St. Cloud State Wrestling Announces 2024-2025 Team Awards

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

4/30/2025 12:54:00 PM | Wrestling

Huskies commemorate touted 2024-25 season at annual awards banquet

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Wrestling has announced their 2024-25 team awards after another successful season at the team's annual Awards Banquet on Friday, April 25. St. Cloud State qualified eight wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament and as a team finished in third place. The Huskies also won their ninth consecutive Super Region V Championship and won their eighth NWCA National Duals Championship.

Joel Jesuroga was named the Dean Weisman Wrestler of the Year after he was the National Runner-Up in the NCAA Tournament and Super Region V Champion. He also earned All-American and First Team All-NSIC Honors.

Nathan Fury was named the Scholar Wrestler of the Year. Bryce Dagel, Augustus Donovan, Jadon Mims and Sam Spencer were named "Gary Boman" Most Improved Wrestler Award. Jeroen Smith was the recipient of the "Jim & Dave Hazewinkel" Tough Man of the Year Award while Augustus Donovan, Dominic Murphy, Colby Njos and Nolan Throne earned Iron Man of the Year Award. Murphy was also teh recipent of the "Jim Sundgren" Most Courageous Wrestler Award.

Chuck Ernst ('56) and Vince Dietz ('19) were also inducted into the Jack Gause Huskies Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Huskies Letterman Award
2024-25 Select Team Members

Captain Award
Bryce FitzPatrick, Caleb Meekins, Dominic Murphy, Colby Njos, Nick Novak & Nolan Throne

Scholar Wrestler of the Year Award (Minimum of two semesters)
Nathan Fury, 3.85, General Business & Construction Management

Myles Brand NSIC All-Academic with Distinction Award
Augustus Donovan

NSIC All-Academic Award
Augustus Donovan, Cole Glazier, Ethan Hendrickson, Nick Novak & Logan Vaughan

NWCA/NCAA DII Academic All-American Award
Dominic Ducato, Augustus Donovan, Ethan Hendrickson, Nathan Fury, Dominic Murphy, Colby Njos, Nick Novak & Logan Vaughan

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Week Award
Joel Jesuroga (1/23/25), Dominic Murphy (1/27/25), Colby Njos (1/30/25) & La'Ron Parks (2/17/25)

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - All Conference Award
Conor Knopick (2^nd Team), Sam Spencer (2^nd Team), Colby Njos (1^st Team), Joel Jesuroga (1^st Team), Nick Novak (1^st Team), Bryce Dagel (1^st Team), Dominic Murphy (1^st Team) & La'Ron Parks (2^nd Team)

Most Individual Wins
Bryce Dagel (27) & Sam Spencer (27)

Most Team Points
Dominic Murphy (122)

Most Bonus Point Wins
Jeroen Smith (16)

"Gary Boman" Most Improved Wrestler Award
Bryce Dagel, Augustus Donovan, Jadon Mims & Sam Spencer

"Jim & Dave Hazewinkel" Tough Man of the Year Award
Jeroen Smith

Iron Man of the Year Award
Augustus Donovan, Dominic Murphy, Colby Njos & Nolan Throne

"Jim Sundgren" Most Courageous Wrestler Award
Dominic Murphy

NCAA National Qualifiers & NCAA All-Americans
Conor Knopick, Sam Spencer (6^th), Colby Njos, Joel Jesuroga (2^nd), Nick Novak (4^th), Bryce Dagel (4^th), Bryce Fitzpatrick & Dominick Murphy (8^th)

Newcomer of the Year Award
Joel Jesuroga

Freshman Wrestler of the Year
Jayce Luna & Austin Grzywinski

Redshirt Wrestler of the Year Award
Cole Glazier

"Dean Weisman" Wrestler of the Year Award
Joel Jesuroga

Huskies Appreciation Award
Isaac Bentrott, Jason Bryant, Mac Copeland, Brandon Eusebio, Isaac Grams, Katy Leppa, Jaileen Medina, Dennis Quinn, Holly Schreiner & Amanda Zettler

Coaching Appreciation Award
Bob Boeck, Anthony Herrera, Phil Kue, John Peterson & Brady Wilson

Fanatic Fan of the Year Award
Chad & Tabetha Knopick

Faculty Appreciation Award
William Hudson, Ph.D.

