Friday, February 3
Fargo, N.D.
7 p.m.
North Dakota State
vs
Utah Valley
Photo by: Bob Nelson
No. 23 North Dakota State Hosts Utah Valley at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in Scheels Center
2/1/2017 9:43:00 AM | Wrestling
NDSU Wrestling Release.pdf
Utah Valley Release.pdf
North Dakota State (12-3, 2-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host Utah Valley University (4-3, 1-1 #Big12WR) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex ... The NDSU wrestling program will be honoring four seniors, 125 Josh Rodriguez, 149 Nate Rykerd, 184 Logan Paxton and 285 Ben Tynan, prior to the match.
The Series
This will be the 11th meeting between North Dakota State and Utah Valley on the mat ... The Bison lead the series 9-1 and have won the last five in a row including a 24-13 win during the 2014-15 season in Fargo ... The lone Utah Valley win in the series came in 2009 when the Wolverines won 18-15 in Fargo.
Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com ... Live video of all NDSU home wrestling matches is available by subscription to NDSU All Access on GoBison.com.
The Lineup
Wt. #23 North Dakota State (12-3, 2-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (17-1, 14-1)
133 -- #25 Cam Sykora (10-2, 8-0)
141 -- Taylor Nein (8-11, 5-9)
149 -- Mitch Friedman (13-8, 7-5) OR Kyle Gliva (9-4, 2-2)
157 -- #8 Clay Ream (18-3, 13-1)
165 -- #20 Andrew Fogarty (19-6, 10-3)
174 -- Dylan Urbach (10-6, 5-3)
184 -- Tyler McNutt (10-10, 7-8) OR Logan Paxton (9-2, 0-0)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (12-9, 8-7)
285 -- #25 Ben Tynan (14-3, 11-3) OR Dan Stibral (7-6, 1-0)
Wt. Utah Valley (4-3, 1-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- Mitch Brown (13-9, 5-2) OR Tyler Scott (2-8, 0-0)
133 -- Jarod Maynes (10-12, 3-4)
141 -- Trevor Willson (6-11, 1-5) OR Chase Call (9-10, 0-1)
149 -- Grat LaMont (13-11, 3-4)
157 -- Raider Lofthouse (13-9, 3-4)
165 -- Koy Wilkinson (12-12, 3-4) OR Dalton Harmon (2-4, 0-0)
174 -- #31 Kimball Bastian (17-9, 5-2)
184 -- Will Sumner (11-11, 3-4)
197 -- #24 Tanner Orndorff (18-10, 6-1)
285 -- Dustin Dennison (18-6, 5-2) OR Jordan Karst (21-5, 0-0)
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State remained No. 23 in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Jan. 31 ... The Bison were 21st in the tournament and 23rd in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, tied for 18th in the Track Wrestling rankings and 19th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 20th on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Jan. 20), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (17-1 overall, 14-1 duals) is No. 4 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (10-2, 8-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (18-3, 13-1) is No. 8 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (19-6, 10-3) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (14-3, 11-3) is No. 25 at 285 pounds…
In the InterMat.com (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds...
In TheOpenMat.com (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds...
In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Jan. 30), Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds...
In the Track Wrestling (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 21 at 165 pounds...
In the Amateur Wrestling News (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 12 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 18 at 165 pounds...
And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Jan. 30) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds.
Tynan Named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 285-pounder Ben Tynan was named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 30 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Tynan, a senior from Kennewick, Wash., won a pair of matches including his sixth pin of the season over CSU Bakersfield's Alex Encarnacion-Strand.
Ream Named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 157-pounder Clay Ream was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 16 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Ream, a junior from Wentzville, Mo., picked up three wins against top 15 opponents at the Virginia Duals with decisions over Virginia's No. 8 Andrew Atkinson, Virginia Tech's No. 14 Sal Mastriani and Arizona State's No. 13 Josh Shields.
Rodriguez Named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 12 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Rodriguez, a senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), won a pair of matches including a 24-9 tech fall over Maryland's Michael Beck and his third pin of the season against Trevor Mello of George Mason.
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.), has compiled an 17-0 record this season including 14-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Jan. 28) is 95-34 including 42-14 in duals with 14 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 has grinded to an 18-3 record including 13-1 in duals with five pins and five major decisions ... His updated record (thru Jan. 28) is 65-35 overall, 27-10 in duals with 15 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.
