Aberdeen, S.D. (NSUWolves.com)– The No. 20 Northern State University wrestling team dropped their opening dual of the weekend to No. 14 Augustana earlier this evening. The Wolves tallied three match wins early on, but were unable to find success in the heavier weights.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 9, AU 23
Records: NSU 9-5 (4-5 NSIC), AU 10-10 (5-4 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The dual kicked off at 125 pounds with a 3-point win for the Wolves
- Landen Fischer defeated Christian Olsen in a 3-1 decision
- Augustana tied things up the following bout, where Teagan Block battled and kept things within reach against No. 2 Jack Huffman
- The Vikings grabbed their first lead of the evening adding a decision a 141-pounds
- No. 7 Wyatt Turnquist tied the match for the second time, defeating Connor Simmonds in an 8-4 decision
- Northern grabbed the second and final lead of the dual at 157-pounds, in an upset victory by Devin Bahr
- The NSU graduate student defeated No. 10 Miles Fitzgerald in a 2-0 decision
MATCH RESULTS
| AU | NSU | ||
| 125 | Landen Fischer (Northern State) over Christian Olsen (Augustana) (Dec 3-1) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 133 | #2 Jack Huffman (Augustana) over Teagan Block (Northern State) (Dec 9-5) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 141 | Hunter Burnett (Augustana) over Kolton Roth (Northern State) (Dec 7-2) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 149 | #7 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Connor Simmonds (Augustana) (Dec 8-4) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 157 | Devin Bahr (Northern State) over #10 Miles Fitzgerald (Augustan ) (Dec 2-0) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 165 | #6 Tyler Wagener (Augustana) over Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) (Dec 6-4) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 174 | Kolby Kost (Augustana) over Kelby Hawkins (Northern State) (Dec 10-4) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 184 | #4 Cade Mueller (Augustana) over Tyson Lien (Northern State) (MD 14-0) | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 197 | Max Ramberg (Augustana) over Cole Huss (Northern State) (MD 9-1) | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 285 | Zach Peterson (Augustana) over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) (Dec 6-3) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Dual Meet Score: | 23.0 | 9.0 |