At the U20 US Open, incoming freshmen Kody Tanimoto and Shilo Jones took 4th and 5th in Greco at 55 and 130kg.
At the U20 US Open, incoming freshmen Kody Tanimoto and Shilo Jones took 4th and 5th in Greco at 55 and 130kg.
Ezekiel Witt took 3rd at 55kg and beat Tanimoto twice. Former Bison Zach Silvis took 8th in the same bracket.
In freestyle, Greenley one his first match and lost early to Drayden Morton and didn't look good. He's very slow in transitioning to finishes and his attack rate is too low.
Brenot won his first and then got teched very quickly.
Former West Fargo and Bison wrestling club wrestler Waylon Cressell (and brother of former Bison Noah Cressell) is still on the championship side after a pair of wins.
Sax to Oklahoma
Kyle Burwick is in the portal. This has to be one they get.
Bison fans are blessed. Enjoy it.
I tend to agree with this. I have not seen many of the kids that have transferred do better than previous year with exception of Caliendo. However I’m not sure these kids even care anymore. It’s all about the money for them. NIL has killed any competitive smaller schools. It isn’t just wrestling. It’s football as well.
Tanner Gerber, Trae Thilmony, and starter Landon Johnson all entered the portal before it closed. If you count Negrete, that is 6 starters....
17 guys are gone (could be more, but I've lost count) since the regular season ended...
That. is. not. normal. Even in this portal age, that many guys leaving is not remotely normal.
Thank god coach Blanc has been been proactive in the portal and added....a backup Hwt from Northern Colorado and a junior college 197.
Their 2025 class is non-existent too.
NDSU added Devin Wasley a 174 from Minnesota. Has gone 10-13 against D1 competition through his first two years.
He beat both Adam Cherne and Mason Gode last year, while beating Brendan Howes and Mannix Morgan the year before. Lost to Sax and Habisch in the 2023 season.
Unlikely to be an NCAA qualifier, but he's serviceable and this team needs to take anything they can get.