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North Dakota State Prepares for Big 12 Wrestling Championships March 4-5 in Tulsa
3/1/2017 10:45:00 AM | Wrestling
NDSU Wrestling Release.pdf
North Dakota State is scheduled to compete at the Big 12 Wrestling Champions on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Sunday's championship round begins at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest (Oklahoma Plus) and available on Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Detroit Plus, Fox Sports Midwest (Non Pacers), Fox Sports Southeast (Non Hawks 2), ROOT Sports (Pittsburgh) and ROOT Sports (Rocky Mountain) ... The schedule:
Big 12 Wrestling Championships
BOK Center / Tulsa, Okla.
Saturday, March 4
11 a.m. Session I - Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches Watch Live | Live Results
6 p.m. Session II - Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches Watch Live | Live Results
Sunday, March 5
8:00 a.m. Session III - Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches Watch Live | Live Results
1:00 p.m. Session IV - Championship Matches Watch Live | Live Results
Coverage
Live results are available at arena.flowrestling.org and pay per view video stream is available at FloWrestling.org ... Sunday's finals will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest.
Up for Grabs at the Big 12 Championships
The Big 12 Conference received the third highest amount of automatic qualifier spots, as the 10-team wrestling league will send 38 of its grapplers to the NCAA Championships via automatic bids ... The breakdown of the 38 automatic bids per weight class for the Big 12 Championship is as follows: 125 (4), 133 (4), 141 (4), 149 (4), 157 (3), 165 (5), 174 (3), 184 (2), 197 (5), 285 (4).
Bison at the 2016 Big 12 Championships
North Dakota State 184-pound Hayden Zillmer was runner-up, while 125 Josh Rodriguez and 149 Clay Ream both placed third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City ... NDSU 285 Ben Tynan was fifth and 141 Mitch Bengtson placed sixth ... Oklahoma State won the tournament with 161 points, while NDSU finished seventh in the team standings with 62.5 points.
The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State (14-5, 4-3 #Big12WR)
125 -- #1 Josh Rodriguez (21-1, 18-1)
133 -- #4 Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0)
141 -- #9 Taylor Nein (8-14, 5-12)
149 -- #8 Mitch Friedman (13-10, 7-7)
157 -- #2 Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1)
165 -- #6 Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5)
174 -- #8 Dylan Urbach (10-10, 5-7)
184 -- #5 Tyler McNutt (13-11, 10-9)
197 -- #7 Cordell Eaton (14-12, 9-10)
285 -- #4 Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4)
Pre-Seed / Big 12 Championships (submit to change)
Bison Finish With Most Dual Wins in Division I Era, Third Best All-Time
North Dakota State's 14 duals wins this season are the most during the Division I era and third best all-time ... The previous Division I high was 11 wins achieved twice in 2007-08 (11-9) and 2013-14 (11-7) ... The program record is 16 wins (16-0) achieved during the 1991-92 season, while the 1971-72 team went 15-1.
Rodriguez Aims at Century Mark, Pair of NCAA Qualifiers Return for NDSU
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 20-1 record this season including 17-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 99-34 including 46-14 in duals with 14 pins ... He is bidding to become the 11th wrestler to reach 100 wins in a career ... 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 22-3 record including 17-1 in duals with five pins and six major decisions ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 69-35 overall, 31-10 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.
Rodriguez, Ream & Tynan Earn Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week Honors
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 ... 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 ... 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.
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State dropped out of the top 25 for the first time in four weeks in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Feb. 21 ... The Bison were 18th in the tournament and 25th in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, tied for 22nd in the Track Wrestling rankings and 18th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 22nd on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Feb. 23), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (21-1 overall, 18-1 duals) is No. 6 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1) is No. 7 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4) is No. 26 at 285 pounds ... Three Bison were in the RPI (17 D1 matches thru Feb. 19) Rodriguez No. 11 at 125, Sykora No. 17 at 133, Ream No. 18 at 157 and Tynan No. 23 at 285 … In the InterMat.com (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 21) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Feb. 27), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 11 at 157 pounds ... In the Track Wrestling (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 23 at 165 pounds ... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 18 at 165 pounds ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Feb. 27) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds.
North Dakota State is scheduled to compete at the Big 12 Wrestling Champions on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Sunday's championship round begins at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest (Oklahoma Plus) and available on Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Detroit Plus, Fox Sports Midwest (Non Pacers), Fox Sports Southeast (Non Hawks 2), ROOT Sports (Pittsburgh) and ROOT Sports (Rocky Mountain) ... The schedule:
Big 12 Wrestling Championships
BOK Center / Tulsa, Okla.
