Friday, January 31
St. Cloud, MN
5:30 P.M.
St. Cloud State
vs
#2 UW-Parkside
Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
No. 1 St. Cloud State Wrestling set for Top 2 Showdown Against No. 2 Wisconsin-Parkside
1/29/2025 1:50:00 PM | Wrestling
Huskies eye fifth Top-10 win
St. Cloud, Minn.- No. 1 St. Cloud State Wrestling (10-0, 5-0 NSIC) will take to the mat on Friday, Jan 31 as they wrestle against No. 2 Wisconsin-Parkside at Halenbeck Hall. The dual is set for 5:30 p.m.
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Follow the Huskies
Both duals will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live results throughout the week will also be available on TrackWrestling. Links to both options can be found on the St. Cloud State Wrestling Schedule.
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Top Dog
For the fourth consecutive National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll, the Huskies were tabbed the No. 1 ranked team in Division II. St. Cloud State accumulated 88 points to rank first. They were followed by Glenville State (65.5), Wisconsin-Parkside (65.5), Nebraska-Kearney (65.0) and Central Oklahoma (64.5) to round out the top 5.
St. Cloud State holds nine ranked wrestlers which is tied for the most in Division II.
The individuals that are ranked for the Huskies are as follows:
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Last Time Out
St. Cloud State traveled to Kearney, NE. this past weekend as they faced off against the No. 4 Lopers.
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The dual kicked off at 125 where Conor Knopick came up with an 18-5 victory to put the first points on the board with a major decision. The Lopers would capture two shutout wins in the next two matches as No. 8 Sam Spencer would be defeated 8-0 and then No. 13 Alyeus Craig lost 2-0 to No. 9 Joseph Airola. Trailing 7-4, No. 13 Colby Njos came up with a pin in 51 seconds as the Huskies would go back on top 10-7. The newly touted No. 1 wrestler at 157 Joel Jesuroga stayed unbeaten on the year as he came away with a 7-2 decision against Cael Robb. Moving to 165, No. 3 Nick Novak lost 5-3 to No. 6 Trenton Munoz. The match then came to a tie as No. 2 Bryce Dagel would be defeated 4-1 in sudden victory as the Lopers appeared to have momentum on their side. At 184, No. 9 Bryce FitzPatrick came up with a big 11-2 major decision against No. 8 Jacari Deal to give St. Cloud State a 17-13 lead. Moving to 197, No. 2 Dominic Murphy faced off against No. 5 Jackson Kinsella. After a defensive oriented three periods, the match headed into sudden victory as the match would be tied 1-1 after both wrestlers earned an escape point. No scoring would occur in overtime as the match would head into a tiebreaker. Choosing to defer to start the tiebreaker, Murphy rode Kinsella for 14 seconds before Kinsella escaped to now lead 2-1. The wrestlers moved out of bounds before resetting at neutral. After starting at neutral, Murphy attacked a single led of Kinsella where he ultimately worked his way towards the clutch takedown. Moving into the second tiebreaker period, Murphy blocked all shot attempts by Kinsella in the period as No. 2 Dominic Murphy defeated No. 5 Jackson Kinsella 5-2. St. Cloud State now held a 20-13 lead as No. 5 La'Ron Parks took to the mat against No. 1 Crew Howard. Howard would ultimately pin Parks, but it would not matter as No. 1 St. Cloud State stayed undefeated with a 20-19 victory over No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney.
