For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Maleek Williams
(125, R-Sr., Miami, Fla. / South Dade HS)
Upper Iowa
- Led the Peacocks over the weekend with a 2-0 record
- The redshirt senior defeated No. 2 ranked Brett Velasquez (SCSU) by major decision 14-6
- Followed up with a win by fall over Dayne Morton of Northern State (6:51)
- The two wins improved Williams’ record to 19-9 on the year
- Of his 19 wins, 17 have come with bonus points thanks to 8 falls, 2 tech falls and 7 major decisions
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 18-17 at UMary W 21-18 at MISU	5-3, 4-3 NSIC	W1	4th
Team Notes
-  Augustana split their North Dakota road trip, falling to U-Mary on Saturday and defeating Minot State on Sunday - The Vikings recorded two pins and two major decisions over the weekend - The Vikings overcame a 12-0 deficit to defeat Minot State in Sunday’s match by a score of 21-18
Top Performer(s)
- Lukas Poloncic split matches on Saturday and Sunday, but was integral in the Vikings’ comeback victory over Minot State with a pin in the third period against Anthony Raupp - No. 9 Clayton Wahlstrom won both of his matches in his first weekend being ranked. Wahlstrom took a 10-4 decision over Ryan Stottler on Saturday and pinned Je-Mario Jones on Sunday - Colin Ayers was victorious in a pair of weekend matches, winning by major decision on Saturday and by decision on Sunday
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 14 vs St. Cloud State - 7 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 18-17 vs Augustana W 27-12 vs SMSU	6-4, 4-4 NSIC	W2	5th
Team Notes
- Won five matches against Augie in a come from behind victory - Dual against Augustana was decided by final match of the day - Won seven matches against SMSU - UMary goes undefeated in home duals this season
Top Performer(s)
- #3 Sr. Tate Barnhardt bumped up to 141 to beat Keaten Schorr of Augustana 3-0 - #3 Sr. Tate Barnhardt (133) won by 6-1 decision over Brock Buysse of SMSU - #8 R-Soph Phillip Springsteen (174) won by 7-5 decision over #12 Lukas Polonic of Augustana to win the dual for UMary - #8 R-Soph Phillip Springsteen (174) won by 11-2 major decision against SMSU - Fresh. Lance Jarrett (184) won by fall at 5:57 against Dru Kuchenbaker of SMSU - R-Sr. Nate Humann (125) won by 30-15 technical fall over Stephen Emrich of SMSU
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week  2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 30-9 at SCSU W 18-16 at MSUM	9-2, 7-1 NSIC	W1	3rd
Team Notes
- The Mavericks won five of ten matches vs. the Dragons in upping their record to 9-2 on the season - Minnesota State finished second in the NSIC with a 7-1 mark against conference opponents
Top Performer(s)
- George Farmah upped his record for the year to 8-2 with a 1-0 decision over SCSU's Garrett Vos at 133 and a 7-3 decision over MSUM's Seth Huchison - Kyle Rathman stands 13-2 on the year after picking up a 10-2 decision over MSUM's  Dylan Connell - Zach Johnston stands 11-4 on the season after picking up a 3-1 win over MSUM's  Adam Blees - Logan Saltou stands 15-6 this season after earning a 14-3 major decision over MSUM's Justin Davis - Trevor Turriff picked up a 19-9 major decision over MSUM's Evan Foster at 184 and stands 12-4
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 18-16 to No. 10 Minnesota State	2-10, 2-6 NSIC	L5	6th
Team Notes
- MSUM nearly pulled off an upset over nationally-ranked Minnesota State before falling 18-16 - Sophomore Cole Jones is 23-7 on the season at 125 pounds - Redshirt freshman Evan Foster is 22-15 at 184 - Redshirt freshman Mason Schulz is 21-16 at 141 - Freshman Brayden Ortloff is 19-12 at 157 - Senior Adam Blees is 15-9 at 174
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore Cole Jones earned a 13-1 win over MSU’s Andrew McFall to improve to 23-7 on the season - Redshirt freshman Mason Schulz (141), freshman Braydon Ortloff (157), sophomore Mitch Kotschevar (197) and sophomore Jordan Magnuson (285) all won by decision
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week – 2-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 33-12 vs Dickinson State W 29-12 vs SMSU L 21-18 vs Augie	5-10, 2-6 NSIC	L1	8th
Team Notes
