FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State wrestling hosts Concordia-Moorhead in the only home dual of the fall semester on November 13. The dual against the Cobbers is set to get underway at 6 p.m. inside the Scheels Center in the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
 
Dual Coverage
The dual against Concordia-Moorhead will be televised live on WDAY Xtra. Check GoBison.com for full channel listings and coverage areas. The dual will also be streamed live on NDSU All-Access and will also have live results through TrackWrestling. Links for coverage will be available on GoBison.com.
 
Tickets
Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for youth ages 3-17. Tickets are available online at GoBison.com/tickets or by calling/visiting the Bison Ticket Office, located in the south lobby of the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Tickets will also be available on Thursday at the door.
 
The Series
NDSU meets Concordia-Moorhead for the 34th time in series history on Thursday, but the first meeting since December 8, 1982. The Bison lead the overall series 22-10-1 and NDSU has won 17-straight duals overall in the series, dating back to a 21-12 win in the 1966-67 season.
 
Concordia-Moorhead Lineup
125: Hunter Mars
133: Kie Anderson
141: Jack Major or Aiden Downing
149: Jackson Marr or Zach Thompson
157: Chris Acuna
165: Zach Pribyl or Nick Ankeny
174: Brody Duke
184: Isaiah Schmitz
197: Will Freking
285: Zach Carnes
 
North Dakota State Lineup
125: Ezekiel Witt
133: Ostin Blanchard or Kody Tanimoto
141: Devon Harrison
149: Gabriel Gallardo
157: Brandon Dean
165:  Boeden Greenley or Porter Craig
174: Luke Hoag
184: Andrew McMonagle
197: Devin Wasley
285: Shilo Jones
 
Ranked Bison
North Dakota State has five Bison ranked in some of the major rankings headed into the week led by 2025 NCAA Qualifiers 157 Gavin Drexler and 184 Aidan Brenot. Drexler sits at #9 by InterMat and #18 by FloWrestling. Brenot is #11 in the InterMat rankings and #18 in Flo.
 
Fellow 2025 NCAA qualifier 133 Tristan Daugherty is 29 in InterMat and in Flo after moving up from 125 last year. 125 Ezekiel Witt and 149 Max Petersen also appear in the rankings this week.
 
NDSU Set to Give Five Bison Dual debut
Six Bison in five different weight classes are set to make their NDSU dual debut on Thursday night. Either Ostin Blanchard or Kody Tanimoto are slated to start at 133 pounds. Tanimoto, a redshirt freshman, has not started in a dual, while Blanchard could make his NDSU debut after transferring from Bellarmine.
 
Devon Harrison (141), Gabriel Gallardo (149), Brandon Dean (157) and Luke Hoag (174) are all true freshman who are scheduled to weigh in and start in the dual vs. the Cobbers. Fellow true freshman Porter Craig (165) is also scheduled to weigh in and is likely set to wrestle in an extra match at the dual.
 
Daugherty, Olson Claim Bison Open Titles
Tristan Daugherty and Michael Olson claimed individual titles at the 54th annual Bison Open. Daugherty claimed an individual title at 133 pounds, while Olson won at 141 pounds, with both wrestlers winning both of their matches.
 
Daugherty started off with a 7-4 victory over South Dakota State's Kenton Cooke to reach the final. Daugherty then wrestled a shutout over Minnesota's Brandon Morvari with a takedown and an escape in the 133-pound title match.
 
Olson started off his day with a takedown and an escape in a 4-2 win over Liam Neitzel of South Dakota State to reach the final. Olson then picked up a 3-1 victory over Minnesota's Dawson Johnson in the final to claim the 141-pound green bracket title.
 
Looking Ahead
North Dakota State will head south to Brookings, South Dakota on Sunday for the Daktronics Invitational. The event is set to get underway at 9 a.m. inside the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.