MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State will look to build on a 1-1 record from last week as it hosts Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., in the PE Gym followed by a road, NSIC dual at Upper Iowa on Thursday night at 7 p.m., in the Dorman Gymnasium.
Match Info:
- Wednesday's home dual versus Dakota Wesleyan was originally scheduled for Nov. 16 but was moved to Jan. 24 to better accommodate both teams
- SMSU vs Dakota Wesleyan (Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.) will be streamed live on
smsumustangs.com with live results available from
trackwrestling.com
- Tickets to SMSU vs DWU can be purchased at the door on from
smsumustangs.com
- SMSU vs Upper Iowa (Thursday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.) will also be available live on
smsumustangs.com with live results posted to
trackwrestling.com
Last Time Out:
- SMSU went 1-1 last week, rebounding from a Thursday night loss at Augustana with its first conference win of the season in a 37-6 win over Northern State on Friday night
- The Mustangs had three pins in their win over Northern State and dropped bouts in just two weight classes
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Justin Haneke (15-7) went 1-1 with his eighth pin of the year on Friday against Billy Holtan of Northern State
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Taylor Curtis (10-7) went 2-0 on the week with a 15-4 major decision over Jay Maxville of Northern State
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Andrew Petersen (14-7) also went 2-0 against his pair of conference opponents
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Cortez Arredondo (13-6) went 2-0 as well for SMSU wrestling at 157 for SMSU
SMSU Season Leaders:
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Justin Haneke (149) holds a 15-7 overall record on the year with eight pins
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Andrew Petersen (HWT) has racked up a 14-7 record on the season with three pins and a 2-1 record against NSIC opponents
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Cortez Arredondo (157) has a 13-6 record on the year with a 2-1 record against conference opponents
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Taylor Curtis (125) has a 10-7 overall record on the year and a 2-1 record in the NSIC
SMSU Probable Lineup:
- 125-
Taylor Curtis (10-7)
- 133- Brock Buysee (8-8)
- 141-
Nick Santos (0-4) or
Trent Butcher (5-8)
- 149-
Justin Haneke (15-7)
- 157-
Cortez Arredondo (13-6)
- 165-
Kegen Fingalsen (8-11)
- 174-
Griffin Osing (3-9)
- 184-
Cole Hennen (8-7)
- 197- Jack Ryan (7-7)
- 285-
Andrew Petersen (14-7)
SMSU vs Dakota Wesleyan Notes:
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Overall Record: 0-10
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Stas Sutera has a 15-12 record on the season for DWU
- DWU is coming off of an 0-4 weekend in the UNK Duals with losses to Cloud County Community College, Bethany College, Neosho Community College, and Northwest Kansas Technical College
- SMSU holds a 7-0 all-time record against Dakota-Wesleyan
- The Mustangs won the last matchup between the two schools, 40-6 on the road back in 2015-16
SMSU vs Upper Iowa Notes:
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Upper Iowa enters the week as the No. 6 team in the latest DII team rankings
- Upper Iowa leads the all-time series with SMSU, 13-4
- The Peacocks have won the last 14 duals since the 2004-05 season after SMSU won the first four all-time matchups
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Dalton Hahn (184)
of Upper Iowa was named the NSIC Wrestler of the Week
- The No. 6 Peacock wrestling team rallied from a three-point deficit to win 18-12 over No. 16 Minnesota State last week
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Maleek Williams is the No. 6 ranked wrestler at 125
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Josh Walker is the No. 6 ranked wrestler at 133
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Brock Benitz is the No. 7 ranked wrestler at 157
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Nick Becker is the No. 8 ranked wrestler at 174
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Kameron Teacher is the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 285
Upper Iowa Probable Lineup:
- 125- Maleek Williams (20-6)
- 133- Josh Walker (24-6)
- 141- Hunter Slifka (10-12) or Aaron Baker Jr. (8-7)
- 149- Damian Penichet (19-8)
- 157- Brock Benitz (21-4)
- 165- Tucker Black (21-14) or Cody Nelson (11-11)
- 174- Jordan Gundrum (18-6)
- 184- Dalton Hahn (20-11)
- 197- Nick Baumler (25-7)
- 285- Logan Hopp (8-1) or Triston Westerlund (21-10)