St. Cloud State
Worthington Open
No. 13 St. Cloud State Wrestling Travels to Marshall for Dual Against Mustangs
1/14/2026 12:46:00 PM | Wrestling
Huskies look to stay unbeaten in conference duals
St. Cloud, MN. – No. 13 St. Cloud State Wrestling (11-2, 4-0 NSIC) travel to Marshall, MN. this weekend as they dual against Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, January 17. The dual is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. The Huskies will also be competing in the Worthington Open at 9:00 a.m.
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Saturday's duals will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network and can also be followed for free on Track Wrestling.
NWCA Poll
St. Cloud State enters this week ranked 13th in the latest NWCA Poll. SCSU started the year ranked eighth and currently hold three ranked wrestlers.
The individuals who are ranked for the Huskies are as follows:
157 Pounds- No. 2 Joel Jesuroga (12-0, 7-0 vs NSIC, 2-0 vs ranked), seven bonus point wins (five major decisions, two tech falls)
174 Pounds- No. 14 Bryce Dagel (8-2, 4-0 vs NSIC, 1-2 vs ranked), six bonus point wins (two major decision, one tech fall, three falls)
184 Pounds- No. 4 Cole Glazier (11-0, 5-0 vs NSIC, 1-0 vs ranked), eight bonus point wins (two major decision, four tech falls, two falls)
Double Glazier
With the turnover of the new year, the Huskies added a second Glazier to their roster in Zach Glazier. After serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the first semester, Glazier will be returning to the mat. He is the brother of 184-pounder Cole Glazier. Prior to SCSU, Zach wrestled at Iowa and South Dakota State where he was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at the Division I level wrestling at 197-pounds. He was the Runner-Up at the Big Ten Championships in 2024 and finished third at the Big 12 Championships in 2025. Glazier has yet to wrestle for SCSU but will be competing at 285.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State traveled to Cedar Falls this past weekend to compete in the NWCA National Duals. The Huskies placed fifth after a 4-1 record over the two day event.
No. 13 St. Cloud State 33, RV Maryville 6
125: Elijah Almarinez dec Ben Aranda, 4-2
133: Ethan Bast TF Yashua Amen, 15-0
141: Jayce Luna fall Caleb Carter, 5:28
149: Alyeus Craig dec Leo Buchheit, 7-0
157: No. 2 Joel Jesuroga dec Nicolas Zamora 8-3
165: Derek Johnson MD Javier Gutierrez, 12-2
174: No. 14 Bryce Dagel MD Mustafa Salimi, 12-2
184: No. 4 Cole Glazier TF Evan Morris, 16-1
197: Tyson Meyer dec No. 9 Jeramiah Larson, 7-5
285: Orest Nazarchuk dec Donnie Hidden, 4-1
No. 13 St. Cloud State 9, No. 6 Lander 22
125: Kaden Kuenzi dec Ben Aranda, 5-2
133: No. 6 James Joplin MD Ethan Bast, 12-2
141: No. 1 Elijah Lusk dec Jayce Luna, 4-1 SV
149: Isham Peace dec Alyeus Craig, 5-0
157: No. 2 Joel Jesuroga dec Reid Noble, 7-2
165: No. 2 David Hunsberger dec Gabriel Smith, 9-6
174: No. 14 Bryce Dagel dec Maxwell Kiel, 5-3
184: No. 4 Cole Glazier MD No. 8 Dylan Kohn, 10-0
197: No. 14 Marvelous Rutledge dec Tyson Meyer, 4-2
285: No. 13 Isaac Sheeran dec Donnie Hidden, 4-0
No. 13 St. Cloud State 24, RV Minnesota State 14
125: Jacob Fitzpatrick MD Ben Aranda, 12-2
133: Chase Beckett dec Ethan Bast, 11-5
141: Jayce Luna MD Colton Hush, 12-0
149: No. 12 Walker Bentz MD Vance Barz, 11-0
157: No. 2 Joel Jesuroga dec No. 13 Caleb Meunier, 4-1 SV
165: Derek Johnson MD No. 15 Paolo Salminen, 9-0
174: No. 14 Bryce Dagel dec No. 13 Drake Hayward, 7-2
184: No. 4 Cole Glazier TF Jaquan East, 17-2
197: Tyson Meyer TF Grant Cook, 15-0
285: Jesus Gonzalez dec Donnie Hidden, 3-2
No. 13 St. Cloud State 30, No. 13 Augustana 6
125: Austin Grzywinski dec Brandon Board, 5-4
133: Mason Mills dec Braiden Kort, 5-4
141: Rowdy Neighbor dec Alex Mentzer, 5-1
149: Hudson Loges dec Vance Barz, 5-2
157: No. 2 Joel Jesuroga dec Cash Raymond, 7-3
165: Derek Johnson MD Kyle Boeke, 11-2
174: Brody Hart MD Gunner Mullen, 13-3
184: Josh Wagener dec Dominic Mann 7-3
197: Nathan Fury MD Sam McEnelly, 12-2
285: Donnie Hidden fall Max Balow, 1:44
No. 13 St. Cloud State 33, No. 19 UMary 7
125: Mason Gutenberger dec Austin Grzywinski, 8-2
133: Ethan Bast dec Gabe Mortensen, 6-2
141: Jayce Luna MD Koltyn Grebel, 12-2
149: Trae Thilmony MD Vance Barz, 10-1
157: No. 2 Joel Jesuroga MD Maverick Mueller, 14-5
165: Gabriel Smith dec Connor Manske, 3-0
174: No. 14 Bryce Dagel fall Wyatt Elam, 5:33
184: Dominic Mann dec Charles Severance, 10-6
197: Tyson Meyer MD Ty Wiedrich, 17-4
285: Donnie Hidden win by forfeit
Series History
Saturday's dual against SMSU will be the 53rd dual between the two programs with the Huskies holding a 40-12 advantage. St. Cloud State has won 18 straight duals over the Mustangs including last years meetings.
