MSU Gains Victory in Battle of National Ranked Teams
February 22, 2008
Mankato, MN - In a battle two top 10 ranked teams, the #2 ranked Mavericks of Minnesota State
posted a 23-9 victory over #10 ranked St.Cloud State on Friday, Feb. 22
in Mankato. The loss dropped the Huskies record to 13-2 on the
season, as SCSU prepares for the upcoming NCAA regional competition at
Mankato on March 2.
The Huskies gained a big 4-3 win by Gabe Suarez over #4 ranked Travis
Elg at 141-pounds. Suarez entered the bout unranked in his weight
class. SCSU's Brad Padgett also gained a 10-6 win over MSU's Ben
Becker at 184-pounds, while #8 ranked Nick Wilkes posted a 8-3 win over
MSU's Tom Block at 197-pounds.
In another top match, #1 Jason Rhoten of MSU gained a 15-6 win over
SCSU's #7 ranked John Sundgren at 157-pounds. At 125-pounds, #3
Nick Smith just got by SCSU's Westy Hanson by a 5-3 tally, and #2 Brady
Wilson of MSU had his hands full with SCSU's Chris Schiewe, as he
escaped with a 4-0 win at heavyweight. List below are the
complete match results.
#2 Minnesota State 23, #10 St. Cloud State 9
125: #3 Nick Smith (MSU) wins by decision over Westy Hanson (SCSU), 5-3
133: John Putman (MSU) wins by major decision over Josh Williams (SCSU), 12-4
141: Gabe Suarez (SCSU) wins by decision over #4 Travis Elg, 4-3
149: #4 Tommy Abbott (MSU) wins by decision over Chad Kubasch (SCSU), 5-3
157: #1 Jason Rhoten (MSU) wins by major decision over #7 John Sundgren (SCSU), 15-6
165: #3 Andy Pickar (MSU) wins by decision over Tom Anderson (SCSU), 10-3
174: #7 Tim Matheson (MSU) wins by decision over Derek Skala (SCSU), 6-1
184: Brad Padgett (SCSU) wins by decision over Ben Becker, 10-6
197: #8 Nick Wilkes (SCSU) wins by decision over Tom Block, 8-3
Hwt: #2 Brady Wilson (MSU) wins by decision over Chris Schiewe (SCSU), 4-0