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St. Cloud State Wrestling brings home titles from Dragon Open
12/7/2014 7:43:00 PM | Wrestling
The #5 St. Cloud State University wrestling team enjoyed a successful trip to the 2014 Minnesota State, Moorhead Dragon Open on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Moorhead, Minn. Â In the Red Division, the Huskies captured seven weight brack titles and SCSU affiliated wrestlers also dominated the action the Open's White Division brackets. Â Of note, no team scores were kept at the 2014 Dragon Open.
In the Red Division, Joel Salomon scored a first place finish for the Huskies at 125-pounds that included wins over Tirso Lara of North Dakota State, Shane Novak of MSU-Moorhead and Richy Soto of Concordia-Moorhead.
At 133-pounds, Jarred Oftedahl placed second after losing a close 3-2 decision to Blake Bosch of Moorhead in the title bout. Â At 149-pounds, Josh Howk claimed top honors at the Open, while teammate Taner Trembley placed second. Â In the title match, Howk charted a 4-0 win over Trembley to win first place.
At 157-pounds, #2 Clint Poster improved to 11-0 on the season with his third consecutive open title of the 2014-15 season. Â In the championship match, Poster scored an 18-3 major decision over NDSU's Grant Nehring. Â At 165-pounds, SCSU's Josh Berg scored top honors in the bracket. Â Teammate Gabe Fogarty placed third in the 165-pound bracket and Alex Anaya placed sixth in the tournament for the Huskies.
At 174-pounds, SCSU's Clayton Jennissen won the title with a 3-0 record for the Huskies. Â Teammate Garrett Miller added a second place finish at 174-pounds for the Huskies. Â At 184-pounds, SCSU's Ben McPhail and Uthman Rabiu ended in a tie for first place honors while Cody Linseen placed third in the 197-pound bracket for the Huskies.
The Red Division was completed by SCSU's Austin Goergen, who scored a first place finish at 285-pounds. Goergen won the top spot with a 12-5 decision against Donny Longendyke.  SCSU's Caleb White also placed fifth in the 285-pound bracket with a 2:45 fall against Travis Smith of U-Mary.
A total of five unattached wrestlers from SCSU gained first place finishes in the White Division brackets at the Dragon Open along with SCSU's Travis Holt, who won first place honors in the White Division at 157-pounds.
The Huskies will continue their 2014-15 season on Wednesday, Dec. 10 with a 7 p.m. dual match against Concordia-Moorhead at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud. Â Tickets for this match can be purchased. Â As always, all SCSU students with a validated SCSU student ID card will be admitted free to all regular season home wrestling matches in 2014-15. Â Just show your card at the gate and you get in FREE!
Red Division (Upper Class) - 125
In the Red Division, Joel Salomon scored a first place finish for the Huskies at 125-pounds that included wins over Tirso Lara of North Dakota State, Shane Novak of MSU-Moorhead and Richy Soto of Concordia-Moorhead.
At 133-pounds, Jarred Oftedahl placed second after losing a close 3-2 decision to Blake Bosch of Moorhead in the title bout. Â At 149-pounds, Josh Howk claimed top honors at the Open, while teammate Taner Trembley placed second. Â In the title match, Howk charted a 4-0 win over Trembley to win first place.
At 157-pounds, #2 Clint Poster improved to 11-0 on the season with his third consecutive open title of the 2014-15 season. Â In the championship match, Poster scored an 18-3 major decision over NDSU's Grant Nehring. Â At 165-pounds, SCSU's Josh Berg scored top honors in the bracket. Â Teammate Gabe Fogarty placed third in the 165-pound bracket and Alex Anaya placed sixth in the tournament for the Huskies.
At 174-pounds, SCSU's Clayton Jennissen won the title with a 3-0 record for the Huskies. Â Teammate Garrett Miller added a second place finish at 174-pounds for the Huskies. Â At 184-pounds, SCSU's Ben McPhail and Uthman Rabiu ended in a tie for first place honors while Cody Linseen placed third in the 197-pound bracket for the Huskies.