Saturday, March 4
11 a.m. Session I - Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches Watch Live | Live Results
6 p.m. Session II - Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches Watch Live | Live Results
Sunday, March 5
8:00 a.m. Session III - Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches Watch Live | Live Results
1:00 p.m. Session IV - Championship Matches Watch Live | Live Results
Coverage
Live results are available at arena.flowrestling.org and pay per view video stream is available at FloWrestling.org ... Sunday's finals will be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest.
Up for Grabs at the Big 12 Championships
The Big 12 Conference received the third highest amount of automatic qualifier spots, as the 10-team wrestling league will send 38 of its grapplers to the NCAA Championships via automatic bids ... The breakdown of the 38 automatic bids per weight class for the Big 12 Championship is as follows: 125 (4), 133 (4), 141 (4), 149 (4), 157 (3), 165 (5), 174 (3), 184 (2), 197 (5), 285 (4).
Bison at the 2016 Big 12 Championships
North Dakota State 184-pound Hayden Zillmer was runner-up, while 125 Josh Rodriguez and 149 Clay Ream both placed third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City ... NDSU 285 Ben Tynan was fifth and 141 Mitch Bengtson placed sixth ... Oklahoma State won the tournament with 161 points, while NDSU finished seventh in the team standings with 62.5 points.
The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State (14-5, 4-3 #Big12WR)
125 -- #1 Josh Rodriguez (21-1, 18-1)
133 -- #4 Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0)
141 -- #9 Taylor Nein (8-14, 5-12)
149 -- #8 Mitch Friedman (13-10, 7-7)
157 -- #2 Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1)
165 -- #6 Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5)
174 -- #8 Dylan Urbach (10-10, 5-7)
184 -- #5 Tyler McNutt (13-11, 10-9)
197 -- #7 Cordell Eaton (14-12, 9-10)
285 -- #4 Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4)
Pre-Seed / Big 12 Championships (submit to change)
Bison Finish With Most Dual Wins in Division I Era, Third Best All-Time
North Dakota State's 14 duals wins this season are the most during the Division I era and third best all-time ... The previous Division I high was 11 wins achieved twice in 2007-08 (11-9) and 2013-14 (11-7) ... The program record is 16 wins (16-0) achieved during the 1991-92 season, while the 1971-72 team went 15-1.
Rodriguez Aims at Century Mark, Pair of NCAA Qualifiers Return for NDSU
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 20-1 record this season including 17-1 in duals with eight tech falls and four pins ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 99-34 including 46-14 in duals with 14 pins ... He is bidding to become the 11th wrestler to reach 100 wins in a career ... 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 22-3 record including 17-1 in duals with five pins and six major decisions ... His updated record (thru Feb. 19) is 69-35 overall, 31-10 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.
Rodriguez, Ream & Tynan Earn Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week Honors
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 ... 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 ... 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.
Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State dropped out of the top 25 for the first time in four weeks in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Top 25 Poll on Feb. 21 ... The Bison were 18th in the tournament and 25th in the dual rankings compiled by InterMat.com, tied for 22nd in the Track Wrestling rankings and 18th in WIN Wrestling Magazine's Tournament Power Index and 22nd on the dual charts.
Individually, in the NCAA wrestling coaches panel rankings (Feb. 23), redshirt senior Josh Rodriguez (21-1 overall, 18-1 duals) is No. 6 at 125 pounds; redshirt freshman Cam Sykora (14-2, 12-0) is No. 25 at 133 pounds; redshirt junior Clay Ream (22-3, 17-1) is No. 7 at 157 pounds; redshirt freshman Andrew Fogarty (21-8, 12-5) is No. 20 at 165 pounds, and senior Ben Tynan (16-4, 13-4) is No. 26 at 285 pounds ... Three Bison were in the RPI (17 D1 matches thru Feb. 19) Rodriguez No. 11 at 125, Sykora No. 17 at 133, Ream No. 18 at 157 and Tynan No. 23 at 285 … In the InterMat.com (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 21) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling rankings (Feb. 27), Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 11 at 157 pounds ... In the Track Wrestling (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 9 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 23 at 165 pounds ... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Feb. 28) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 7 at 125 pounds, Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and Andrew Fogarty is No. 18 at 165 pounds ... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Feb. 27) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 4 at 125 pounds and Clay Ream is No. 8 at 157 pounds.
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