North Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host No. 25-ranked Purdue University (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) … The Boilermakers wrestled at the Journeymen Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y., defeating Buffalo and Utah Valley, while dropping a 22-19 decision to No. 8-ranked Arizona State, on Nov. 9 … NDSU will also send wrestlers to compete at the Finn Grinaker Open and Grand View Open on Saturday, and the Daktronics Open on Sunday in Brookings.
The Series
Purdue University won the only previous meeting with North Dakota State by the score of 26-6 on Jan. 26, 2018, in Holloway Gymnasium at West Lafayette, Ind. … Kyle Gliva and Clay Ream were the lone winners for the Bison.
Coverage
Live results provided by TrackWrestling.com … BEK Broadcasting Network will televise the dual against Purdue 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 is available through GoBison.com/AllAccess and FloWrestling.com.
The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State Bison (1-0 duals, 0-0 #Big12WR)
125 -– McGwire Midkiff (5-1, 1-0)
133 -– #7 Cam Sykora (1-0)
141 — Sawyer Degen (4-1, 1-0) OR Dylan Droegemueller (4-2)
149 — Jaden Van Maanen (0-1)
157– #33 Jared Franek (5-0, 1-0) OR Luke Weber (3-3)
165 — #8 Andrew Fogarty (5-0, 1-0)
174 — Jimmy Noel (3-2, 0-1) OR #23 Lorenzo De La Riva (0-0)
184 — TJ Pottinger (4-2, 1-0)
197 — Cordell Eaton (3-1, 0-1)
285 — #26 Brandon Metz (5-0, 1-0) OR Dan Stibral (0-0)
Wt. #25 Purdue University Boilermakers (2-1 duals, 0-0 Big Ten)
125 — #17 Devin Schroder (8-1)
133 — Marshall Craig (0-5) OR Travis Ford-Melton (4-1)
141 — Parker Filius (5-1)
149 — #14 Griffin Parriott (2-0) OR #29 (141) Nate Limmex (4-3)
157 — #7 Kendall Coleman (8-0)
165 — #24 Emil Soehnlen (4-4)
174 — #8 Dylan Lydy (5-0)
184 — #18 Max Lyon (6-3)
197 — Thomas Penola (5-2)
285 — David Eli (3-4) OR Jacob Somlai (1-4)
#TrackWrestling Rankings
Four NDSU Wrestlers Earn Bison Open Titles
Four current North Dakota State wrestlers, redshirt seniors Cordell Eaton and Andrew Fogarty, redshirt sophomore 285 Brandon Metz and redshirt freshman 157 Jared Franek, won individual championships at the 49th Bison Open on Nov. 9 … Eaton and Fogarty both claimed their fourth career titles — Eaton all at 197 pounds, and Fogarty one at 157 and three at 165 pounds … It was the first titles for Metz and Franek … NDSU had 14 wrestlers place in the top six at the tournament.
Bison Open with 24-9 Win over Cal State Bakersfield
North Dakota State won 7 of 10 matches including a tech fall from No. 12-ranked 133-pounder Cam Sykora and major decision from 125 McGwire Midkiff to defeat Cal State Bakersfield 24-9 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 3 in front of 489 spectators at the Scheels Center … It was the 34th career tech fall for Sykora …Other winners included 184 TJ Pottinger, 285 Brandon Metz, 141 Sawyer Degen, 157 Jared Franek and 165 Andrew Fogarty.
NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was No. 31 with 8.5 points in the WIN Tournament Power Index on Nov. 11 … NDSU was No. 28 with 13 points on the TrackWrestling.com list on Nov 11.
Bison in the Individual Rankings
… Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Nov. 11) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 7 at 133, Jared Franek was No. 33 at 157, Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 23 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 26 at 285;
… On the InterMat.com (Nov. 11) list, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165;
… In TheOpenMat.com (Nov. 11) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165 pounds;
… In the FloWrestling (Nov. 11) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 19 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 20 at 285;
… And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Nov. 11) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 7 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165.
Bison Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Fuller Honored Before CSUB Dual
North Dakota State 167, 174-pounder Todd Fuller was a three-time NCAA Division II national champion for Hall of Fame head coach Bucky Maughan, a member of two national championship teams in 2000 and 2001, and the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA national tournament. He was inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2019.
Bison Rewind
NDSU was 10-6 overall last season including 5-4 in the #Big12WR Conference … The Bison placed eighth at the #Big12WR tournament … NDSU returns nine starters including three NCAA qualifiers in 133 Cam Sykora, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 174 Lorenzo De La Riva … Fogarty is a two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up at 165 … Sykora and Fogarty are both three-time national qualifiers, De La Riva has advanced twice.
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