The Red Division was completed by SCSU's Austin Goergen, who scored a first place finish at 285-pounds. Goergen won the top spot with a 12-5 decision against Donny Longendyke.  SCSU's Caleb White also placed fifth in the 285-pound bracket with a 2:45 fall against Travis Smith of U-Mary.
A total of five unattached wrestlers from SCSU gained first place finishes in the White Division brackets at the Dragon Open along with SCSU's Travis Holt, who won first place honors in the White Division at 157-pounds.
The Huskies will continue their 2014-15 season on Wednesday, Dec. 10 with a 7 p.m. dual match against Concordia-Moorhead at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud. Â Tickets for this match can be purchased. Â As always, all SCSU students with a validated SCSU student ID card will be admitted free to all regular season home wrestling matches in 2014-15. Â Just show your card at the gate and you get in FREE!
Red Division (Upper Class) - 125
1st Place - Joel Salomon of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Shane Novak of MSU - Moorhead
3rd Place - Tirso Lara of North Dakota State University
4th Place - Richy Soto of Concordia-Moorhead
Round 1
Round 1 - Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 2:43)
Round 1 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) (Fall 0:53)
Round 2
Round 2 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 5-4)
Round 2 - Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 1:42)
Round 3
Round 3 - Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) won by major decision over Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) (Maj 13-5)
Round 3 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 2:51)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 133
1st Place - Blake Bosch of MSU - Moorhead
2nd Place - Jarred Oftedahl of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Will Mccarthy of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Austin Leibel of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Hunter Weber of North Dakota State University
6th Place - Gabe Foltz of Concordia-Moorhead
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Blake Bosch (MSU - Moorhead) won by decision over Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud State) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Will Mccarthy (Concordia-Moorhead) won by major decision over Austin Leibel (MSU - Moorhead) (Maj 16-6)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Hunter Weber (North Dakota State University) won by medical forfeit over Gabe Foltz (Concordia-Moorhead) (MFF)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 141
1st Place - Jacoby Bergeron of Concordia-Moorhead
2nd Place - Clayton Cathey of North Dakota State University
3rd Place - Philippe Walker of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Thomas Walton of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Cameron Henning of Augsburg College
6th Place - Tyler Frost of Northern State University
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Jacoby Bergeron (Concordia-Moorhead) won by decision over Clayton Cathey (North Dakota State University) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Philippe Walker (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Thomas Walton (North Dakota State University) (Fall 5:00)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Cameron Henning (Augsburg College) won by fall over Tyler Frost (Northern State University) (Fall 3:00)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 149
1st Place - Josh Howk of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Taner Trembley of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Mitchell Friedman of North Dakota State University
4th Place - Isaac Novacek of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Trevor Scott of Rochester Community College
6th Place - Yonas Gebreab of Concordia-Moorhead
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Taner Trembley (St. Cloud State) (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Mitchell Friedman (North Dakota State University) won by fall over Isaac Novacek (MSU - Moorhead) (Fall 2:42)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Trevor Scott (Rochester Community College) won by fall over Yonas Gebreab (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 3:53)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 157
1st Place - Clint Poster of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Grant Nehring of North Dakota State University
3rd Place - Garrett Hoffner of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Alex Blaney of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Ben Cousins of Concordia-Moorhead
6th Place - Jared Nickman of Minnesota West Comm & Tech
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) won by tech fall over Grant Nehring (North Dakota State University) (TF 18-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Garrett Hoffner (MSU - Moorhead) won by decision over Alex Blaney (North Dakota State University) (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Ben Cousins (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Jared Nickman (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 1:39)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 165
1st Place - Josh Berg of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Tanner Olson of Northern State University
3rd Place - Gabe Fogarty of St. Cloud State
4th Place - Trevour Chavez of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Casey Williams of MSU - Moorhead
6th Place - Alex Anaya of St. Cloud State
