Friday, December 6
Las Vegas, Nev.
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North Dakota State
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Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
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NDSU Competes at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6-7, Dragon Open Dec. 8
12/4/2019 11:59:00 AM | Wrestling
North Dakota State (3-2, 0-0 #Big12WR) will send nine wrestlers to compete at the 2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6-7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center ... Wrestling starts at 11 a.m. Central Time both days, championship round at 5 p.m. CT on Dec. 7 ... Teams expected to attend include #4 Arizona State, Binghamton, Cal Poly, Clarion, Cal State Bakersfield, The Citadel, #17 Cornell, Edinboro, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Harvard, Hofstra, #11 Iowa State, Kent State, #22 Michigan, #15 Minnesota, Nebraska Kearney, #2 Nebraska, Northwestern, #6 NC State, Northern Colorado, #16 Northern Iowa, #7 Ohio State, Oklahoma, #23 Purdue, Sacred Heart, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, #5 Virginia Tech, #24 Virginia, Wyoming ... The rest of the NDSU roster will compete at the Minnesota State Moorhead Dragon Invitational beginning at 11 a.m. on Dec. 8 at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.
Coverage
Live scoring and video for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational provided through FloWrestling.org/arena ... Results for the MSUM Dragon Open can be found at TrackWrestling.com.
Up Next
North Dakota State will send wrestlers to compete at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 1-2.
NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was tied for No. 37 with 5 points on the TrackWrestling.com list on Dec. 2,and tied for No. 29 in the WIN Wrestling Magazine TPI with 11.5 points.
Bison in the Individual Rankings
... Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 9 at 133 pounds, Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 32 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 26 at 285;
... On the InterMat.com (Dec. 2) list, Cam Sykora was No. 10 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 19 at 285;
... In TheOpenMat.com (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 9 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165 pounds;
... In the FloWrestling (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 18 at 285;
... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 6 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165.
Bonus Points Carry Bison Past Augustana 32-9
North Dakota State won eight bouts including a pair of tech falls and four major decisions to defeat Augustana (S.D.) 32-9 in a non-conference dual on Dec. 1 before 321 fans in Scheels Center ... It was the first meeting between the two former NCC combatants since Feb. 1, 2004 ... NDSU 165 Andrew Fogarty and 197 Cole Witzig each recorded tech falls.
No. 16 Northwestern Tops NDSU 28-18
No. 16-ranked Northwestern recorded four major decisions in defeating North Dakota State 28-18 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 24 before 776 in Welsh-Ryan Arena ... All three Bison wins came by pin by 141 Sawyer Degen, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 285 Brandon Metz.
Bison Turn Over Indiana 26-12
North Dakota State won seven of 10 bouts including a pin from 165 Andrew Fogarty and tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora to defeat Indiana University 26-12 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 22 before 1,501 fans in Wilkinson Hall.
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 ... NDSU had a tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora, a major decision by 165 Andrew Fogarty and win from 285 Brandon Metz.
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.
Coverage
Live scoring and video for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational provided through FloWrestling.org/arena ... Results for the MSUM Dragon Open can be found at TrackWrestling.com.
Up Next
North Dakota State will send wrestlers to compete at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 1-2.
NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State was tied for No. 37 with 5 points on the TrackWrestling.com list on Dec. 2,and tied for No. 29 in the WIN Wrestling Magazine TPI with 11.5 points.
Bison in the Individual Rankings
... Individually, in the Track Wrestling (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 9 at 133 pounds, Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165, Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 32 at 174, and Brandon Metz was No. 26 at 285;
... On the InterMat.com (Dec. 2) list, Cam Sykora was No. 10 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 19 at 285;
... In TheOpenMat.com (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 9 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165 pounds;
... In the FloWrestling (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 8 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 8 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 18 at 285;
... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (Dec. 2) rankings, Cam Sykora was No. 6 at 133, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 9 at 165.
Bonus Points Carry Bison Past Augustana 32-9
North Dakota State won eight bouts including a pair of tech falls and four major decisions to defeat Augustana (S.D.) 32-9 in a non-conference dual on Dec. 1 before 321 fans in Scheels Center ... It was the first meeting between the two former NCC combatants since Feb. 1, 2004 ... NDSU 165 Andrew Fogarty and 197 Cole Witzig each recorded tech falls.
No. 16 Northwestern Tops NDSU 28-18
No. 16-ranked Northwestern recorded four major decisions in defeating North Dakota State 28-18 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 24 before 776 in Welsh-Ryan Arena ... All three Bison wins came by pin by 141 Sawyer Degen, 165 Andrew Fogarty and 285 Brandon Metz.
Bison Turn Over Indiana 26-12
North Dakota State won seven of 10 bouts including a pin from 165 Andrew Fogarty and tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora to defeat Indiana University 26-12 in a non-conference dual on Nov. 22 before 1,501 fans in Wilkinson Hall.
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 ... NDSU had a tech fall from 133 Cam Sykora, a major decision by 165 Andrew Fogarty and win from 285 Brandon Metz.
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.
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