Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) [Day 1] – The No. 13 Northern State University wrestling team advanced five wrestlers to the second day of competition from the Midwest Classic. No. 1 Wyatt Turnquist leads the Wolves in the semifinal round, while No. 11 Jason Henschel Jr., Braydon Mogle, No. 10 Devin Bahr, and Nathan Schauer will battle through the consolation bracket. Northern sits in ninth overall with 59.0 team points heading into Sunday.
ADVANCING WOLVES
- Henschel Jr. went 2-1 on the first day with victories over Ben Guilliam of Newberry (Fall 1:02) and Gavin Ritter of Findlay (Fall 1:05)
- He battled in the quarterfinals, ultimately falling in an 8-7 decision to Elijah Lusk of Lander and will face Evan Binder of Maryville in the consolation semifinals
- Mogle rattled off three wins to open his day against Eric Cain of Allen (Maj. 17-4), Kade Millsaps of Lincoln Memorial (TF 15-0), and No. 7 Jake Niffenegger of Mercyhurst (SV-1 8-5)
- The 141-pounder fell in the quarterfinal round to Cayden Henschel of Parkside (Dec 10-4) and will face Ronan Schuelke of McKendree in the consolation semifinals
- Turnquist heads to the semifinals with a 4-0 record, notching wins over Marcell Dely of Fort Hays State (Fall 6:59), Bret Minnick of Mercyhurst (TF 15-0), Torry Early of Chadron State (Fall 1:32), and No. 12 Dallas Wilson of Mount Olive (Dec 7-5)
- He will face Ryan Moore of Thomas More to kick-off his Sunday
- Bahr notched a 3-1 record with wins over Carson Freeman of Montevallo (Fall 1:30), John Bamvakais of Maryville (TF 17-1), and Ryan Wilson of Western Colorado (Dec 9-8)
- He dropped a 14-5 major decision to Jack Haskin of Lake Erie in the quarters and will face Ben Durocher of Parkside in tomorrow’s consolation semifinals
- Schauer went 3-1 and will face Daulton Mayer of Thomas More in the consolation semifinals of the 285-pound bracket
- He recorded wins over Gavin Shamblin of Glenville State (Fall 6:20), Dustin Swanson of Kutztown (Dec 8-5), and No. 11 Tyler Doyle of Colorado Mesa (Fall 1:56)
WOLVES IN COMPETITION
- Landon Fischer went 2-2 on the day, notching wins over Nathan Smith of UIndy (Fall 5:59) and Isaac Bourge of Quincy (Dec 3-2)
- Chase Bloomquist with 2-2 on the day with wins over Jacob Reinardy of MSU Moorhead (TF 17-2) and Ashton Labelle of Southwest Minnesota State (Dec 5-2)
- At 174-pounds, Sam Kruger recorded a 2-2 record with wins over Aaron Taylor of Quincy (Fall 1:01) and Wayne Mellon of MSU Moorhead (Maj 12-0)
- Treyton Cacek opened his day with a bye and tallied a second round win over Jacoby Benjamin of Newberry (Maj 12-4) before dropped two matches
- Marshall VanTassel rallied back after an opening loss with victories over Josef Pociask of King (TF 23-6) and Garrett Steele of UNC Pembroke (Dec 6-4); however, fell in the consolation quarterfinals
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Indianapolis, IN (NSUWolves.com) [Day 2] – The No. 13 Northern State University wrestling team finished the Midwest Classic with a ninth place team finish, scoring 85.5 points. No. 1 Wyatt Turnquist and No. 10 Devin Bahr placed first and third in the respective weights to lead the Wolves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jason Henschel Jr., Braydon Mogle, and Nathan Schauer were also in action on day two, dropping their opening matches of the day
- Turnquist tallied back-to-back major decision wins in route to the 149-pound championship
- He opened his day with a 10-2 victory over Ryan Moore of Thomas More and sealed the top spot with a 15-7 win over No. 7 Jacob Ealy of Pitt-Johnstown
- Bahr had a busy day, going 4-0 in the consolation side of the bracket
- He notched wins over Ben Durocher of Parkside (Dec 5-1), Guy Deleonardis of Glenville State (Dec 8-6), No. 8 Drew Wiechers of Ashland (Inj. 0:55), and Keegan Roberson of UNC Pembroke (Dec 9-5) in the third place match
- Turnquist scored 28.5 team points for the Wolves, while Bahr added 20.0 points
UP NEXT
Northern will return to the mat January 5 and 6 from the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 16 of the top programs in NCAA Division II will compete in dual action.