Northfield, Minn. - The St. Cloud State University wrestling team
charted its first dual match win of the 2006-07 season with a solid
50-3 victory at St. Olaf College on Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Northfield,
Minn. The victory also marked the first win by the Huskies under
the leadership of first-year head coach Steve Costanzo. SCSU now
owns a 1-1 record this season, and the Huskies will host Northern State
on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Halenbeck Hall.
SCSU gained its first win with a forfeit victory by Westy Hanson at
125-pounds. Nick Wasche charted a fall at 3:53 against Ricky
Traut of St. Olaf at 133-pounds. Tim Whitley continued the roll
for SCSU with a 10-6 victory over Dan Rysavy of St. Olaf at 141.
Grant Johnson, a Cold Spring resident, posted a fall over St. Olaf's
Greg Peabody with a fall at :42. Adam Minnette carded a major
decision over Ian Gacheru of St. Olaf with a 17-0 win at 157. At
165-pounds, Matt Steffensen charted a forfeit win and Russell Smith
posted a fall over St. Olaf 174-pounder Tom Kopietz at 6:44.
In play at 184-pounds, Nick Wilkes pinned SOC's George Jiminez at 5:57
to make the score 44-0. The Oles' lone win was posted by Steve
Wood at 197-pounds, as he gained a 2-1 victory over Jairo Sandoval at
197. To finish the evening, Mike Carbone charted his first win as
a Husky wrestler with a 2:29 pin against St. Olaf's Nate Steffel at
heavyweight.
January 10, 2007 at Northfield, MN
St. Cloud State 50, St. Olaf 3
125 - Westy Hanson (SCSU) win by forfeit - SCSU 6, St. Olaf 0
133 - Nick Wasche (SCSU) def. Ricky Traut (StO) Fall (3:53) - SCSU 12,
St. Olaf 0
141 - Tim Whitley (SCSU) def. Dan Rysavy (StO) 10-6 - SCSU 15, St. Olaf
0
149 - Grant Johnson (SCSU) def. Greg Peabody (StO) Fall (0:42) - SCSU
21, St. Olaf 0
157 - Adam Minnette (SCSU) def. Ian Gacheru (StO) 17-0 - SCSU 26, St.
Olaf 0
165 - Matt Steffenson (SCSU) win by forfeit - SCSU 32, St. Olaf 0
174 - Russell Smith (SCSU) def. Tom Kopietz (StO) Fall (6:44) - SCSU
38, St. Olaf 0
184 - Nick Wilkes (SCSU) def. George Jiminez (StO) Fall (5:57) - SCSU
44, St. Olaf 0
197 - Steven Wood (StO) def. Jairo Sandeval (StO) 2-1 - SCSU 44, St.
Olaf 3
Hwt - Michael Carbon (SCSU) def. Nate Steffel (StO) Fall (2:29) - SCSU
50, St. Olaf 3