St. Cloud, Minn. – The No. 11 ranked St. Cloud State University
wrestling team(11-1, 1-1 NCC) improved to 11-1 in dual matches this
evening with a 29-8 team win over nearby Saint John’s University (9-13)
on Friday, Feb. 8, in SCSU’s Halenbeck Hall.
The Huskies celebrated Prep Night tonight for the non-conference match,
as all high school students, grade K-12, were just $1 for admission.
SCSU’s redshirt freshman Gabe Suarez (Las Vegas, Nev.) and junior Chris
Schiewe (Chicago, Ill.) led the Huskies with pins in the victory.
Suarez (27-3), who wrestled at 141, defeated SJU’s Grand Lyndon,
notching the fall in the second period at 4:37. In the heavy weight
division, SCSU’s Schiewe pinned the Johnnies Noel Meyer early in the
first at 1:23, garnering his 17th win on the season.
St. Cloud State’s No. 8 ranked Nick Wilkes (Onamia, Minn.) posted a
15-6 major decision victory over SJU’s Tony Willaert in the 197-pound
weight class to give the Huskies a 22-9 team advantage heading into the
10th and final bout of the night. Wilkes improves to 18-4 overall in
2007-08.
Other Huskies tallying wins on the night was junior Josh Williams
(Banks, Ore.) at 133, redshirt freshman Chad Kubasch (New Germany,
Minn.) at 149, redshirt freshman John Sundgren (Coon Rapids, Minn.) at
149 and Derek Skala (Owatonna, Minn.), another redshirt freshman
wrestling at 174.
Gaining the three individual victories for Saint John’s was Mogi Baatar at 125, Matt Schrupp at 165 and Dustin Baxter at 184.
Coached by second-year head coach Steve Costanzo, the Huskies improve
to 11-1 overall in 2007-08 and now prepare for another non-conference
dual match against Upper Iowa University on Sunday, Feb. 10, in
Halenbeck Hall. The first bout is slated for 2 p.m.
Wrestling fans…the Huskies will be honoring their four seniors during
the intermission of the UIU match. Those seniors include Tom Anderson
(Belview, Minn.), Jairo Sandoval (Miami, Fla.), Matt Steffenson
(Onamia, Minn.) and Nick Wilkes (Onamia, Minn.).
February 8, 2008 at St. Cloud, MN
St. Cloud State 28, Saint John’s 9
125-Mogi Baatar (SJU) dec. Westy Hanson (SCSU), 9-5
133-Josh Williams (SCSU) dec. Jon Shellenberger (SJU), 10-4
141-Gabe Suarez (SCSU) pins Grant Lydon (SJU), Fall at 4:37
149-Chad Kubasch (SCSU) dec. Drew Larson (SJU), 7-6
157-John Sundgren (SCSU) dec. John Vaith (SJU), 11-4
165-Matt Schrupp (SJU) dec. Tom Anderson (SCSU), 4-3
174-Derek Skala (SCSU) dec. Andrew Staberg (SJU), 8-3
184-Dustin Baxter (SJU) dec. Brad Padgett (SCSU), 3-1
197-No. 8 Nick Wilkes (SCSU) maj. dec. Tony Willaert (SJU), 15-6
HWT-Chris Schiewe (SCSU) pins Noel Meyer (SJU), Fall at 1:23