Aberdeen, SD (nsuwolves.com)– The (RV) Northern State University wrestling team opened 2025 with a mountain slide victory over Sioux Falls. The Wolves defeated the Cougars by 37 points, winning nine of ten bouts with six extra point victories.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 41, USF 4
Records: NSU 3-0 (2-0 NSIC), USF 3-7 (0-4 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sloan Johannsen kicked off the dual for the Wolves with a victory by fall over Daniel Parra at 2:23; he led 7-0 in the first at the time of the pin
- Sioux Falls tallied their lone points of the dual with a major decision win by No. 8 Klingensmith in the 133-pound bout
- No. 11 Braydon Mogle got the Wolves back on track, defeating Jordon Oehme in a 5-2 decision
- The first technical fall of the evening came via No. 6 Wyatt Turnquist for NSU, in a 20-3 defeat of Lane Fink at 3:42 in the match
- Griffin Lundeen followed with a 16-0 technical fall shutout of Lincoln Fink at 5:58 in the 157-pound bout and Northern led 19-4 at the break
- Izaak Hunsley and Mason Fey recorded back-to-back decision wins, extending the Wolves lead by six
- Hunsley defeated Cooper Sanders with a score of 8-3, while Fey downed Grant Moraski 11-5 at 174-pounds
- Back-to-back technical falls followed from Damen Pape and Tyson Lien
- Pape returned to the mat for the Wolves and defeated Timothy Lacina in a 20-4 technical fall, while Lien downed Stetson Davis by a score of 18-0
- Nathan Schauer closed out the dual in dramatic fashion, pinning Isaiah Laguna as the first period ticked down at 2:33; Schauer led 3-0 following a takedown just seconds before
FULL RESULTS
| Match Summary | NSU | USF | |
| 125 | Sloan Johannsen (Northern State) over Daniel Parra (Sioux Falls) (Fall 2:23) | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 133 | #8 Beau Klingensmith (Sioux Falls) over Brenden Salfrank (Northern State) (MD 20-8) | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 141 | #11 Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Jordon Oehme (Sioux Falls) (Dec 5-2) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 149 | #6 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Lane Fink (Sioux Falls) (TF 20-3 3:42) | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 157 | Griffin Lundeen (Northern State) over Lincoln Fink (Sioux Falls) (TF 16-0 5:58) | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 165 | Izaak Hunsley (Northern State) over Cooper Sanders (Sioux Falls) (Dec 8-3) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 174 | Mason Fey (Northern State) over Grant Moraski (Sioux Falls) (Dec 11-5) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 184 | Damen Pape (Northern State) over Timothy Lacina (Sioux Falls) (TF 20-4 3:28) | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 197 | Tyson Lien (Northern State) over Stetson Davis (Sioux Falls) (TF 18-0 3:00) | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 285 | Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Isaiah Laguna (Sioux Falls) (Fall 2:33) | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Dual Meet Score | 41.0 | 4.0 |
UP NEXT
Northern travels to Augustana next week for a mid-week match-up on Thursday, January 16. Start time is set for 7 p.m. against the Vikings.