For Immediate Release
Monday, February 6, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Michael Lowman
(285, Sr., North Highlands, Calif., Foothill HS)
Augustana
- Defeated No. 5 Logan Hopp on a takedown in overtime for a sudden victory win
- His 3-1 victory in the final match of the dual clinched the come from behind win against No. 19 Upper Iowa
- Improved to 21-7 on the season and 4-0 in NSIC duals
- Augie improves to 5-0 in NSIC duals after the 19-16 win over UIU
     

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 1-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 19-16 vs. #19 Upper Iowa	11-5, 5-0 NSIC	W5	3rd
Team Notes
- Defeated No. 19 Upper Iowa 19-16 at home on Sunday by winning the last three matches of the dual - Coach Jason Reitmeier was honored on Sunday for becoming Augustana’s all-time winningest coach earlier this season
Top Performer(s)
- Aero Amo (184) recorded a major victory to kick start the comeback and  Ben Goodwin (197) and Michael Lowman (285) each won overtime matches to seal the dual win - Oscar Ramirez Jr. (141), Tyler Nation (157) and Mitch Rechtzigel (165) each picked up decisions
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 10 vs. MSU Moorhead - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 vs. Minnesota State - 2 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 21-12 v #24 MSU Moorhead	6-7, 2-4 NSIC	W1	7th
Team Notes
- Upset #24 MSU Moorhead in final home match of the year - In front of packed house, the Marauders won six of the ten matches against the Dragons, including four straight (165, 174, 184, 197) - Marauders close out regular season at St. John’s and St. Cloud State on Feb. 10-11
Top Performer(s)
-  Josh Jensen opened the MSUM dual at 125 with a 9-1 major decision for his fifth straight win and improves to 12-6 this season - Paul Michaelson destroyed his opponent at 165, winning by technical fall 6:07 into the match after rolling up a 17-2 advantage - Dane Fischer upset MSUM’s Adam Blees 5-2 at 174 (Blees was ranked third in the region)
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 10 at St. John’s - 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 11 at St. Cloud State - 2 p.m.

   