Utah Valley Release.pdf
North Dakota State (12-3, 2-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host Utah Valley University (4-3, 1-1 #Big12WR) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex ... The NDSU wrestling program will be honoring four seniors, 125 Josh Rodriguez, 149 Nate Rykerd, 184 Logan Paxton and 285 Ben Tynan, prior to the match.
The Series
This will be the 11th meeting between North Dakota State and Utah Valley on the mat ... The Bison lead the series 9-1 and have won the last five in a row including a 24-13 win during the 2014-15 season in Fargo ... The lone Utah Valley win in the series came in 2009 when the Wolverines won 18-15 in Fargo.
Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com ... Live video of all NDSU home wrestling matches is available by subscription to NDSU All Access on GoBison.com.
The Lineup
Wt. #23 North Dakota State (12-3, 2-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (17-1, 14-1)
133 -- #25 Cam Sykora (10-2, 8-0)
141 -- Taylor Nein (8-11, 5-9)
149 -- Mitch Friedman (13-8, 7-5) OR Kyle Gliva (9-4, 2-2)
157 -- #8 Clay Ream (18-3, 13-1)
165 -- #20 Andrew Fogarty (19-6, 10-3)
174 -- Dylan Urbach (10-6, 5-3)
184 -- Tyler McNutt (10-10, 7-8) OR Logan Paxton (9-2, 0-0)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (12-9, 8-7)
285 -- #25 Ben Tynan (14-3, 11-3) OR Dan Stibral (7-6, 1-0)
Wt. Utah Valley (4-3, 1-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- Mitch Brown (13-9, 5-2) OR Tyler Scott (2-8, 0-0)
133 -- Jarod Maynes (10-12, 3-4)
141 -- Trevor Willson (6-11, 1-5) OR Chase Call (9-10, 0-1)
149 -- Grat LaMont (13-11, 3-4)
157 -- Raider Lofthouse (13-9, 3-4)
165 -- Koy Wilkinson (12-12, 3-4) OR Dalton Harmon (2-4, 0-0)
174 -- #31 Kimball Bastian (17-9, 5-2)
184 -- Will Sumner (11-11, 3-4)
197 -- #24 Tanner Orndorff (18-10, 6-1)
285 -- Dustin Dennison (18-6, 5-2) OR Jordan Karst (21-5, 0-0)
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State remained No. 23 in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Jan. 31 ... The Bison were 21st in the tournament and 23rd in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, tied for 18th in the Track Wrestling rankings and 19th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 20th on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Jan. 20), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (17-1 overall, 14-1 duals) is No. 4 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (10-2, 8-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (18-3, 13-1) is No. 8 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (19-6, 10-3) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (14-3, 11-3) is No. 25 at 285 pounds…
In the InterMat.com (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds...
In TheOpenMat.com (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds...
In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Jan. 30), Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds...
In the Track Wrestling (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 21 at 165 pounds...
In the Amateur Wrestling News (Jan. 31) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 8 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 12 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 18 at 165 pounds...
And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Jan. 30) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds.
Tynan Named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 285-pounder Ben Tynan was named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 30 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Tynan, a senior from Kennewick, Wash., won a pair of matches including his sixth pin of the season over CSU Bakersfield's Alex Encarnacion-Strand.
Ream Named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 157-pounder Clay Ream was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 16 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Ream, a junior from Wentzville, Mo., picked up three wins against top 15 opponents at the Virginia Duals with decisions over Virginia's No. 8 Andrew Atkinson, Virginia Tech's No. 14 Sal Mastriani and Arizona State's No. 13 Josh Shields.
Rodriguez Named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week
North Dakota State 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez was named Big 12 Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 12 ... He earned the honor for the first time in his career ... Rodriguez, a senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), won a pair of matches including a 24-9 tech fall over Maryland's Michael Beck and his third pin of the season against Trevor Mello of George Mason.
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.), has compiled an 17-0 record this season including 14-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Jan. 28) is 95-34 including 42-14 in duals with 14 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 has grinded to an 18-3 record including 13-1 in duals with five pins and five major decisions ... His updated record (thru Jan. 28) is 65-35 overall, 27-10 in duals with 15 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.
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