MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State wrestling returns to action for the first time in 2018 this Saturday, Jan. 6, in the Minnesota State Duals in Mankato, Minn.

SMSU will take on Wisconsin-Parkside at 11 a.m., followed by a second non-conference dual against Central Missouri beginning at 12:30 p.m., in the Taylor Center.

SMSU Projected Lineup:
- 125- Taylor Curtis (7-7)
- 133- Brock Buysse (7-5)
- 141- Trent Butcher (4-7) or Nick Santos (0-0)
- 149- Justin Haneke (12-6)
- 157- Cortez Arredondo (10-5)
- 165- Kegen Fingalsen (7-8)
- 174- Griffin Osing (2-6)
- 184- Cole Hennen (6-4)
- 197- Jackson Ryan (5-5)
- 285- Andrew Peterson (11-6)

Last Time Out:
- SMSU went 3-1 on Dec. 9 in the Augustana Duals with wins over Northwestern (Iowa), Morningside (Iowa) and Drury (Mo.)
- The Mustangs lone setback in the Augie Duals came at the hands of No. 23 Nebraska-Kearney
- SMSU led by a 12-3 score against Northwestern, but needed a win by fall at 285 to even the match and earn the win by tiebreaker
- The Mustangs had six pins on the day as a team and will now have four weeks until they compete
- Justin Haneke went 4-0 for SMSU at 157 in the Augustana Duals including the Mustangs' lone win against Nebraska-Kearney
- Brock Buysse went 3-1 in the Augustana Duals with one pin at 133
- Andrew Petersen went 3-1 on the day in the Augie Duals with two pins and one major decision at 285 including a win by fall to even the Mustangs match against Northwestern

SMSU Leaders:
- Justin Haneke has a 12-6 record so far this season for SMSU with five pins
- Andrew Petersen has an 11-6 record at HWT for SMSU so far this year with two pins
- Cortez Arredondo has a 10-5 record so far this year with three pins

SMSU vs Wisconsin-Parkside Notes:
- The Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers came in as the No. 2 ranked team in Division II in the latest top-25 wrestling rankings 
- Wisconsin-Parkside defeated SMSU, 33-12 in the only previous matchup between the two schools back during the 2001-02 season
- The Rangers have gone 2-0 in their two dual matches so far this season
- Wisconsin-Parkside has also competed in four open tournaments so far this season
- The Rangers finished in first place out of 35 teams in the 39th Annual Midwest Classic on Dec. 16-17 in Indianapolis, Ind.
- Joe Arroyo was ranked No. 8 at 125 in the latest DII rankings
- Airk Furseth was ranked No. 3 at 133 in the latest DII rankings
- Anthony Cheloni was ranked No. 8 at 141 in the latest DII rankings
- Frank Yattoni was ranked No. 3 at 149 in the latest DII rankings
- Pernevion Sheppard was ranked No. 3 at 157 in the latest DII rankings
- Nick Becker was ranked No. 1 at 174 in the latest DII rankings
- Connor Price was ranked No. 12 at 184 in the latest DII rankings

UW-Parkside Probables:
- 125- OPEN
- 133- Airk Furseth
- 141- Anthony Cheloni
- 149- Frank Yattoni
- 157- Pernevlon Sheppard
- 165- Brett Scoles
- 174- Nick Becker
- 184- Conner Price
- 197- James Lehman
- 285- Matt Halverson

SMSU vs Central Missouri Notes:
-  Central Missouri leads the all-time series against SMSU, 9-2
- SMSU has won the previous two duals against Central Missouri
- The Mustangs defeated Central Missouri, 32-15 back in 2014-15
- SMSU defeated Central Missouri, 31-11 in 2016-17
- John Feeny was ranked No. 12 at 125 in the latest DII rankings
- The Mules are 2-2 so far on the season and have competed in four open tournaments
- Central Missouri finished tied for 24th in the Midwest Classic on Dec. 16-17 in its last action on the season to this point

Central Missouri Probables: 
- 125- John Feeney or Tyler Flood
- 133- Daide Agnew
- 141- Carson Meek or Zachary Schridde
- 149- Dominic Nobile
- 157- Kaleb Warner or Kaleb Brooks or Shea Conley
- 165- Jesse Reser
- 174- Allan person or Martin Brunnert
- 184- Braden Best
- 197- Dominique Hampton or Zach Benner or Noah McGinnis
- 285- Chase Miller or Ryan Morris 

Up Next:
- SMSU will face its first conference foe of 2018 when it travels to take on Augustana on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.
- The Mustangs will host their first home NSIC match of the season on Friday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., against Northern State in the PE Gym