THIS WEEK
The #24 University of Mary wrestling team will travel to St. Cloud, MN to take on the nations #1 team St. Cloud State this Saturday, January 19 at 2 PM. The Huskies come into the dual against UMary with a 14-0 record. They average beating their opponents by a score of 36-6 so far this season. This will be the Marauders toughest challenge so far this season.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Mary wrestling team put on a show in front of a crowd of over 1,000 fans who came out to show support for the #24 Marauders. UMary didn't disappoint the crowd, taking down MSU Moorhead by a score of 24-10, winning seven out of the ten bouts. Nate Humann (125) was named NSIC Wrestler of the week for his upset victory of #7 Cole Jones. Phillip Springsteen (174) took down #10 Adam Blees by a 12-1 major decision in a battle of the two ranked opponents.
 
THE RECORD
The Marauders have a 3-1 record and are 1-1 in the NSIC.  
 
NSIC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Two UMary wrestlers have received the honor of NSIC Wrestler of the week. Phillip Springsteen received the honor for his 5-0 record and first place finish at the Midwest Classic. Most recently, Nate Humann received the award for his upset victory over #7 Cole Jones of MSU Moorhead.
 
251
The Marauders as a team have won 251 bouts so far this season. They have won nearly 60 percent of the matches that they have participated in. Freshman Max Bruss leads the way for UMary with 21 wins.
 
PINS KEEP FALLING
UMary has won 84 matches by fall. Two freshman lead the way with 8 pins each. Lance Jarrett and Max Bruss each have recorded an impressive eight pins on the season.
 
 
TOP 25
The Marauders continue to climb the rankings and impress many. In the most recent poll the Marauders have been ranked 24th in the nation. A 15th place finish at the Midwest Classic and two wrestlers finding themselves high up on the podium has helped UMary climb the rankings.
 
BEST OF THE BEST
The Marauders have two athletes who are recognized as some of the nations best wrestlers in the most recent poll.
 
Tate Barnhardt continues to climb his way up the national rankings as well. The senior is ranked sixth in the nation at 133 lbs in the latest poll. This is two spots up from the previous poll where Barnhardt was ranked eighth. Barnhardt currently has a 13-4 record on the season, going 10-2 against DII opponents. Barnhardt is 4-0 in duals so far this season. 
 
Phillip Springsteen has climbed into 7th in the nation. The redshirt sophomore was unranked when the last poll came out. A dominant 5-0 performance at the Midwest Classic helped Springsteen climb the rankings rapidly. Springsteen is 9-2 on the season and 7-1 against DII opponents.
 
WRESTLING AWARD STANDINGS
Tate Barnhardt made his debut in the NCAA DII Awards Standings in the most recent release. Barnhardt ranks #10 in the nation in wins by technical fall. The senior has posted three technical falls this season in a time of 17:17
 
 
 
OPEN CHAMPS
Nate Humann captured the 125 division at the Jamestown Open. After opening with a bye and two wins by technical fall, he claimed a semifinal win by decision 3-0. Humann won the championship by Decision 12-9 over Dean Arevalo.
At 141, Hunter Eckert would be crowned champion at the Jamestown Open. He took the first two matches of the day by fall and technical fall. The senior won the weight class with a decision over Sawyer Degen 6-3. 
Lance Jarrett (184) went 3-0 in dominant fashion in the white division to take first place at the Dragon Open. The freshman won his first two bouts of the day by fall. He took the championship match by technical fall 19-2.
Gerardo Jaime (285) won the white division at the Dragon Open with a perfect 3-0 record on the day. The sophomore won his first two matches of the day by decision then the championship bout by an 8-0 major decision. 
Phillip Springsteen (174) won the Midwest Classic going 5-0 on the weekend. The redshirt sophomore won his first three bouts by pin. He won the championship match by a 3-0 decision.
Wrestling unattached for UMary, Braydon Huber (149) took first at the Jamestown Open, winning by fall over Ty Johnson of Concordia College in the championship match. Huber also took first in the amateur division at Kearney Holiday Inn Open when he won by decision over Logan Pine of New Mexico Highlands.
Lincoln Turman (125), wrestling unattached went undefeated at the Dragon Open, winning his first two bouts by fall and the championship match by 6-4 decision.
 
 
REGIONALS
The Marauders wrestling team has six athletes ranked in the Super Region 5 Rankings. As a team, UMary is tied for fifth in the rankings.
 
The Marauders that received individual rankings are:
125 lbs Nate Humann: 5th
133 lbs Tate Barnhardt: 3rd
141 lbs Hunter Eckert: 1st
149 lbs Max Bruss: 5th
165 lbs Austin Eichmann: 4th
174 lbs Phillip Springsteen: 6th
 
 
GOT FANS
The MAC Mob was out in force to cheer on the University of Mary wrestling team during their home opener. "Let's go Mary" and thunderous applause filled the McDowell Activity center as the Marauders downed Minot State and MSU Moorhead in home duals.
 
Seating room was a rare commodity as students, faculty, parents, and the community piled into the MAC to see first hand the product that head coach Adam Aho had created coming into the highly anticipated season. The Marauders set an unofficial attendance record of 1,118 fans in attendance as UMary took on Minot State. Yes, that is well over ONE THOUSAND FANS packed into the MAC. This breaks the Marauders wrestling attendance record in the UMary NCAA DII era.
 
HOME MAT ADVANTAGE
The UMary wrestling teams boasts arguably the best atmosphere in division 2 wrestling. The MAC is without a doubt one of the hardest places in the nation for opposing teams to come wrestle thanks to the spectacular fans. The University of Mary wrestling team and fans caught the eye of Jason Bryant, who runs a nationally recognized podcast in the wrestling community called Short Time Shots with Jason Bryant.
 
"The University of Mary, the MARAUDERS had a packed house in Bismarck as they topped Minot State 31-12. You want to talk about the environment that Adam Aho is growing out there check twitter and UMary wrestling and you'll see it for yourself, wild stuff I mean other teams at the University of Mary were tweeting about this, they were all there it was crazy." stated Bryant "Just the video itself is like wow that's a division II dual meet?"
 
 
 
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