#1 St.Cloud State wrestling to face Minnesota State Moorhead and Minnesota State Mankato

The #1 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (15-0, 4-0 NSIC) will continue its travel this week with a pair of NSIC dual matches. On Thursday, Feb. 1, SCSU will match up with Minnesota State Moorhead (1-6, 0-4 NSIC) at 7 p.m. The Huskies will then complete their weekend with a 2 p.m. dual match at #16 Minnesota State Mankato (5-3, 3-2 NSIC) on Saturday, Feb. 3.

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Probable Starters for SCSU on Feb. 1 & 3:
125: #5 Brett Velasquez (18-2) or Brandon Briggs  (8-4)
133: Adam Hedin (13-6) or Shiquan Hall (10-1)
141: #3 Jarred Oftedahl (20-2)
149: #1 James Pleski (18-1) or Jake Barzowski  (20-3)
157: #1 Larry Bomstad (20-1) or Brett Stolarzyk (5-5)
165: #6 Travis Holt (19-3) or Devin FitzPatrick  (16-3)
174: #3 Kolton Eischens  (23-2)
184: Tyree Overton (10-4) or Brady Nelson  (6-1)
197: #6 Vince Dietz (24-1)
285: #10 Lawrence Phillips (21-4)

St. Cloud State Wrestling News and Notes:

SCSU was ranked #1 in the latest NCAA DII national poll. Individually, Larry Bomstad (157) was ranked #1 in the nation, while Brett Velasquez was #5 at 125. James Pleski was ranked first at 149 and Jarred Oftedahl was ranked third at 141. Travis Holt is now ranked #6 at 165 and Kolton Eischens is ranked 3rd at 174. At 197, Vince Dietz earned an 6th place ranking and Lawrence Phillips was ranked #10 at 285.
SCSU captured its second consecutive NWCA DII National Duals championship on Jan. 4-5 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
SCSU is the six-time defending NSIC champions and have won league titles in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
SCSU has not lost a dual match to Northern State since a 25-12 setback on Jan. 12, 2006. SCSU has not lost a dual match in NSIC action since an 18-13 loss at Augustana on Jan. 27, 2011.
SCSU owns a 15-0, 4-0 NSIC record this season. The Huskies have now won 24 consecutive dual matches dating back to 2016-17.
SCSU will continute its 2017-18 season with a trip to Minnesota State Moorhead on Feb. 1 and a match at Minnesota State Mankato on Feb. 3.
On Jan. 25, the Huskies charted a 42-3 win at Northern State. Of note, SCSU has wrestled 14 dual matches away from home and only one home dual in 2017-18.
SCSU will host the 2018 NCAA DII Super 3 Regional tournament at Halenbeck Hall on Feb. 23-24.
Shiquan Hall won the top spot in the 133-pound bracket at the North Country Open on Jan. 27 in Collegeville. He went 3-0 and that included a 3:45 pin against North Dakota State's Sawyer Degen in the title bout.
#5 Brett Velasquez, Joel Salomon, #3 Jarred Oftedahl and #6 Vince Dietz all recorded falls during the Huskies' 42-3 win at Northern State on Jan. 25.
The SCSU match on Feb. 8 at Halenbeck Hall has been designated as Alumni Night and the home match on Feb. 15 will be Senior Day in Halenbeck Hall.
The last time SCSU lost a match to Minnesota State Mankato was on Feb. 19, 2009. The last time SCSU lost a match to Minnesota State Moorhead was Jan. 9, 2007.
Check out the current SCSU Team Stats for 2017-18

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Players Mentioned

Jake Barzowski

Larry Bomstad

Brandon Briggs

Vince Dietz

Kolton Eischens

Devin FitzPatrick

Shiquan Hall

Adam Hedin

Travis Holt

Brady Nelson

Jarred Oftedahl

Tyree Overton

Lawrence Phillips

James Pleski

Joel Salomon

Brett Stolarzyk

Brett Velasquez

#1 St.Cloud State wrestling to face Minnesota State Moorhead and Minnesota State Mankato

Saint Cloud State University Athletics

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jake Barzowski

Larry Bomstad

Brandon Briggs

Vince Dietz

Kolton Eischens

Devin FitzPatrick

Shiquan Hall

Adam Hedin

Travis Holt

Brady Nelson

Jarred Oftedahl

Tyree Overton

Lawrence Phillips

James Pleski

Joel Salomon

Brett Stolarzyk

Brett Velasquez

#1 St.Cloud State wrestling to face Minnesota State Moorhead and Minnesota State Mankato

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