NDSU Sends Four to 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh

Thursday, March 21

Pittsburgh, Pa.

11 a.m. CT

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NDSU Sends Four to 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh

3/19/2019 9:14:00 AM | Wrestling

NDSU Wrestling Release.pdf
NCAA Brackets.pdf (Updated 3-20-19)

North Dakota State (10-6, 5-4 #Big12WR) is scheduled to compete at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23, in PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... The schedule:

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
PPG Paints Arena / Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thursday, March 21
Session I -- 11 a.m. CT, First round ESPNU/ESPN3
Session II -- 6 p.m. CT, Second round ESPN/ESPN3
Friday, March 22
Session III -- 10 a.m. CT, Quarterfinals, consolation ESPNU/ESPN3
Session IV -- 7 p.m. CT, Semifinals, consolation ESPN/ESPN3
Saturday, March 23
Session V -- 10 a.m. CT, Medal round ESPNU/ESPN3
Session VI -- 6 p.m. CT, Championship ESPN/ESPN3

Coverage
Live scoring provided by TrackWrestling.com ... ESPN family of networks will provide every mat, every match coverage over the three-day event.

The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State Bison (10-6 duals, 5-4 #Big12WR duals / 8th #Big12WR/53.5 pts)
125 – NCAA AQ #10 Brent Fleetwood (24-4) vs. Carmen Ferrante, Penn (24-8)
Fleetwood makes third NCAA appearance, 1-4 (with Central Michigan)
133 – NCAA AtL Cam Sykora (20-8) vs. #12 Montorie Bridges, Wyoming (29-8)
Sykora makes third NCAA appearance, 2-4 record -- 0-2 vs. Bridges in career
165 – NCAA AQ #13 Andrew Fogarty (20-4) vs. Tyler Marinelli, Gardner-Webb (26-2)
Fogarty makes third NCAA appearance, 1-4 record -- first meeting vs. Marinelli
174 – NCAA AQ Lorenzo De La Riva (26-9) vs. #9 Devin Skatzka, Minnesota (26-8)
De La Riva makes second NCAA appearance, 0-2 record with Cal State Bakersfield in 2017
#NCAAWR Seed

NDSU and the Division I Championships
Best NCAA Division I team finish for North Dakota State came in 2014 when the Bison were 21st with 20.5 points ... NDSU tied for 41st in team standings in 2018 with 3 points.

NDSU and Division I All-Americans
North Dakota State looks to add a name or two on the Division I All-American list that includes Bill Demaray (1971, 7th 177 pounds), Lee Petersen (1973, 4th 142; 1974, 7th 142), Brad Rheingans (1975, 4th 190), Mike Langlais (1984, 6th 150), Pat Johannes (1988, 7th 177), Trent Sprenkle (2013, 5th 125), Steven Monk (2014, 3rd 165), Kurtis Julson (2015, 8th, 174) and Hayden Zillmer (2015, 8th, 184) ... Nine different athletes have earned 10 Division I All-America honors ... North Dakota State has 184 All-Americans overall including 30 Division II national champions.

#BamBam And the Tech Falls
North Dakota State 133-pounder Cam Sykora (20-8) was listed at No. 7 in NCAA Division I tech falls with nine in 50:53 ... #BamBam has recorded 33 tech falls in his career.

#BabyFaceAssassin Win Streak Snapped at 12, #TheCloser Broken at 11
North Dakota State 165 Andrew Fogarty (20-4) had a 12-match winning streak snapped in the Big 12 wrestling finals 8-6 sudden victory-1 lost to Demetrirus Romero ... Since a loss to West Virginia's Nick Kiussis on Dec .30, Fogarty rolled up a dozen straight including four falls, three tech falls and two major decisions ... NDSU 125 Brent Fleetwood (24-4) had an 11-bout win streak broken in the Big 12 wrestling finals loss to Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni ... Since a loss to Oregon State's Ronnie Bresser on Dec. 20, Fleetwood's 11 wins included a pair of falls, two tech falls and a major decision ... Fleetwood also had two sudden victory-1 decisions over Oklahoma's Christian Moody.

NDSU in Team Rankings
North Dakota State received votes toward the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll on Feb. 26 ... The Bison were No. 25 in the WIN Wrestling dual rankings (2-25-19) and No. 30 with 8 points in the WIN Tournament Power Index on March 11 ... NDSU was No. 33 with 5 points on the TrackWrestling.com list on March 12.

Bison in the Individual Rankings
... Individually, in the NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking (March 14), Brent Fleetwood was No. 9 at 125 pounds, Cam Sykora was No. 17 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 12 at 165, and Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 24 at 174 ... In the NCAA RPI (March 14), Brent Fleetwood was No. 13 at 125, Cam Sykora was No. 19 at 133, Andrew Fogarty was No. 15 at 165, and Brandon Metz was No. 25 at 285;
... In the Track Wrestling (March 12) rankings, Brent Fleetwood was No. 10 at 125, Andrew Fogarty was No. 19 at 165, and Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 18 at 174;
... On the InterMat.com (March 12) list, Brent Fleeetwood was No. 9 at 125, Andrew Fogarty was No. 10 at 165, and Lorenzo De Le Riva was No. 20 at 174;
... In TheOpenMat.com (March 12) rankings, Brent Fleetwood was No. 10 at 125, Andrew Fogarty was No. 11 at 165 pounds, and Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 20 at 174;
... In the FloWrestling rankings (March 11) Brent Fleetwood was No. 7 at 125, Andrew Fogarty was No. 14 at 165, and Lorenzo De La Riva was No. 18 at 174,
... And, in the WIN Wrestling Magazine (March 11) rankings, Brent Fleetwood was No. 7 at 125, and Andrew Fogarty was No. 12 at 165.

Fleetwood, Fogarty Big 12 Runner-up; NDSU 8th in Team Standings
North Dakota State 125-pounder Brent Fleetwood and 165 Andrew Fogarty were runner-up in their respective weight classes at the Big 12 Conference Championships on March 10, in the BOK Center. NDSU 174 Lorenzo De La Riva claimed third place, while 157 Luke Weber was sixth ... Fleetwood, Fogarty and De La Riva all earned automatic invites to the NCAA tournament ... The Bison, with 53.5 points finished eighth in the team standings.

NDSU Places 11 on the Academic All-Big 12 Conference Wrestling Team
North Dakota State placed 11 student-athletes on the 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling team announced Feb. 21 by the conference office. Redshirt senior 184 Tyler McNutt was a three-time second-team pick before moving up to the first team this season. NDSU 197-pounder Cordell Eaton and 157 Nick Knutson both registered 4.0 grade point averages the previous two semesters and were two of 10 Bison wrestlers named to the first team. Eaton is a three-time selection, while Knutson made the jump to the first team this year. Joining McNutt, Eaton and Knutson on the first team are 125 Paul Bianchi, 141 Sawyer Degen, 285 Brandon Metz, 141 Taylor Nein, 174 Jesse Shearer, 285 Dan Stibral and 149 Gavin Sutton. Bianchi and Stibral are both two-time selections. NDSU 133 Cam Sykora was named to the second team.