Wrestling | 2/17/2016 3:16:00 PM
Live VideoMOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team wraps up the regular-season on Sunday when it hosts the University of Mary. The dual begins at 2 p.m. at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn.
MSUM is 7-7 overall and 2-5 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference entering the dual while Mary is 6-11 overall and 1-5 in the league.
The competition is the final for the Dragons prior to the Super Regional 3 meet which is in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Feb. 27-28.
MSUM split at home last weekend, beating Minot State, 30-9 on Feb. 12 before losing a heartbreaker to SMSU, 22-21 by a tiebreaker the next day. Going 2-0 on the week for MSUM were freshman
Jared Goldsmith (125), junior
Blake Bosch (133), junior
Isaac Novacek (149) and senior
Mike Urban (197).
Bosch, ranked No. 2 in the nation at 133 pounds, leads MSUM with a 27-5 record. He has 19 in a row.
Freshman
Adam Blees is 13-8 at 165, while junior
Garret Hoffner is 15-10 at 157. Freshmen
Jared Goldsmith (14-12 125) and
Brayden Kuntz (14-13 at 174), senior
Mike Urban (10-8 at 184) and freshman
Austin May (12-11 at 184) are above .500 this season. Bless is ranked sixth in the latest D2wrestle.com Super Region 3 Bowl.
Kris Nelson is in his seventh season as the MSUM head wrestling coach.
About MaryThe Marauders, who face Northern State prior to facing MSUM, are 6-11 overall and 1-5 in the NSIC. They beat St. John's, 22-15 in their last dual.
Freshman Tate Barnhardt is 24-9 at 133 pounds for the Marauders and leads the team in wins.
Senior Travis Smith is 19-8 at 285. Freshman Rudy Guillen is 17-4 at 141 pounds for Mary. Freshman Josh Jensen is 18-14 at 125 while sophomore Paul Michaelson is 16-13 at 165 pounds for the Marauders.
Adam Aho is in his third season as Mary's head coach.