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No. 1 St. Cloud State 20, No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 19
125- Conor Knopick MD Bishop Murray, 18-5
133- Hector Serratos MD No. 8Â Sam Spencer, 8-0
141- No. 9 Joseph Airola dec No. 13Â Alyeus Craig, 2-0
149- No. 13 Colby Njos fall Brady Collins, 0:51
157- No. 1 Joel Jesuroga dec Cael Robb, 7-2
165- No. 6 Trenton Munoz dec No. 3Â Nick Novak, 5-3
174- Jacobi Deal dec No. 2Â Bryce Dagel, 4-1 SV
184- No. 9 Bryce FitzPatrick MD No. 8 Jacari Deal, 11-2
197- No. 2 Dominic Murphy dec No. 5 Jackson Kinsella, 5-2 TB
285- No. 1 Crew Howard fall No. 5Â La'Ron Parks, 6:08
Extra 133- Caleb Meekins fall Caleb Coyle, 4:39
Extra 184- Tyson Meyer MD Tate Kuchera, 8-0
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NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Following the win over Nebraska-Kearney, Dominic Murphy as named NSIC Wrestler of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. Murphy sealed the match for the Huskies with a 5-2 tiebreaker win over No. 5 Jackson Kinsella. This is the third wrestler of the week honor for Murphy in his career.
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Series History
Heading into Friday's dual against Wisconsin-Parkside, the Huskies have won eight of the past nine matchups against the Rangers. The teams faced off in Kenosha, Wis. last year where the Huskies came away with a 27-6 victory.
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The dual began at 197 pounds with Dominic Murphy, as he started the Huskies off on the right foot with a 7-2 win over Chase Stegall. Elijah Novak then avenged his loss to Lloyd Reynolds from a season ago with a 4-3 win to double SCSU's lead to 6-0.
Parkside earned a win at 125 pounds before the Husky tandem of Caleb Meekins and Alyeus Craig came to the mat. First up, Meekins scored a takedown just seconds into his match against No. 6 Matthew Chi and controlled the majority of the match before catching Chi on his back near the end of the second period. Meekins was able to secure a pin at the 4:52 mark of the match and sent the SCSU bench into much excitement. Next, Craig squared up against No. 2 Cayden Henschel and did not back down. Craig's takedown in the third period gave him a 5-4 lead and he was able to hold on and fend off a reversal attempt from Henschel to secure the 5-4 win.
The back-to-back wins started a six-match win streak for the Huskies in the dual, as Colby Njos, Nick Novak, Anthony Herrera and Cole Glazier followed with decision victories to seal the match for the Huskies. Njos beat No. 12 Jalen Spuhler via 4-2 decision while Novak improved to 16-0 on the season with a 13-6 win over Ben Durcoher. In just his second dual of the season and first against a ranked opponent, Glazier notched a 5-1 win over No. 6 Brody Hemauer, arguably his best win of the season as he improves to 21-1 in his freshman campaign.
No. 5 St. Cloud State 27, No. 4 Parkside 6
Feb. 10, 2024 | De Simone Arena | Parkside, Wis.
197: No. 4 Dominic Murphy (SCSU) dec. Chase Stegall (UWP), 7-2
HWT: Elijah Novak (SCSU) dec. Lloyd Reynolds (UWP), 4-3
125: No. 3 Shane Corrigan (UWP) SV-1 No. 7 Conor Knopick (SCSU), 6-3
133: Caleb Meekins (SCSU) Fall No. 6 Matthew Chi (UWP), 4:52
141: No. 12 Alyeus Craig (SCSU) dec. No. 2 Cayden Henschel (UWP), 5-4
149: No. 8 Colby Njos (SCSU) dec. No. 12 Jalen Spuhler (UWP), 4-2
157: No. 1 Nick Novak (SCSU) dec. Ben Durocher (UWP), 13-6
165: No. 10 Anthony Herrera (SCSU) dec. Brady Schuh (UWP), 8-1
174: Cole Glazier (SCSU) dec. No. 6 Brody Hemauer (UWP), 5-1
184: Reece Worachek (UWP) dec. No. 10 Bryce FitzPatrick (SCSU), 6-5
Exhibition 133: Elon Rodriguez (UWP)dec. Sam Spencer (SCSU), 13-9
Exhibition 174: Bryce Dagel (SCSU) MD Crosby Schlosser (UWP), 11-2
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Since UWP joined the NSIC in 2021-22, the winner of this dual has gone on to win the NSIC Conference Championship. Â
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Scouting Wisconsin-Parkside
The Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers come into this dual with the Huskies ranked as the No. 2 team in Division II via the latest NWCA Poll. The Rangers currently hold a 10-2 record with a 4-1 mark in conference play. The Rangers have accumulated a plethora of ranked wins as they have beaten No. 24 Maryville, No. 21 Central Missouri, No. 11 UMary, No. 8 Augustana, and No. 6 Grand Valley State. At the NWCA National Duals, the Rangers placed fifth in the event after going 4-1 with the lone loss coming to No. 5 Central Oklahoma.
