For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2022-23 NSIC Wrestling All-Conference teams were announced as the regular season concluded last week. The all-conference teams were selected by the league coaches with the top point receivers at each weight class being named first team and the next named to the second team. The NSIC Wrestler of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year will be selected by the league coaches and announced following the NCAA Division II Championships.
Next up for NSIC Wrestling will be the
NCAA Super Region V tournament, which is scheduled to take place Saturday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. in Aberdeen, South Dakota, hosted by Northern State University. NCAA Super Region V is made up of the ten NSIC wrestling institutions. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the NCAA Championships, hosted by Upper Iowa University, on March 10-11 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
| First Team All-Conference |
| Name |
Wt. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| Shane Corrigan |
125 |
Fr. |
Parkside |
DePere, Wis. |
| Reece Barnhardt |
133 |
So. |
UMary |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Cayden Henschel |
141 |
So. |
Parkside |
West Bend, Wis. |
| Wyatt Turnquist |
149 |
R-Jr. |
NSU |
Winner S.D. |
| Nick Novak |
157 |
So. |
SCSU |
New Prague, Minn. |
| Shane Gantz |
165 |
Sr. |
Parkside |
Waukesha, Wis. |
| Max Bruss |
174 |
R-Jr. |
UMary |
De Pere, Wis. |
| Reece Worachek |
184 |
So. |
Parkside |
Luxemburg, Wis. |
| Dominic Murphy |
197 |
R-Jr. |
SCSU |
Evergreen Park, Ill. |
| Zach Ryg |
285 |
So. |
UIU |
Plymouth, Iowa |
| Second Team All-Conference |
| Paxton Creese |
125 |
Jr. |
SCSU |
Shakopee, Minn. |
| Sam Spencer |
133 |
R-So. |
SCSU |
Huntley, Ill. |
| Tate Murty |
141 |
Jr. |
UIU |
Fountain City, Wis. |
| Joey Bianchini |
149 |
R-Sr. |
SCSU |
Elk Grove Village, Ill. |
| Ben Durocher |
157 |
So. |
Parkside |
Wrightstown, Wis. |
| Chase Luensman |
165 |
Jr. |
UIU |
Monticello, Iowa |
| Abner Romero |
174 |
R-Sr. |
SCSU |
Fresno, Calif. |
| Wyatt Lidberg |
184 |
R-So. |
UMary |
Albertville, Minn. |
| Cole Huss |
197 |
R-Jr. |
NSU |
Gretna, Neb. |
| Luke Tweeton |
285 |
R-Fr. |
UMary |
Detroit Lakes, Minn. |
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
NorthernSun.org.
About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit
NCAA.org.
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