St. Cloud State Wrestling - 2015 NCAA DII Championships Information Central

The St. Cloud State University wrestling team (17-2, 8-0 NSIC) will compete at the upcoming NCAA Division II wrestling championships on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 in St. Louis, Mo. The championships this year are being held at the Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University. The event is being hosted by Maryville University. The action begins at 11 a.m. on March 13 and the final round of competition is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14.

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St. Cloud State will be sending six wrestlers to the NCAA championships on March 13-14 in St. Louis, Mo. This groups includes three-time national qualifiers Clint Poster (157) and Gabe Fogarty (165) along with two-time national qualifier Austin Goergen (285). First-time qualifiers for the Huskies include Tim Prescott (125), Mike Rhone (133) and Larry Bomstad (149).

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The St. Cloud State wrestling team finished as the runner up at the 2015 NCAA Division II Super 3 Regional tournament on Feb. 28-March 1. The Huskies scored 109.0 points while Maryville won the tournament with 114.0 points. The Huskies have dominated competition in the Super 3 regional since 2011, which includes first place finishes in 2011, 2012 and 2013; a third place finish in 2014 and a second place finish in 2015.
The Huskies placed sixth at the 2014 NCAA Division II championships and they finished as the NCAA Division II runner-up at the championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Clint Poster claimed top honors in the 157-pound bracket at the 2015 NCAA Division II regional. He finished the regional with a 4-0 record and remains undefeated this season at 36-0. He is currently ranked number one in the nation at 157-pounds. Poster is a two-time All-American for the Huskies at 157-pounds.
Austin Goergen also earned his first regional crown with a first place finish for the Huskies at 285-pounds. He charted a 3-0 record at the regional and now owns a 30-1 record this winter with 15 pins to his credit. Goergen scored All-America honors with a sixth place finish at the NCAA championships in 2014.
Gabe Forgarty placed second at the regional in the 165-pound bracket. He charted a 3-1 record at the regional and now owns a 25-3 record this season for the Huskies. In 2013 and 2014, Fogarty placed seventh at the NCAA championships to earn All-America status for SCSU.
At 125-pounds, Tim Prescott will bring a 17-8 record into the NCAA tournament. He placed third in the 125-pound bracket for SCSU at the regional with a 3-1 record. At 133-pounds, Mike Rhone placed fourth at the NCAA regional with a 2-2 record. He will bring an 18-5 record into the NCAA finals for the Huskies. The Huskies' Larry Bomstad will bring a 25-5 record into the NCAA championships at 149-pounds. He placed fourth at the regional with a 3-2 record at 149-pounds.
SCSU has gained 15 All-America finishes at the NCAA championships since 2012. This group includes two NCAA champions – Derek Skala at 184 in 2012 and Shamus O'Grady at 184 in 2013.
The Huskies completed the 2014-15 regular season with a 17-2 overall record and an 8-0 record in the NSIC. The Huskies claimed their fourth consecutive NSIC championship in 2015.
In the final NCAA Division II national poll of the 2014-15, St. Cloud State was ranked fourth behind Notre Dame (Ohio), Maryville and Nebraska Kearney. Tim Prescott was ranked sixth in the nation at 125, while Poster was ranked first at 157-pounds. Fogarty (165) and Goergen (285) were both ranked third in the nation in the poll.