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 24-12 vs SMSU L 34-12 vs #1 SCSU	8-4, 5-1 NSIC	L1	5th
Team Notes
- Defeated Southwest Minnesota State 24-12, winning 7 out of 10 weight classes - Fell to No. 1 St. Cloud State by a score of 34-12
Top Performer(s)
- Adam Cooling was 2-0 with a 19-3 technical fall over Griffin Osing, and a 4-1 decision against #4 Clayton Jennissen - Corey Abernathy was undefeated in two dual matches, including an upset over #6 Uthman Rabiu (SCSU) by an 8-6 decision - Louie Sanders finished the week 2-0 that with a 6-1 decision over Zachary Beaumaster and a fall in 1:40 against Jarred Oftedahl
Up Next
- Thursday, Feb 9 vs. Northern State -  7 p.m. - Saturday, Feb. 11 at Augustana - 2 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 12-21 at Mary	4-8, 1-4 NSIC	L1	5th
Team Notes
- MSUM dropped its only dual of the week, a 21-12 NSIC contest to Mary - Dragons won four matches on the day - MSUM goes on the road to face Augustana and SMSU this week - Blake Bosch ranked second at 133 pounds in the nation
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Blake Bosch improved to 23-1 with a 3-2 win over Mary’s Tate Barnhardt at 133 - Sophomore Kristian Vazquez won 7-4 at 141 - Senior Isaac Novacek picked up his 14th win on the year with a 12-5 win over Donald Leuer at 157 - Senior Nader Abdullatif won at 285 to improve to 16-8 on the year.
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 10 at Augustana - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at SMSU - 3 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 42-3 at #1 SCSU	3-14, 0-6 NSIC	L4	9th
Team Notes
- Lost road dual against No. 1 St. Cloud State 42-3 - Scored an MSU-DII-record three points against SCSU, previous high was two in 2014-15
Top Performer(s)
- Michael Rangel won the opening match at 125 with an 8-1 decision - Rangle’s seven-point victory is the highest margin an MSU wrestler has won by against SCSU since joining Division II
Up Next
Thursday, February 9 vs Dickinson State – 7 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 24-20 vs. DSU L 25-14 vs. SMSU	4-10, 0-5 NSIC	L5	4th
Team Notes
- The Northern State University wrestling team fell to Dickinson State and Southwest Minnesota State over the week - The Wolves tallied five match victories over the Blue Hawks and four over the Mustangs, with four wrestlers tallying two wins on the week
Top Performer(s)
- Tyler Stenberg defeated Travis Koenig (fall 0:20) of DSU and Cortez Arredondo (12-6) of SMSU - Ben Fichter downed Devan Williams of DSU in a 7-6 decision - Tanner Olson defeated Jason Zecchini (10-1) of DSU and Griffin Osing (7-1) of SMSU - Joe Gomez tallied wins over Jon Solano (10-1) of DSU and Jack Ryan (9-0) of SMSU - The wins give Gomez the 96th and 97th of his career - Harrison Townsend defeated Ethan Goss-Dickie (9-4) of DSU and Quinn Bullard (9-1) of SMSU
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
L 12-24 at MSU W 25-14 at NSU	7-12, 3-4 NSIC	W1	7th
Team Notes
- Won third NSIC match of the year against No. 19 Northern State - Faced three ranked wrestlers in two conference duals last week - Had two wins by tech fall vs. Northern State - Won its seventh consecutive match vs. Northern State and now lead the all-time series, 27-9-2
Top Performer(s)
- Kegen Fingalsen went 2-0 for a third straight weekend and has now won six straight duals - Fingalsen is now 6-1 against NSIC competition - Jake Slocum and Cole Hennen both won by tech fall in win over Northern State
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 11 vs. MSU Moorhead - 3 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 42-3 vs MISU W 35-12 vs. MSU	14-1, 5-0 NSIC	W6	1st
Team Notes
- The Huskies now own a six-match dual match win streak thanks to their 42-3 win over NSIC rival Minot State on Feb. 3 and a 35-12 win over Minnesota State on Feb. 4 - SCSU was ranked No. 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 -   Also ranked were Matt Nelson (#6 at 141), James Pleski (#10 at 149), Vince Dietz (#5 at 197),  Clayton Jennissen (#4 at 174), Uthman Rabiu (#6 at 184), Larry Bomstad (#9 at 157), Brett Velasquez (#5 at 125) and Gabe Fogarty (#10 at 165) - SCSU returns to action in the always rugged NSIC with a pair of dates this week - Austin Goergen owns an 20-0 record this season at 285 and Vince Dietz is 21-1 at 197 for the Huskie - Clayton Jennissen is 20-6  at 174-pounds in 2016-17
Top Performer(s)
- Austin Goergen won a pair of matches in action against Minot State and Minnesota State to improve his record to 20-0 at 285 - Mike Rhone was impressive for the Huskies with a fall against Minot State and a tech fall against Minnesota State at 133 - James Pleski continues to chart strong numbers this season at 149.  He earned a decision win against Minot and a fall against Minnesota State this week
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 9 at Upper Iowa - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 vs UMary - 2 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L19-16 at Augie	9-4, 5-2 NSIC	L2	2nd
Team Notes
- The Peacock wrestling team dropped their Northern Sun Conference dual at Augustana University 19-16 in a battle of teams tied for 19th in the latest NCAA Division II Coaches Poll - Each team won four matches heading into the final two bouts; the Vikings took the match thanks to a pair of 3-1 sudden victories - The loss drops UIU's record to 9-4 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC, while Augie improved to 11-5 overall and remained undefeated in the conference at 5-0
Top Performer(s)
- Maleek Williams(125) and Josh Walker (133) gave Upper Iowa a quick 10-0 lead thanks to a 14-5 major decision by Williams and a second-period pin (4:30) by Walker - Damian Penichet made it 13-3 in favor of the Peacocks with a 3-0 win at 149 pounds - Dalton Westerlund earned UIU's final points of the night with a 7-5 win over Lukas Poloncic at 174 pounds - Ben Goodwin (197) and Michael Lowman (285) both outlasted their Peacock opponents with 3-1 sudden victories - In the 197 bout, Goodwin and Ryan Parmely both scored an escape prior to overtime and Goodwin hit a takedown to tie the match at 16-16 - In the heavyweight match, Lowman and Logan Hopp each scored an escape and Lowman defended a shot from Hopp and countered to get the match-winning takedown
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 9 vs. No. 1 St. Cloud State - 7 p.m.