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No. 25 NDSU Wrestling Travels to Air Force, Wyoming For Pair of Big 12 Road Tests
2/8/2017 3:27:00 PM | Wrestling
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No. 25-ranked North Dakota State (12-4, 2-1 #Big12WR) takes to the road for a pair of Big 12 Conference road tests this weekend ... The Bison wrestle the Air Force (5-4, 0-2 #Big12WR) at 8 p.m. Central Time on Friday, Feb. 10 ... NDSU then takes on Wyoming (6-5, 3-1 #Big12WR) at 3 p..m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 12 ... The 12 duals wins are the most during the Division I era, previous best was 11 on two occasions (11-7/2013-14, 11-9/2007-08) ... The program record is 16 wins (16--0) achieved during the 1991-92 season, while the 1971-72 team went 15-1.
The Series
This will be the 16th meeting between North Dakota State and Air Force on the mat ... The Bison lead the series 13-2 and have won the last five in a row including a 23-14 win last season in Fargo ... This will be the 17th meeting between North Dakota State and Wyoming on the mat ... The Cowboys lead the series 10-6 and have won six of the last eight meetings ... Wyoming defeated NDSU 27-13 last season in Fargo.
Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com ... FloWrestling.org will have live pay per view video stream for both duals.
The Lineup
Wt. #25 North Dakota State (12-4, 2-2 #Big12WR)
125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (18-1, 15-1)
133 -- Cam Sykora (11-2, 9-0)
141 -- Taylor Nein (8-12, 5-10)
149 -- Mitch Friedman (13-9, 7-6) OR Kyle Gliva (9-4, 2-2)
157 -- #7 Clay Ream (19-3, 14-1)
165 -- Andrew Fogarty (20-6, 11-3)
174 -- Dylan Urbach (10-7, 5-4) OR
184 -- Tyler McNutt (10-11, 7-9) OR
197 -- Cordell Eaton (12-10, 8-8)
285 -- Ben Tynan (14-4, 11-4) OR Dan Stibral (7-6, 1-0)
Wt. Air Force (5-4, 0-2 #Big12WR)
125 -- Drew Romero (14-11, 4-5)
133 -- Dylan Hyder (17-11, 5-3)
141 -- John Twomey (16-16, 4-4)
149 -- Jerry McGinty (17-8, 3-3)
157 -- Alex Mossing (10-8, 1-1) OR Dane Robbins (14-10, 3-4)
165 -- Tyler Wiederholt (22-11, 2-2)
174 -- Michael Billingsley (12-14, 3-5)
184 -- Zen Ikehara (6-10, 2-7)
197 -- Anthony McLaughlin (16-7, 4-0)
285 -- Parker Hines (10-7, 2-4) OR Kerry Powers (13-10, 5-4)
Wt. Wyoming (6-5, 3-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- #15 Drew Templeman (14-5, 8-2)
133 -- Ronnie Stevens (9-9, 1-4) OR Gunnar Woodburn (10-10, 1-6)
141 -- #8 Bryce Meredith (23-4, 9-2)
149 -- Cole Mendenhall (24-5, 6-3)
157 -- #19 Archie Colgan (28-5, 7-4)
165 -- #16 Branson Ashworth (30-4, 10-1)
174 -- Kyle Pope (18-12, 4-7)
184: -- Lucas Lovvorn (16-7, 2-3)
197 -- Luke Paine (9-12, 1-3)
285 -- Brandon Tribble (11-14, 4-6) OR Danny Gordon (10-6, 0-0)
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State dropped two places to 25th in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Feb. 7 ... The Bison were 18th in the tournament and 25th in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, 18th in the Track Wrestling rankings and tied for 17th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 23rd on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Jan. 20), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (18-1 overall, 15-1 duals) is No. 4 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (11-2, 9-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (19-3, 14-1) is No. 8 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (20-6, 11-3) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (14-4, 11-4) is No. 25 at 285 pounds… In the InterMat.com (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 7 at 157 pounds... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Cam Sykora is No. 20 at 133 pounds, and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Feb. 6), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds ... In the Track Wrestling (Feb. 7) 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 (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 11 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Feb. 6) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 7 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 ... Ream moves from 149 to 157 this season ... Rodriguez, a redshirt senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), has compiled an 18-1 record this season including 15-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Feb. 4) is 96-34 including 43-14 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 19-3 record including 14-1 in duals with five pins and six major decisions ... His updated record (thru Feb. 4) is 66-35 overall, 28-10 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.