- Minot State extended its win streak to three after victories over Dickinson State (33-12) and Southwest Minnesota State (29-12) in the Minot State Dome - The Beavers raced out to a quick lead, but couldn’t pull off the upset as No. 14 Augustana spoiled Senior Day for Minot State with a 21-18 victory over the Beavers - The three-match win streak in duals action is the longest streak the Beavers have posted since the 2011-12 season
Top Performer(s)
- Jordan Will (285) went 3-0 on the week, including posting a pin in the victory over Dickinson State - Keegan Berry (184) notched a 2-0 record, posting a win over SMSU and recording a pin 34 seconds into his match vs. Dickinson State - Dean Arevalo (125) recorded a 3-0 mark this week. The sophomore won by forfeit vs. DSU before tallying victories over NSIC foes – SMSU and Augustana
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 30-6 vs. UIU	6-5, 3-5 NSIC	L4	9th
Team Notes
- The Northern State Wolves fell to Upper Iowa in the regular season finale on Sunday, finishing the NSIC schedule with a 3-5 record overall - The Wolves are currently No. 25 in the NWCA Top-25 Coaches Poll - Caden Moore jumped to No. 7 at 149 pounds in the national rankings - Seven Wolves are also ranked regionally for NSU who sit in seventh as a team - Northern tallied two individual match victories over the Peacocks
Top Performer(s)
- No. 7 Caden Moore defeated Ryan Steffen in a 9-6 decision - Walker Carr defeated Tucker Black in a 5-3 decision
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 29-12 at Minot State L 27-12 at UMary	1-8	L2	7th
Team Notes
- SMSU earned three bout victories in each dual this weekend. - Cortez Arredondo finished the 2018-19 conference dual season undefeated at 8-0. - Osing finished with three consecutive wins
Top Performer(s)
- Kegen Fingalsen hadtwo wins by fall this weekend for three consecutive wins - Griffin Osing also has three consecutive wins - Cortez Arredondo is undefeated in the conference to finish at 8-0
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 33-4 at UIU W 30-9 vs. MSU	19-0, 7-0 NSIC	W19	1st
Team Notes
- The Huskies clinched at least a share of the 2019 NSIC championship with the win over MSU on Feb. 9. - This marks the Huskies’ eighth consecutive NSIC title dating back to 2012 - SCSU has won 60 consecutive NSIC dual matches during that time - The last time SCSU lost a conference dual match was an 18-13 loss to Augustana on Jan. 27, 2011 - SCSU received a #1 ranking in the latest NCAA DII rankings and the Huskies have won NCAA DII championships in 2015, 2016 and 2018 - The Huskies have now won 47 consecutive dual matches dating back to Jan. 14, 2017 - Individually, SCSU’s Vince Dietz (197) is 23-0 and ranked #1 in his weight division in the last NCAA II poll
Top Performer (s)
- #2 Kolton Eischens posted an 8-5 win over Upper Iowa’s Jordan Gundrum on Feb. 7 at 174-pounds - He completed the weekend with a solid 9-2 win over #4 ranked Zach Johnston of Minnesota State - In a match between two top ranked grapplers at 149-pounds, SCSU’s #2 James Pleski posted a thrilling 3-2 win over #3 Kyle Rathman of MSU
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 14 at Augustana  - 7 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 33-4 vs. No. 1 St. Cloud State W 30-6 vs. No. 25 Northern State	8-6, 5-3 NSIC	W1	2nd
Team Notes
- No. 22 Upper Iowa split a pair of Northern Sun Conference duals to close out their regular season last week losing to No. 1 SCSU (33-4) and defeating No. 25 NSU (30-6) - The Peacocks won nine of the bouts contested in the two duals including eight of the ten against the Wolves - UIU posted five bonus-point wins including four major decisions and a fall
Top Performer(s)
- Maleek Williams led the Peacocks over the weekend with a perfect 2-0 record; the redshirt senior defeated SCSU’s Brett Velasquez (No. 2) by major decision 14-6 and followed it up with a win by fall over Dayne Morton of Northern State (6:51) - Nick Baumler (No. 10) lost a tight 2-1 decision to Vince Dietz of SCSU on Friday due to a ride time point (1:01), but bounced back with an 11-3 major decision over Diego Gallegos on Sunday - Justin Folley (No. 6) and Jordan Gundrum both posted major decisions against the Wolves
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 23 at NCAA Super Regional at MSU Moorhead  – 10 a.m.