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WRESTLING: Huskies Ranked 3rd in NSIC Poll
Thursday, October 29, 2009
John Sundgren |
St. Paul, Minn. - The 2009-10 NSIC Wrestling Preseason Coaches' Poll has been released and St. Cloud State University gained a third place ranking in this year’s poll.
The Huskies finished the 2008-09 season with an 8-5 overall record and a 5-2 record in the NSIC. SCSU went on to place second at the NCAA regional in 2009, and the Huskies gained an eighth place ranking at the NCAA Division II championships last winter under the leadership of coach Steve Costanzo.
Minnesota State University, Mankato received 54 points, good enough for first place in the poll. Points were assigned from the top 5 individuals in each of the ten weight classes using the following point system: 1st = 10, 2nd = 7, 3rd = 4, 4th = 2 , 5th = 1. Augustana received 48 points for second to narrowly edge out Upper Iowa and St. Cloud State, who tallied 45 points to tie for third place in the poll.
At the individual level, SCSU junior Gabe Suarez was ranked second in the NSIC at 141-pounds, while senior Jacob Roberts earned a first place preseason ranking at 149-pounds. Junior John Sundgren (157-pounds), sophomore Tad Merritt (165-pounds) and junior Derek Skala (174-pounds) all earned second place preseason rankings in the NSIC poll.
SCSU will open action in 2009-10 with the annual Black/Red Classic on Nov. 8 in Halenbeck Hall at 2 p.m.
2009-10 NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
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1 |
Minnesota State |
54 |
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2 |
Augustana |
48 |
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3 |
Upper Iowa |
45 |
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St. Cloud State |
45 |
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5 |
MSU Moorhead |
18 |
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6 |
Northern State |
16 |
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7 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
12 |
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8 |
University of Mary |
2 |
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WT |
RK |
NAME/YR/SCHOOL |
CREDENTIALS |
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125 |
1 |
Andy Forstner, Jr, Minnesota State |
2009 Region Champ, 2009 All American |
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2 |
Kyle Pedretti, So, Upper Iowa |
2009 National Qaulifier |
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3 |
Al Meger, Jr, Augustana |
2009 National Qaulifier |
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4 |
Corey Ulmer, So, MSU Moorhead |
5th at Bison Open, 2nd Dragon Open |
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5 |
Jimmy Marx, Sr, Northern State |
JC National Qualifier |
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6 |
Zak Lambert, RFr, SMSU |
6-3 in 2009, MN State Champion |
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7 |
Mark Maestrey, Fr, St. Cloud State |
2x New Jersey place winner |
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8 |
Matt Garcia, JR, U. Mary |
CC Transfer |
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133 |
1 |
Trevor Franklin, RSo, Upper Iowa |
National Qualifier, 2009 Region Champion |
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2 |
Robbie Fisher, Fr, Minnesota State |
2x MN State Champion, 2009 Asics JR AA |
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3 |
Evan Forde, Jr, MSU Moorhead |
5th at Bison Open, 3rd at Dragon Open |
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4 |
Adam Helgeson, So, St. Cloud State |
6-4 as a Freshman |
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5 |
Cody Lensing, So, Augustana |
29-16 record as Freshman |
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6 |
Tanner Beaman, Fr, U of Mary |
2x MT State Champion, Runner up |
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7 |
Adam Jenniges, RFr, SMSU |
5th at Bison Open, 5x MN State place winner |
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8 |
Jacob Buterous, Sr, Northern State |
8-15 as Jr |
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141 |
1 |
Jay Sherer, Jr, Augustana |
2x National Qualifier, 2009 AA |
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2 |
Gabe Suarez, Jr, St. Cloud |
2x National Qualifier, 2009 Region Champion |
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3 |
JR Baker, Jr, Upper Iowa |
National Qualifier, Regional Runner-up |
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4 |
Brandon Shunk, Sr, SMSU |
2x JC All-American |
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5 |
Jesse Westphal, RFr, Minnesota State |
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6 |
Tyler Steinwand, So, MSU Moorhead |
3x ND state champ, DI transfer |
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7 |
Landon DellaSilva, So, U. Mary |
5th in Region 2009 |
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8 |
Benton Crow, So, Northern State |
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149 |
1 |
Jacob Roberts, SR, St.Cloud State |
National Qaulifier, Region Runner-Up |
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2 |
David Albrecht, Rso, SMSU |
National Qualifier |
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3 |
Derek Bomstad, Jr, MSU Moorhead |
3rd at Dragon Open, 6th at Cobber Open |
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4 |
Brett Hakeman, Sr, Upper Iowa |
5th in Region at 165lbs |
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5 |
Nate Herda, RFr, Augustana |
34-10 as Freshman |
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6 |
Beau Voegeli, Fr, Northern State |
4x State Place winner, State Champion |
