BLANCHARD EARNS WEEKLY HONOR FROM NORTHERN SUN

ABERDEEN, SD - Northern State senior Baron Blanchard (HWT, Kindred, N.D.) earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s Wrestler of the Week award following his championship in the heavyweight division in the St. Cloud Invite on Saturday.

Blanchard posted wins over Chris Abbot (SW Minnesota State) by fall 4:55, No. 4-ranked Joe Bryce (North Dakota State) 3-1 and Mark Simmonds (Augsburg) 3-2 2 OT to claim the St. Cloud Invite title on Saturday.

This season, Blanchard has posted a 13-2 record including wins in the St. Cloud Invite and the Dakota Wesleyan Open and runner-up finishes in the South Dakota State Open and the Concordia Open. He is currently ranked third in the nation according to the latest Wrestling Coaches Association Poll.

Blanchard and the Wolves will be in action again on Jan. 8 when they face No. 15 South Dakota State in Brookings at 7 p.m.