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North Dakota State University 2014-15 Wrestling Team Photo Front Row (Seated, L to R) – Tirso Lara, Mitch Bengtson, Kyle Gliva, Hunter Weber, Clay Cathey, Nick O’Brien, Clay Ream, Mitchell Friedman. Middle Row (Kneeling, L to R) – Justin Scherkenbach, Steven Keogh, Cole Sladek, Mark Voss, Charley Popp, Kurtis Julson, Trevour Chavez, Blake Carlisle, Alex Blaney. Back Row (Standing, L to R) – Tyler McNutt, Collin Sohn, Tommy Petersen, Evan Knutson, Nate Rykerd, Jerrad Nieland, Hayden Zillmer, Alex Stuhl, Grant Nehring, Adam Freimund. Not pictured – Anthony Caputo, Matthew Gray, Kade Johnson, Josh Rodriguez, Joe Umlauf, Tommy Walton.
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Players

  • 5'7" 141 lbs

    Mitch Bengtson

    RFr. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Apollo HS
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    Redshirt Freshman St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Apollo HS
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  • 5'9" 149 lbs

    Alex Blaney

    RFr. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS
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  • 5'10" 157 lbs

    Anthony Caputo

    Jr. Red Lake Falls, Minn. Crookston HS
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    Junior Red Lake Falls, Minn. Crookston HS
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  • 5'10" 149 lbs

    Blake Carlisle

    Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake HS
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    Freshman Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake HS
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  • 5'6" 133 lbs

    Clay Cathey

    So. Billings, Mont. Skyview HS
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    Sophomore Billings, Mont. Skyview HS
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  • 5'9" 165 lbs

    Trevour Chavez

    RFr. Bethel, Alaska Bethel Regional HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Bethel, Alaska Bethel Regional HS
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  • 6'3" 285 lbs

    Adam Freimund

    Fr. Harvard, Ill. Harvard HS
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    Freshman Harvard, Ill. Harvard HS
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  • 5'7" 149 lbs

    Mitch Friedman

    RFr. Oconto Falls, Wis. Oconto Falls HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Oconto Falls, Wis. Oconto Falls HS
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  • 5'7" 133 lbs

    Kyle Gliva

    RFr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
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  • 5'11" 165 lbs

    Matthew Gray

    So. Twin Lakes, Wis. Wilmot HS
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    Sophomore Twin Lakes, Wis. Wilmot HS
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  • 6'1" 184 lbs

    Kade Johnson

    Fr. Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji HS
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    Freshman Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji HS
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  • 5'11" 184 lbs

    Kurtis Julson

    Sr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
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    Senior Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
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  • 5'9" 157 lbs

    Steven Keogh

    RSo. Thief River Falls, Minn. Thief River Falls HS Minnesota
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    Redshirt Sophomore Thief River Falls, Minn. Thief River Falls HS Minnesota
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  • 6'1" 285 lbs

    Evan Knutson

    Sr. Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
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    Senior Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
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  • 5'5" 125 lbs

    Tirso Lara

    RFr. Imperial, Calif. Poway HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Imperial, Calif. Poway HS
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  • 6'2" 174 lbs

    Tyler McNutt

    Fr. St. Joseph, Mo. Benton HS
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    Freshman St. Joseph, Mo. Benton HS
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  • 6'0" 157 lbs

    Grant Nehring

    RFr. Kimball, Minn. St. Cloud Christian HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Kimball, Minn. St. Cloud Christian HS
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  • 6'2" 285 lbs

    Jerrad Nieland

    RFr. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Tech HS
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    Redshirt Freshman St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Tech HS
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  • 5'6" 133 lbs

    Nick O'Brien

    Fr. Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
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    Freshman Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
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  • 6'2" 197 lbs

    Tommy Petersen

    RFr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South HS
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  • 5'10" 165 lbs

    Charley Popp

    Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge HS
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    Freshman Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge HS
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  • 5'9" 149 lbs

    Clay Ream

    RFr. Wentzville, Mo. Holt HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Wentzville, Mo. Holt HS
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  • 5'3" 125 lbs

    Josh Rodriguez

    RSo. Guadalupe, Calif. Righetti HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore Guadalupe, Calif. Righetti HS
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  • 6'0" 149 lbs

    Nate Rykerd

    RFr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis-Palmer HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis-Palmer HS
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  • 5'7" 133 lbs

    Justin Scherkenbach

    So. Muskego, Wis. Muskego HS
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    Sophomore Muskego, Wis. Muskego HS
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  • 5'7" 157 lbs

