THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. – North Dakota State 141-pounder Sawyer Degen, 174 Jimmy Noel and unattached 184 Gary Wokojance each won titles at the Northland Open hosted by Northland Community & Technical College on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Lincoln High School.
 
Five NDSU wrestlers compiled an 11-0 record during the tournament with a pair of pins, two tech fall and three major decisions. Degen (11-7 overall, 2-0 Northland Open) had a fall and major decision. Noel (9-4, 3-0) recorded a pair of major decisions and Wokojance (8-6, 2-0) notched two tech falls.
 
In addition, Jesse Shearer (5-2, 2-0) posted a pair of decisions to place second at 174 pounds, while TJ Pottinger (9-8, 2-0) had a pin and was runner-up at 184.
 
141 Sawyer Degen
Overall: 11-7 / Northland Open: 2-0
at Northland Open (2-1-20, 1st Place)
W fall Rees Lehman (Southwest Minnesota State), 2:42
W major dec Benjamin Bogart (Concordia), MD 11-3
 
174 Jimmy Noel
Overall: 9-4 / Northland Open: 3-0
at Northland Open (2-1-20, 1st Place)
W major dec Micheal Abeyta (Unattached), MD 12-3
W major dec Cody Dravis (Minnesota State Moorhead), MD 12-3
W medical forfeit Jesse Shearer (NDSU), MFF
 
174 Jesse Shearer
Overall: 5-2 / Northland Open: 2-0
at Northland Open (2-1-20, 2nd Place)
W dec Cody Dravis (Minnesota State Moorhead), 5-3
W dec Micheal Abeyta (Unattached), 12-9
 Medical forfeit Jimmy Noel (NDSU), MFF
 
184 Gary Wokojance
Overall: 8-6 / Northland Open: 2-0
at Northland Open (2-1-20, Unattached 1st Place)
W tech fall Steven Abbott (Minnesota State Moorhead), TF 16-1
W tech fall Dale Grindahl (Northland), TF 20-4
 
184 TJ Pottinger
Overall: 9-8 / Northland Open: 2-0
at Northland Open (2-1-20, 2nd Place)
W fall Dale Grindahl (Northland), 4:48
W dec Steven Abbott (Minnesota State Moorhead), 8-6