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7 |
Shawn Sneva, Sr, U. Mary |
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8 |
Temondre Hudson, Fr, Minnesota State |
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157 |
1 |
Travis Elg, Sr, Minnesota State |
2008 AA, 3x Regional Champion |
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2 |
John Sundgren, Jr, St. Cloud State |
2008 AA, 2x National Qualifier |
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3 |
Tallen Wald, Jr, MSU Moorhead |
National Qualifier, 4th in Region |
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4 |
Derek Stolarzyk, Sr, Upper Iowa |
5th in Region at 149 |
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5 |
Demond Carter, Jr, SMSU |
JC All-American |
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6 |
Kyle Svendsen, RSo, Augustana |
26-9 in 07 |
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7 |
Collin Engelhardt, So, U of Mary |
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8 |
Dustin Bonn, Sr, Northern State |
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165 |
1 |
Travis Eggers, Sr, Upper Iowa |
National Finalist, 2x AA, 3x Regional Finalist |
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2 |
Tad Merritt, RSo, St. Cloud State |
AA 3rd in 2009 |
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3 |
Gavin Nelson, Jr, Augustana |
11-1 2009, currently ranked 8th in country |
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4 |
Phillip Downs, Sr, Northern State |
National Qualifier |
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5 |
Tel Todd, RSo, Minnesota State |
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6 |
Taylor Nagel, Rso, U of Mary |
5th in Region 09 |
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7 |
Wade Granger, Sr, SMSU |
JC National Qualifier |
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8 |
Sean Ballard, Fr, MSU Moorhead |
2x ND State Runner-up |
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174 |
1 |
Mtich Norton, Sr, Upper Iowa |
AA 5th in 2009, 3x NQ, ranked 2nd nationally |
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2 |
Derek Skala, Jr, St. Cloud State |
AA in 2009, 2x National Qualifier |
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3 |
Ben Becker, Jr, Minnesota State |
2009 National Qualifier |
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4 |
Donnie Bowden, Jr, Northern State |
5th in Region 2009 |
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5 |
Brian Schultz, So, Augustana |
21-15 in 09, 6th in Region |
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6 |
William Fate, Fr, SMSU |
3x MI State Place winner |
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7 |
Jake McLean, Fr. MSU Moorhead |
3rd ND state |
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8 |
Jordan Henderson, Jr, U of Mary |
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184 |
1 |
Nick Henning, So, Augustana |
National Qualifier, ranked 5th nationally |
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2 |
Cale Cornermann, Jr, Northern State |
2x National Qualifier |
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3 |
Aaron Norgren, So, Minnesota State |
2009 National Qualifier |
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4 |
CD Johnson, RJr, SMSU |
1st at Auggie Open, 3rd at Dragon Open |
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5 |
Shamus O'Grady, RFr, St. Cloud State |
19-3 as Redshirt |
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6 |
Mitchell Schultz, RFr, Upper Iowa |
.500 record as Redshirt |
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7 |
Brady Anderson, Fr, U of Mary |
MT State Champion |
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8 |
Brian Woefel, Fr, MSU Moorhead |
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197 |
1 |
Ty Copsey, Jr, Augustana |
2x All-American |
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2 |
Pat Mahan, So, Minnesota State |
2009 National Qualifier, Region Champion |
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3 |
Lucas Munkelwitz, Rso, St. Cloud State |
2009 National Qualifier |
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4 |
Brent Fosheim, Sr, Northern State |
5th in Region |
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5 |
Dusty Vliem, Sr, U. Mary |
6th in Region |
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6 |
Nick Shandri, SR, Upper Iowa |
DIII National Qaulifier |
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7 |
Taylor Yliniemi, Fr, MSU Moorhead |
3xMN State place winner |
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8 |
Todd Klemz, RFr, SMSU |
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285 |
1 |
Brady Wilson, Sr, Minnesota State |
3x All-American |
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2 |
Lance Peters, Jr, Augustana |
National Qualifier 2 in Region |
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3 |
Tim Johnson, Sr, MSU Moorhead |
National Qualifier 3 in Region |
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4 |
Jared Little, Sr, Northern State |
National Qualifier 4th in Region |
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5 |
Kriss McCleary, RFr, U of Mary |
4x ND Hs State Champion DI Transfer |
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6 |
Jacob Kahnke, RFr, St. Cloud State |
2x MN HS State Champion DI Transfer |
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7 |
Arron Cramer, So, Upper Iowa |
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8 |
Carter Ash, So, SMSU |
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Full NSIC Release
http://www.northernsun.org/Sports/Wrestling/Releases/09_10_29_NSIC_WR_Coaches_Poll.pdf
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