"Jack Gause" Huskies Wrestling Hall of Fame Award
Chuck Ernst, Ph.D., '56 & Vince Dietz, '19

Wrestler of the Week Awards
Dominic Ducato – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Southwest State Dual, NWCA Duals, MSU-Mankato Dual

Sam Spencer – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, Augustana Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Super Region 5

Joel Jesuroga – Luther College Open, Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, NWCA Duals, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, UNK Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5, NCAA's

Nolan Throne – Yellowjacket Open, Wisconsin Open, NWCA Duals, SJU Invite

Derek Johnson – Yellowjacket Open, NWCA Duals, SJU Invite, Mary Dual

La'Ron Parks – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Sioux Falls Dual, Southwest State Dual, Augustana Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual

Jayce Luna – Yellowjacket Open

Bryce FitzPatrick – Luther College Open, Southwest State Dual, UNK Dual, NSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Dominic Murphy – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, NWCA Duals, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, UNK Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Nathan Fury – Luther College Open, SJU Invite

Nick Novak – Wisconsin Open, Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Bryce Dagel – Wisconsin Open, Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, NWCA Duals, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Conor Knopick – Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, Augustana Dual, UNK Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Colby Njos – Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, UNK Dual, UW-Parkside Dual, NSU Dual, MSU Dual, Mary Dual, Super Region 5

Tyson Meyer – Sioux Falls Dual, MSU-Moorhead Dual, SJU Invite, UNK Dual

Austin Grzywinski – Dragon Open

Leo Edblad – Dragon Open

Patrick Kubisa – Dragon Open

Augustus Donovan – Dragon Open

Brody Hart – Dragon Open

Alyeus Craig - MSU-Moorhead Dual, Southwest State Dual, MSU-Mankato Dual, Augustana Dual, MSU Dual

Jadon Mims - MSU-Moorhead Dual, NWCA Duals, MSU-Mankato Dual, SJU Invite

Donnie Hidden - MSU-Moorhead Dual

Caleb Meekins – Southwest State Dual, NWCA Duals, UNK Dual, Don Parker Open

Logan Vaughan – NWCA Duals

Cole Glazier – Worthington Open

Brandon Eusebio – SJU Invite

Colton Bornholdt – SJU Invite

James Burks – SJU Invite

Brendan Lockart – SJU Invite

Jimmy Pierandozzi - Don Parker Open

Ethan Hendrickson – MSU Dual

Tough Man of the Week Awards
Mason Carpenter – Yellowjacket Open, Worthington Open

Brandon Eusebio – Yellowjacket Open, Dragon Open

Nathan Fury – Yellowjacket Open, Dragon Open, Don Parker Open

Jadon Mims – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Dragon Open

Isaiah Foster – Yellowjacket Open

Austin Grzywinski - Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Worthington Open, Don Parker Open

Jeroen Smith – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open, Dragon Open, Worthington Open, Don Parker Open

Augustus Donovan – Yellowjacket Open, Luther College Open

Dominic Mann – Yellowjacket Open, Don Parker Open

Archer Heelan – Luther College Open

Caleb Meekins – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open

Alyeus Craig – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Super Region 5

Nolan Throne – Luther College Open

Colton Bornholdt – Luther College Open, Dragon Open, Don Parker Open

Gabriel Smith – Luther College Open, Worthington Open, Don Parker Open

Derek Johnson – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Don Parker Open

Nick Novak – Luther College Open, NWCA Duals, NCAA's

Bryce Dagel – Luther College Open, NCAA's

Cole Glazier – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Dragon Open

Donnie Hidden – Luther College Open, Wisconsin Open, Dragon Open

Leo Edblad – Luther College Open, Worthington Open

Jayce Luna – Luther College Open, Dragon Open, Worthington Open

Vance Barz – Luther College Open, Don Parker Open

Patrick Kubisa – Luther College Open, Don Parker Open

Brendan Lockart – Luther College Open, Don Parker Open

Sam Spencer – Wisconsin Open, NWCA Duals, NCAA's

James Pierandozzi – Wisconsin Open

Hudson Burnett – Dragon Open

David Platt – Dragon Open

Ethan Hendrickson – Dragon Open, Don Parker Open

Logan Vaughan – Dragon Open

Conor Knopick – NWCA Duals

La'Ron Parks – NWCA Duals, Super Region 5

Bryce FitzPatrick – MSU-Mankato

Aoci Bernard – SJU Invite

Brody Hart – Worthington Open, Don Parker Open

Vito Massa – Worthington Open

Jude Link – Don Parker Open

James Burks – Don Parker Open

Tyson Meyer – Don Parker Open

Dominic Murphy – NCAA's

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