This week: U-Mary wrestling will begin the week with their Northern Sun opener on the road against Minot State on Wednesday and conclude at the Husky Open in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday.
In-state rivals: This will be the first time Minot State and U-Mary have met as part of the Northern Sun.
Following the Marauders: The Marauders first dual of the season against Minot State can be found on U-Mary's Stretch Portal at
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/umary.portal# and live stats at
trackwrestling.com
So far this season: the Marauders have competed in four open meets.
To start the season at the Daktronics Open, All-American
Trevor Johnson finished fifth for U-Mary at 149, winning three of five matches.
Brock Krumm also went 3-2 at 165.
At the Bison Open Johnson won five straight matches to claim third place.
Collin Engelhardt, wrestling at 165, won three straight matches on his way to sixth place.
Five University of Mary grapplers placed at the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open. Johnson and
Landon Della Silva both claimed fifth place at 149 in the Gold division. Krumm finished fifth at 165 in the Gold division. At 197,
Brady Anderson also garnered fifth. In the Maroon division at 149,
Jayden Richter placed fifth.
Trevor Johnson blew through the opposition on his way to winning the 141-weight division at the Dragon Open. The U-Mary All-American captured all four of his matches by big margins. In his closest match of the day, the U-Mary junior defeated Klinton Van Heuvein of Ridgewater College 12-6 to win the title. Krumm finished third at 165, winning three of four matches on the day. In the White Division,
Jordan Eckholm (125) and
Cole Monroe (285) each finished fifth.
Strong Start: The top-ranked NSIC wrestler at the 141-weight class,
Trevor Johnson has placed in all four of the U-Mary open meets. With the release of the most recent Division II Wrestling Coaches Poll, Johnson is ranked third at 141-pounds.
National Poll: U-Mary, who finished sixth out of eight in the Northern Sun, was among those receiving votes. The Marauders finished the season with a 6-5 mark overall and finished fifth in the regional tournament. Three of the teams that finished ahead of the U-Mary: St. Cloud State, Minnesota State and Augustana, each cracked the top 20 in the coaches poll. The Marauders finished last season ranked 19th.
Trevor Johnson, one of two All-Americans for the Marauders last season, is ranked fifth in the nation in the 141-pound weight class. Last season Johnson finished sixth in the nation at the National Championships. Johnson is the only Northern Sun athlete to be ranked at this weight class. The Bismarck native finished the season with a 33-9 and record.
Conference Poll: With the release of the Northern Sun Pre-Season Coaches Poll, U-Mary finds itself ranked sixth out of nine teams. Defending champions St. Cloud took home second, while last year's runner-up, Upper Iowa, was voted number one.
Trevor Johnson, who is ranked fifth nationally, got the nod from the coaches as the top wrestler at the 141-pound weight class. The junior from Bismarck, ND, placed sixth at the NCAA championships last year in his first season at U-Mary.
Seniors
Kriss McCleary (197) and
Collin Engelhardt (157) also found themselves among the top five in the Northern Sun at their respective weight classes. Engelhardt placed fifth in the regional tournament last year and ranks fourth in his weight class.
Brady Anderson is hoping to make the NCAA championships for a third time this season. The senior from Hamilton, MT, qualified for the national tournament at 197 as a freshman and sophomore before just falling short last year. Anderson was ranked 6th in the 184-pound weight class.
Minot State: With a 4-4 record overall. The Beavers are returning three wrestlers that qualified for Nationals last year in Joshua Douglass (125), James Stanley (165) and Cody George (184). Matt Fetterley (174) has been the Beavers top wrestler this season finishing 3rd at the Bison Open, 4th at the Concordia College Open and 4th at the Dragon Open. Fetterley also won his match in the Beavers 44-0 win over the University of Regina. In their first year as part of the Northern Sun, Minot State was picked to finish 9th in the coaches poll.
Series: Minot State and the University of Mary are tied 1-1 in the overall series, each winning its home mat in the past two seasons.
Looking ahead: U-Mary will not compete again until after New Years. The Marauders will return to action with their home opener against Augustana College on January 13.
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