For Immediate Release
Monday, February 1, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Super Region V Rankings (1/20/21)
NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Reece Worachek (184, Fr., Luxemburg, Wis. / Luxemburg-Casco HS) - Parkside
- Defeated No. 8 ranked Dalton Hahn in a 21-12 setback to No. 16 Upper Iowa
- Improved to 4-0 this season with a 2-1 win in the tiebreak
- Ranks fifth in the NCAA Super Region V rankings
Other Top Performances
Kolby Kost (AUGIE) helped Augustana defeats SMSU with a 12-4 major decision win over the Mustangs’ Caden Steffen in the 184 pound bout. Kost had five takedowns, a riding time point and an escape.
Braydon Huber (UMary) took on Minot State’s Brody Mohr and pinned him at the 6:14 mark in the Marauders 24-20 win.
Trevor Turriff (MSU) used a late takedown a 5-3 victory over St. Cloud State’s 12th-rated Devin Donovan Thurday. The win gives Turriff, who’s rated third in the nation, a 4-0 record for the season.
Kelby Armstrong (MINOT) defeated Laken Boese of the University of Mary by a 4-3 decision to pull off the upset. Boese finished 6th in the 133-weight class at the NCAA DII Super Regional V a season ago. Armstrong avenged a 6-3 loss by decision against Boese on Jan. 15 at the MSU Dome.
Jacob Dykes (SMSU) earned his third NSIC victory this season on Thursday going against No.10 Steven Hajas. Dykes, in the third period, was able to earn a point with riding time going up 3-2 and earning the victory. It was one of the three bouts SMSU would win against Augustana.
Kameron Teacher (SCSU), the No. 1 heavyweight in the nation, secured the Huskies 25-13 victory over No. 11 Minnesota State with a win by fall. He pinned David Griffit in 39 seconds, the fastest pin for the Huskies this season. He leads the team in points earned (13) and individual wins (3) The win preserves SCSU’s undefeated season and extend its consecutive dual match win streak to 67.
Tate Murty (UIU) scored an impressive 11-1 major decision over Parkside’s Francesco Shiro at 149 pounds in UIU’s 21-12 win last Thursday. Murty posted a pair of takedowns, a four-point nearfall and a reversal while only allowing one escape. The win evened Murty’s record at 2-2 on the season and nearly put the dual away giving UIU a 17-12 lead with one match to go.
NSIC Wrestlers of the Week
1/11/21
Devin FitzPatrick - St. Cloud State
1/18/21
Kaden Anderlik - Upper Iowa
1/25/21
Hunter Burnett - Augustana
2/1/21
Reece Worachek- Parkside
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