Mitchell, SD (NSUWolves.com) – No. 21 Northern wrestling took to the mat at the DWU Open on Saturday, November 7. The Wolves had five top-3 finishers including Sloan Johannsen taking the gold in the 125-weight class, marking his second tournament win of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED FOR JOHANNSEN

• NSU junior Sloan Johannsen went 5-0 on the day enroute to a 125-weight bracket championship
• He started with a first-round technical fall (3:37) win over Ronald Milord, followed by another TF (4:20) victory against Chadron State’s Rudy Rodriguez in round two
• The quarterfinal match saw Johannsen take down Cole Welte of Augustana by a 9-1 major decision
• A 5-3 decision win over UMary’s Nic Enzminger in the semis secured Johannsen a spot in the finals
• To cap off his perfect day, he defeated Zaiyahn Ornelas of Nebraska (TF 4:45) taking home the DWU 125-pound gold

HOW IT HAPPENED FOR LUNDEEN

• Griffin Lundeen finished second in the 157 bracket, winning his first four matches before falling in the championship round
• After receiving a bye, Lundeen won his first bout over Micah Castro from Fort Hays St. (TF 1:57)
• The junior continued his day with decision wins in the third and fourth rounds, taking down UMary’s Maverick Mueller (2-1) and Doane’s Tensei Thompson (10-3)
• In the semifinals, Lundeen notched another decision win, this time 4-1 over Kale Baumann of UMary; he then lost to Augustana’s Kaden Nicholas (dec 8-6) in the championship, securing second place

HOW IT HAPPENED FOR SCHREMPP

• The 174-pound sophomore began his DWU Open with a win over Augustana’s Jd Minder-Broeckaert (F 3:16); Mason Schrempp’s next win came in the second round by MD 20-9 against Chadron’s Dominic Joyce
• His quarterfinal match against Payton Herbst of Augustana resulted in a 4:22 technical fall
• Schrempp fell by 13-2 major decision in the first-place bout to Coy Gunderson from Augustana

THIRD PLACE FINISHERS

• John Alden came out third in the 141-pound class, going 5-1 on the day; he won his first three matches against Grant Rose of Doane University (TF 5:34), Luke Koenen of Augustana (Dec 5-3), and Talon Belding (TF 4:31), then bounced back after a semifinal loss with two no contest wins to take the bronze
• Calder Sheehan finished in third place with a 6-1 record by winning against USF’s Sonny Lora (TF 5:00) and CSC’s Aidan Callahan (Dec SV 4-1) before dropping his third match; he came back with a no contest win, a TF 2:08 over UJ’s Issac Chavarria, a 13-4 MD against DU’s Emiliano Hernandez, and another no contest win

UP NEXT
Northern State wrestling returns to action Saturday, November 21 in Kearney, Neb. for the Younes Hospitality Open. Start time for the open is set for 8:30 a.m.