UPDATED SCHEDULE UPDATE (POSTED January 12 at 2:41 pm)
Start time for the Marauders dual at Parkside on Friday, January 12, is adjusted to 5 pm due to weather concerns. 

THIS WEEK
The #15 University of Mary wrestling team is set for a pair of road duals against #4 University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Minnesota State University – Mankato.

UMary travels to Kenosha, WI to challenge UW Parkside on Friday, January 12, at 5 pm (please note updated time). The Marauders then head to Mankato, MN, on Saturday, January 13, at 7 pm to compete against the Mavericks.
 
HOW TO WATCH

• Free video streaming of Marauders home and all Northern Sun games is available at https://nsicnetwork.com/goumary and at www.GoUMary.com/coverage
• Live stats for games are available online at www.GoUMary.com/coverage

 PROJECTED UMARY LINEUP
125 - Jaden Verhagen or Chase Milligan
133 - #7 Reece Barnhardt                               
141 - Kaden DeCoteau or Roddy Romero                                               
149 - Kaden Renner                                    
157 - Braydon Huber or Joey Mushinsky                                                   
164 - Leo Mushinsky                                           
174 - #5 Max Bruss or Dante Roggio                                                             
184 - #9 Wyatt Lidberg                                                  
197 - #8 Matthew Kaylor                                                          
285 - #7 Luke Tweeton or Jose Reyes
 
OPPO RESEARCH
UW-Parkside is 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Northern Sun. Last year, the Rangers finished 11-0 overall and took 15^th in the NCAA Championships. UW-Parkside has seven wrestlers nationally ranked.
MSU is 3-0 on the season thus far. Last season, the Mavericks went 5-7 and 2-7 in the Northern Sun. MSU took 25^th in the NCAA Championships last year. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Marauders took sixth in the NWCA National Duals after finishing 3-2 over the two days. UMary opened with an impressive 21-17 victory over #5 Lake Erie College. The Marauders then fell 26-9 to #6 St. Cloud State University. UMary then earned back-to-back victories over #25 Glenville State University (25-13) and #10 McKendree University (19-19, advanced on tiebreaker). The Marauders were unable to overcome #7 University of Nebraska at Kearney, losing 24-13.
 
Max Bruss went 4-1 in the NWCA National Duals including an impressive 6-0 decision victory over #1 James Penfold.
 
Matt Kaylor went 4-1 over the two days, including an impressive 5-2 sudden victory over #5 Jackson Kinsella.
 
BRUSS BECOMES ALL-TIME WINS LEADER IN NCAA HISTORY
Max Bruss now holds the record for most NCAA wins in UMary history with 107 wins. Bruss surpassed his former teammate Tate Barnhardt (103 wins) for most wins in a UMary career. Bruss is currently ranked number five in the country and is coming off a year where he earned All-American status after taking 5th place in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS – TEAM
The Marauders are ranked 15th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division II Men's Coaches' Poll released December 4. UMary was ranked 9th in the preseason poll.
 
 NATIONAL RANKINGS – INDIVIDUAL
The Marauders have five wrestlers listed in the most recent NWCA national rankings:
#5 Max Bruss (174)
#7- Reece Barnhardt (133)
#7 Luke Tweeton (285)
#8 Matt Kaylor (197)
#9 Wyatt Lidberg (184)
 
HOMETOWN MARAUDERS
The Marauders will have four Bismarck natives competing in their starting lineup, representing every Bismarck school that has a wrestling program. Reece Barnhardt (St. Mary's Central High School), Kaden Decoteau (Century High School), Kaden Renner (Bismarck High School) and Matthew Kaylor (Legacy High School) all look to represent the local community.
 
YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Marauders were picked to finish 4th in the 2023-24 NSIC preseason coaches' poll
• UMary is #9 in the preseason 2023-24 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division II Coaches Poll
• The Marauders roster boasts four All-Americans: 133 Reece Barnhardt (2022, 2023), 165 Braydon Huber (2020, 2021), 174 Max Bruss (2023), 197 Matthew Kaylor (2023)
• 6 Marauders are national qualifiers: 133 Reece Barnhardt (2022, 2023), 157 Leo Mushinsky (2022), 165 Braydon Huber (2020, 2021, 2022), 174 Max Bruss (2021, 2023), 197 Matthew Kaylor (2021, 2023) and 285 Luke Tweton (2023)
• 4 returning 2023 All-NSIC performers: Reece Barnhardt (1st team), Max Bruss (1st team), Wayatt Lidberg (2nd team), Luke Tweton (2nd team)
• Head Coach Adam Aho is in his 13th season leading the UMary wrestling program
• UMary placed 13th at the 2023 NCAA championships, qualified four for the NCAA national tournament and finished 3rd in the Northern Sun, all program bests.

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