For Immediate Release
Monday, January 30, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Tate Barnhardt
(133, So., Bismarck, N.D. / St. Mary’s HS)
University of Mary
- Went 2-0 last week in duals versus SMSU and Augie
- Opened with a 12-4 major decision over SMSU’s Brock Buysse
- Defeated Augie’s Brandon Charbonneau 3-1, who was ranked 11^th nationally and third in the region
- Improves to 21-6 overall and 12-0 in duals, including 11 straight wins
     

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 24-13 at U-Mary W 50-0 at MISU	10-5, 4-0 NSIC	W4	3rd
Team Notes
- Defeated U-Mary on Saturday 24-13 in Bismarck and beat Minot State on Sunday 50-0 in Minot - Shutout Minot State for the second consecutive season and tallied eight bonus point victories - Won the final four matches against U-Mary to secure the dual win
Top Performer(s)
- Austin Jordan (141), Tyler Nation (157), Lukas Poloncic (174), Aero Amo (184), Ben Goodwin (197) and Michael Lowman (285) each went 2-0 over the weekend - Jacob Anderson (149) and Regan Bye (165) each finished the weekend 1-0
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 5 vs. Upper Iowa - 2 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 20-16 v SMSU  L 24-13 vs. Augie	5-7, 1-4 NSIC	L5	7th
Team Notes
- A three-game homestand concludes with a visit from MSU Moorhead on Feb. 5, the home finale for the Marauders - Josh Jensen and Tate Barnhardt opened both matches with wins over the weekend at 125 and 133 - The duo have combined for back-to-back-wins in the Marauders last four duals and six of the last seven - Mary won the first three matches against SMSU and led 13-11 and held a 13-7 lead against Augie before dropping both conference duals
Top Performer(s)
- Soph. Tate Barnhardt won twice over the weekend to extend his win streak to 11 - He is 21-6 overall and 12-0 this season in duals - The sophomore had a 12-4 major decision over Jordan Biehm of SMSU and a 3-1 win over Augie’s Brandon Charbonneau, ranked 11th nationally and 3rd in the region - Soph. Josh Jensen posted two wins over the weekend, defeating SMSU’s Brock Buysse 5-2 and Augie’s Brandon Carroll, ranked 3rd in the region, 16-4 for a major decision - He had five takedowns against Carroll. Jensen is now 11-6 this season
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 5 vs. MSU Moorhead - 1 p.m.

   

