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Groton Daily Independent
Monday, Dec. 04, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 148 ~ 6 of 43
Wolves Notch Win over Dakota Wesleyan, and Fall to South Dakota
State and Augustana from SD Showcase
Spear sh, S.D. – The Northern State University wrestling team traveled to Spear sh on Sunday for the annual SD Showcase featuring all four collegiate programs in the state. The Wolves went 1-2 on the day with a 47-6 win over Dakota Wesleyan and losses to South Dakota State (45-4) and Augustana (31-15).
Kenny Jones led the team with two wins from the SD Showcase, going 2-0 overall. He tallied a major decision win over Tyler Pieper of South Dakota State (12-2) notching the lone victory for the Wolves in the dual. The redshirt freshman added a 17-1 technical fall win over Stas Sutera of Dakota Wesleyan in his nal match of the day.
David Murphy notched two wins of his own, going 2-1 overall. The senior kicked off competition with a victory by fall over Lukas Poloncic of Augustana at 2:21 in the match. Despite a loss to Brett Bye of SDSU, Murphy bounced back for a 17-2 technical fall win over Zechariah Westergaard of Dakota Wesleyan.
Blake Perryman opened the day defeating Regan Bye of Augustana in an 8-2 decision, but ultimately fell to Logan Peterson of South Dakota State.
Cortez Castellanos notched an 8-4 decision victory over Seth Caro of Dakota Wesleyan in his only match of the afternoon. Billy Holtan also tallied a win against the Tigers, defeating Forrest Lewis in a 14-6 major decision.
Redshirt freshman Riley Lura and Paxton Mewes each tallied victories by fall against the Tigers. Mewes downed Alex Osborne at 1:56 in the match, while Lura defeated Tanner Wernsman at 3:25.
The Wolves return to the mat this Friday for a 7 p.m. dual at Concordia-Moorhead.