NCAA Champion at 157 pounds becomes finalist for NWCA DII Wrestler of the Year
MANHEIM, Pa. – St. Cloud State Wrestling true sophomore and reigning NCAA Champion 157-pounder Nick Novak has been named the 2023 National Wrestling Coaches Association Super Region V Wrestler of the Year as announced by the NWCA on Thursday morning. Novak now becomes a finalist for the NWCA DII National Wrestler of the Year, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
NCAA Champion at 157 pounds went 27-0 while earning Super Region V title and First Team All-NSIC honors
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – St. Cloud State Wrestling true sophomore and reigning NCAA Champion 157-pounder Nick Novak has been named the 2023 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Year following a historic second season with the Huskies.
Novak went a perfect 27-0 while earning both Super Region V and NCAA Championships at 157 pounds. The New Prague, Minnesota native added a 10-0 dual record to earn First Team All-NSIC honors while recording eight major decisions, three tech falls, and two pins over the course of his sophomore season. A force at his new weight class after moving up in December following an injury at the Huskies’ middleweights, Novak went 5-0 against ranked opponents, including three straight ranked wins over No. 2 Gabe Johnson, No. 12 Ben Durocher and No. 10 Miles Fitzgerald in early January. Novak’s key decision over Johnson was one of the most influential bouts in the 2023 NWCA National Duals Championship match as the Huskies earned the title with a thrilling 19-16 victory over No. 1 Central Oklahoma.
Huskies 157-pounder goes 4-0 with two wins over NCAA Qualifiers to earn first career honor
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – St. Cloud State sophomore 157-pounder Nick Novak has been named NSIC Wrestler of the Week by the conference office following his 4-0 weekend at the 2023 NWCA National Duals. The weekly honor is the first of Novak’s collegiate career.
Novak served a critical role in St. Cloud State’s National Duals Championship, going 4-0 at 157. The New Prague, Minnesota product earned three of his wins against All-Conference opponents, two against NCAA Qualifiers and two against wrestlers nationally ranked by the NWCA.
Nick Novak of New Prague has committed to wrestling for St. Cloud State University in 2021-22.