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In the latest NWCA Poll, the Rangers totaled eight ranked wrestlers including Shane Corrigan (No. 12 at 125), Matt Chi (No. 5 at 133), Cayden Henschel (No. 1 at 141), Easton Worachek (No. 11 at 149), Ben Durocher (No. 7 at 157), Dajun Johnson (No. 9 at 165), Reece Worachek (No. 3 at 184), and Lloyd Reynolds (No. 7 at 285).
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Head Coach Nick Becker enters his fourth season with Wisconsin-Parkside in the 2024-25 season. During his tenure, Becker has accumulated a 36-6 record while coaching nine All-Americans. Under Becker's guidance, the Rangers have finished 7th, 15th, and 14th at the National Tournament.
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UWP will wrestle against Minnesota State on Thursday before facing the Huskies on Friday.
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For all the latest on St. Cloud State Wrestling, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Follow the Huskies
Both duals will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live results throughout the week will also be available on TrackWrestling. Links to both options can be found on the St. Cloud State Wrestling Schedule.
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Top Dog
For the fourth consecutive National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll, the Huskies were tabbed the No. 1 ranked team in Division II. St. Cloud State accumulated 88 points to rank first. They were followed by Glenville State (65.5), Wisconsin-Parkside (65.5), Nebraska-Kearney (65.0) and Central Oklahoma (64.5) to round out the top 5.
St. Cloud State holds nine ranked wrestlers which is tied for the most in Division II.
The individuals that are ranked for the Huskies are as follows:
- 133 Pounds- No. 8 Sam Spencer (18-3 record (5-2 dual), 10 bonus point victories, 1st place Yellowjacket and Luther College Open, 3rd place Wisconsin Open)
- 141 Pounds- No. 13 Alyeus Craig (14-6 record (5-4 dual), 11 bonus point victories, 3rd place Luther College Open, 4th place Wisconsin Open)
- 149 Pounds- No. 13 Colby Njos (7-2 record (7-2 dual), four bonus point victories)
- 157 Pounds- No. 1 Joel Jesuroga (15-0 record (10-0 dual), eight bonus point victories, 1st place Luther College Open)
- 165 Pounds- No. 3 Nick Novak (15-3 record (7-2 dual), eight bonus point victories, 1st place Wisconsin Open, 2nd place Luther College Open)
- 174 Pounds- No. 2 Bryce Dagel (15-3 record (8-1 dual) nine bonus point victories, 6th place Luther College Open, 1st place Wisconsin Open)
- 184 Pounds- No. 9 Bryce FitzPatrick (12-5 record (5-2 dual), seven bonus point victories, 1st place Luther College Open, 6th place Wisconsin Open)
- 197 Pounds- No. 2 Dominic Murphy (17-0 record (10-0 dual), 10 bonus point victories, 1st place Luther College Open and Wisconsin Open)
- 285 Pounds- No. 5 La'Ron Parks (16-2 record (5-2 dual), six bonus point victories, 1st place Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, and Wisconsin Open)
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Last Time Out
St. Cloud State traveled to Kearney, NE. this past weekend as they faced off against the No. 4 Lopers.
