FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State wrestling heads back on the road this week, traveling to the Charlotte, North Carolina area for the Davidson Duals on Friday, January 16 at the Baker Sports Complex on the campus of Davidson College.
 
NDSU is set to face Bucknell, Davidson and Lock Haven, with the event beginning at 9 a.m. CT against Bucknell. NDSU will face host Davidson at 1:30 p.m. CT and close out vs. Lock Haven at 3:30 p.m. CT.
 
Davidson Duals Coverage
Friday's duals will all be streamed live on FloWrestling and will also have live results through TrackWrestling. Links for coverage will be available on GoBison.com.
 
North Dakota State Probable Lineup
125: #17 Ezekiel Witt (13-7) or Kody Tanimoto (7-10)
133: #31 Tristan Daugherty (7-8)
141: Michael Olson (6-8) or Aidan Wells (6-7)
149: #24 Max Petersen (6-5)
157: Gavin Drexler (3-7)
165: Boeden Greenley (11-8) or Tyler Secoy (1-6)
174: Max Magayna (8-9)
184: #27 Aidan Brenot (6-5) or Andrew McMonagle (11-6)
197: Devin Wasley (12-6)
285: Shilo Jones (5-7)
 
Bucknell Probable Lineup
125: Kade Davidheiser (3-6)
133: Bryce Manera (6-5)
141: #31 Dylan Chappell (12-6) or Braden Bower (0-6)
149: Riley Bower (5-4)
157: Cade Wirnsberger (8-5) or Aiden Davis (4-3)
165: #22 Noah Mulvaney (15-3)
174: #21 Myles Takats (10-4)
184: Tyler Bienus (10-8) or Mikey Bartush (7-7)
197: #10 Dillon Bechtold (4-1)
285: #30 Lucas Lawler (12-7)
 
Davidson Probable Lineup
125: Brady Joling (8-8)
133: Luke Passarelli (5-11)
141: Marley Washington (4-13)
149: Anderson Heap (9-8)
157: Tanner Peake (9-8) or Anwar Alli (9-8)
165: Tyson Sherlock (3-3) or Bryce Griffin (9-6)
174: Marc Koch (8-10)
184: Cody Kirk (8-8) or Josh Lange (1-9)
197: Dylan Smith (5-5) or Daniel Elyash (3-7)
285: DJ Spring (2-13)
 
Lock Haven Probable Lineup
125: Curtis Nelson (3-10)
133: Gable Strickland (9-6)
141: #19 Wyatt Henson (12-3)
149: #20 Lucas Kapusta (9-2) or Hunter Gould (12-8)
157: Nick Stampoulos (9-4)
165: Ousmane Duncanson (8-8) or Nick Kunstek (4-5)
174: Avery Bassett (14-5)
184: Sam Gautreau (10-6) or Cole Bartram (8-4)
197: Tucker Hogan (9-5)
285: Kade Sottolano (14-4)
 
Series History
North Dakota State will meet the Bucknell Bison and Davidson Wildcats for the first time in program history on Friday. NDSU has faced Lock Haven just once all-time, with the lone meeting coming on January 22, 1972. NDSU won the dual, topping the Bald Eagles 26-15 at Lock Haven in Pennsylvania.
 
Ranked Bison
Five Bison are ranked heading into Friday's duals. Ezekiel Witt (125) leads the way for NDSU sitting at #19 in the Flo rankings and #17 in Intermat. Max Petersen (149) sits at #23 in Flo and #24 in InterMat. Aidan Brenot (184) is #27 in InterMat and #33 in Flo. Tristan Daugherty (133) is #31 in InterMat and Devin Wasley (197) sits at #31 in Flo.
 
Looking Ahead
North Dakota State returns home to the Scheels Center, as the Bison take on California Baptist in the first of three-straight duals at home to close out the home schedule for the 25-26 season. The Bison host the Lancers on Sunday, January 25, with the dual set to get underway at 1 p.m. inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.