MOORHEAD, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State University 157-pound senior Cortez Arredondo won a regional title to earn his second trip to the NCAA DII Champions on March 8-9 in Cleveland, Ohio.  
 
184-pound senior Griffin Osing took home third place to earn his first trip to the national tournament after a 4-1 day.
 
As a team, SMSU finished with a total of 52.5 points, ranking ninth out of 10 schools.
 
St. Cloud State earned the top-spot with a total 161 points.
 
Arredondo, who finished 4-0 on the day, secured his place at the national championships with a 5-4 decision victory over Colin Ayers from Augustana in the semifinals. Arredondo had two victories by fall in the opening round at 4:18 over Tucker Black from Upper Iowa and a victory by fall at 3:14 over Tanner Anthony from Wisconsin-Parkside and in the quarterfinals.

In the region championship match, Arredondo went to overtime to win a sudden victory over St. Cloud State's Jake Barzowski.
 
This is the first regional title for Arredondo and his second trip to the NCAA Championships.

Griffin Osing received a bye the first round, fell in the quarterfinals but won three-straight in wrestlebacks to make it to the third-place match. In another close bout, Osing won in a 7-1 sudden victory win over Wisconsin-Parkside's James Lehman.  

Cole Hennen came one victory short with a loss in the third-place match against Augustana's Clayton Wahlstrom with a 4-3 decision
 
Arredondo and Osing will compete at the NCAA Championships on March 8-9 in Cleveland, Ohio.  This is the second straight appearance for Arredondo who competed last season after finishing second at Regionals.
 
SMSU Results:
125 – Ben Emrich (1-2)
133 – Brock Buysse (0-2)
141 – Jordan Biehn (0-2)
149 – Justin Haneke (2-2)
157 – Cortez Arredondo (4-0) First place
165 – Kegen Fingalsen (0-2)
174 – Dru Kuchenbaker (0-2)
184 – Griffin Osing (4-1) Third Place
197 – Cole Hennen (2-2)
285 – Andrew Petersen (1-2)

125 – Ben Emrich won by fall over Andrew McFall (Minnesota St.) 9-4 (Fall 1:35)
133 – Oscar Nellis (Minot St.) 1-0 won by decision over Brock Buysse (Dec 8-6)  
141 – Jordan Biehn received a bye
149 – Justin Haneke won by fall over Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD))  (Fall 4:08)
157 – Cortez Arredondo won by fall over Tucker Black (Upper Iowa)  (Fall 4:18)   
165 – Kegen Fingalsen received a bye
174 – Dru Kuchenbaker received a bye
184 – Griffin Osing received a bye
197 – Cole Hennen received a bye
285 – Matt Naig (Augustana (SD)) won by decision over Andrew Petersen (Dec 2-0)
 
Quarterfinal Results  
125 – Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) won by major decision over Ben Emrich (MD 22-8)
141 - Travis Swanson (St. Cloud St.) won by fall over Jordan Biehn (Fall 2:25)
149 - Max Bruss (Mary)  won by decision over Justin Haneke (Dec 9-2)
157 - Cortez Arredondo won by fall over Tanner Anthony (Wis.-Parkside ) (Fall 3:14)
165 -  Logan Saltou (Minnesota St.)  won by decision over Kegen Fingalsen (Dec 4-2)
174 - Phillip Springsteen (Mary) won by fall over Dru Kuchenbaker (Fall 6:20) 
184 - James Lehman (Wis.-Parkside ) won by fall over Griffin Osing (Fall 3:16)
197 - Cole Hennen  won by fall over Job Ayala (Wis.-Parkside ) (Fall 3:28)

Wrestlebacks - Round 1: 
133 - Brock Buysse received a bye. 
285: Andrew Petersen received a bye. 

Wrestlebacks - Round 2: 
125 - Ben Emrich received a bye. 
133 - Brayden Curry (Augustana (SD)) won by decision over Brock Buysse  (Dec 5-0)
141 - Hunter Eckert (Mary) won by decision over Jordan Biehn (Dec 13-6)
149 - Justin Haneke won by decision over Dylan Connell (MSU Moorhead) (Dec 6-5)
165 - Nathan Baca (Minot St.) won by fall over Kegen Fingalsen (Fall 4:55)
174 - Dru Kuchenbaker received a bye
184 - Griffin Osing won by fall over Lance Jarrett (Mary) (Fall 1:00)
285 -  Andrew Petersen won by decision over Joseph Foret (Wis.-Parkside) (Dec 3-2)

Wrestlebacks - Round 3: 
125 - Dean Arevalo (Minot St.) won by decision over Ben Emrich (Dec 17-12)
149 - Pernevlon Shepperd (Wis.-Parkside ) won by major decision over Justin Haneke (MD 17-7)
174 - Lukas Poloncic (Augustana (SD)) won by decision over Dru Kuchenbaker (Dec 6-4)
184 - Griffin Osing won in sudden victory - 1 over Keegan Berry (Minot St.) (SV-1 3-1)
285 - Triston Westerlund (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Andrew Peterson (Dec 7-3)

Semifinals 
157 - Cortez Arredondo won by decision over Colin Ayers (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 5-4)
197 - Vince Dietz (St. Cloud St.) won by decision over Cole Hennen (Dec 3-0)

Consolation Semifinals: 
184 - Griffin Osing won by medical forfeit over Trevor Turriff (Minnesota St.) (M. For.)

Championship: 
157 - Cortez Arredondo won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Barzowski (St. Cloud St.) (SV-1 6-4)

Third Place Match: 
184 - Griffin Osing won in sudden victory - 1 over James Lehman (Wis.-Parkside ) (SV-1 7-1)
197 - Clayton Wahlstrom (Augustana (SD)) 3-1 won by decision over Cole Hennen (Dec 4-3)