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The dual kicked off at 125 where Conor Knopick came up with an 18-5 victory to put the first points on the board with a major decision. The Lopers would capture two shutout wins in the next two matches as No. 8 Sam Spencer would be defeated 8-0 and then No. 13 Alyeus Craig lost 2-0 to No. 9 Joseph Airola. Trailing 7-4, No. 13 Colby Njos came up with a pin in 51 seconds as the Huskies would go back on top 10-7. The newly touted No. 1 wrestler at 157 Joel Jesuroga stayed unbeaten on the year as he came away with a 7-2 decision against Cael Robb. Moving to 165, No. 3 Nick Novak lost 5-3 to No. 6 Trenton Munoz. The match then came to a tie as No. 2 Bryce Dagel would be defeated 4-1 in sudden victory as the Lopers appeared to have momentum on their side. At 184, No. 9 Bryce FitzPatrick came up with a big 11-2 major decision against No. 8 Jacari Deal to give St. Cloud State a 17-13 lead. Moving to 197, No. 2 Dominic Murphy faced off against No. 5 Jackson Kinsella. After a defensive oriented three periods, the match headed into sudden victory as the match would be tied 1-1 after both wrestlers earned an escape point. No scoring would occur in overtime as the match would head into a tiebreaker. Choosing to defer to start the tiebreaker, Murphy rode Kinsella for 14 seconds before Kinsella escaped to now lead 2-1. The wrestlers moved out of bounds before resetting at neutral. After starting at neutral, Murphy attacked a single led of Kinsella where he ultimately worked his way towards the clutch takedown. Moving into the second tiebreaker period, Murphy blocked all shot attempts by Kinsella in the period as No. 2 Dominic Murphy defeated No. 5 Jackson Kinsella 5-2. St. Cloud State now held a 20-13 lead as No. 5 La'Ron Parks took to the mat against No. 1 Crew Howard. Howard would ultimately pin Parks, but it would not matter as No. 1 St. Cloud State stayed undefeated with a 20-19 victory over No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney.
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No. 1 St. Cloud State 20, No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 19
125- Conor Knopick MD Bishop Murray, 18-5
133- Hector Serratos MD No. 8Â Sam Spencer, 8-0
141- No. 9 Joseph Airola dec No. 13Â Alyeus Craig, 2-0
149- No. 13 Colby Njos fall Brady Collins, 0:51
157- No. 1 Joel Jesuroga dec Cael Robb, 7-2
165- No. 6 Trenton Munoz dec No. 3Â Nick Novak, 5-3
174- Jacobi Deal dec No. 2Â Bryce Dagel, 4-1 SV
184- No. 9 Bryce FitzPatrick MD No. 8 Jacari Deal, 11-2
197- No. 2 Dominic Murphy dec No. 5 Jackson Kinsella, 5-2 TB
285- No. 1 Crew Howard fall No. 5Â La'Ron Parks, 6:08
Extra 133- Caleb Meekins fall Caleb Coyle, 4:39
Extra 184- Tyson Meyer MD Tate Kuchera, 8-0
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NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Following the win over Nebraska-Kearney, Dominic Murphy as named NSIC Wrestler of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. Murphy sealed the match for the Huskies with a 5-2 tiebreaker win over No. 5 Jackson Kinsella. This is the third wrestler of the week honor for Murphy in his career.
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Series History
Heading into Friday's dual against Wisconsin-Parkside, the Huskies have won eight of the past nine matchups against the Rangers. The teams faced off in Kenosha, Wis. last year where the Huskies came away with a 27-6 victory.
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The dual began at 197 pounds with Dominic Murphy, as he started the Huskies off on the right foot with a 7-2 win over Chase Stegall. Elijah Novak then avenged his loss to Lloyd Reynolds from a season ago with a 4-3 win to double SCSU's lead to 6-0.