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 25-13 vs. UIU at North Country Open	7-3, 4-0 NSIC	W3	5th
Team Notes
- Defeated Upper Iowa 25-13, winning six out of 10 weight classes - Minnesota State is now 4-0 in the NSIC
Top Performer(s)
- Dylan Herman and Matt Blome secured pins for the Mavericks against Upper Iowa at the 157 and 197 pound weight classes - Paul Selman scored a 16-4 major decision to round out Minnesota State’s three bonus-point victories during the dual - Andrew McFall, Adam Cooling, and Corey Abernathy all had decisions in the match
Up Next
- Thursday, Feb 2 vs Southwest Minnesota State - 7 p.m. - Saturday, Feb 4 at St. Cloud State - 2 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 23-15 at NSU	4-7, 1-3 NSIC	W1	5th
Team Notes
- MSUM picked up its first NSIC win of the season on Friday with 23-15 home dual victory over Northern State - Northern dual was final home dual of regular-season for Dragons, who honored seniors Nader Abdullatif, Blake Bosch, Isaac Novacek and Dan Murakami prior to the atch - The Dragons ranked tied for 24th in the D2 tournament rankings - MSUM’s Blake Bosch is ranked second in the nation at 122 pounds
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Isaac Novacek won by technical fall at 157 to lead Dragons against Northern State - Sophomore Jared Goldsmith (125), sophomore Kristian Vazquez (141), sophomore Adam Blees (174) and senior Nader Abdullatif (285) also won by decision for the Dragons
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 5 at Mary - 1 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 16-22 vs SMSU L 0-50 vs Augie	3-13, 0-5 NSIC	L3	9th
Team Notes
- Lost two home duals against NSIC opponents Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana - Won four matches against MSU, two with bonus points
Top Performer(s)
- Cody Haugen, 149, won an exciting match in overtime after tying the match up in the final three seconds - Carlos Toledano, 174, returned from injury to go 1-0 on the week, winning by major decision - Jake Belland, HWT, pinned his SMSU opponents in just 47 seconds
Up Next
Friday, February 3 at St. Cloud State – 7 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 23-15 vs. MSUM	4-8, 0-4 NSIC	L3	4th
Team Notes
- The Northern State University wrestling team fell to MSU Moorhead on Friday with a score of 23-15 - The Wolves were open at 133-pounds in the match, however were unable to come away with the win - Four student-athletes tallied match wins, with two extra point victories
Top Performer(s)
- Tyler Stenberg defeated Dylan Connell in an 8-1 decision - Ben Fichter downed Brayden Kuntz in a 15-3 major decision - David Murphy notched a 5-3 decision win over Logan Rhode - Joe Gomez tallied a 20-4 technical fall win over Cody Anderson at the 7-minute mark in the match - The win gives the senior his 95th of his career
Up Next
Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Dickinson State – 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 vs. Southwest Minnesota State – 2 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 22-16 at MISU W 20-16 at U-Mary	6-11, 2-3 NSIC	W2	7th
Team Notes
- Won first conference match of the year at Minot State - Had two major decisions and one win by tech fall vs. Minot State - Came back from down 10-0 in win over U-Mary - Had three major decisions and one win by tech fall vs. U-Mary
Top Performer(s)
- Keegan Fingalsen went 2-0 over the weekend to improve his NSIC record to 4-1 for SMSU including a 12-3 major decision vs. U-Mary at 165 - Cole Hennen went 2-0 at 184 including a win by tech fall at U-Mary - Jake Slocum won by tech fall at 3:56 at Minot State
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 2, at Minnesota State - 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Northern State - 2 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 51-0 vs. St. John’s	12-1, 3-0 NSIC	W4	1st
Team Notes
- The Huskies now own a four-match dual match win streak thanks to their 51-0 win over St. John’s on Jan. 26 - SCSU was ranked #1 in the latest DII national poll as a team and nine Huskies were ranked individually in the poll led by #1 Austin Goergen at 285 and #3 Vince Dietz at 197 - Also ranked were Matt Nelson (#5 at 141), Mike Rhone (#12 at 133), Clayton Jennissen (#4 at 174), Uthman Rabiu (#5 at 184), Larry Bomstad (#8 at 157), Brett Velasquez (#6 at 125) and Gabe Fogarty (#9 at 165) - SCSU also competed at the North Country Open on Jan. 29 at St. John’s.  Jordan Aquino (125), Jarred Oftedahl (133) and Josh Berg (165) all won weight class titles at the North Country Open for the Huskies - SCSU returns to action in the always rugged NSIC with a pair of home dates this week - Austin Goergen owns an 18-0 record this season at 285 and Vince Dietz is 20-1 at 197 for the Huskies - SCSU’s Clayton Jennissen is 19-5 at 174-pounds in 2016-17
Top Performer(s)
- At 133-pounds, Jarred Oftedahl won top honors at the North Country Open with a 3-0 record that included two falls - In the title bout, Oftedahl won with a fall at 4:30 against Sam Bennyhoff of Augsburg - In action at 125-pounds at the North Country, SCSU's Jordan Aquino won the top honors with a 3-0 record - In the title bout, Aquino won by a medical forfeit over Victor Gliva of Augsburg  - In action at 165-pounds at the North Country, Josh Berg won the top spot with a 3-0 record for the Huskies - In the title match, Berg won with an 8-2 win over teammate Devin Fitzpatrick
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 3 vs. Minot State - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 vs Minnesota State - 2 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 25-13 at MSU	9-3, 5-1 NSIC	L1	2nd
Team Notes
- MSU defeated the #24 Peacock 25-13 on Thursday night at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minnesota - The home team claimed six of the ten bouts including a pair of wins by fall - Upper Iowa's four victories included three decisions and a major decision by Colbey Vance at 165 pounds - The loss snapped UIU’s four-dual win streak
Top Performer(s)
- Jordan Roths got Upper Iowa in the win column in the 141-pound match. Roths trailed 4-0 early, but fought back with a reversal, two more takedowns and a ride time point to secure an 8-7 win over Louie Sanders - Damian Penichet (#11), the reigning NSIC Wrestler of the Week, kept momentum on UIU’s side with a 5-1 decision over Daniel Close. Penichet used a takedown, reversal and a ride time point to pull UIU within one, 7-6, on the scoreboard - Colbey Vance (#10) pulled UIU back within three points, 13-10, with a major decision in the 165-pound match. Vance’s 14-1 major was fueled by a takedown, two reversals, a four-point nearfall and a two-point nearfall over Max Bullock - Logan Hopp (#5) was impressive again in the heavyweight match for Upper Iowa. Hopp scored 5 takedowns and an escape point to win 11-6. For the third time in the last eight days, Hopp did not surrender a point except when his opponent got an escape. He has now outscored his opponents 51-16 in the last three UIU duals
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 5 at Augustana - 2 p.m.