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Josh Berg (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Tanner Olson (Northern State University) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Trevour Chavez (North Dakota State University) (Fall 4:14)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Casey Williams (MSU - Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State) (MFF)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 174
1st Place - Clayton Jennissen of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Garret Miller of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Michael Joseph of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Anthony Navarro of Northern State University
Round 1
Round 1 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Maj 14-0)
Round 1 - Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 7-4)
Round 2
Round 2 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) (Dec 2-1)
Round 2 - Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Fall 2:10)
Round 3
Round 3 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 6-3)
Round 3 - Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Dec 10-4)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 184
2nd Place - Ben McPhail of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Uthman Rabiu of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Sebastian Gardner of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Chevez Farris of Minnesota West Comm & Tech
5th Place - Shawn Porter of MSU - Moorhead
6th Place - Wesley Schultz of Rochester Community College
1st Place Match
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Sebastian Gardner (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Chevez Farris (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 0:55)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Shawn Porter (MSU - Moorhead) won by tech fall over Wesley Schultz (Rochester Community College) (TF 17-2)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 197
1st Place - Joe Gomez of Northern State University
2nd Place - Vj Giulio of Unattached
3rd Place - Cody Linssen of St. Cloud State
4th Place - Trae Story of St. Cloud State
5th Place - Kody Vandeneykel of Concordia-Moorhead
6th Place - Wes Dodd of ItascaÂ
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Joe Gomez (Northern State University) won by decision over Vj Giulio (Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Cody Linssen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Trae Story (St. Cloud State) (Dec 8-6)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Kody Vandeneykel (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Wes Dodd (Itasca ) (Fall 2:17)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 285
1st Place - Austin Goergen of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Donny Longendyke of Unattached
3rd Place - Justice Davis of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Nader Abdullatif of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Caleb White of St. Cloud State
6th Place - Travis Smith of University of Mary
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Donny Longendyke (Unattached) (Dec 12-5)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Justice Davis (Concordia-Moorhead) won in tie breaker - 1 over Nader Abdullatif (MSU - Moorhead) (TB-1 2-1)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Caleb White (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Travis Smith (University of Mary) (Fall 2:45)
Complete tournament brackets (PDF format)
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2nd Place - Shane Novak of MSU - Moorhead
3rd Place - Tirso Lara of North Dakota State University
4th Place - Richy Soto of Concordia-Moorhead
Round 1
Round 1 - Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 2:43)
Round 1 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) (Fall 0:53)
Round 2
Round 2 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 5-4)
Round 2 - Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 1:42)
Round 3
Round 3 - Shane Novak (MSU - Moorhead) won by major decision over Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) (Maj 13-5)
Round 3 - Joel Salomon (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Richy Soto (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 2:51)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 133
1st Place - Blake Bosch of MSU - Moorhead
2nd Place - Jarred Oftedahl of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Will Mccarthy of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Austin Leibel of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Hunter Weber of North Dakota State University
6th Place - Gabe Foltz of Concordia-Moorhead
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Blake Bosch (MSU - Moorhead) won by decision over Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud State) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Will Mccarthy (Concordia-Moorhead) won by major decision over Austin Leibel (MSU - Moorhead) (Maj 16-6)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Hunter Weber (North Dakota State University) won by medical forfeit over Gabe Foltz (Concordia-Moorhead) (MFF)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 141
1st Place - Jacoby Bergeron of Concordia-Moorhead
2nd Place - Clayton Cathey of North Dakota State University
3rd Place - Philippe Walker of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Thomas Walton of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Cameron Henning of Augsburg College
6th Place - Tyler Frost of Northern State University
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Jacoby Bergeron (Concordia-Moorhead) won by decision over Clayton Cathey (North Dakota State University) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Philippe Walker (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Thomas Walton (North Dakota State University) (Fall 5:00)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Cameron Henning (Augsburg College) won by fall over Tyler Frost (Northern State University) (Fall 3:00)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 149
