For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Anthony Herrera (157 lbs., R-So., Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury Park HS) - St. Cloud State
- Went 2-0 in his Huskies debut at the
Finn Grinaker Cobber Open to win the 157 Gold Division
- Defeated two nationally ranked wrestlers
- Earned a 6-3 decision over No. 10 Braydon Huber (U-Mary)
- Came away with a 4-2 tiebreaker win over No. 3 Colby Njos (SCSU) in the championship match
Other Top Performances
Tyler Wagener (AUGIE) captured the 157 pound championship at the
Jimmie Open as he went 4-0 with three falls and scored 19 points for the Vikings. He won his opening match by fall in 42 seconds, in the quarterfinals, won by fall in 51 seconds and won by fall in 1:36 in the semifinals. In the championship, the regionally unranked Wagener topped Super Region 5 No. 6 Nathan Baca of Minot State by a decision of 8-1.
Matthew Kaylor (U-Mary) won the 197-pound weight class for the Gold Division in the
Finn Grinaker Cobber Open. He won his first match by a tech fall and his second match by a 7-2 decision. Kaylor took home the gold by defeating Concordia College's Gabriel Zierden by a 15-3 major decision.
Clayson Mele (MSUM) finished second in his first collegiate tournament as he was runner up at 125 in the Maroon Division at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open, going 2-1. He pinned Zane Almon of Itasca Community College in 4:51 and followed with a pin over Owen Bertram of Concordia in 6:35 before losing to UMary’s Chase Milligan, 18-10 in his final match.
Chase Luensman (UIU) went 4-0 at 157 pounds at the
Luther Hill Invite hosted by Simpson College to claim one of four open bracket titles for Upper Iowa. Luensman claimed a fall and a tech fall with two decisions as he posted a second-period pin over Luke Hardy of Briar Cliff in his first match, a 17-1 tech fall over Colby Wilken of Graceland in the quarters before downing a pair of Grand View grapplers by scores of 7-3 and 15-10 to win the 157-pound title.
No. 5 Shane Gantz (UWP) went 5-0 en route the 165-pound championship at the
Pointer Open last weekend. He beat Brandon Peckham of UWSP in a sudden victory in the championship and earned a pair of technical falls on the day.
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NSIC Wrestlers of the Week
11/9/21 - Anthony Herrera - St. Cloud State
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