NDSU Wrestling Places Strong at Daktronics Invitational

BROOKINGS, S.D. – North Dakota State Wrestling finished with several top three finishes at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open on Sunday at the Sanford-Jackrabbits Athletic Complex at South Dakota State University.
 
Senior Kyle Burwick and freshman Michael Olson led the way for the Bison, recording second-place finishes in their respective weight classes. Burwick won his round robin with a pin of South Dakota State’s Logan Swenson and an 8-3 win over Jager Eisch of Minnesota. Burwick would then fall to #24 Derrick Cardinal in the 133-pound first-place match.
 
Olson made his collegiate debut at the event and started off with three-straight victories by decision in the 141-pound class, beating a pair of South Dakota State wrestlers and a Minnesota wrestler. Despite falling in the final match of his round robin by a 4-1 decision, Olson won his group, but would fall to South Dakota State’s Avery Allen in the first-place match.
 
Brendan Howes would also record a second-place finish in the 165-pound division, with a complete round robin group. Howes went 2-2 in his group, including a win by fall and another by major decision. His pin of Air Force’s Andrew Harmon gave him the tiebreaker over Harmon to take second overall in the five-wrestler group.
 
Gavin Drexler and Gabriel Schumm recorded third-place finishes for the Bison. Drexler started the day off with a tech fall over Minnesota’s Theo Cha, before falling to #21 Willie McDonald in a tiebreaker 7-4. He rebounded with a win over teammate Max Petersen, 8-7, in the third-place match.
 
Schumm overcame a late loss in his opener and advanced to the third-place match with a win over Arizona State’s Michael Kilic, 6-3. He then secured third overall with a pin at the end of period two against EJ Beloncik of Air Force.
 
North Dakota State wrestling will be back in action on Friday, hosting No. 12 Minnesota in a dual. The Bison and Gophers are set to get underway at 6 p.m. from inside the Scheels Center on November 22.
 
North Dakota State Results
133 | Kyle Burwick | 2-1
W over Logan Swensen (South Dakota State), Fall 5:34
W over Jager Eisch (Minnesota), Dec 8-3
L to #24 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State), MD 9-1
 
141 | Michael Olson | 3-2
W over Parker Janssen (South Dakota State), Dec 4-2
W over Dawson Johnson (Minnesota), Dec 4-2
W over Julian Tagg (South Dakota State), Dec 4-3
L to Rhett Koenig (Minnesota), Dec 4-1
L to Avery Allen (South Dakota State), MD 12-2
 
149 | Gavin Drexler | 2-1
W over Theo Cha (Minnesota), TF 15-0
L to #21 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma), TB 7-4
W over Max Petersen (North Dakota State), Dec 8-7
 
149 | Max Petersen | 1-2
W over John Wiley (Oklahoma), Dec 11-9
L to #15 Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State), Dec 10-6
L to Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State), Dec 8-7
 
157 | Gabriel Schumm | 2-1
L to Landyn Sommer (Oklahoma), Fall 6:48
W over Michael Kilic (Arizona State), Dec 6-3
W over EJ Beloncik (Air Force), Fall 5:00
 
165 | Boeden Greenley | 0-3
L to Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State), MD 13-3
L to #31 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State), MD 12-2
L to Jagger Condomitti (Nebraska), Dec 18-16
 
165 | Brendan Howes | 2-2
L to Logan Fowler (Air Force), Dec 11-5
W over Andrew Harmon (Air Force), Fall 4:52
W over Ryan Dolezal (South Dakota State), MD 18-6
L to Clay Giddens-Buttram (Oklahoma), Fall 1:57
 
174 | Devin Wasley | 1-2
L to Ethan Riddle (Minnesota), MD 11-3
W over Adam Thebeau (Nebraska), Fall 5:43
L to Jack Ganos (Air Force), Dec 4-1
 
184 | Aidan Brenot | 1-2
L to #4 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State), TF 21-6
L to #26 DJ Parker (Oklahoma), MD 15-1
W over Cael Valencia (Arizona State), MD 17-9
 
197 | Michael Baker | 0-3
L to Max Accardi (Arizona State), Fall 3:18
L to Cody Donnelly (South Dakota State), Fall 2:04
L to Bradley Hill (Oklahoma), Fall 2:54
 
197 | Aiden Hight | 0-3
L to Brock Fettig (South Dakota State), TF 19-3
L to Gavin Nelson (Minnesota), Fall 0:21
L to Dominic Thebeau (Nebraska), MD 11-3
 
285 | Drew Blackburn-Forst | 0-3
L to #29 Juan Mora (Oklahoma), MD 12-0
L to #23 Bennett Tabor (Minnesota), TF 18-0
L to Ricky Thomas (Oklahoma), Dec 2-0
 
285 | Shilo Jones | 1-2
L to Ryder Wiese (Oklahoma), TB 2-2 RT
W over Antonio Ramos (Air Force), TB 8-4
L to Antonio Ramos (Air Force), Dec 4-2