St. Cloud State enters the 2011-12 season as favorite in the NSIC and the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II wrestling, according to the NSIC Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll and the preseason NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
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Augustana slotted third in preseason NSIC poll
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Augustana is ranked third in the 2011-12 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Friday by the conference office. The Vikings, who are the defending conference champions, collected 44 points in the poll.
SMSU picked eighth in NSIC preseason wrestling poll
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team was picked to finish eighth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. St. Cloud State, ranked No. 1 in the country, was picked to win the league earning 55 points.
St. Cloud State tops Division II preseason rankings
EDMOND, Okla. — St. Cloud State (Minn.) enters the 2011-12 season as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II wrestling, according to the preseason poll released by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Wednesday.
The Huskies, coming off a best-ever runner-up finish in last year’s national tournament, received four of the eight first-place votes cast in balloting of coaches from around the country and finished with 153 points in earning the favorite’s tag.
SCSU Youth Wrestling Clinic Set for Oct. 29
St. Cloud State University will offer its 2011 Fall Wrestling Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 29 in the University’s Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse. This clinic is open to all youth wrestlers from grades K-12, and it will feature a special appearance by guest clinician 2011 NCAA Division II champion John Sundgren.
St. Cloud State Wrestling Provides Helping Hand in St. Cloud Community
For the 5th year in a row the St. Cloud State University wrestling team volunteered to lend a helping hand with the Mississippi River Clean-up Sponsored by the SCSU Outdoor Endeavors Program on Oct. 8.
John Sundgren to be Honored at SCSU on Oct. 1
The St. Cloud State University wrestling program will salute the accomplishments of John Sundgren on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. with a special “wall ceremony” in the SCSU Wrestling Room, which is located inside the Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse.
Sundgren Named SCSU Male Athlete of the Year
St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State University’s Director of Athletics Dr. Morris Kurtz has announced that senior wrestler John Sundgren (Blaine/Blaine H.S.) and senior women’s basketball player Talisha Barlow (Little Canada/Roseville H.S.) have been selected as the University’s 2010-11 Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively.