MSUM Wrestlers Fall to Cobbers in Dual Opener, 31-6
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team fell to crosstown rival Concordia College, 31-6 in a nonconference dual Wednesday night at Concordia’s Memorial Auditorium.
The Dragons fell to 0-1 on the dual season while Concordia improved to 1-1.
MSUM picked a win at 141 as freshman Gunnar Mogan topped Jacob Prunty by an 8-2 decision to bring the Dragons within 6-3 in the dual. The Cobbers would win the next six matches to build a 31-3 lead.
Junior Jake Erckenbrack picked up a win at 285 for MSUM with a 7-3 victory over Austin Ratliff.
Concordia competes next on Saturday at the Augsburg Open in Minneapolis.
MSUM is off until Dec. 5 when it hosts the Dragon Open.
Concordia College 31, MSU-Moorhead 6
125-Cole Kubesh (CC) dec. Clayson Mele, 7-4
133-Ty Bisek (CC) dec. Cole Jones, 9-4
141-Gunnar Mogan (MSUM) dec. Jacob Prunty, 8-2
149-Kellen Schauer (CC) maj. dec. Mason Schulz, 15-1
157-Tyler Bents (CC) pinned Peyton Ringling, 6:39
165-Elijah Hunt (CC) dec. Braydon Ortloff, 9-6
174-Kaden Spindler (CC) dec. Justin Dravis, 7-0
184-Ayden Friese (CC) dec. Brett Graham, 2-0
197-Gabriel Zierden (CC) pinned Steven Abbott, 2:56
285-Jake Erckenbrack (MSUM) dec. Austin Ratliff, 7-3
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