HUSKIES HOST TWO AT HOME TO FINISH
REGULAR SEASON
The St.
Cloud State wrestling team (3-6 overall, 0-2 NCC) will end
their regular season this week as they host two duals. On Thursday,
February 15, the Huskies will host their final conference dual of the
year agaisnt the Mavericks of Minnesota State Mankato. The Mavericks
are currently ranked number four in the nation, with seven of their ten
starters are nationally ranked. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m., in
the Halenbeck Hall gymnasium. On Friday, February 16, the Huskies
will
host the Marauders of the University of Mary at 7:00 p.m., in Halenbeck
Hall gymnasium. The Marauders have posted a 0-4 record, 0-4 NSIC, thus
far this season.
Up next for the Huskies:
Feb. 15, 2007 - Minnesota State University Mankato (this match will be
streamed live on web at www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics)
at Halenbeck Hall, St. Cloud, Minn. - 7 p.m.
Feb. 16, 2007 - University of Mary
at Halenbeck Hall, St. Cloud, Minn. - 7 p.m.
WATCH HUSKY WRESTLING LIVE ON THE WEB
In a historic first, the upcoming St. Cloud State- Minnesota State
Mankato dual match on Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) that will take place at SCSU's
Halenbeck Hall will be available on a pay-per-view basis for fans to
watch on the Internet. Thanks to a partnership between SCSU and
B2 Networks this match will streamed live on the web. Fans can
access the action by going to the Husky Home Page at
www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics
for all the details.
HUSKIES SUFFER TOUGH LOSS AT ST. JOHN’S
The St. Cloud State wrestling team dropped a tough 25-13 decision at
St. John’s University on Friday, Feb. 9 in Collegeville. The loss drops
SCSU’s dual match record to 3-6 on the season. In action
against SJU, the Huskies’ gained a solid 13-7 win by Sonny Silva at
133-pounds against Tim Thompson. SCSU also saw Grant Johnson roll to a
3-1 win over SJU Zach Anderson at 149-pounds. The SCSU middle
weights continued to show well with a 15-3 win at 157-pounds by Adam
Minnette over SJU’s Grant Lydon. The final SCSU win of the day went to
Nick Wilkes at 184-pounds. He gained a solid 9-3 decision over SJU’s
Andrew Staberg
2006-07 Schedule
Nov. 4 Cardinal/Black Challenge 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 11 at Dakota Wesleyan 9:00 a.m.
Nov. 18 at Cobber Open 9:00 a.m.
Dec. 3 at Northern Iowa Open 9:00 a.m.
Dec. 9 Husky Open 9:00 a.m.
Jan. 9 MSU-Moorhead L, 19-17
Jan. 10 at St. Olaf College W, 50-3
Jan. 13 Northern State W, 27-16
Jan. 19 at Nebraska-Omaha* L, 37-12
Jan. 20 at Augustana College* L, 27-12
Jan. 23 at Southwest MSU W, 30-9
Jan. 28 at Augsburg College L, 47-0
Feb. 2 at Upper Iowa L, 31-10
Feb. 3 at Dubuque 10:00 a.m.
Feb. 9 at St. John’s L, 25-13
Feb. 15 MSU Mankato* 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 16 University of Mary 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 25 North Regional Championships atMoorhead TBA
Mar. 9-10 NCAA DII Championships at Kearney, Neb. TBA
* denotes conference meet (all meets are listed as Central Time)
Overall Records W/L (Pins)
Westy Hanson (125) 12-16 3-7 (3)
Nick Wasche (125) 9-12 2-2 (2)
Sonny Silva (125) 16-9 4-1 (2)
Tim Whitley (133) 17-9 5-3 (1)
Brent Johnson (141) 5-8 (1)
Matt Jackson (141) 4-13 0-1 (1)
Grant Johnson (149) 11-11 6-3 (6)
Tom Messerli (149) 2-4
Adam Minnette (157) 6-6 4-5 (4)
Tom Anderson (165) 5-11
Matt Steffenson (165) 13-13 3-5 (3), (174) 4-2 (1)
Neil Russell (174) 7-13 1-6
Adam Hill (185) 4-14 0-1 (2)
Nick Wilkes (185) 13-4 7-2 (3)
Jairo Sandoval (197) 13-15 1-8 (2)
Michael Carbone (HWT) 1-2 1-2 (1)
HEAD COACH STEVE COSTANZO
Steve Costanzo begins his first season as the Husky head wrestling
coach during the 2006-07 season. He becomes the 13th coach in the
history of the St. Cloud State University wrestling program, which
dates back to 1949-50. Costanzo is in his eighth season overall as a
head coach. He has spent the last seven years at Dana College in Blair,
NE where he amassed an overall record of 61-30-2 while coaching 74 NAIA
National Qualifiers, 31 NAIA All-Americans and two National
Champions. Costanzo led Dana College to the NAIA National
Championship in 2006 (with a tourney record 193 points) and a NWCA
National Duals Championship in 2006.
ASSISTANT COACHES
Severin Walsh, Cisco Cole, Jeremy Lang