Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs

Two place for the Mustangs at Nebraska-Kearney Open

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team continued its open schedule on Saturday with two different place winners at the highly competitive Nebraska-Kearney Open, which featured 13 ranked teams.

Caden Steffen continued his strong start to the 2022-23 season, going 3-1 on the day to place 2nd at 184. In his second match Steffen matched up with Quayin Short, a division I wrestler for the University of Wyoming, Steffen won the match 3-2 in the first tiebreaker period. In his third match Steffen picked up a 4-1 decision victory over NAIA national finalist Tyson Beauperthuv. In his final match of the day Steffen, the second ranked wrestler at 184, faced off with the top ranked wrestler at 184 Billy Higgins (UNK), Higgins managed to claim first place in the matchup of #1 vs #2, defeating Steffen by a 3-2 decision.

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Mustangs place three at the Dakota Wesleyan Open

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team continued its open schedule on Saturday with three different place winners at the Dakota Wesleyan Open.

Caden Steffen led the way, going 5-0 and placing first at 184. He won four of his five matches by decision. Steffen won his third match of the day by fall. In his second match, Steffen defeated two-time NAIA All-American Kolby Kost (Augustana).

Luke Peterson ended his day 5-1, finishing second at 149. Peterson won in a variety of ways, picking up victories by tech fall, decision, major decision, and by fall on route to the championship match where he fell to #8 Nick Novak (SCSU).

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Mustangs return to the mat Saturday in Mitchell for Dakota Wesleyan Open

MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team continues action this Saturday in Mitchell, S.D., for the Dakota Wesleyan Open.

SMSU second-year head coach Chayse Jackson expects 19 athletes to compete at the open which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

The Mustangs had seven participants at the RCTC Yellowjacket Open last Saturday in Rochester, Minn. Joseph Anderson and Tallin Johnson both finished 2-2 at the meet, while Brandon Lalla, Jake Messner, and Tyler Soltau each earned one victory.

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