Indiana University Athletics
Friday, November 22
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
North Dakota State
Home Opener for Wrestling Friday Night vs. North Dakota State
11/21/2019 1:20:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Indiana will host North Dakota State in their first dual match of the season at Wilkinson Hall on Friday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Friday November 22
Indiana vs. North Dakota State
7:00 PM ET | Bloomington, Ind.
Video ($): https://bit.ly/2Xveziq
Match at Wilkinson Hall (1151 E 17th Street).
The Series
Indiana leads the all-time series 2-1. Last year North Dakota State won the dual at the South Beach Duals, 33-9. In 2016 Indiana won 18-17.
Coverage
Live results will be provided by TrackWrestling.Com. The match will be streamed on BTN plus for a subscription fee.
The Lineups
Indiana
125: Liam Cronin 1-4 or #8 Brock Hudkins 7-1
133: Jonathan Moran 4-6
141: Kyle Luigs 2-4
149: Graham Rooks 0-1
157: Fernie Silva 3-6
165: Davey Tunon 5-5 or Dillon Hoey 3-4
174: #18 Jacob Covaciu 6-3
184: Jacob Hinz 3-5
197: Spencer Irick 2-4 or Jacob Kleimola 6-6
285: Rudy Streck 2-6
North Dakota State
125 -– McGwire Midkiff (5-2 overall, 1-1 duals)
133 -– #7 Cam Sykora (2-0, 2-0)
141 -- Sawyer Degen (4-2, 1-1) OR Dylan Droegemueller (4-2, 0-0)
149 -- Jaden Van Maanen (0-2, 0-2)
157-- Jared Franek (5-1, 1-1) OR Luke Weber (6-5, 0-0)
165 -- #10 Andrew Fogarty (6-0, 2-0)
174 -- Jimmy Noel (3-2, 0-1) OR Austin Brenner (3-3, 0-1)
184 -- TJ Pottinger (4-3, 1-1)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (3-2, 0-2)
285 -- #26 Brandon Metz (6-0, 2-0) OR Dan Stibral (2-2, 0-0)
North Dakota State
The Bison have competed in two dual matches this season. North Dakota State beat Cal State Bakersfield on 11/3, 24-9 in Fargo, N.D. Recently, the Bison hosted No. 25 Purdue, with the Boilermakers coming out on top, 22-12 on 11/17. At 133, the Bison have redshirt senior Cam Sykora, a three-time NCAA qualifier and currently ranked No. 7 in his weight class. In his sophomore season, Sykora finished second in the country in tech falls with 12. At 165 the Bison feature redshirt senior No. 10 Andrew Fogarty. Fogarty is a three-time NCAA qualifier and finished in second-place in 2019 at the Big 12 Championships. The Bison also have a ranked wrestler in No. 26 Brandon Metz at 285.
The Hoosiers in the Rankings
This week two Hoosiers are ranked by FloWrestling. Brock Hudkins, who captured the MSU Open title at 125 earlier this season is ranked No. 8. Jacob Covaciu, who beat No. 9 Ben Harvey at the Journeyman Classic, is ranked No. 18.
Early Season Success for Indiana
Brock Hudkins (125) and Nick Willham (197) both won titles for the Hoosiers at MSU Open. The Hoosiers have five wrestlers finish in the top-three at the MSU Open. At the Journeyman Classic eight wrestlers finishined in the top-three, with Kyle Luigs, Joey Sanchez, Dillon Hoey and Greg Hagan each winning first-place in their respective weight classes.
Hoosiers Open Wilkinson Hall
Wilkinson Hall was dedicated on January 16, 2019. Wilkinson Hall is a multi-use training and performance center that is the new home venue for the Indiana Wrestling and Volleyball programs. The 3,000-seat venue is used as a competition facility for both Indiana Volleyball and Indiana Wrestling. Wilkinson Hall is named after IU alumnus Jay Wilkinson and his family, who have an incredible history of support for IU Athletics and its student-athletes. Last season, the Hoosiers first year in Wilkinson Hall, they ranked 21st in the country in attendance at 1,286 fans per match. This included a program record 1,962 fans when they hosted No. 1 Penn State.
Hoosiers Sign Elite Recruiting Class
Last week, IU head coach Angel Escobedo announced the Hoosiers 2020 class, which includes four wrestlers. Jacob Moran, Derek Gilcher, Nico Bolivar and Santos Cantu will be joining the Hoosiers in the 2020 class. Cantu chose Indiana over Ohio State and is a three-time OSAA 6A Champion at 195 lbs. Gilcher chose Indiana over Virginia, Maryland, Michigan State and Wisconsin and is ranked No. 6 nationally and part of a team that is ranked No. 5 nationally. Bolivar is the brother of current Hoosier Eddie Bolivar was the 2018 Illinois Freestyle Champion. Moran is the brother of current Hoosiers Jonathan Moran and was the 2018 Indiana State Champion and is ranked No. 6 on FloWrestling. Moran is spending this year training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado.
Pre-Match Socials
This season the Hoosiers will periodically host pre-match socials. The first one will be Friday prior to the dual vs. NDSU. The social will take place from 5p.m.-6:30p.m. at the IU Alumni Association (1000 E 17th Street, Bloomington, IN, 47408). The socials are open to all. If you would like to attend please email administrative assistant Christy Dubois at chdubois@indiana.edu.