No. 25-ranked North Dakota State (12-4, 2-1 #Big12WR) takes to the road for a pair of Big 12 Conference road tests this weekend ... The Bison wrestle the Air Force (5-4, 0-2 #Big12WR) at 8 p.m. Central Time on Friday, Feb. 10 ... NDSU then takes on Wyoming (6-5, 3-1 #Big12WR) at 3 p..m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 12 ... The 12 duals wins are the most during the Division I era, previous best was 11 on two occasions (11-7/2013-14, 11-9/2007-08) ... The program record is 16 wins (16--0) achieved during the 1991-92 season, while the 1971-72 team went 15-1.
The Series
This will be the 16th meeting between North Dakota State and Air Force on the mat ... The Bison lead the series 13-2 and have won the last five in a row including a 23-14 win last season in Fargo ... This will be the 17th meeting between North Dakota State and Wyoming on the mat ... The Cowboys lead the series 10-6 and have won six of the last eight meetings ... Wyoming defeated NDSU 27-13 last season in Fargo.
Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com ... FloWrestling.org will have live pay per view video stream for both duals.
The Lineup
Wt. #25 North Dakota State (12-4, 2-2 #Big12WR)
125 -- #4 Josh Rodriguez (18-1, 15-1)
133 -- Cam Sykora (11-2, 9-0)
141 -- Taylor Nein (8-12, 5-10)
149 -- Mitch Friedman (13-9, 7-6) OR Kyle Gliva (9-4, 2-2)
157 -- #7 Clay Ream (19-3, 14-1)
165 -- Andrew Fogarty (20-6, 11-3)
174 -- Dylan Urbach (10-7, 5-4) OR
184 -- Tyler McNutt (10-11, 7-9) OR
197 -- Cordell Eaton (12-10, 8-8)
285 -- Ben Tynan (14-4, 11-4) OR Dan Stibral (7-6, 1-0)
Wt. Air Force (5-4, 0-2 #Big12WR)
125 -- Drew Romero (14-11, 4-5)
133 -- Dylan Hyder (17-11, 5-3)
141 -- John Twomey (16-16, 4-4)
149 -- Jerry McGinty (17-8, 3-3)
157 -- Alex Mossing (10-8, 1-1) OR Dane Robbins (14-10, 3-4)
165 -- Tyler Wiederholt (22-11, 2-2)
174 -- Michael Billingsley (12-14, 3-5)
184 -- Zen Ikehara (6-10, 2-7)
197 -- Anthony McLaughlin (16-7, 4-0)
285 -- Parker Hines (10-7, 2-4) OR Kerry Powers (13-10, 5-4)
Wt. Wyoming (6-5, 3-1 #Big12WR)
125 -- #15 Drew Templeman (14-5, 8-2)
133 -- Ronnie Stevens (9-9, 1-4) OR Gunnar Woodburn (10-10, 1-6)
141 -- #8 Bryce Meredith (23-4, 9-2)
149 -- Cole Mendenhall (24-5, 6-3)
157 -- #19 Archie Colgan (28-5, 7-4)
165 -- #16 Branson Ashworth (30-4, 10-1)
174 -- Kyle Pope (18-12, 4-7)
184: -- Lucas Lovvorn (16-7, 2-3)
197 -- Luke Paine (9-12, 1-3)
285 -- Brandon Tribble (11-14, 4-6) OR Danny Gordon (10-6, 0-0)
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State dropped two places to 25th in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Feb. 7 ... The Bison were 18th in the tournament and 25th in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, 18th in the Track Wrestling rankings and tied for 17th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 23rd on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Jan. 20), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (18-1 overall, 15-1 duals) is No. 4 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (11-2, 9-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (19-3, 14-1) is No. 8 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (20-6, 11-3) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (14-4, 11-4) is No. 25 at 285 pounds… In the InterMat.com (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 7 at 157 pounds... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Cam Sykora is No. 20 at 133 pounds, and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Feb. 6), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds ... In the Track Wrestling (Feb. 7) 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 (Feb. 7) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 11 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 10 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 17 at 165 pounds ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Feb. 6) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 7 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 ... Ream moves from 149 to 157 this season ... Rodriguez, a redshirt senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), has compiled an 18-1 record this season including 15-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Feb. 4) is 96-34 including 43-14 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 19-3 record including 14-1 in duals with five pins and six major decisions ... His updated record (thru Feb. 4) is 66-35 overall, 28-10 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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