THIS WEEK
The #20 University of Mary wrestling team has a busy weekend ahead with two big time home duals on the docket. UMary will first host Augustana on Saturday, February 9 at 7 PM in the McDowell Activity Center. They will follow that up with a dual against Southwest Minnesota State at 2 PM on Sunday, February 10 at the MAC. Come out and support your Marauders in their final two home duals of the season.
 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Marauders had two duals against two ranked opponents the last time they took to the mat. UMary first battled #9 Minnesota State. The Marauders brought things down to the wire against the Mavericks, having things tied up going into the final bout of the day. MSU won that match and won the dual by a score of 22-18. Tate Barnhardt highlighted the dual with an upset win over the #1 ranked wrestler in the country. Phillip Springsteen recorded a pin against the nations #4 ranked wrestler. In the second dual of the week the Marauders fell to Upper Iowa 28-7. The dual was much closer than the score indicated with nearly every bout being decided by decision. The ones that weren't decided by decision were won by major decision. Tate Barnhardt recorded another big with by beating the #7 ranked wrestler in the nation. Phillip Springsteen recorded a win by major decision.
  
THE RECORD
The Marauders have a 4-4 record and are 2-4 in the NSIC.  
 
SCHEDULE UPDATE
Frigid temperatures and difficult travel conditions are forcing changes to this weekend's University of Mary wrestling schedule. The Marauders tussle with Southwest Minnesota State University has been pushed back two days and is rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 pm in the McDowell Activity Center.
 
The Marauders were previously scheduled to take on the Mustangs on Friday, Feb. 8, but due to safety concerns for their student-athletes, SMSU has chosen to delay their travel plans. 
 
NSIC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Three 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. Nate Humann received the award for his upset victory over #7 Cole Jones of MSU Moorhead. Most recently, Tate Barnhardt won the award for going 2-0 on the week and beating two nationally ranked wrestlers, including an upset over #1.
 
PROJECTED STARTERS FOR UMARY
125 Nate Humann or Jeremy Lenitz
133 #3 Tate Barnhardt
141 Hunter Eckert or Noah Huff or Josh Weisbrod
149 Max Bruss or Devyn Sweem
157 Isaac Berger or Devin Steidler
165 Austin Eichmann
174 #8 Phillip Springsteen or Jacob Green
184 Lance Jarrett
197 Ryan Stottler or Gabe Anderson
285 Gerardo Jaime or Emmitt Brooks or Dom Tudor 
 
PROJECTED STARTERS FOR AUGIE
125: Ethan Cota

133: Brayden Curry

141: Jebben Keyes or Keaten Schorr

149: Tyler Wagener

157: Colin Ayers

165: Jackson Sweeney

174: #12 Lukas Poloncic

184: Daniel Bishop

197: #9 Clayton Wahlstrom

285: Matt Naig
 
Augustana falls just outside of the top 25 in the most recent poll. The Vikings received five votes. Augie has two wrestlers that are nationally ranked, #12 Lukas Polonic and #9 Clayton. The Vikings come in with a 4-2 record going 3-2 in NSIC duals.
 
PROJECTED STARTERS FOR SMSU
125 Ben Emerich
133 Brock Buysse
141 Jordan Biehn
149 Justin Haneke
157 #7 Cortez Arredondo
165 Kegen Fingalsen
174 Dru Kuchenbaker
184 Griffin Osing
197 Cole Hennen
285 Andrew Petersen
 
SMSU falls just outside of the top 25 in the most recent poll. The Mustangs received seven votes. #7 Cortez Arredondo is the Mustangs lone ranked wrestler. The Mustangs come in with a 1-6 overall record, going 1-5 in the NSIC. The Mustangs lone win came over MSU Moorhead.
 
TOP 25
The University of Mary wrestling team continues to climb the national rankings this season. The Marauders received 19 points in the most recent NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Team ranking which places them 20th in the nation.
 
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 third in the nation at 133 lbs in the latest poll. This is three spots up from the previous poll where Barnhardt was ranked sixth. Barnhardt currently has a 17-4 record on the season, going 14-2 against DII opponents. Barnhardt is 8-0 in duals so far this season. 
 
Phillip Springsteen ranks eighth in the nation. Springsteen is 12-3 on the season and 10-2 against DII opponents. A pin over the #4 ranked wrestler in the national has helped the redshirt sophomore to hold his national ranking.
 
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. Since the first standings were released Barnhardt has added another win by technical fall in just 4:29.
 
 
 
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 five 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: 4th
133 lbs Tate Barnhardt: 1st
149 lbs Max Bruss: 4th
174 lbs Phillip Springsteen: 3rd
285 lbs Gerardo Jaime: 6th
 
 
PACK THE MAC
The UMary wrestling team thrives off of the energy of a packed house! They need your help this weekend to cheer them on as they battle in their final two home duals of the season.
 
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. UMary performed in front of over 1,000 fans on back-to-back 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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