#1 St. Cloud State wrestling rolls to 47-0 win over Concordia
The number one ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (2-0, 1-0 NSIC) continued its success in 2016-17 with a 47-0 victory over Concordia College-Moorhead on Dec. 31 in St. Cloud, Minn.
The Huskies dominated the match from start to finish, which included a pair of forfeit wins for SCSU at 197-pounds and 285-pounds. The day opened with a victory by #1 ranked Brett Velasquez at 125-pounds, who gained a 13-4 major decision over Jakob Stageberg of CC.
At 149-pounds, James Pleski posted a 5-2 win over Blane Tschida of CC. Larry Bomstad, who is currently ranked #6 in the nation at 157-pounds, added his team’s second pin of the match with a victory over Joe Heinz at 4:32.
SCSU’s Alex Anaya added a tech fall win at 165-pounds against Nick Gravdahl of Concordia, while #5 ranked Clayton Jennissen charted an 8-0 major decision win over CC’s Jake Johnson at 174-pounds. In the final bout of the day, Uthman Rabiu scored a 20-7 major decision win for SCSU at 184-pounds against Ricky Briggs of Concordia.
As mentioned above, #5 Vince Dietz (197) and #1 Austin Goergen (285) earned forfeit wins for the Huskies as Concordia was open at those weights.
St. Cloud State 47 Concordia-Moorhead 0
125: #1 Brett Velasquez (SCS) over Jakob Stageberg (COMO) (MD 13-4)
133: Jarred Oftedahl (SCS) over Aaron Dick (COMO) (Fall 1:08)
141: #6 Matt Nelson (SCS) over Adam Presler (COMO) (Dec 8-4)
149: James Pleski (SCS) over Blane Tschida (COMO) (Dec 5-2)
157: #6 Larry Bomstad (SCS) over Joseph Heinz (COMO) (Fall 4:32)
165: Alex Anaya (SCS) over Nick Gravdahl (COMO) (TF 18-3 3:26)
174: #5 Clayton Jennissen (SCS) over Jake Johnson (COMO) (MD 8-0)
184: Uthman Rabiu (SCS) over Ricky Briggs (COMO) (MD 20-7)
197: #5 Vince Dietz (SCS) over (COMO) (For.)
285: #1 Austin Goergen (SCS) over (COMO) (For.)
SCSU is now 2-0, 1-0 NSIC