The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Top 25 and Individual Rankings have been released for February 21, 2020.
Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs
University of Mary 18 Southwest Minnesota State 16
UMary earns last bout in victory over SMSU
MARSHALL, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (4-7, 3-5 NSIC) closed the regular season on Saturday afternoon, falling 18-16 to UMary (3-7, 1-4 NSIC) in the PE Gym.
After a hot-start for the Mustangs, opening the dual with three consecutive victories, the Marauders went for the next four bouts, including a win by pin to rally back for the lead.
Although the Mustangs finished with two more victories at 184 and 197, it came down to the heavyweight dual as the Mustangs entered the final bout of the night with a 16-15 lead.
Southwest Minnesota State 22 Minot State 15
SMSU Defeats No. 23 Minot State In Thrilling Battle
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (4-6, 3-4 NSIC) rallied against No. 23 Minot State (4-7, 0-5 NSIC) to earn a 22-15 victory on Friday night in the R/A Facility.
The dual started at 149 and opened with three bout victories for Minot State before Hayden Voxland (174) started the winning streak for the Mustangs with a decision victory over Joey Lopez. Cole Hennen (184) then followed behind with a victory by major decision (12-0) over Noe Garcia.
SMSU hosts Minot State and UMary in final conference weekend
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (3-6, 2-4 NSIC), hosts No. 23 Minot State (4-6, 0-4 NSIC) and UMary (2-6, 0-3 NSIC) in the final regular conference weekend of the 2019-20 season.
The action begins on Friday at 7 p.m. facing No. 23 Minot State and continues on Saturday at 3 p.m. versus UMary. Saturday’s dual will honor SMSU’s seven seniors; Brock Buysse, Cole Hennen, Andrew Petersen, Nick Santos, Kyle Green, Willie Meine, and Ben Thompson.
The Mustangs faced No. 17 Minnesota State (7-2, 3-1 NSIC) last week to fall 31-7 last Thursday in the PE Gym. Jackson Stauffacher (133) and Hayden Voxland (174) were the lone Mustangs to earn a bout victory in the dual.
Northland Open
2020 Northland Open results. Saturday, February 1 at Thief River Falls, MN.
Minnesota State 31 Southwest Minnesota State 8
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (3-6, 2-4 NSIC) fell to No. 17 Minnesota State (7-1, 3-0 NSIC), 31-8, on Thursday night in the PE Gym.
SMSU claimed two bout victories in the dual, the first a win by tech fall at 133 as Jackson Stauffacher defeated MSU’s Cole Gille.
SMSU welcomes No. 17 MSU in Thursday dual
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (3-5, 2-3 NSIC), coming off a 1-2 weekend after falling to NSIC-opponent, Augustana on Friday and going 1-1 at the York College/Northeast Oklahoma/Southwest Minnesota State Triangular in York, Neb., on Saturday, is set to host No. 17 Minnesota State (6-1, 2-0 NSIC) on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the PE Gym, rescheduled from Jan. 18.
Mustangs go 1-1 in Saturday duals
YORK, Neb. – The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team (3-5, 2-3 NSIC) finished 1-1 on the day at the York College/Northeast Oklahoma/Southwest Minnesota State Triangular in York, Neb., on Saturday.
The Mustangs fell to Northeast Oklahoma 25-17 to open the day, before earning a 47-6 victory over York College.
Hunter Pfantz (125), Hayden Voxland (174), and Jackson Ryan (197) were the lone Mustangs to earn back-to-back bout victories on the day.