St. Cloud State Wrestling Announces 2021-22 Team Award Winners

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St. Cloud State Wrestling Announces 2021-22 Team Award Winners

4/26/2022 5:10:00 PM | Wrestling

Bianchini Named Wrestler of the Year, Scheidt Named Scholar Wrestler of the Year

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The St. Cloud State Wrestling team honored its seniors and award winners to celebrate a successful 2021-22 campaign at its Annual Team Banquet on Friday evening. The Huskies won their 11^th consecutive NSIC championship, sixth consecutive Super Region V title and finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, its 13^th straight top-10 national finish. During the banquet, head coach Steve Costanzo announced the 2021-22 team award winners, including the Dean Weisman Wrestler of the Year award.

Redshirt junior Joey Bianchini (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) took home wrestler of the year honors after finishing third at 141 pounds at the NCAA Championships, the second consecutive season that he has finished among the top-three nationally and his third All-America honor overall. Prior to the NCAA meet, Bianchini won a Super Region V Championship, was First Team All-NSIC, and earned NWCA Scholar All-America and NSIC Academic All-Conference honors. Additionally, he won team awards for most individual wins (30), most team points (142) and most bonus point wins (16).

Redshirt freshman Shaeden Scheidt (Canton, S.D.) was named Scholar Wrestler of the Year for maintaining a GPA of 3.79 during the season. The Gary Boman Most Improved Wrestler Award went to redshirt freshman Jimmy Pierandozzi (Plainfield, Ill.), Schneidt and redshirt freshman Nolan Throne (Moline, Ill.), while the redshirt senior Noah Ryan (Mantorville, Minn.) and freshman Nate Rocheleau (Gering, Neb.) earned the Iron Man of the Year Award.

Redshirt junior Cameron Riggs (North Platte, Neb.) and redshirt sophomore Dominic Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill.) shared the Jim & Dave Hazewinkel Tough Man of the Year Award, while redshirt senior Billy Pitzner (Jefferson, Wis.) won the Jim Sundgren Most Courageous Wrestler Award and freshman Nicholas Novak (New Prague, Minn.) earned the SCSU Wrestling Bizz Saw Award.

Loyal Husky Carl Olson ('68) was named the Jack Gause Huskies Wrestling Hall of Fame Award winner, while Lawrence Phillips ('19) earned the Alumni Achievement Award and Chuck Hentges was recognized for the Faculty Appreciation Award.

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St. Cloud State Wrestling 2021-22 Team Award Winners:
Huskies Letterman Award
2021-22 Selected Team Members

Captain Award
Devin Donovan, Jake Barzowski, Billy Pitzner, Noah Ryan, Kameron Teacher, Garrett Vos

Scholar Wrestler of the Year Award (Minimum of two semesters)
Shaeden Scheidt, 3.79

NSIC All-Academic Award
Garrett Vos, Devin Donovan, Noah Ryan, Joey Bianchini, Cameron Riggs, Dominic Murphy, Bryce Fitzpatrick, Kaleb Haase

NCAA DII All-Academic Award
Shaeden Scheidt, Garrett Vos, Jake Barzowski, Joey Bianchini, Augustus Donovan, Devin Donovan, Anthony Herrera, Cody Minor, Nicholas Novak, Noah Ryan, Dominic Murphy

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Week Award
Anthony Herrera, Dominic Murphy, Joey Bianchini

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - All Conference Award
Paxton Creese (1^st Team), Garrett Vos (1^st Team), Joey Bianchini (1^st Team), Anthony Herrera (1^st Team), Noah Ryan (1^st Team), Billy Pitzner (2^nd Team), Kameron Teacher (2^nd Team)

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Championship Team
2021-22 Team Members

Most Individual Wins
Joey Bianchini (30)

Most Team Points
Joey Bianchini (142 pts.)

Most Bonus Point Wins
Joey Bianchini (16)

"Gary Boman" Most Improved Wrestler Award
Jimmy Pierandozzi, Shaeden Scheidt, Nolan Throne

"Jim & Dave Hazewinkel" Tough Man of the Year Award
Cameron Riggs, Dominic Murphy

Iron Man of the Year Award
Noah Ryan, Nate Rocheleau

"Jim Sundgren" Most Courageous Wrestler Award
Billy Pitzner

SCSU Wrestling "Buzz Saw" Award
Nicholas Novak

NCAA DII National Qualifier Award (Fourth Place Team)
Paxton Creese, Garrett Vos, Joey Bianchini, Nicholas Novak, Anthony Herrera, Noah Ryan, Kameron Teacher

NCAA DII All-Americans
Garrett Vos, Joey Bianchini, Anthony Herrera, Noah Ryan, Kameron Teacher

Newcomer of the Year Award
Anthony Herrera

Redshirt Wrestler of the Year Award
Tyson Meyer

Four-time NCAA All-American Award
Garrett Vos

Five-time NCAA All-American Award
Kameron Teacher

"Dean Weisman" Wrestler of the Year Award
Joey Bianchini

Huskies Appreciation Award
Madison Gorecki, Ethan Halverson, Max Steigauf, Jaren Olson, Kyle Lamberton

