No. 18 St. Cloud State Wrestling Set For The Luther Open - St. Cloud State University Athletics

11/12/2026 2:32:00 PM | Wrestling

Huskies will compete in Decorah for the Luther Open tournament

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State Wrestling will continue open play by traveling to Decorah, Iowa for the Luther Open hosted by Luther College.

Follow the Huskies

The Luther Open can be tracked on FloWrestling with results provided by Luther College on TrackWrestling.

Last Time Out

The Huskies competed in the Yellowjacket Open, where they claimed four titles and the Collide All-Star Showcase where Joel Jesuroga and Navarro Nanpuya each won their matches.

Yellowjacket Match Winners

The Yellowjacket Open featured 24 Huskies in two different brackets. A Freshman/Sophomore bracket, intended for underclassman to compete and an open bracket with all other upperclassmen. 19 Huskies placed at the Yellowjacket Open.

Freshman/Sophomore Bracket

125: Hans Newby-5th

133: Draven Johns-2nd

149: Jase Jaspers-1st, Cole Bozile-4th, Logan Lagerman-4th

157: Hudson Scranton-2nd, Owen Friedrich-6th

174: Gavin Turk-1st, Bradley Little-2nd, Carter Nekvapil-5th

184: Sawyer Dailey-3rd

197: Owen Sjoberg-6th

285: Cooper Martinson-1st, Jesse Mains-4th

Open Bracket

125: Leo Edblad-1st

149: Hudson Burnett-2nd

165: Shaymus Macintosh-2nd

197: Nathan Fury-2nd, Nathan Klatt-5th

All-Star Showcase

The Collide All-Star Showcase had its inaugural tournament today hosted by Portillo Brothers Wrestling. The showcase featured 10 National Champs, 24 #1-ranked athletes, 18 matches, and 25 colleges from across the nation with Division II, III, and NAIA wrestlers to facing off in their respective weight classes. The Huskies sent no.1 Joel Jesuroga (157) and no. 11 Navarro Nanpuya (184) to west Des Moines to face off against the no. 1 (157) wrestler in NAIA, Hunter Hobbs from Providence and Tate Flege. the no. 2 (184) wrestler in Division III from UW-La Crosse.

The Huskies had a successful evening in West Des Moines, as both Joel Jesuroga and Navarro Nanpuya won their matches by decision. Jesuroga worked an early takedown to put the first points on the board and never lost his lead on Hobbs, earning a 7-3 decision. Nanpuya in similar fashion, got an early takedown to put the first points on the board and also never lost his lead, earning an 8-6 decision in a great match that became close towards the end.

157: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga wins by decision 7-3 over Hunter Hobbs (Providence)

184: No. 11 Navarro Nanpuya wins by decision 8-6 over Tate Flege (UW-La Crosse)

Preview of the Luther Open

This will be the third time the Huskies will compete in the Luther Open, claiming seven titles in the 2024-25 season and four in the 2025-26 season. Participating schools will be Augsburg University, Augustana College (IL), Bismarck State College (ND), Bryant & Stratton (WI), Buena Vista University, Coe College, Harper College (IL), Iowa, Loras College, Luther College, Minnesota State, North Iowa Area Community College, Northland Community and Technical College, Quincy (IL), Rochester Community and Technical College, Simpson College, South Dakota State University, Southeastern Community College, St. Cloud State (MN), University of Dubuque, Upper Iowa University, Victory School of Wrestling, Wartburg College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Last Season at the Luther Open (11/15/25)

Huskies to place (15) - Titles (4)
125 (Silver)- Maximus Riggins (5th)
125 (Elite)- Leo Edblad (6th)
133 (Silver)- Ethan Bast (1st)
141 (Silver)- Draven Johns & Rowdy Neighbor (Co-1st), Cole Bozile (4th), Peyton Parn (Co-7th)
149 (Silver)- Logan Lagerman (6th)
174 (Silver)- Easton Schletzbaum (4th)
184 (Silver)- Brenden Heying (1st)
184 (Elite)- Dominic Mann (4th)
197 (Silver) Nathan Klatt (2nd), Owen Sjoberg (3rd)
285 (Silver)- Samuel Winkels (3rd)
285 (Elite)- Donnie Hidden (4th)