Bison Take Sixth Place at Virginia Duals
HAMPTON, Va. – The North Dakota State wrestling team finished in sixth place at the Virginia Duals after going 2-1 on the final day of competition. Sophomore Steven Monk was the only Bison to go through the weekend undefeated at 5-0.
The Bison opened with a 23-19 win over Arizona State. After No. 19 Trent Sprenkle pinned David Prado at 125, the Sun Devils won the next three in a row to take a 9-6 lead. No. 11 Monk gave NDSU the lead back with an 18-0 technical fall of Hans Rasmusson at 157 pounds and Tyler Johnson followed up with a pin of Victor De Jesus at 165 pounds. Mac Stoll won a 10-6 decision over Kevin Radford at 184 and John Gusewelle clinched the win for the Bison with a 5-4 win over Tommy Burriel at 197 pounds.
In the second match of the day, the Bison jumped out to a 15-3 lead on The Citadel, winning five of the first six matches by decision. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj pinned Joe Garner at 174 pounds and Kelby Smith won a 6-3 decision over Gusewelle at 197 pounds to cut NDSU’s lead to six. In the heavyweight bout, Odie Delaney pinned Evan Knutson in 1:59 to tie the match at 18-18. The Bison advanced to the fifth place bout based on criterion 1, winning six of the matches.
The Bison took on No. 20 Rutgers in the fifth place match. The Scarlet Knights won the first three bouts to take a 10-0 lead, but the Bison battled back to win the next three. Mark Erickson won a 5-3 decision over Anthony Perrotti at 149 and Monk followed up with a pin of Anthony Volpe at 157. Johnson gave the Bison a 12-10 lead with a 8-1 victory over Douglass Hamann. Rutgers won the next two bouts by decision to take a 16-12 lead and clinched the win after Daniel Rinaldi won an 11-2 major decision over Gusewelle at 197.
The Bison continue their road swing next weekend as they travel west to take on Boise State Jan. 20 and Oregon State Jan. 22.
North Dakota State 23, Arizona State 19
125 – No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) fall David Prado (ASU), 1:59
133 – Shane McGough (ASU) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 13-9
141 – Nathan Hoffer (ASU) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 7-1
149 – Joel Smith (ASU) dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 6-5
157 – No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) tech. fall Hans Rasmusson (ASU), 18-0
165 – Tyler Johnson (NDSU) fall Victor De Jesus (ASU), 1:44
174 – Eric Starks (ASU) maj. dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 10-2
184 – Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Kevin Radford (ASU), 10-6
197 – John Gusewelle (NDSU) dec. Tommy Burriel (ASU), 5-4
Hwt – Levi Cooper (ASU) fall Evan Knutson (NDSU), 1:46
North Dakota State 19, The Citadel 18
125 – No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) dec. Richard Alarcon (CIT), 10-4
133 – Justin Solberg (NDSU) dec. Kyle Casaletto (CIT), 5-2
141 – Jordan Dix (CIT) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 6-4
149 – Mark Erickson (NDSU) dec. Seth Vernon (CIT), 3-1
157 – No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. Pierre Frazile (CIT), 1-0
165 – Tyler Johnson (NDSU) dec. Mike Harper (CIT), 8-1
174 – No. 18 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) fall Joe Garner (NDSU), 2:51
184 – Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Josh Tuck (CIT), 7-6
197 – Kelby Smith (CIT) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 6-3
Hwt- Odie Delaney (CIT) fall Evan Knutson (NDSU), 1:59
No. 20 Rutgers 20, North Dakota State 18
125 – Joseph Langel (RU) dec. No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 9-6
133 – Michael DeMarco (RU) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 4-0
141 – Billy Ashnault (RU) maj. dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 8-0
149 – Mark Erickson (NDSU) dec. Anthony Perrotti (RU), 5-3
157 – No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) fall Anthony Volpe (RU), 1:09
165 – Tyler Johnson (NDSU) dec. Douglass Hamann, 8-1
174 – No. 16 Gregory Zannetti (RU) dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 11-5
184 – Daniel Seidenberg (RU) dec. Mac Stoll (NDSU), 3-0
197 – Daniel Rinaldi (RU) maj. dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 11-2
Hwt – Evan Knutson (NDSU) fall Jesse Boyden (RU), 2:19
Friday Results:
North Dakota State 30, Campbell 9
125 – No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) fall Gabriel Soto (CU), 2:48
133 – Justin Solberg (NDSU) fall Tanner Bidelspach (CU), 3:48
141 – Tyler Diamond (NDSU) dec. Jordan Tolbert (CU), 9-3
149 – Mark Erickson (NDSU) fall Garrett Scivrani (CU), 4:28
157 – No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. Nick Rex (CU), 4-2
165 – Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 11-5
174 – Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Paul Duggan (CU), 6-5
184 – Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Matt Cox (CU), 4-1
197 – John Weakley (CU) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 14-8
Hwt – Joe Nolan (CU) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 5-0
No. 9 Missouri 24, North Dakota State 9
125 – No. 3 Alan Waters (UM) dec. No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 4-2
133 –Eric Wilson (UM) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 4-2
141 –Tyler Diamond (NDSU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (UM), 6-3
149 – No. 20 Kyle Bradley (UM) dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 8-1
157 – No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. No. 17 Drake Houdashelt (UM), 4-1
165 – No. 20 Zach Toal (UM) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 6-1
174 – No. 10 Patrick Wright (UM) maj. dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 15-3
184 – Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Clarence Neely (UM), 5-4
197 – No. 11 Brent Haynes (UM) tech. fall John Gusewelle (NDSU), 18-0
Hwt – Devin Mellon (UM) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 6-3