Coaching Appreciation Award
Brady Wilson, Travis Swanson, John A. Peterson, Quinn Youngs

Fanatic Fan of the Year Award
Jody Holand, Heidi Pitzner

Faculty Appreciation Award
Chuck Hentges, Construction Technology Education

Alumni Achievement Award
Lawrence Phillips, `19

"Jack Gause" Huskies Wrestling Hall of Fame Award
Carl Olson, `68

Wrestler of the Week Awards
Robby Horsman – Cobber Open, UW-Parkside
Garrett Vos – Cobber Open, Carolina Clash Duals, UW-Parkside, North Country Open, Upper Iowa, SMSU/MSU-Mankato, NCAA Champs.
Joey Bianchini – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, Carolina Clash Duals, UW-Parkside, NWCA Duals, North Country Open, MSU-Mankato, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ., Super Region Champs., NCAA Champs.
Anthony Herrera – Cobber Open, Carolina Clash Duals, North Country Open, Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, MSU-Moorhead, Augustana Univ., Super Region Champs., NCAA Champs.
Dominic Murphy – Cobber Open, UW-Parkside, North Country Open, Upper Iowa, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ.
Nolan Throne – Cobber Open, North Country Open, Don Parker Open
Nate Rocheleau – Cobber Open
Jimmy Pierandozzi – Cobber Open
Sebastian Zamorano – Cobber Open
Paxton Creese – Dakota Wesleyan Open, Upper Iowa, SMSU/MSU-Mankato, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ., Super Region Champs.
Jake Barzowski – Dakota Wesleyan Open, UW-Parkside, Upper Iowa
Colby Njos – Dakota Wesleyan Open, Carolina Clash Duals, UW-Parkside, SMSU, Northern State, Augustana Univ.
Devin Donovan – Dakota Wesleyan Open, Carolina Clash Duals, Upper Iowa, MSU-Mankato, Northern State
Noah Ryan – Dakota Wesleyan Open, Carolina Clash Duals, UW-Parkside, NWCA Duals, North Country Open, Upper Iowa, SMSU/MSU-Mankato, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ., Super Region Champs., NCAA Champs.
Daniel Valeria - Carolina Clash Duals, Augustana Univ.
Billy Pitzner - Carolina Clash Duals, UW-Parkside, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ.
Jared Head - Carolina Clash Duals, SMSU, MSU-Moorhead
Cade Linn - Carolina Clash Duals
Nicholas Novak – Dragon Open, North Country Open, SMSU/MSU-Mankato, Super Region Champs.
Shaeden Scheidt - Dragon Open, North Country Open
Alyeus Craig - Dragon Open
Mac Copeland - Dragon Open
Kaleb Haase - UW-Parkside, North Country Open
Kameron Teacher - NWCA Duals, North Country Open, Upper Iowa, SMSU, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, Augustana Univ., NCAA Champs.
Tyson Meyer - North Country Open
Grant Parrish - North Country Open
Cameron Riggs - Upper Iowa
Bryce Dagel – Don Parker Open

Tough Man of the Week Awards
Daniel Valeria – Cobber Open
Cameron Riggs – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, NWCA Duals, North Country Open, SMSU/Don Parker Open
Nicholas Novak – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, MSU-Moorhead/Northern State, NCAA Champs.
Spencer Miller – Cobber Open
Colby Njos – Cobber Open, North Country Open
Bryce Fitzpatrick – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open
Jared Head – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, NWCA Duals
Devin Donovan – Cobber Open, North Country Open
Shaeden Scheidt – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, NWCA Duals, SMSU/MSU-Mankato
Mac Copeland – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open
Tyson Meyer – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, Don Parker Open
Kaleb Haase – Cobber Open
Augustus Donovan – Cobber Open, Dragon Open
Blake Thomsen – Cobber Open, Dakota Wesleyan Open, Dragon Open
Ashton Clark – Dakota Wesleyan Open, Dragon Open
Robby Horsman - Dakota Wesleyan Open, North Country Open, MSU-Mankato
Nic Cantu - Dakota Wesleyan Open, North Country Open
Garrett Vos - Dakota Wesleyan Open, Super Region Champs.
Ezekial Williamson - Dakota Wesleyan Open, North Country Open, Don Parker Open
Jimmy Pierandozzi - Dakota Wesleyan Open, Dragon Open, North Country Open
Dominic Murphy - Dakota Wesleyan Open, Carolina Clash Duals, NWCA Duals, SMSU/MSU-Mankato, Super Region Champs.
Billy Pitzner - Dakota Wesleyan Open, NWCA Duals, Super Region Champs.
Paxton Creese – Carolina Clash Duals, NWCA Duals, NCAA Champs.
Jake Barzowski – Carolina Clash Duals, North Country Open
Isaac Grams - Dragon Open
Anthony Herrera - NWCA Duals
Cade Linn - NWCA Duals
Kaleb Horn - North Country Open
Bryce Dagel - North Country Open
Alyeus Craig – Don Parker Open
Blake Legred – Don Parker Open
Spencer Miller – Don Parker Open
Kameron Teacher - Super Region Champs.