Wolves Corral Mustangs

ABERDEEN, SD - Northern State defeated Southwest Minnesota State Wednesday night at Wachs Arena. The Wolves won by a score of 30-14 anchored by some strong performances.

Andy Sinclair - Freshman

One notable performance was provided by Freshmand Andy Sinclair. The Gregory, SD native bumped up a weight class and wrestled in the 184 lbs. division. Sinclair was 20-6 coming into the seson with the majority of his wins coming at the 174 lbs. division. Sinclair would overcome the weight class change easily and defeat SMSU's Greg Frank by a 11-3 margin. "Sinclair's win really helped set the tone for the rest of the night," commented Coach Pat Timm. With the win, Sinclair moved to 21-6 on the season.

Baron Blanchard - Senior

In the final match-up of the night, Senior heavyweight Baron Blanchard defeated SMSU's Chris Abbott in convincing fashion. Blanchard pinned Abbott moving his season record to 17-2. The Kindred, ND native has been ranked in the top ten nationally all season.

The Wolves will travel to the Buean Vista tournament this weekend for a dual tournament.

Following are the results of the NSU-SMSU Dual:

125 - Chas Welch (NSU) def. Ryan Reed (SMSU); 7-1

133 - Jamie Andersh (NSU) pinned Brice Whitrace (SMSU); 1:38

141 - Charles Chimmel (NSU) def. Keefer Jensen (SMSU); 22-7

149 - Brian Englund (NSU) def. Luke Griffith (SMSU); 16-0

157 - Spencer Dockery (NSU) def. Aldon Struchen; 9-3

165 - Shawn Plumley (SMSU) def. Lance Stuwe; 8-1

174 - Tim Johns (SMSU) won by forfeit

184 - Andy Sinclair (NSU) def. Greg Frank (SMSU); 11-3

197 - Cory Wellnitz (NSU) def. Joel Wipperfurth; 8-2

HWT - Baron Blanchard pinned Chris Abbott; 1:03

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