Friday November 22
Indiana vs. North Dakota State
7:00 PM ET | Bloomington, Ind.
Video ($): https://bit.ly/2Xveziq
Match at Wilkinson Hall (1151 E 17th Street).
The Series
Indiana leads the all-time series 2-1. Last year North Dakota State won the dual at the South Beach Duals, 33-9. In 2016 Indiana won 18-17.
Coverage
Live results will be provided by TrackWrestling.Com. The match will be streamed on BTN plus for a subscription fee.
The Lineups
Indiana
125: Liam Cronin 1-4 or #8 Brock Hudkins 7-1
133: Jonathan Moran 4-6
141: Kyle Luigs 2-4
149: Graham Rooks 0-1
157: Fernie Silva 3-6
165: Davey Tunon 5-5 or Dillon Hoey 3-4
174: #18 Jacob Covaciu 6-3
184: Jacob Hinz 3-5
197: Spencer Irick 2-4 or Jacob Kleimola 6-6
285: Rudy Streck 2-6
North Dakota State
125 -– McGwire Midkiff (5-2 overall, 1-1 duals)
133 -– #7 Cam Sykora (2-0, 2-0)
141 -- Sawyer Degen (4-2, 1-1) OR Dylan Droegemueller (4-2, 0-0)
149 -- Jaden Van Maanen (0-2, 0-2)
157-- Jared Franek (5-1, 1-1) OR Luke Weber (6-5, 0-0)
165 -- #10 Andrew Fogarty (6-0, 2-0)
174 -- Jimmy Noel (3-2, 0-1) OR Austin Brenner (3-3, 0-1)
184 -- TJ Pottinger (4-3, 1-1)
197 -- Cordell Eaton (3-2, 0-2)
285 -- #26 Brandon Metz (6-0, 2-0) OR Dan Stibral (2-2, 0-0)
North Dakota State
The Bison have competed in two dual matches this season. North Dakota State beat Cal State Bakersfield on 11/3, 24-9 in Fargo, N.D. Recently, the Bison hosted No. 25 Purdue, with the Boilermakers coming out on top, 22-12 on 11/17. At 133, the Bison have redshirt senior Cam Sykora, a three-time NCAA qualifier and currently ranked No. 7 in his weight class. In his sophomore season, Sykora finished second in the country in tech falls with 12. At 165 the Bison feature redshirt senior No. 10 Andrew Fogarty. Fogarty is a three-time NCAA qualifier and finished in second-place in 2019 at the Big 12 Championships. The Bison also have a ranked wrestler in No. 26 Brandon Metz at 285.
The Hoosiers in the Rankings
This week two Hoosiers are ranked by FloWrestling. Brock Hudkins, who captured the MSU Open title at 125 earlier this season is ranked No. 8. Jacob Covaciu, who beat No. 9 Ben Harvey at the Journeyman Classic, is ranked No. 18.
Early Season Success for Indiana
Brock Hudkins (125) and Nick Willham (197) both won titles for the Hoosiers at MSU Open. The Hoosiers have five wrestlers finish in the top-three at the MSU Open. At the Journeyman Classic eight wrestlers finishined in the top-three, with Kyle Luigs, Joey Sanchez, Dillon Hoey and Greg Hagan each winning first-place in their respective weight classes.
Hoosiers Open Wilkinson Hall
Wilkinson Hall was dedicated on January 16, 2019. Wilkinson Hall is a multi-use training and performance center that is the new home venue for the Indiana Wrestling and Volleyball programs. The 3,000-seat venue is used as a competition facility for both Indiana Volleyball and Indiana Wrestling. Wilkinson Hall is named after IU alumnus Jay Wilkinson and his family, who have an incredible history of support for IU Athletics and its student-athletes. Last season, the Hoosiers first year in Wilkinson Hall, they ranked 21st in the country in attendance at 1,286 fans per match. This included a program record 1,962 fans when they hosted No. 1 Penn State.
Hoosiers Sign Elite Recruiting Class
Last week, IU head coach Angel Escobedo announced the Hoosiers 2020 class, which includes four wrestlers. Jacob Moran, Derek Gilcher, Nico Bolivar and Santos Cantu will be joining the Hoosiers in the 2020 class. Cantu chose Indiana over Ohio State and is a three-time OSAA 6A Champion at 195 lbs. Gilcher chose Indiana over Virginia, Maryland, Michigan State and Wisconsin and is ranked No. 6 nationally and part of a team that is ranked No. 5 nationally. Bolivar is the brother of current Hoosier Eddie Bolivar was the 2018 Illinois Freestyle Champion. Moran is the brother of current Hoosiers Jonathan Moran and was the 2018 Indiana State Champion and is ranked No. 6 on FloWrestling. Moran is spending this year training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado.
Pre-Match Socials
This season the Hoosiers will periodically host pre-match socials. The first one will be Friday prior to the dual vs. NDSU. The social will take place from 5p.m.-6:30p.m. at the IU Alumni Association (1000 E 17th Street, Bloomington, IN, 47408). The socials are open to all. If you would like to attend please email administrative assistant Christy Dubois at chdubois@indiana.edu.
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