Wrestling | 12/3/2019 5:15:00 PM
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MOORHEAD, Minn.—The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team will travel to Aberdeen, S.D., to open the dual and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season against Northern State. The dual begins at 7 p.m.
MSUM will then host the annual Dragon Open at 11 a.m. on Sunday at Nemzek Fieldhouse.
In their last meet, the Dragons traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., for the Auggie-Adidas Invitational. Sophomore
Mason Schulz earned runner-up honors in the Gold Division at 141 pounds to lead MSUM. Schulz has a record of 7-4 this season at 141. In the first-place match in the Gold Division, Schulz lost in a 7-3 decision to Wisconsin-La Crosse's Hayden Schlough.
Sophomore
Braydon Ortloff is 6-5 this season at 157. Ortloff made it to the Gold Division third-place match at the Auggie Invitational, but lost to University of St. Mary's Patrick Boulanger in an 8-3 decision.
Sophomore
Evan Foster has a 6-5 record this season at 174. Foster went 1-2 at the Auggie Invitational. In the Gold Division third-place match, Foster was pinned by Wisconsin-La Crosse's Sawyer Massie.
Kris Nelson is in his 11th season as the MSUM head coach.
About Northern State
Northern State is 2-0 this season and 0-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Wolves are 1-0 at home. In the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, Northern has two wrestlers in the top-25. Sophomore Dayne Morton (133 pounds) and sophomore Caden Moore (157 pounds) are both ranked eighth. Morton leads the team with a 12-0 record, while Moore is 11-1 this season. This season, Morton has won the Jamestown Jimmie Open, Dakota Wesleyan Alumni Open, and the Concordia-Moorhead Finn Grinaker. Moore's wins include first-place finishes at the Finn Grinaker and DWU Alumni Open. The Wolves sit at fifth overall in the Super Region Five and have six wrestlers ranked regionally.
