The Red Raiders travel to Sioux City, Iowa Saturday to take part in the GPAC Duals where they will face Midland University, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Morningside College. The GPAC Duals are always a big weekend for the conference as the path to a conference championship becomes much more clear after the dust settles.
Potential Wrestlers:
Weight |
Morningside (RV) |
DWU |
Midland (12) |
NWC (RV) |
125 |
Keegan Hessler (6th NAIA) / Devin Phaly |
Open |
Daniel Vargas |
Austin Boles (20th NAIA) / Noah Kryfka |
133 |
Keegan Hessler / Devin Phaly |
Xylon Takata |
Julian Gaytan |
Darian Murphy |
141 |
Lane Eggen / Lane Nichols |
Open |
David Berg (1st NAIA) / Tristan Zamilpa (14th NAIA) |
Cole Mills |
149 |
Dakota Drenth (20th NAIA) / Carson Hartnett |
Open |
Tristian Snover |
Dante Preciado (18th NAIA) / Matt Shuka |
157 |
Kyle Fowler (17th NAIA) |
Marcus Urban / Cole Halouska |
Sam Dunwell |
Blake Pomajzl |
165 |
Alexander Thompson |
Open |
Dom Evans (7th NAIA) / Stephon Grey (12th NAIA) |
Drew Null (14th NAIA) / Carter Behler |
174 |
Nickolas Madsen |
Tanner Wernsman |
Charles Naone |
Haggen Meyer |
184 |
Elijah Dirkx / Jacob Wiley (19th NAIA) |
Open |
Dylan Buschow |
Bennett Sikkink / Brady Childers |
197 |
Caleb Deemer |
Open |
Daniel Pena |
D'rell Gist (18th NAIA) |
285 |
Phil Rasmussen (18th NAIA) |
Open |
Alton Johnson |
Victor Garcia |
Scouting Morningside (5-3, 3-0 GPAC):
The Mustangs are co-leaders with the Red Raiders in the GPAC. Their most recent duals came at the Bronco Duals where they went 2-0 against Hastings and Doane.
Morningside brings five nationally ranked wrestlers to the fray and have multiple options at five different weight classes.
Scouting Midland (6-5, 2-1 GPAC):
The Warriors are 2-2 in their last four duals where three of those matches came at the National Duals. Midland's lone loss came to Concordia early in the season with a score of 17-21.
Midland has four Warriors ranked in the NAIA including David Berg who is the top ranked wrestler at the 141 pound weight class. All four of their ranked wrestlers compete in two weight classes so their depth is not as evenly distributed as some others in the GPAC but their top end is elite.
Scouting Dakota Wesleyan (0-5, 0-4 GPAC):
The Tigers are struggling this year with injuries and a lack of depth throughout their roster. They will only be bringing four wrestlers to the duals and in turn, will lose due to the amount of forfeits they will give up.
Scouting Northwestern (4-0, 3-0 GPAC):
The Red Raiders are currently undefeated in duals as they have defeated Briar Cliff, Jamestown, Doane, and Buena Vista.
Northwestern has four Raiders that are ranked but has seen those four slide up and down the rankings all season long. They do have four weight classes that have some depth for a day of duals and they could be handy on a day that means a great deal to the final conference standings.
The first dual will take place at 10am with each dual starting once the previous set is complete. The duals will take place at Morningside's Health and Physical Education Recreation Center.