Sioux City, Iowa –
The Dakota Wesleyan men's wrestling team split their final duals of conference season in Sioux City. The Tigers defeated Midland 42-16 in their early dual led by Kipp Cordes pinning his opponent to open the match. The Tigers then faced the No. 7 team in the nation, Doane University and were defeated 33-8. Kaleb Bigelow picked up another huge win to improve his season record to 12-1. The Tigers finish the conference schedule with a GPAC record of 5-3.
Recap-
Results –
DWU 42 | Midland 16
125- Kipp Cordes of MU (Fall 2:08)
133- Temka Natsagdorj over MU (Forfeit)
141- MU over Tyson Durham (Major Decision 11-3)
149- Zach Zitek over MU (Fall 4:30)
157- Zach Kolbe over MU (Forfeit)
165- Tyson Johnson over MU (Forfeit)
174- Kaleb Bigelow over MU (Forfeit)
184- MU over DWU (Forfeit)
197- MU over DWU (Forfeit)
285- Tanner Hennings over MU (Forfeit)
DWU 8 | No. 7 Doane 33
125- DU over Kipp Cordes (Decision 11-4)
133- DU over Temka Natsagdorj (Decision 5-0)
141- Zach Zitek over DU (Sudden Victory-1 12-9)
149- DU over Aric Williams (Decision 7-3)
157- DU over Tyson Johnson (Decision 8-3)
165- Kaleb Bigelow over DU (Technical Fall 19-3 4:36)
174- DU over DWU (Forfeit)
184- DU over DWU (Forfeit)
197- DU over DWU (Forfeit)
285- DU over Cole Hennings (Decision 7-2)
Up Next for the Tigers –
The Tigers will travel to Seward, Neb. for the GPAC championships hosted by Concordia University. The tournament is set to take place on February 16th and 17th in the Friedrich Arena.