St. Cloud State
Yellowjacket Open
11/7/2026 9:43:00 PM | Wrestling
A successful Saturday for the Huskies in Rochester and West Des Moines
ROCHESTER, Minn. | WEST DES MOINES, IA – No. 18 St. Cloud State Wrestling opened the regular season today at the Yellowjacket Open hosted by Rochester Community and Technical College and at the Collide All-Star Showcase hosted by the Portillo Brothers in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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)
Up Next
The Huskies will compete at the Luther Open a week from today on Saturday November 14th. The open is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. CT in Decorah, IA. The matches will be streamed live on FloCollege (Purchase Required).
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