NDSU Wrestling Hits Road for Duals Against Northwestern, Indiana & SIUE

Friday, December 2

Evanston, Ill.

7 p.m.

North Dakota State

Northwestern

Photo by: Bob Nelson

NDSU Wrestling Hits Road for Duals Against Northwestern, Indiana & SIUE

12/1/2016 3:17:00 PM | Wrestling

NDSU Wrestling Release.pdf

North Dakota State University (1-1, 1-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to hit the road for three non-conference duals this weekend ... NDSU will take on Northwestern University (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in Evanston, Ill. ... The dual will be available on BTN Plus on BTN2Go ... On Sunday, Dec. 4, the Bison are scheduled to wrestle Indiana (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at 1 p.m. and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) at 2:30 p.m in Edwardsville, Ill. ... Remainder of the team will be active at the UNI Open on Dec. 3 and the Dragon Open on Dec. 4 ... Live Results for all three duals and tournaments will be provided through TrackWrestling.com.

The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State (1-1, 1-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- #5 Josh Rodriguez (5-0, 2-0)
133 -- Albert Landeros (2-4, 0-2)
141 -- Taylor Nein (3-1, 0-1)
149 -- Mitch Friedman (4-2, 1-1) OR Kyle Gliva (7-0)
157 -- #12 Clay Ream (5-0, 2-0)
165 -- #19 Andrew Fogarty (5-1, 1-1)
174 -- Carter Nielsen (1-1, 1-1) OR Grant Nehring (5-1)
184 -- Tyler McNutt (4-1, 1-1)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (4-1, 1-1)
285 -- Ben Tynan (4-1, 1-1)

Wt. Northwestern (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
125 — Anthony Rubinetti (6-2)
133 — Jason Ipsarides (4-3)
141 — Alec McKenna (5-4)
149 — Shayne Oster (6-2)
157 — Anthony Petrone (0-3)
165 — Ben Sullivan (4-4)
174 — Johnny Sebastian (7-1)
184 — Mitch Sliga (7-1)
197 — Jacob Berkowitz (8-1)
285 — Conan Jennings (6-2)

Wt. Indiana (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
125 - #18 Elijah Oliver (7-1)
133 - Garrett Pepple (6-2)
141 - Tommy Cash (1-4) OR Cole Weaver (1-3)
149 - Luke Blanton (6-3)
157 - Jake Danishek (7-3)
165 - Bryce Martin (6-1) OR Gabe Koontz (3-2)
174 - Devin Skatzka (7-1)
184 - #10 Nate Jackson (8-0)
197 - Jake Hinz (5-3) OR Norman Conley (2-3)
285 - Fletcher Miller (5-3)

Wt. SIUE (0-0, 0-0 SoCon)
125 -- #11 Freddie Rodriguez (8-0) OR Gage Datlovsky (8-6)
133 -- Joe Antonelli (3-6) OR John Muldoon (0-0)
141 -- Trevor Feagans (9-4) OR Angelo Silvestro (3-6)
149 -- Tyshawn Williams (9-6)
157 -- Karsten Van Velsor (5-6) OR Sam Zimmerman (0-4)
165 -- Nate Higgins (9-3)
174 -- Jake Residori (6-3) OR Clayton Bass (8-4)
184 -- Jake Godinez (3-8)
197 -- Jake Tindle (6-3)
285 -- Jake McKiernan (12-3)

Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State received two (2) votes toward the USA Today/NWCA Top 25 on Nov. 29 ... NDSU was 23rd in the InterMat.com Tournament Rankings on Nov. 29 ... The Bison were tied for 26th in the Track Wrestlingrankings and tied for 27th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index.

Individually, in the InterMat.com (Nov. 29) rankings, redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds, redshirt junior Clay Ream is No. 12 at 157 pounds and redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty is No. 19 at 165 pounds ... In TheOpenMat.com (Nov. 29) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 and Andrew Fogarty is No. 19 at 165 ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Nov. 29), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 and Clay Ream is No. 12 at 157 ... In the Track Wrestling (Nov. 29) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125, Clay Ream is No. 13 at 157 and Andrew Fogarty is No. 24 at 165 ... In the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Nov. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 6 at 125 and Andrew Fogarty is No. 20 at 165 ... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Nov. 29) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 5 at 125, Clay Ream is No. 18 at 157 and Andrew Fogarty is No. 20 at 165.

