gonzales before suffering a 7-3 loss to Robert Gambrell (CSM) at 174 pounds - Josh Jensen was 3-1 at 125. He shut out Jacob Espana (NMH) 2-0, picked up a forfeit against UCM, was pinned by nationally-ranked Ronald Wardleigh (WSCU) before finishing with a decisive 8-3 win over Matthew Lavengood (CSM) 8-3
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 20 at Minnesota State - 7 p.m.

   

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 38-3 vs. Saint John’s W 22-18 vs. MSUM	5-3, 2-0 NSIC	W2	5th
Team Notes
- Defeated Saint John’s 38-3, winning 9 out of 10 weight classes - Won 22-18 vs. MSUM to remain undefeated in NSIC action
Top Performer(s)
- Louie Sanders, Dylan Herman, Adam Cooling, and Matt Blome all finished 2-0, picking up victories in both duals throughout the week - Junior Dylan Herman recorded pins over Logan Rhode (MSUM) and Dan Gainer (Saint John’s) - Louie Sanders won a 14-4 major decision over regionally ranked Kristian Vazquez (MSUM) - Logan Linderbaum and Derek Herman (Unattached) placed second at the Ridgewater Open
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 20 vs. UMary - 7 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 13-19 vs Upper Iowa L 18-22 vs Minnesota State	3-6, 0-2 NSIC	L3	5th
Team Notes
- MSUM dropped a pair of NSIC contests at home last week - MSUM lost to Upper Iowa, 19-13 on Friday and to No. 23 Minnesota State, 22-18 on Saturday - Senior Blake Bosch improved to 20-1 on the season with two wins,  is ranked No. 3 in the nation and now has 103 career wins - MSUM has just one home conference match left on Jan. 27 vs. Northern State
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Blake Bosch went 2-0 at 133 pounds for the week - Senior Nader Abdullatif went 2-0 at 285 and recorded a win by fall against MSU to improve to 14-7 on the season - Sophomore Dylan Connell recorded a win by fall against Minnesota State
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 19 at No. 1 St. Cloud State - 7 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 19-25 at Jamestown	2-7, 0-3 NSIC	L4	9th
Team Notes
- Lost 19-25 at Jamestown, winning four match ups
Top Performer(s)
- Cody Haugen, 149, won by major decision, leading the team with 13 wins this season - Keegan Berry, 184, pinned his opponent at Jamestown, leads MSU freshmen with 10 wins -Shane Sheppard, 157, reached 10 wins with a 5-1 win
Up Next
Friday, January 20 at Kutztown Duals (Kutztown, Seaton Hill) – 5 p.m. Saturday, January 21 at Kutztown Duals (East Stroudsburg, LIU Post, Shippensburg) - 9 a.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Midwest Duals	4-5, 0-1 NSIC	W1	4th
Team Notes
- After getting a little banged up versus Augustana, the Northern State Wolves traveled to the UNK Midwest Duals for four duals against San Francisco State, CSU Pueblo, Colorado Mesa, and New Mexico Highlands - Due to injuries, Northern tallied open matches at both 125 and 133 pounds throughout the day giving the team the challenge to battle back - The Wolves tallied wins over San Francisco State (24-21) and New Mexico Highlands (27-18)  - A total of six Wolves tallied at least one victory on the day
Top Performer(s)
- Tyler Stenberg was the only Wolf to go a perfect 4-0 in wrestled matches - The senior tallied two decision and two technical fall victories as he is now 17-3 this season - Joe Gomez also went 3-0 with three decision victories, bringing the senior’s career win total 92
Up Next
Saturday, Jan. 21 at St. Cloud State – 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at Upper Iowa – 2 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 26-12 vs. CSU-Pueblo L 32-9 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) L 24-14 vs. UCO W 31-11 vs. UCM	4-9, 0-1 NSIC	W1	7th
Team Notes
- Went 1-3 in Midwest Duals in Kearney, Neb. - SMSU won second straight match in series vs. Central Missouri but still trail all-time series 2-9
Top Performer(s)
- Cole Hennen went 3-1 at 184 for SMSU with one tech fall and one win by decision - Keegan Fingalsen at 165 and Cortez Arredondo at 149 each had two wins in their respective weight classes on the day at Midwest Duals
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 20, vs. Upper Iowa - 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, vs. Augustana - 3 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week Results	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 41-6 vs UCM W 30-6 vs McKendree L 22-17 vs Indianapolis W 31-10 vs Findley	9-1, 1-0 NSIC	W1	1st
Team Notes
- SCSU was ranked #1 in the latest NCAA Division II poll - SCSU charted a 2-1 record at the recent Ranger Duals in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Jan. 14 - The Huskies scored a 30-6 win over #8 McKendree and a 31-10 victory over #8 Findlay - SCSU suffered its first loss of the season with a 22-17 loss to Indianapolis - The Huskies also gained a 41-6 win over Central Missouri on Jan. 12 in St. Cloud, Minn. - The loss on Jan. 14 snapped a 19 dual match winning streak for the Huskies - The last loss for the Huskies was a setback against Notre Dame (OH) at the 2016 NWCA Duals - #3 Vince Dietz leads SCSU this season with an 19-1 record at 197-pounds.  #1 Austin Goergen is 17-0 this season at 285-pounds with 10 falls
Top Performer(s)
- SCSU senior #1 Austin Goergen was 4-0 this week with a fall win against UCM and two falls at the Ranger Duals - #3 Vince Dietz was 4-0 in action at 197-pounds over the week - Mike Rhone scored a big 10-7 win over #9 Naquan Hardy of McKendree on Jan. 14
Up Next
Thursday, Jan. 19 vs MSU Moorhead - 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21vs Northern State - 2 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 19-13 at MSUM	7-2, 3-0 NSIC	W2	2nd
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa claimed six of the ten bouts in Moorhead, Minn. against the Dragons of Minnesota State University Moorhead to win 19-13 and improve to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the Northern Sun - The Peacocks scored five decisions and one major decision to secure the victory - UIU posted a pair of sudden victories at 125 and 165 pounds and a 17-12 advantage in takedowns
Top Performer(s)
- Damian Penichet  (#12) took the mat for the 149 pound match and gave UIU the lead again with a dominating 13-0 major decision -The redshirt sophomore posted three takedowns and a four-point nearfall to highlight his bonus-point victory - Maleek Williams (125), Penichet, Zak Benitz (157), Nick Georgean (165), Nick Baumler (184) and Ryan Parmely (197) all picked up victories for UIU
Up Next
Friday, Jan.  20 at SMSU - 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 vs Northern State - 2 p.m.