MOORHEAD – The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team had 13 wrestlers place in the upper division of the Dragon Open on Saturday afternoon at Nemzek Fieldhouse, including junior Adam Blees, who won the championship at 174 pounds with an overtime win over Charley Popp of North Dakota State University. Redshirt freshman Mitch Kostchevar, junior Zach Scott and sophomore Preston Lehmann each picked up runner-up finishes for the Dragons.
“Overall, having four finalists and a champion on the day I felt it was a good showing,” MSUM head coach Kris Nelson said. “But we definitely have room for improvements.”
Blees rolled through the tournament, winning his first match by fall over Theo Robison of Jamestown. His semifinal match was just as dominant, as he defeated Shane Siewert of Rochester Community College by tech fall before his overtime match in the finals.
“Blees was dominant,” MSUM assistant coach Blake Bosch said. “He picked up some big wins last week in Kearney, and has really wrestled well this season.”
Kotschevar took second place at 184 pounds after starting the day with an 11-5 decision over Sam Truen from Itasca. He won his semifinal match by a 3-2 score over Matt Hernandez of Jamestown before losing 12-8 to Brady Nelson in the championship match.
Junior Zach Scott was second at 149 pounds. He opened with a pin of Gavin Sutton of NDSU in 1:16 and then topped Enkhbold Sukhbaatar of RCTC 5-2. Scott pinned Peyton Smith of SDSU in 4:10 in the semis before losing to Michael Prieto of SDSU 7-4 in the finals.
The final second place finisher for the Dragons was Lehmann, who started the day with a quarterfinal bye. In the semifinals, he defeated teammate Manuel Garcia by a 7-4 decision before losing to Noah Ryan of St. Cloud State in the finals.
“It was good to see Preston wrestling well,” Nelson said.
Freshman Cole Jones took third at 125 pounds after starting his day with a major decision win over Jeremy Leintz. His lone loss was in the semifinals, as he lost a 5-4 decision to Kahlen Morris of South Dakota State. He came back through the consolation rounds and ended the day with an 8-2 win over teammate Jared Goldsmith, who was competing unattached. Goldsmith ended up placing fourth.
“It’s nice to have two guys who can push each other in practice and make each other better,” Nelson said.
Junior Weston Dobler took third place at 165 pounds, with his lone loss coming in the first match of the day when Devin Donovan won a 3-2 decision. Dobler came back through the wrestleback round, ending the day with a 39-second pin of Sakai Kelly of St. Cloud State.
Redshirt freshman Aaron Sistrunk placed fifth at 133, recording two tech falls during the course of the tournament. In the fifth-place match, he defeated Parker Huss of Rochester Community College by a 9-5 decision.
In the lower division, the Dragons had four wrestlers place, with redshirt freshman Jaxon Seufzer placing the highest at third place. Redshirt freshman Nick Erbes finished fourth, while Ryan Stenson finished fifth at 157 pounds. Freshman Bailey Mennis placed fifth at 149 pounds, ending the tournament with a tech fall win over Ethan Kiehm of Itasca.
The Dragons will be in action again on Thursday when they hit the road for a matchup with Division III power Augsburg College. The dual will begin at 7 p.m. in Minneapolis, Minn.
2017 MSU-Moorhead Dragon Wrestling Open Results
Dragon Results
Red Division
125-Cole Jones (3-1, 3rd place)
Champ. Round 1 – Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) won by major decision over Jeremy Leintz (Univ of Mary) (Maj 13-0)
Semifinal – Kahlen Morris (South Dakota State) won by decision over Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Semi – Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Tirso Lara (North Dakota State University) (Fall 2:35)
3rd Place Match – Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 8-2)
125-Jared Goldsmith (2-2, 4th place), unattached
Champ. Round 1 – Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Josh Garcia (Jamestown) (Dec 4-0)
Semifinal – Noah Becker (St. Johns University) won by decision over Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 16-10)
Cons. Semi – Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Jeremy Leintz (Univ of Mary) (Fall 4:32)
3rd Place Match – Cole Jones (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Jared Goldsmith (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 8-2)
133-Riley Kitchenmaster (0-2, no place), unattached
Champ. Round 1 – Noah Becker (St. Johns University) won by fall over Riley Kitchenmaster (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 2:52)
Cons. Round 1 – Hagel Lucas (Ridgewater College) won by fall over Riley Kitchenmaster (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 2:37)
133-Seth Hutchison (1-2, no place)
Champ. Round 1 – Seth Hutchison (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Hser Moo Pwae (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 3:52)
Quarterfinal – Andrew Smith (St. Johns University) won by decision over Seth Hutchison (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Parker Huss (Rochester Community College) won by fall over Seth Hutchison (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 4:00)
133-Aaron Sistrunk (4-2, 5th place)
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Jet Mika (Rochester Community College) (TF 21-6)
Quarterfinal – Garrett Vos (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 2:58)
Cons. Round 2 – Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Paul Tokarz (Regina) (TF 18-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Tanner Reetz (Itasca ) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Semi – Rylee Molitor (South Dakota State) won by decision over Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 8-3)
5th Place Match – Aaron Sistrunk (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Parker Huss (Rochester Community College) (Dec 9-5)
141-Mason Schulz (2-2, 4th place), unattached
Quarterfinal – Aric Williams (South Dakota State) won by decision over Mason Schulz (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 14-7)
Cons. Round 1 – Mason Schulz (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Anthony Hennen (St. Johns University) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Semi – Mason Schulz (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Reed Cronin (Univ of Mary) (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match – Auston Hall (Rochester Community College) won by decision over Mason Schulz (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 13-8)
149-Zach Scott (3-1, 2nd place)
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Scott (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Gavin Sutton (North Dakota State University) (Fall 1:16)
Quarterfinal – Zach Scott (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Rochester Community College) (Dec 5-2)
Semifinal – Zach Scott (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Peyton Smith (South Dakota State) (Fall 4:10)
