Mankato, Minn. - The No. 1 St. Cloud State University wrestling team completed its perfect dual match season on Feb. 16 with a big 31-6 win at Minnesota State University in Mankato. The victory moved SCSU's record to 21-0, 7-0 NSIC on the season.
The match was SCSU's final dual match of the 2011-12 campaign and it also marks the first time in team history (since 1949-50) that the Huskies have finished with a perfect dual match season record.
The victory also helped the Huskies claim the 2012 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference title, which marks the first time since 1977-78 that the Huskies have won a conference title.
SCSU's evening in Mankato opened with a 17-3 major decision victory by #4 Andy Pokorny over MSU's Brian Reisenauer. SCSU then stretched its lead to 10-0 with a pinfall victory at 4:00 of the third period by Jay Hildreth over MSU's Drew Lexvold at 141-pounds.
At 149-pounds, SCSU's Jacob D. Horn picked up a takedown in the extra session to score an 8-6 overtime win over MSU's Jesse Westphal to help SCSU increase its total to 13-0.
The Mavericks broke the shutout at 157-pounds as Tel Todd posted a 2-1 win over SCSU's Josh Howk. SCSU got right back on track at 165-pounds with an 18-4 major decision win by #1 Tad Merritt over MSU's Cody Quinn. The victory pushed the Husky lead to 17-3.
At 174-pounds, SCSU's #3 Shamus O'Grady improved to 9-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over MSU's Brendan Eichmann to give SCSU a 20-3 lead. At 184-pounds, SCSU's #3 Derek Skala chalked up a 10-4 win over MSU's Brandon Peterson.
The wins kept rolling in for the Huskies at 197-pounds with a 14-4 major decision by #3 Lucas Munkelwtiz over MSU's Derek Hahn. The victory provided SCSU with a 27-3 edge in the contest. At 285-pounds #1 Jake Kahnke iced the decision with a 10-0 major decision win over Nate Haynes of MSU.
The evening was completed with a 12-8 victory by MSU's David Demo over SCSU's Dylan Wright at 125-pounds, which completed the scoring at 31-6 in favor of SCSU.
The Huskies will enjoy a few days off before hosting the 2012 NCAA Division II Super 3 Regional on Sunday, Feb. 26. The tournament will start at 10 a.m. in SCSU's Halenbeck Hall. For complete ticket information, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-308-2137.
St. Cloud State (SCSU) 31, Minnesota State (MSU) 6.
133: Andrew Pokorny, SCSU, maj. dec. Brian Reisenauer, MSU, 17-3.
141: Jay Hildreth, SCSU, pinned Drew Lexvold, MSU, 3:00.
149: Jacob D. Horn, SCSU, dec. OT Jesse Westphal, MSU, 8-6.
157: Tel Todd, MSU, dec. Josh Howk, SCSU, 2-1.
165: Tad Merritt, SCSU, maj. dec. Cody Quinn, MSU, 18-4.
174: Shamus O`Grady, SCSU, dec. Brendan Eichmann, MSU, 5-2.
184: Derek Skala, SCSU, dec. Brandon Pederson, MSU, 10-4.
197: Lucas Munkelwitz, SCSU, maj. dec. Derek Hahn, MSU, 13-3.
285: Jake Kahnke, SCSU, maj. dec. Nathan Haynes, MSU, 10-0.
125: David Demo, MSU, dec. Dylan Wright, SCSU, 12-8