MINOT, ND – Headlined by Tate Barnhardt's second pin of the weekend, the University of Mary wresting team extended their winning streak to three straight duals with a dominating 25-10 win at Minot State University. The Marauders won seven individual matches to claim the Battle for the Barrel travelling trophy.
 
Fresh off a pin in the Marauders 41-6 win against the University of Jamestown on Friday, Barnhardt dominated Dean Arvelo for the second time this season. After claiming a win by technical fall in the Marauders Santa Claus Dual over Arvelo in December, Barnhardt opened the New Year with a win by fall 3:36 into the 133-pound match. The victory boosts the sophomore grappler's season record to 14-6.
 
Nate Human started Mary's day with a victory at 125. The freshman claimed a 5-2 decision over Michael Rangel.
 
Claiming the Marauders third straight win to open the match, Reed Cronin picked up a 5-2 victory over Jered Sublet at 141 to extend Mary's lead to 12-0.
 
After suffering a loss at 149, Jakob Weisbrod and Paul Michaelson claimed back-to-back victories. Weisbrod picked up a narrow 5-3 win at the 157-pound weight class over Shane Sheppard. Michaelson then shut out Zach Berry 13-0 to claim a major decision at 165.
 
Minot State broke through to claim wins at 174 and 184 and pull within 19-10.
 
Jacob Green secured the Northern Sun conference win for the Marauders with a 4-1 victory over Briley Crissler.
 
The day closed with the longest match of the day. Forced to go to overtime at 285, Dominic Tudor picked up a 4-2 over Jacob Belland.
 
The Marauders improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the NSIC. The Beavers slipped to 2-6 and 0-3.
 
Mary next competes at the Midwest Duals in Kearney, NE, on Jan. 14. The Marauders will face New Mexico Highlands, Central Missouri, Western State Colorado and Colorado School of Mines.
 
UNIVERSITY OF MARY 25, MINOT STATE 10
125 –  Nate Humann, MARY, def. Michael Rangel, 5-2 (0-3)
133 – Tate Barnhardt, MARY, pinned Dean Arevalo, 3:36 (0-9)
141 – Reed Cronin, MARY, def. Jered Sublet, 5-2 (0-12)
149 – Cody Haugen, MINOT, def. Noah Huff, 8-3 (3-12)
157 – Jakob Weisbrod, MARY, def. Shane Sheppard, 5-3 (3-15)
165 – Paul Michaelson, MARY, won by major decision over Zach Berry, 13-0 (3-19)
174 – Carlos Toledano, MINOT, def. Dane Fischer, 9-5 (6-19)
184 – Keegan Berry, MINOT, won by major decision over Jonathan Pelach, 8-0 (10-19)
197 – Jacob Green, MARY, def. Briley Crissler, 4-1 (10-22)
HWT – Dominic Tudor, MARY, def. Jacob Belland, 4-2 (SV-3) (10-25)
 
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