BROOKINGS, S.D. – North Dakota State wrestling's Devin Wasley and Ezekiel Witt led the Bison at the Daktronics Invitational, claiming individual titles at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Drew Blackburn-Forst also took the top spot in the heavyweight division.
 
Wasley claimed a win in his 197-pound round robin group with a pair of decision to advance to the first-place match. Wasley topped South Dakota State's Shane McConville 7-0 before defeating Minnesota's Silas Dailey 5-4 to win his group. Wasley then dominated in the final, defeating South Dakota State's Quin Morgan with a 16-1 tech fall.
 
Witt also picked up three wins at 125 pounds, topping everyone in his group, beginning with a 19-4 tech fall over Minnesota's Blake Beissel. Witt then secured a 5-1 win over South Dakota State's Logan Graf before securing a sweep of the group with an 8-2 win over Daniel Guanajuato of South Dakota State.
 
Drew Blackburn-Forst claimed the final title for NDSU, defeating fellow Bison Shilo Jones in the heavyweight final in tiebreakers.
 
Andrew McMonagle picked up one of the biggest wins of the day for the Bison, claiming a tiebreaker victory over #27 Brock Fettig of South Dakota State. McMonagle also had another win but fell in his final match to take second overall at 184 pounds, one of four runner-up finishes for NDSU.
 
Max Magayna also reached the first-place match at 174 pounds, securing a 6-1 win over South Dakota State's Jacob Fistler before a 7-5 win over another Jackrabbit, Connor Gaynor. Magayna secured the first takedown in the final, but ultimately fell to #27 Moses Esponoza-Owens of SDSU.
 
Tristan Daugherty won two of his three matches on the day at 133 pounds to secure a runner-up finish in the round robin. Daugherty started with a 4-1 win in sudden victory over South Dakota State's Logan Swenson. After falling to SDSU's Cale Seaton, Daugherty secured another sudden victory win over Nebraska's Hayden Mills.
 
Michael Olson claimed the final runner-up spot, as he went 1-1 on the day in the 141-pound weight class. Olson fell in his opening match 5-1 to #12 Julian Tagg of South Dakota State, but Olson responded with a 2-1 win over SDSU's Tyson Peach to take second in the three-wrestler group.
 
The Bison will return to action in a week, as NDSU travels to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on Northern Iowa in the first Big 12 dual of the season on Sunday, November 23. The dual is set to get underway at 1 p.m. at the McLeod Center.
 
Bison Results
125 | Witt, Ezekiel | 3-0 | 1^st Place
Win over Blake Beissel (Minnesota), TF 19-4
Win over Logan Graf (South Dakota State), Dec 5-1
Win over Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State), Dec 8-2
 
197 | Wasley, Devin | 3-0 | 1^st Place
Win over Shane McConville (South Dakota State), Dec 7-0
Win over Silas Dailey (Minnesota), Dec 5-4
Win over Quin Morgan (South Dakota State), TF 16-1
 
285 | Blackburn-Forst, Drew | 1-0 | 1^st Place
Win over Shilo Jones (North Dakota State), TB 2-2 RT
 
133 | Daugherty, Tristan | 2-1 | 2^nd Place
Win over Logan Swensen (South Dakota State), SV 4-1
Loss to Cale Seaton (South Dakota State), Dec 6-1
Win over Hayden Mills (Nebraska), SV 8-5
 
141 | Olson, Michael | 1-1 | 2^nd Place
Loss to #12 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State), Dec 5-1
Win over Tyson Peach (South Dakota State), Dec 2-1
 
174 | Magayna, Max | 2-1 | 2^nd Place
Win over Jacob Fistler (South Dakota State), Dec 6-1
Win over Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State), Dec 7-5
Loss to #27 Moses Esponoza-Owens (South Dakota State), MD 20-7
 
184 | McMonagle, Andrew | 2-1 | 2^nd Place
Win over #27 Brock Fettig (South Dakota State), TB 6-6 RT
Win over Burk Blasius (South Dakota State), Dec 2-0
Loss to Jared Thiry (South Dakota State), Dec 4-2
 
285 | Jones, Shilo | 0-1 | 2^nd Place
Loss to Drew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State), TB 2-2 RT
 
125 | Tanimoto, Kody | 0-3
Loss to #27 Brady Roark (South Dakota State), MD 15-2
Loss to Ostin Blanchard (North Dakota State), Dec 4-0
Loss to Logan Graf (South Dakota State), Dec 4-2
 
125 | Blanchard, Ostin | 1-2
Loss to #27 Brady Roark (South Dakota State), TF 17-2
Win over Kody Tanimoto (North Dakota State), Dec 4-0
Loss to Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State), Dec 7-2
 
157 | Dean, Brandon | 0-4
Loss to Zach Ballante (South Dakota State), Dec 3-0
Loss to #22 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State), TF 18-2
Loss to Jack Nelson (Minnesota), Dec 3-0
Loss to Bas Diaz (South Dakota State), TF 17-2
 
165 | Greenley, Boeden | 1-2
Loss to Marcus Esponoza-Owens (South Dakota State), MD 18-7
Loss to Jacob Herm (South Dakota State), MD 16-6
Win over Porter Craig (North Dakota State), Dec 11-7
 
165 | Craig, Porter | 0-3
Loss to Jacob Herm (South Dakota State), TF 17-2
Loss to Marcus Esponoza-Owens (South Dakota State), TF 19-3
Loss to Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State), Dec 11-7
 
197 | Cherne, Adam | 1-2
Win over Bradley Whitright (North Dakota State), Dec 6-2
Loss to Quin Morgan (South Dakota State), Fall 4:49
Loss to Silas Dailey (Minnesota), Dec 12-7
 
197 | Whitright, Bradley | 1-2
Loss to Adam Cherne (North Dakota State), Dec 6-2
Loss to Quin Morgan (South Dakota State), TF 15-0
Win over Shane McConville (South Dakota State), SV 4-1