No. 1 Ranked Huskies Sweep Mustangs Behind 10 Bonus Point Victories- January 4, 2025
Deploying their full arsenal of 10 ranked wrestlers, the entire Huskies lineup came away with a bonus point victory in the rout.
Starting at 125, No. 15 Conor Knopick got the party started with a 19-1 tech fall victory.
No. 7 Sam Spencer and No. 6 Alyeus Craig followed Knopick as they each captured tech falls victories of their own as St. Cloud State burst out of the gates with a 15-0 lead.
The newly touted No. 1 ranked wrestler at 149 Colby Njos tallied a 14-3 major decision against Jacob Messner to extend the Huskies lead to 19-0.
No. 5 Joel Jesuroga and No. 2 Nick Novak wanted part of the tech fall action at 157 and 165 respectively as they each added five points to the scoreboard, putting SCSU up 29-0.
No. 5 Bryce Dagel came away with a major decision at 174 in his bout against Noah Jensen.
At 184, No. 10 Bryce FitzPatrick made his dual debut and came with a first period fall at the 2:01 mark.
No. 4 Dominic Murphy and No. 2 La'Ron Parks closed out the dual with two tech fall victories as St. Cloud State erupted for 49 points in the sweep against Southwest Minnesota State.
No. 1 St. Cloud State 49, Southwest Minnesota State 0
125- No. 15 Conor Knopick TF Carlo Arreola, 19-1 6:35
133- No. 7 Sam Spencer TF Adam Polansky, 17-1 4:16
141- No. 6 Alyeus Craig TF Chase Murphy 18-0 2:50
149- No. 1 Colby Njos MD Jacob Messner, 14-3
157- No. 5 Joel Jesuroga TF Cade Lieman, 17-2 4:17
165- No. 2 Nick Novak TF Caden Young 17-1 6:16
174- No. 5 Bryce Dagel MD Noah Jensen, 14-3
184- No. 10 Bryce FitzPatrick fall Adam Sylvester, 2:01
197- No. 4 Dominic Murphy TF Kody Marschner, 23-6 6:22
285- No. 2 La'Ron Parks TF Evan Thompson, 18-2, 6:45
Extra 125- Dominic Ducato fall Preston Xayachak 2:42
Extra 133- Caleb Meekins dec Chase Hanson, 10-4
Scouting Southwest Minnesota State
The Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs come into this dual holding a 1-6 record with an 0-2 mark against the NSIC. SMSU has lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Parkside and Sioux Falls. SMSU is coming off a 2024-25 season where they went 3-12 with an 0-9 mark in the NSIC. The Mustangs finished 11th at Super Region V and did not qualify anyone to the NCAA Tournament. Coming into this season, SMSU was projected to finish 10th in the NSIC.
SMSU returns four wrestlers from last year's Super Region V lineup in Carlo Arreola (125), Chase Hanson (133), Dylan Louwagie (141), and Evan Thompson (285). Arreola was the lone placer who finished sixth. The Mustangs do not hold any ranked wrestlers.
Head Coach Chayse Jackson enters his fifth season with Southwest Minnesota State in 2025-26. Jackson holds a 11-39 record in his tenure and has coached two National Qualifiers and one All-American.
SMSU will wrestle No. 19 UMary on Thursday before facing the Huskies on Saturday.
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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