    Cole Sladek

    RFr. St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
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    Redshirt Freshman St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
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  • 6'2" 174 lbs

    Collin Sohn

    Fr. Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
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    Freshman Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
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  • 6'0" 149 lbs

    Alex Stuhl

    Fr. Prescott, Wis. Prescott HS
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    Freshman Prescott, Wis. Prescott HS
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  • 5'9" 149 lbs

    Joe Umlauf

    RFr. Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
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  • 5'7" 141 lbs

    Mark Voss

    Fr. Monticello, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
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    Freshman Monticello, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
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  • 5'9" 133 lbs

    Tommy Walton

    RFr. Fargo, N.D. Fargo North HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Fargo, N.D. Fargo North HS
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  • 5'8" 125 lbs

    Hunter Weber

    So. Marshall, Wis. Marshall HS
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    Sophomore Marshall, Wis. Marshall HS
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  • 6'0" 184 lbs

    Hayden Zillmer

    Jr. Crosby, Minn. Crosby-Ironton HS
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    Junior Crosby, Minn. Crosby-Ironton HS
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Staff Roster

Wrestling Coaching Staff

Wrestling Support Staff

  • Video Coordinator

    Steven Monk

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  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Ryan Napoli

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer

    Mike Kjellerson

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  • Athletic Program Assistant

    Nancy Erickson

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2014-15 Wrestling Roster
Full Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School
Mitch Bengtson 5-7 141 RFr. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Apollo HS
Alex Blaney 5-9 149 RFr. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS
Anthony Caputo 5-10 157 Jr. Red Lake Falls, Minn. Crookston HS
Blake Carlisle 5-10 149 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake HS
Clay Cathey 5-6 133 So. Billings, Mont. Skyview HS
Trevour Chavez 5-9 165 RFr. Bethel, Alaska Bethel Regional HS
Adam Freimund 6-3 285 Fr. Harvard, Ill. Harvard HS
Mitch Friedman 5-7 149 RFr. Oconto Falls, Wis. Oconto Falls HS
Kyle Gliva 5-7 133 RFr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
Matthew Gray 5-11 165 So. Twin Lakes, Wis. Wilmot HS
Kade Johnson 6-1 184 Fr. Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji HS
Kurtis Julson 5-11 184 Sr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley HS
Steven Keogh 5-9 157 RSo. Thief River Falls, Minn. Thief River Falls HS Minnesota
Evan Knutson 6-1 285 Sr. Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
Tirso Lara 5-5 125 RFr. Imperial, Calif. Poway HS
Tyler McNutt 6-2 174 Fr. St. Joseph, Mo. Benton HS
Grant Nehring 6-0 157 RFr. Kimball, Minn. St. Cloud Christian HS
Jerrad Nieland 6-2 285 RFr. St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Tech HS
Nick O'Brien 5-6 133 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
Tommy Petersen 6-2 197 RFr. Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville South HS
Charley Popp 5-10 165 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge HS
Clay Ream 5-9 149 RFr. Wentzville, Mo. Holt HS
Josh Rodriguez 5-3 125 RSo. Guadalupe, Calif. Righetti HS
Nate Rykerd 6-0 149 RFr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis-Palmer HS
Justin Scherkenbach 5-7 133 So. Muskego, Wis. Muskego HS
Cole Sladek 5-7 157 RFr. St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
Collin Sohn 6-2 174 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. Wayzata HS
Alex Stuhl 6-0 149 Fr. Prescott, Wis. Prescott HS
Joe Umlauf 5-9 149 RFr. Wausau, Wis. Wausau West HS
Mark Voss 5-7 141 Fr. Monticello, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS
Tommy Walton 5-9 133 RFr. Fargo, N.D. Fargo North HS
Hunter Weber 5-8 125 So. Marshall, Wis. Marshall HS
Hayden Zillmer 6-0 184 Jr. Crosby, Minn. Crosby-Ironton HS

Wrestling Coaching Staff

Wrestling - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Roger Kish Roger Kish Head Coach
Manny Rivera Manny Rivera Assistant Coach
Derek St. John Derek St. John Assistant Coach
Richard Bird Richard Byrd Volunteer Assistant Coach

Wrestling Support Staff

Wrestling - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Steven Monk Video Coordinator
Ryan Napoli Ryan Napoli Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Mike Kjellerson Mike Kjellerson Assistant Athletic Trainer
Nancy Erickson Nancy Erickson Athletic Program Assistant

Staff Roster

Wrestling Coaching Staff

Wrestling Support Staff