FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State wrestling wraps up 2025 on Saturday at the Journeymen Collegiate National Duals hosted at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bison will take on No. 23 Stanford at 2 p.m., before facing No. 1 Penn State at 4 p.m.
 
North Dakota State Lineup
125 | #31 Ezekiel Witt
133 | #29 Tristan Daugherty or Ostin Blanchard
141 | Michael Olson
149 | #24 Max Petersen
157 | #21 Gavin Drexler
165 | Boeden Greenley or Tyler Secoy
174 | Max Magayna
184 | #17 Aidan Brenot or Andrew McMonagle
197 | Devin Wasley
285 | Drew Blackburn-Forst or Shilo Jones
 
#23 Stanford Lineup
125 | #12 Nico Provo or Edwin Sierra
133 | #6 Tyler Knox
141 | #15 Jack Consiglio or Lain Yapoujian
149 | #14 Aden Valencia
157 | #5 Daniel Cardenas or Jack De Sena
165 | EJ Parco
174 | Lorenzo Norman or Collin Guffey
184 | Abraham Wojcikiewicz
197 | #19 Angelo Posada or Brokton Borelli
285 | Luke Duthie
 
#1 Penn State Lineup
125 | #2 Luke Lilledahl
133 | #10 Marcus Blaze
141 | #7 Aaron Nagao or Nate Desmond or Cael Nasdeo
149 | #1 Shayne Van Ness
157 | #8 PJ Duke or Joe Sealey
165 | #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink
174 | #1 Levi Haines
184 | #4 Rocco Welsh
197 | #8 Connor Mirasola or Josh Barr
285 | #13 Cole Mirasola or Lucas Cochran
 
Dual Coverage
Saturday's duals will be streamed live online through FloWrestling and will also have live results through FloWrestling. Links for coverage will be available on GoBison.com.
 
The Series
NDSU meets Stanford for the fourth time in program history, holding a 2-1 record against the Cardinal. Stanford won the last meeting 26-17 in 2023. The Bison will take on Penn State for the second time and the first meeting since 2007. Penn State won 39-3 in the only other meeting.
 
Ranked Bison
Five Bison are ranked headed to Nashville. Aidan Brenot (184) leads the way and at #17 in InterMat and #19 in Flo. Gavin Drexler (157) sits at #21 in both rankings. Max Petersen (149) has moved up in both polls and sits at #23 in Flo and #24 in InterMat. Tristan Daugherty (133) is #29 in InterMat and #31 in Flo, while Ezekiel Witt (125) rounds out the Bison ranked and sits at #31 in InterMat and #32 by Flo.
 
Wasley Streak At 8
Devin Wasley dropped his first two matches after moving up from 174 to 197 to start the year. However, the junior has reeled off eight in a row, also avenging his second loss last time out at Minnesota.
 
Wasley, Petersen Record Key Wins at Minnesota
Devin Wasley won on his return to Maturi Pavilion, as the Minnesota transfer scored a third-period reversal and then a takedown to top Gabe Nagel at 197 pounds with a 6-3 victory.
 
Max Petersen also came from behind to secure a 7-5 win over Drew Roberts, his first dual win in his home state. Petersen scored two third-period takedowns to avenge a 2-1 sudden victory loss to Roberts in 23.
 
Witt, Petersen Record Upsets at UNI
Ezekiel Witt started off the dual at Northern Iowa with an upset in the final seconds. Trailing 1-0 after selecting neutral to start the third, Witt secured a takedown of #14 Trever Anderson with just two seconds remaining to secure a 3-1 victory.
 
Max Petersen made his season debut and picked up another upset, securing a 6-5 win over #16 Caleb Rathjen. Petersen had a takedown into four swipes and was nearing a pin with Rathjen all but flat on his back when the matched was stopped, due to an injury to Rathjen. However, the match resumed a minute later and near fall points were taken away. However, Petersen held on for the victory.
 
Bison Face Strong Schedule
Including this week's trip to Nashville, all five of NDSU's Division I opponents so far this season are currently ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. At the beginning of the season, the Bison were set to face seven programs that started the 2025-26 season in the top 25, along with three other programs that received votes in the opening rankings of the year. The Bison have six traditional Power 4 programs on the schedule, with four of those duals coming in the first two months of the season.
 
Looking Ahead
North Dakota State will return to action after the turn of the new year, sending split squads to the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa on January 3-4.