1st Place - Josh Howk of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Taner Trembley of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Mitchell Friedman of North Dakota State University
4th Place - Isaac Novacek of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Trevor Scott of Rochester Community College
6th Place - Yonas Gebreab of Concordia-Moorhead
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Taner Trembley (St. Cloud State) (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Mitchell Friedman (North Dakota State University) won by fall over Isaac Novacek (MSU - Moorhead) (Fall 2:42)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Trevor Scott (Rochester Community College) won by fall over Yonas Gebreab (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 3:53)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 157
1st Place - Clint Poster of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Grant Nehring of North Dakota State University
3rd Place - Garrett Hoffner of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Alex Blaney of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Ben Cousins of Concordia-Moorhead
6th Place - Jared Nickman of Minnesota West Comm & Tech
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) won by tech fall over Grant Nehring (North Dakota State University) (TF 18-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Garrett Hoffner (MSU - Moorhead) won by decision over Alex Blaney (North Dakota State University) (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Ben Cousins (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Jared Nickman (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 1:39)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 165
1st Place - Josh Berg of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Tanner Olson of Northern State University
3rd Place - Gabe Fogarty of St. Cloud State
4th Place - Trevour Chavez of North Dakota State University
5th Place - Casey Williams of MSU - Moorhead
6th Place - Alex Anaya of St. Cloud State
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Josh Berg (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Tanner Olson (Northern State University) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Trevour Chavez (North Dakota State University) (Fall 4:14)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Casey Williams (MSU - Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State) (MFF)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 174
1st Place - Clayton Jennissen of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Garret Miller of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Michael Joseph of MSU - Moorhead
4th Place - Anthony Navarro of Northern State University
Round 1
Round 1 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Maj 14-0)
Round 1 - Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 7-4)
Round 2
Round 2 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) (Dec 2-1)
Round 2 - Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) won by fall over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Fall 2:10)
Round 3
Round 3 - Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Michael Joseph (MSU - Moorhead) (Dec 6-3)
Round 3 - Garret Miller (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Anthony Navarro (Northern State University) (Dec 10-4)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 184
2nd Place - Ben McPhail of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Uthman Rabiu of St. Cloud State
3rd Place - Sebastian Gardner of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Chevez Farris of Minnesota West Comm & Tech
5th Place - Shawn Porter of MSU - Moorhead
6th Place - Wesley Schultz of Rochester Community College
1st Place Match
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Sebastian Gardner (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Chevez Farris (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 0:55)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Shawn Porter (MSU - Moorhead) won by tech fall over Wesley Schultz (Rochester Community College) (TF 17-2)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 197
1st Place - Joe Gomez of Northern State University
2nd Place - Vj Giulio of Unattached
3rd Place - Cody Linssen of St. Cloud State
4th Place - Trae Story of St. Cloud State
5th Place - Kody Vandeneykel of Concordia-Moorhead
6th Place - Wes Dodd of ItascaÂ
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Joe Gomez (Northern State University) won by decision over Vj Giulio (Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Cody Linssen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Trae Story (St. Cloud State) (Dec 8-6)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Kody Vandeneykel (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Wes Dodd (Itasca ) (Fall 2:17)
Red Division (Upper Class) - 285
1st Place - Austin Goergen of St. Cloud State
2nd Place - Donny Longendyke of Unattached
3rd Place - Justice Davis of Concordia-Moorhead
4th Place - Nader Abdullatif of MSU - Moorhead
5th Place - Caleb White of St. Cloud State
6th Place - Travis Smith of University of Mary
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Donny Longendyke (Unattached) (Dec 12-5)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Justice Davis (Concordia-Moorhead) won in tie breaker - 1 over Nader Abdullatif (MSU - Moorhead) (TB-1 2-1)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Caleb White (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Travis Smith (University of Mary) (Fall 2:45)
Complete tournament brackets (PDF format)
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