NDSU Wrestling Announces Additions to Program

[Gladiator Dad]

The incoming group (in alphabetical order) includes:
Alex Bleeker, projected 184-197 pounds, Pekin, Ill. (Pekin H.S.)
Wyatt Becker, projected 125-133 Greenbush, Minn. (Greenbush H.S.)
Nico Colunga, projected 125-133, Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale H.S.)
Cordell Eaton, projected 197, Long Grove, Iowa (North Scott H.S.)
Vincent Feola, projected 285, Huntington Station, N.Y. (Walt Whitman H.S.)
David Flynn, projected 133-141, Belle Plaine, Minn. (Scott West H.S.)
Andrew Fogarty, projected 165, Belle Plaine, Minn. (Scott West H.S.)
Carson Hagen, projected 197, Worthington, Minn. (Worthington H.S.)
Tyler Harrington, projected 174-184, Lincolnshire, Ill. (Stevenson H.S.)
Nick Mergen, projected 149, Albany, Minn. (Albany H.S.)
Carter Nielsen, projected 174, Foley, Minn. (Foley H.S.)
Matt Njos, projected 157-165, Anoka, Minn. (Anoka H.S.)
Arthur Payne, projected 125, Montrose, Mich. (Montrose H.S.)
Dan Stibral, projected 285, Scotland, S.D. (Bon Homme H.S.)
Jon Zeidler, projected 285, Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South H.S.)

http://www.gobison.com/news/2015/4/15/WR_0415151741.aspx

[El_Chapo]

Holy smokes that's a lot of kids. What's up with that?

[Bisonwinagn]

So who's the lucky one who wants to add rankings/profiles of these recruits?

[bisonaudit]

Wow. Seems like a lot of bodies for 10 weight classes. Is that typical?

[Gladiator Dad]

Here is what I found on the 125-141 incoming wrestlers

Nico Colunga, Oakdale, Ca
Placed 3rd in CA State Championship at 120 in '15
Placed 6th in in CA State Championship at 113 in '14
Placed 8th in CA State Championship at 103 in '13
Looks like he won NHSCA JR Nationals in '14 at 113 Lbs
http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/251500-NHSCA-Nationals/video/741372-113lbs-Jr-Final-LJ-Bentley-OH-vs-Nico-Colunga-CA#.VTamVNJViko


Arthur Payne, Montrose, MI
3rd @ 119 '15, Runner-up @ 103 '13 all in MI Class 4 I couldn't find anything for other years but found a nice article on the kid.
http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/5434288919098644466/division-4-individual-state-finals-montrose-has-four-earn-all-state-honors/


Wyatt Becker, Greenbush MN
125 Plus wins in HS
Looks like he placed in the MN Sec #8 Tourny at 126 in '15, at 120 in '14 and 113 in '13
It would appear that he also has wrestled at Fargo a few times but did not place there.

David Flynn, Belle Plaine, MN
Champion at132 MN 2A in '15
http://belleplaineherald.com/Content/Sports/Sports/Article/Scott-West-Finishes-Third-Fogarty-Flynn-Win-Titles/8/42/5877
3rd Place at 126 MN 2A in '14
4th Place at 113 MN 2A in '13

[Gladiator Dad]

Here is what I found on the 149-165 incoming wrestlers

Nick Mergen, Albany, MN
3rd Place at 145 MN 2a in '15
5th Place at 138 MN 2A in '14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSyELwi3v0


Matt Njos, Anoka, MN
Champion at 160 MN 3A in '15
http://abcnewspapers.com/2015/03/02/njos-adds-another-title-to-anoka-wrestling-collection/
4th at 160 MN 3A in '14
6th at 182 MN 3A in '13
http://www.trackwrestling2.com/tw/membership/ViewProfile.jsp?twId=117156009

Andrew Fogarty, Belle Plaine, MN
Ranked # 14 at 160 on Flowrestling https://www.usawmembership.com/
Champion at 160 MN 2A in '15
http://belleplaineherald.com/Content/Sports/Sports/Article/Scott-West-Finishes-Third-Fogarty-Flynn-Win-Titles/8/42/5877
Champion at 160 MN 2A in '14
3rd at 160 MN 2A in '13

[larson311]

That's pretty interesting, Matt Njos placed 6th at 182 in 2013 and wrestled 160 in 14' & 15'. Must have been bumping up some weight classes for the team I imagine.

[Gladiator Dad]

That's pretty interesting, Matt Njos placed 6th at 182 in 2013 and wrestled 160 in 14' & 15'. Must have been bumping up some weight classes for the team I imagine.

Yeah I thought it was a typo when I saw it listed in an article but when I looked it in the MN 3A results he was listed there.