Caden Staab of Northfield has committed to wrestling for Augustana University following his upcoming senior season.
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College Recruiting: state champion Nicholson to Northern Illinois University
Noah Nicholson of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for Northern Illinois University following his upcoming senior season.
Gopher Wrestling: Schedule Announced for 2026-27 Campaign
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota wrestling team has unveiled its 2026-27 schedule, head coach Brandon Eggum announced Tuesday in conjunction with the Big Ten. Match Start times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.
Seven home matches plus a return trip to the National Duals Invitational highlight the schedule for a Gopher team that returns seven starters from last season’s squad, including five that competed at the NCAA Championships, headlined by defending 184-pound national champion Max McEnelly.
In addition, the Gophers bring back reigning All-American Jore Volk (125 pounds), as well as two-time All-American Vance VomBaur (141), plus Charlie Millard (157) and Koy Hopke (285), who both competed in their first NCAA Championships last season.
Minnesota also benefits from the return of starters Ethan Riddle (174) and Gavin Nelson (197).
2026 J-Club Hall of Honor Class: Dr. Bob Dumonceaux ’61
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s University has been a central part of Bob Dumonceaux’s life for almost 70 years now.
But as a kid growing up on a farm just north of Foley in the early 1950s, he had mixed emotions about the place.
“I was the third of four boys,” he recalled. “We had a 128-acre farm and everybody worked on it. My oldest brother graduated high school and never came home. We had to take him to St. Cloud to get on the train that night because he’d been drafted. Then my brother Leonard, who is nine years older than me, disappeared the fall after he graduated. My dad took him to this place called Saint John’s way on the other side of St. Cloud.
“That was a sad time for me. We didn’t see him again until Christmas. So to me, Saint John’s was the place that took him away.”
As the next in line, Dumonceaux became his father’s right-hand man on the farm while also going on to a stellar high school athletic career. In 1957, the senior became the first of what would become many Foley High School wrestlers to advance to the state tournament. Continue reading at gojohnnies.com →
College Recruiting: state placewinner Swenson to Minnesota State University Mankato
Gabe Swenson of Zimmerman has committed to wrestling for Minnesota State University Mankato following his upcoming senior season.
College Recruiting: state champion Detloff to St. Cloud State University
Tiegan Detloff of Perham has committed to wrestling for St. Cloud State University following his upcoming senior season.
NDSU Wrestling Adds Nick Magee to Coaching Staff
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State wrestling and head coach Obenson Blanc have announced the addition of Nick Magee to the coaching staff on Tuesday.
The former Bison NCAA Division II All-American joins the coaching staff after serving as the North Dakota State wrestling director of alumni relations and the director of the Bison Wrestling Club for over a decade.
“Nick has been an invaluable member of our team for many years going back to his time as a student-athlete at NDSU,” said Blanc. “Nick has been a key bridge between our former Bison wrestlers and the current as the Director of Alumni Relations for NDSU Wrestling for many years as well as the leader of our Bison Wrestling Club as the Director/Head Coach.”
Bauer, Cagle, and Lewandowski among Augsburg’s 2026 Hall of Fame class
MINNEAPOLIS — Three national champion wrestlers lead the nine-member induction class for the 53rd Augsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Former Auggie standouts Ben Bauer, Josh Cagle, and Nik Lewandowski are among the group, which will be formally inducted during Homecoming week on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Hoversten Chapel in the Foss Center.
2026 J-Club Hall of Honor Class: Fr. Otto Weber, OSB ’57
By Frank Rajkowski
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – When it came to Central Minnesota high school wrestling in the 1960s, there may have been no better rivalry than the one that existed between St. Cloud Cathedral and Saint John’s Prep.
The Crusaders – under head coach Terry Haws – won five State Catholic Tournament titles during those years. But the Johnnies – under the direction of Fr. Otto Weber – were always right near the top as well, winning a state title of their own in 1966.
The annual dual meet between the neighboring schools drew overflow crowds, packing gymnasiums to see two evenly matched teams. Continue reading at gojohnnies.com →
NDSU Announces 2026-27 Schedule
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State wrestling program and head coach Obenson Blanc have announced the 2026-27 schedule, which features 16 duals overall, including eight home duals over seven dates inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
The first whistle of the season will come on November 1, when the Bison take on UMary at home in the Dakota Duals, an event that will also feature a simultaneous dual between the women’s programs of Sioux Falls and Minot State.
The Bison will travel to the Daktronics Invite on November 8 in Brookings before heading to the Sunshine Wrestling Duals at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida on November 14, where the Bison will take on Iowa State and Wisconsin.