1st Place Match – Michael Prieto (South Dakota State) won by decision over Zach Scott (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-4)
165-Weston Dobler (3-1, 2nd place)
Quarterfinal – Devin Donovan (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Weston Dobler (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Weston Dobler (MSU – Moorhead) won by major decision over Jonathan Pelach (Univ of Mary) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Semi – Weston Dobler (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Anders Lantz (South Dakota State) (Dec 6-3)
3rd Place Match – Weston Dobler (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Sakai Kelly (St. Cloud State) (Fall 0:39)
174-Adam Blees (3-0, 1st place)
Quarterfinal – Adam Blees (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Theo Robison (Jamestown) (Fall 1:41)
Semifinal – Adam Blees (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Shane Siewert (Rochester Community College) (TF 18-2)
1st Place Match – Adam Blees (MSU – Moorhead) won in sudden victory – 1 over Charley Popp (North Dakota State University) (SV-1 5-3)
184-Mitch Kotschevar (2-1, 2nd place)
Red Division (Upper Class) 184
Mitchell Kotschevar’s place is 2nd and has scored 12.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Mitchell Kotschevar (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Sam Truen (Itasca ) (Dec 11-5)
Semifinal – Mitchell Kotschevar (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Matt Hernandez (Jamestown) (Dec 3-2)
1st Place Match – Brady Nelson (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Mitchell Kotschevar (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 12-8)
197-Manuel Garcia (3rd place)
Quarterfinal – Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) won by injury default over August Peplinski (North Dakota State University) (Inj. 3:42)
Semifinal – Preston Lehmann (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi – Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Evan Foster (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 5-1)
3rd Place Match – Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Mason Hawkins (Rochester Community College) (Dec 2-1)
197-Evan Foster (2-2, 5th place) unattached
Quarterfinal – Mason Hawkins (Rochester Community College) won by decision over Evan Foster (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Evan Foster (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Will Parks (Jamestown) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi – Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Evan Foster (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 5-1)
5th Place Match – Evan Foster (MSU – Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over August Peplinski (North Dakota State University) (MFF)
197-Preston Lehmann (1-1, 2nd place)
Quarterfinal – Preston Lehmann (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Preston Lehmann (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Manny Garcia (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match – Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Preston Lehmann (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 6:23)
285-Cody Anderson (6th place)
Quarterfinal – Jerrad Nieland (North Dakota State University) won by decision over Cody Anderson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Cody Anderson (MSU – Moorhead) won by major decision over Alex Kubicek (MSU – Moorhead) (Maj 13-2)
Cons. Semi – Jordan Magnuson (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Cody Anderson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Jerrad Nieland (North Dakota State University) won by medical forfeit over Cody Anderson (MSU – Moorhead) (MFF)
285-Jordan Magnuson (2-2, 4th place)
Quarterfinal – Jordan Magnuson (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Jacob Belland (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 2-0)
Semifinal – Brandon Metz (North Dakota State University) won by decision over Jordan Magnuson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi – Jordan Magnuson (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Cody Anderson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match – Luis Pinto (Rochester Community College) won by decision over Jordan Magnuson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 8-3)
White Division
149-Bailey Mennis (2-2, 5th place) unattached
Quarterfinal – Kyle Fowler (Northland) won by decision over Bailey Mennis (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 14-12)
Cons. Round 1 – Bailey Mennis (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – John Roddick (St. Cloud State) won by tech fall over Bailey Mennis (MSU – Moorhead) (TF 18-1)
5th Place Match – Bailey Mennis (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Ethan K Kiehm (Itasca ) (TF 16-0)
157-Ryan Stenson (3-2, 5th place) unattached
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Hunter Wardell (Rochester Community College) won by decision over Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 10-7)
Cons. Round 2 – Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Noah Berg (Rochester Community College) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Luis Alvarado (Univ of Mary) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Semi – Wallace Michels (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) won by decision over Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match – Ryan Stenson (MSU – Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Wardell (Rochester Community College) (MFF)
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157-Nick Erbes (3-2, 4th place)
Champ. Round 1 – Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Noah Berg (Rochester Community College) (Fall 4:37)
Quarterfinal – Wallace Michels (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) won by fall over Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) (Fall 0:32)
Cons. Round 2 – Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) won by tech fall over Melek Robinson (Northland) (TF 20-4)
Cons. Semi – Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Wardell (Rochester Community College) (MFF)
3rd Place Match – Wallace Michels (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) won by decision over Nicholas Erbes (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 10-7)
White Division (Lower Class) 197
Jaxon Seufzer’s place is 3rd and has scored 15.50 team points.
197-Jaxon Seufzer (3-1, 3rd place)
Champ. Round 1 – Jaxon Seufzer (MSU – Moorhead) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jaxon Seufzer (MSU – Moorhead) won by fall over Darell Noble (Rochester Community College) (Fall 4:55)
Semifinal – Gerardo Jaime (Univ of Mary) won by decision over Jaxon Seufzer (MSU – Moorhead) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Semi – Jaxon Seufzer (MSU – Moorhead) won by decision over Andrew Helfrich (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match – Jaxon Seufzer (MSU – Moorhead) won in sudden victory – 1 over Darell Noble (Rochester Community College) (SV-1 3-1)
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