NDSU Travels to Indiana, No. 16 Northwestern

Friday, November 22

Bloomington, Ind.

6 p.m.

North Dakota State

Indiana

Photo by: Carrie Snyder

NDSU Travels to Indiana, No. 16 Northwestern

11/21/2019 9:45:00 AM | Wrestling

NDSU Wrestling Notes (11-21-19)

North Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 #Big12WR) is scheduled to square off with Indiana University (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in Bloomington at 6 p.m. Central Time Friday, Nov. 22, and No. 16 Northwestern University (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in Welsh-Ryan Arena ... It is the season opener for Indiana ... Both duals will be broadcast on BTN+ ... Northwestern lost 21-18 at No. 11 Virginia Tech on Nov. 10, but defeated No. 14 Northern Iowa 24-20 on Nov. 17 ... Last season, NDSU defeated Norrhwestern 26-17 in Fargo and Indiana 33-9 at the South Beach Duals.

The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State Bison (1-1 duals, 0-0 #Big12WR)
125 -– McGwire Midkiff (5-2 overall, 1-1 duals)
133 -– #7 Cam Sykora (2-0, 2-0)
141 -- Sawyer Degen (4-2, 1-1) OR Dylan Droegemueller (4-2, 0-0)
149 -- Jaden Van Maanen (0-2, 0-2)
157-- Jared Franek (5-1, 1-1) OR Luke Weber (6-5, 0-0)
165 -- #10 Andrew Fogarty (6-0, 2-0)
174 -- Jimmy Noel (3-2, 0-1) OR Austin Brenner (3-3, 0-1)
184 -- TJ Pottinger (4-3, 1-1)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (3-2, 0-2)
285 -- #26 Brandon Metz (6-0, 2-0) OR Dan Stibral (2-2, 0-0)
#TrackWrestling Rankings

Wt. Indiana University Hoosiers (0-0 duals, 0-0 Big Ten)
125 -- Liam Cronin (1-4) or #13 Brock Hudkins (7-1)
133 -- Jonathan Moran (4-6) or Kyle Luigs (2-4)
141 -- None
149 -- Graham Rooks (0-1)
157 -- Fernie Silva (3-6)
165 -- Davey Tunon (5-5) or Dillon Hoey (3-4)
174 -- #31 Jacob Covaciu (6-3)
184 -- Jacob Hinz (3-5)
197 -- Spencer Irick (2-4) or Jacob Kliemola (6-6)
285 -- Rudy Streck 2-6

Wt. #16 Northwestern University Wildcats (1-1 duals, 0-0 Big Ten)
125 -- Mike DeAugustino (1-1)
133 -- #3 (125) Sebastian Rivera (2-0)
141 -- Alec McKenna or Jack Tolin (0-2)
149 -- #10 Yahya Thomas (1-1)
157 -- #3 Ryan Deakin (2-0)
165 -- Shayne Oster (1-1)
174 -- #26 (165) Tyler Morland (1-1)
184 -- #25 Jack Jessen (0-2)
197 -- #16 Lucas Davison (2-0)
285 -- Jack Heyob (0-2)

No. 25 Purdue Pushes Past NDSU 22-12
Purdue University won seven of 10 matches including a pair of sudden victory decisions at 157 and 197 pounds to defeat North Dakota State 22-12 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 17, before 509 in Scheels Center ... No. 8-ranked 157-pounder Andrew Fogarty muscled his way to an 8-0 major decision over No. 24 Emil Soehnlen ... No. 26-ranked Brandon Metz snapped a Purdue run with a 9-6 decision over David Eli at 285 ... No. 7-ranked 133-pounder Cam Sykora closed the dual with an 18-3 tech fall at 5:08 over Marshall Craig -- the 35th in his career.

NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was No. 32 with 8.5 points in the WIN Tournament Power Index on Nov. 18 ... NDSU was No. 33 with 9.5 points on the TrackWrestling.com list on Nov 18.

Bison in the Individual Rankings
... Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Nov. 18) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 7 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 10 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 24 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 26 at 285;
... On the InterMat.com (Nov. 18) list, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 20 at 285;
... In TheOpenMat.com (Nov. 18) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 9 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165 pounds;
... In the FloWrestling (Nov. 18) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 19 at 285;
... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Nov. 18) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 7 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165.

One Champion as NDSU Wrestles at Pair of Open Tournaments on Nov. 16-17
Unattached 197-pound freshman Michael Nelson took home an individual title as North Dakota State University had wrestlers competing at the Finn Grinaker Open at Concordia College on Saturday, Nov. 16, and the Daktronics Open at South Dakota State in Brookings on Sunday, Nov. 17. Seven wrestlers placed in the top six overall.

Four NDSU Wrestlers Earn Bison Open Titles
Four current North Dakota State wrestlers, redshirt seniors Cordell Eaton and Andrew Fogarty, redshirt sophomore 285 Brandon Metz and redshirt freshman 157 Jared Franek, won individual championships at the 49th Bison Open on Nov. 9 ... Eaton and Fogarty both claimed their fourth career titles -- Eaton all at 197 pounds, and Fogarty one at 157 and three at 165 pounds ... It was the first titles for Metz and Franek ... NDSU had 14 wrestlers place in the top six at the tournament.

Bison Open with 24-9 Win over Cal State Bakersfield
North Dakota State won 7 of 10 matches including a tech fall from No. 12-ranked 133-pounder Cam Sykora and major decision from 125 McGwire Midkiff to defeat Cal State Bakersfield 24-9 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 3 in front of 489 spectators at the Scheels Center ... It was the 34th career tech fall for Sykora ...Other winners included 184 TJ Pottinger, 285 Brandon Metz, 141 Sawyer Degen, 157 Jared Franek and 165 Andrew Fogarty.