Parkside earned a win at 125 pounds before the Husky tandem of Caleb Meekins and Alyeus Craig came to the mat. First up, Meekins scored a takedown just seconds into his match against No. 6 Matthew Chi and controlled the majority of the match before catching Chi on his back near the end of the second period. Meekins was able to secure a pin at the 4:52 mark of the match and sent the SCSU bench into much excitement. Next, Craig squared up against No. 2 Cayden Henschel and did not back down. Craig's takedown in the third period gave him a 5-4 lead and he was able to hold on and fend off a reversal attempt from Henschel to secure the 5-4 win.
The back-to-back wins started a six-match win streak for the Huskies in the dual, as Colby Njos, Nick Novak, Anthony Herrera and Cole Glazier followed with decision victories to seal the match for the Huskies. Njos beat No. 12 Jalen Spuhler via 4-2 decision while Novak improved to 16-0 on the season with a 13-6 win over Ben Durcoher. In just his second dual of the season and first against a ranked opponent, Glazier notched a 5-1 win over No. 6 Brody Hemauer, arguably his best win of the season as he improves to 21-1 in his freshman campaign.
No. 5 St. Cloud State 27, No. 4 Parkside 6
Feb. 10, 2024 | De Simone Arena | Parkside, Wis.
197: No. 4 Dominic Murphy (SCSU) dec. Chase Stegall (UWP), 7-2
HWT: Elijah Novak (SCSU) dec. Lloyd Reynolds (UWP), 4-3
125: No. 3 Shane Corrigan (UWP) SV-1 No. 7 Conor Knopick (SCSU), 6-3
133: Caleb Meekins (SCSU) Fall No. 6 Matthew Chi (UWP), 4:52
141: No. 12 Alyeus Craig (SCSU) dec. No. 2 Cayden Henschel (UWP), 5-4
149: No. 8 Colby Njos (SCSU) dec. No. 12 Jalen Spuhler (UWP), 4-2
157: No. 1 Nick Novak (SCSU) dec. Ben Durocher (UWP), 13-6
165: No. 10 Anthony Herrera (SCSU) dec. Brady Schuh (UWP), 8-1
174: Cole Glazier (SCSU) dec. No. 6 Brody Hemauer (UWP), 5-1
184: Reece Worachek (UWP) dec. No. 10 Bryce FitzPatrick (SCSU), 6-5
Exhibition 133: Elon Rodriguez (UWP)dec. Sam Spencer (SCSU), 13-9
Exhibition 174: Bryce Dagel (SCSU) MD Crosby Schlosser (UWP), 11-2
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Since UWP joined the NSIC in 2021-22, the winner of this dual has gone on to win the NSIC Conference Championship. Â
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Scouting Wisconsin-Parkside
The Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers come into this dual with the Huskies ranked as the No. 2 team in Division II via the latest NWCA Poll. The Rangers currently hold a 10-2 record with a 4-1 mark in conference play. The Rangers have accumulated a plethora of ranked wins as they have beaten No. 24 Maryville, No. 21 Central Missouri, No. 11 UMary, No. 8 Augustana, and No. 6 Grand Valley State. At the NWCA National Duals, the Rangers placed fifth in the event after going 4-1 with the lone loss coming to No. 5 Central Oklahoma.
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In the latest NWCA Poll, the Rangers totaled eight ranked wrestlers including Shane Corrigan (No. 12 at 125), Matt Chi (No. 5 at 133), Cayden Henschel (No. 1 at 141), Easton Worachek (No. 11 at 149), Ben Durocher (No. 7 at 157), Dajun Johnson (No. 9 at 165), Reece Worachek (No. 3 at 184), and Lloyd Reynolds (No. 7 at 285).
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Head Coach Nick Becker enters his fourth season with Wisconsin-Parkside in the 2024-25 season. During his tenure, Becker has accumulated a 36-6 record while coaching nine All-Americans. Under Becker's guidance, the Rangers have finished 7th, 15th, and 14th at the National Tournament.
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UWP will wrestle against Minnesota State on Thursday before facing the Huskies on Friday.
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For all the latest on St. Cloud State Wrestling, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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