No. 2 Huskies advance to National Dual Semifinal, tie all-division NCAA record with 76th straight dual win

Thursday, January 6

Louisville, Ky.

10:00 a.m. CST

St. Cloud State

King

Photo by: Ethan Halverson

No. 2 Huskies advance to National Dual Semifinal, tie all-division NCAA record with 76th straight dual win

1/6/2022 4:10:00 PM | Wrestling

LOUISVILLE, KY. – No. 2 St. Cloud State Wrestling opened their 2022 NWCA National Dual showing in dominant fashion, decimating RV King 47-0 then handling No. 8 Indianapolis 33-9. With the two wins in the Round of 16 and the Quarterfinals, the Huskies have tied the all-division NCAA record of 76 consecutive dual victories, sharing the record with DI Oklahoma State (1937-51). SCSU recorded 11 bonus point wins between the two matches including four pins. The Huskies advance to the Semifinal tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. CT, set for a date with No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney.

SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCES

Anthony Herrera gave the Huskies a dominant pair of matches at 157, tech falling Ethan Narro (King) 18-3 then breaking down two-time NCAA All-American Dawson Combest (Indianapolis) with a 7-1 decision. No. 1 Joseph Bianchini and Cameron Riggs each scored pins at 141. No. 2 Noah Ryan's dominance was on full display with a pair of major decisions, while heavyweight Kameron Teacher made his return to the mat with a forfeit win and a pin of Dennis Hubbard (Indianapolis). No. 11 Paxton Creese (125), Jared Head (165), Shaeden Scheidt (174) and Cade Linn (184) rounded out the bonus-point winners in the Huskies' 47-0 win over King.

NWCA NATIONAL ROUND OF 16 RESULTS – No. 2 SCSU 47, RV King 0

125 – No. 11 Paxton Creese by tech fall over Tyson Upchurch, 16-1 (5-0 SCSU)
133 – Daniel Valeria over Devid Medina, 7-6 (8-0 SCSU)
141 – Cameron Riggs pins Wyatt Coleman at 0:55 (14-0 SCSU)
149 – Jake Barzowski over Austin Kolikas, 9-4 (17-0 SCSU)
157 – Anthony Herrera by tech fall over Ethan Narro, 18-3 (22-0 SCSU)
165 – Jared Head by major decision over Vincent Galang, 12-4 (26-0 SCSU)
174 – Shaeden Scheidt by tech fall over Dalton Pearl, 20-2 (31-0 SCSU)
184 – Cade Linn pins Antonio Washington at 0:32 (37-0 SCSU)
197 – No. 2 Noah Ryan by major decision over Samari Suddeath, 9-0 (41-0 SCSU)
HWT – Kameron Teacher by forfeit (47-0 SCSU)

NWCA NATIONAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS – No. 2 SCSU 33, No. 8 Indianapolis 9

125 – Robby Horsman by forfeit (6-0 SCSU)
133 – Breyden Bailey over Daniel Valeria, 5-1 (6-3 SCSU)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini pins Nick Varanelli at 3:13 (12-3 SCSU)
149 – No. 9 Logan Bailey over Jake Barzowski, 4-0 (12-6 SCSU)
157 – Anthony Herrera over Dawson Combest, 7-1 (15-6 SCSU)
165 – No. 8 Devin Donovan over Wade Monebrake, 4-3 (18-6 SCSU)
174 – No. 1 Andrew Sams over No. 4 Dominic Murphy, 4-3 (18-9 SCSU)
184 – No. 12 Billy Pitzner by tech fall over Owen Butler, 17-0 (23-9 SCSU)
197 – No. 2 Noah Ryan by major decision over Aidan Petersen, 12-4 (27-9 SCSU)
HWT – Kameron Teacher pins Dennis Hubbard at 3:25 (33-9 SCSU)

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo

"We had a good day and we are looking forward to tomorrow. We will be well tested in the morning, but we need to see where we are at. I expect a dog fight in the morning. Should be fun!"

UP NEXT

The Huskies meet No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney in Friday's Semifinal at the Kentucky International Convention Center, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT. Fans can follow along on FloWrestling and TrackWrestling, with links available on the SCSU Wrestling page.

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