Bison Fall at No. 17-Ranked Oklahoma 25-14
North Dakota State suffered a 25-14 loss to 17th-ranked Oklahoma in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Nov. 20, inside McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma. Fifth-ranked 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez rolled to a 23-7 tech fall victory over Oklahoma's Dalton Duffield, six minutes and 35 seconds into the match. Clay Ream, ranked 12th at 157 pounds, earned a 9-2 decision over the Sooners' DaWaylon Barnes, who came into the match undefeated. Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Carter Nielsen defeated OU's Hayden Hansen via a 7-2 decision. Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Tyler McNutt tallied an 8-5 decision over Andrew Dixon.

Five Champions at Finn Grinaker Open
North Dakota State 149-pounder Kyle Gilva, 174 Grant Nehring and 184 Charley Popp, along with unattached 125 Paul Bianchi and unattached 133 Cam Sykora each claimed individual titles on Nov. 19, in the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division at Concordia College. The Bison had 16 wrestlers place in the top five including a runner-up performance and four third place efforts.

Streak Stays Alive
North Dakota State 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez won his fourth Bison Open individual championship, while five others each picked up their second titles at the 46th annual event held before 518 spectators in Scheels Arena on Nov. 12 ... Rodriguez won Bison Open 125 titles in 2013 unattached, 2015 and 2016 and 133 in 2012 ... Rodriguez recorded his second pin of the tournament over teammate and unattached Paul Bianchi at 4:56 ... NDSU had five wrestlers -- 149 Kyle Gliva, 165 Andrew Fogarty, 184 Tyler McNutt, 197 Cordell Eaton and 285 Ben Tynan -- each won Bison Open individual championships for the second straight year ... North Dakota State unattached 141 Taylor Nein defeated teammate Joe Umlauf 6-4 in the first place match, while Bison unattached 133 Cam Sykora, 165 Grant Nehring, unattached 174 Cole Witzig, 184 Dylan Urbach, 197 Alex Bleeker and 285 Dan Stibral all placed second ... NDSU received third place performances from 141 Tommy Walton, 149 Mitch Friedman, unattached 165 Nick Knutson and 184 Logan Paxton.

Bison Open Season With 25-16 Win Over No. 14-Ranked Iowa State in Scheels Center
North Dakota State won the final three matches by major decision, pin and technical fall to rally past No. 14-ranked Iowa State by the score of 25-16 in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Nov. 6, before 1,371 fans in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. It was the first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since the Bison edged No. 18 Wyoming 22-21 in Laramie on Feb. 1, 2015. It was NDSU's first win over Iowa State (0-2 Big 12, 0-2) in four meetings with the Cyclones .. NDSU 285 Ben Tynan won by fall, 125 Josh Rodriguez recorded a tech fall, 157 Clay Ream claimed a major decision, and 149 Mitch Friedman, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 197 Cordell Eaton each won by decision.

Pair of NCAA Qualifiers Return for North Dakota State
North Dakota State returns a pair of two-time NCAA qualifiers in 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez and 157-pounder Clay Ream ... Rodriguez and Ream are two-time NCAA national qualifiers ... Ream moves from 149 to 157 this season ... Rodriguez, a redshirt senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), compiled a 36-10 record last season including 9-1 in duals with seven pins, seven tech falls and seven major decisions ... His updated record (thru Nov. 20) is 83-33 including 30-13 in duals with 12 pins. Rodriguez placed third at the Big 12 Championships and was a win away from earning All-America honors last season ... He is 5-4 in two NCAA appearances ... Ream, a redshirt junior from Wentzville, Mo. (Holt H.S.), was the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Elite 90 Award winner ... Ream completed the 2016 seaso3n with a 22-17 record including 4-6 in duals with four tech falls, four major decisions and three pins ... His updated record (thru Nov. 20) is 52-30 overall, 16-9 in duals with 13 pins ... He placed third at the Big 12 Championships ... Ream has a 3-4 record in two NCAA appearances ... He was also named to the NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big 12 Conference Wrestling Team.