North Dakota State hosts Oregon State on Dec. 20 in Scheels Center

No. 20-ranked North Dakota State (4-1, 2-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to face Oregon State (1-1, 1-0 Pac 12) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 in Scheels Center (5,700) … The Beavers lost 19-17 to South Dakota State on Dec. 16 … Oregon State opened with a 20-17 Pac 12 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 9.

Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com … BEK Broadcasting Network will televise the Oregon State dual with Jordan Hassler and Jack Maughan on the call … BEK is available on cable systems, DirecTV and DISH in Eastern and Western North Dakota (locations can be found here www.bektel.com/bbn/) … Live video of all NDSU home wrestling duals are available through GoBison.com/AllAccess and FloWrestling.com.

Coming Soon
North Dakota State heads to Florida to compete in the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29-30 … The Bison take on No. 8 Cornell, Indiana, West Virginia and No. 12 North Carolina.

The Series
This will be the seventh meeting between North Dakota State and Oregon State … The Beavers lead the series 5-1 … NDSU won the last meeting 19-17 in Corvallis on Jan. 14, 2014.

The Lineup
Wt. #20 North Dakota State Bison (4-1, 2-1 #Big12WR)
125 — #8 Brent Fleetwood (13-2, 5-0) OR Paul Bianchi (1-3, 0-1)
133 — #18 Cam Sykora (12-2, 4-0)
141 — Sawyer Degen (8-7, 0-0) OR Taylor Nein (0-0, 0-0)
149 — Jaden Van Maanen (11-4, 4-1)
157 — Nick Knutson (6-7, 2-3)
165 — #17 Andrew Fogarty (7-2, 4-1)
174 — Lorenzo De La Riva (9-6, 2-3) OR Jesse Shearer (7-3, 0-0)
184 — Tyler McNutt (7-6, 2-3) OR Michael Otomo (5-3, 0-0)
197 — Cordell Eaton (10-4, 3-2)
285 — Brandon Metz (8-6, 1-4) OR Dan Stibral (14-4, 0-0)
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Wt. Oregon State Beavers (1-1, 1-0 Pac-12)
125 — #3 Ronnie Bresser (10-1, 2-0)
133 — Kegan Calkins (4-5, 1-1)
141 — Grant Willits (8-4, 2-0)
149 — Zach Evans (5-3, 0-2)
157 — #17 Hunter Willits (14-5, 1-1)
165 — Aaron Olmos (6-6. 1-1)
174 — Colt Doyle (7-5, 1-1)
184 — Myles Terry (7-6, 0-2) OR Bob Coleman (9-4, 1-1)
197 — #24 Corey Griego (3-5, 0-0) OR Bob Coleman (9-4, 1-1)
285 — Jamarcus Grant (12-6, 0-2)

NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was ranked No. 20 in the Theraworx NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) Coaches Top 25 poll released Dec. 18 …. The Bison were No. 25 in the InterMat.com dual rankings Dec. 18 … NDSU was tied for No. 34 with 7.5 points in the TrackWrestling.com Team Rankings on Dec. 18, and No. 19 in the WIN Wrestling Magazine Dual Rankings and No. 38 with 4.5 points in the Tournament Power Index Dec. 17.

Bison in the Individual Rankings
Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Dec. 18) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 8 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 18 at 133 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… On the InterMat.com (Dec. 18) list, Brent Fleeetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 19 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… In TheOpenMat.com (Dec. 18 ) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds;
… In the FloWrestling rankings (Dec. 17) Brent Fleetwood is No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 16 at 165 pounds,
… And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Dec. 17) rankings, Brent Fleetwood is No. 13 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora is No. 16 at 133 pounds and Andrew Fogarty is No. 13 at 165 pounds.

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