Jan. 31, 1999

Northern State finished second at the Valley City State Invitational Sunday.

All six NSU wrestlers placed individually. Sophomore Cory Schwartz (Redfield, S.D.) placed second at 149 pounds, freshman Nick Nihill (Buhl, Idaho) took fourth at 157, freshman Cory Anderson (Milbank, S.D.) placed fourth at 165, freshman Brent Babcock (North Branch, Minn.) finished fourth at 184, sophomore Dale Daugherty (Huron, S.D.) took second at 197 and junior Jason Hulshof (Aberdeen, S.D.) finished fourth at heavyweight.

Here are the results of Northern's matches:

Northern State-NSU, Dickinson State-DSU, Dakota Wesleyan-DWU, Jamestown College - JC, Valley City State - VCSU, Moorhead State-MSU, Southwest State-SSU, University of Mary-UM

149 - Cory Schwartz, NSU, dec. S. Sparks, DSU, 8-2; Schwartz dec. D. Mogan, DSU, 4-3; C. Ewing, DWU, dec. Schwartz 10-4.

157 - Nick Nihill, NSU, tech. fall D. Woolsey, DSU, 17-2, 5:19; Nihill pinned J. Matson, JC, 1:42; D. Matson, DSU, dec. Nihill, 11-5; C. Taylor, DSU, pinned Nihill, 1:53.

165 - B. Nedens, DSU, pinned Cory Anderson, NSU, 3:44; Anderson pinned E. Pomerleau, VCSU, 2:13; G. Vetter, MSU, maj. dec. Anderson, 13-4.

184 - D. Gorder, DSU, pinned Brent Babcock, NSU, 1:35; Babcock, maj. dec. Loehrke, DSU, 10-2; R. Cornell, VCSU, dec. Babcock, 10-5.

197 - Dale Daugherty, NSU, maj. dec. T. Wagner, DWU, 10-0; Meyer, DSU, pinned Daugherty, 2:45.

Hwt. - Jason Hulshof, NSU, pinned N. Johnson, VCSU, 4:21; Hulshof dec. S. Henderson, SSU, 3-0; L. Shepersky, MSU, dec. Hulshof, 6-2; Hulshof dec. D. Faris, UM, 3-1; J. Weber, DWU, dec. Hulshof, 5-4.