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SMSU Wrestles at Husky Open Saturday

December 11, 2008

MARSHALL, MINN. - The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team travels to St. Cloud State Saturday to take part in the Husky Open.  The tournament will be the last competition for the Mustangs before the holiday break; they won’t be back in action again until Jan. 10.

Taking on a powerhouse:  SMSU dropped a 41-3 dual contest to NCAA Division III powerhouse Augsburg on Tuesday.  The Auggies, ranked No. 2 in the country, took all but one bout from the Mustangs.  Garret Rozeboom (Mason, Mich.) was the lone Mustang to come home with a win as the freshman took a 10-5 decision from Torey Stewart at 149 pounds.

National news:  Tyler Johnson (Harrisburg, S.D.) is ranked No. 8 at 184 pounds in the latest NCAA Division II national wrestling rankings released Tuesday, Dec. 9, by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.  Johnson has compiled a record of 13-6 this season, wrestling 14 matches at 184 pounds and five matches at 197 pounds.  The senior was crowned co-champion at the Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open, took sixth at the Bison Open and was a third-place finisher at 197 pounds at the Captain Dan Open.

A “Barrie” good performance:  Michal Barrie (Westbrook, Minn.) brought home the best finish from the Dragon Open hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead last weekend, posting a second-place finish at 133 pounds in the Red Division.  Barrie compiled a 2-1 record on the day, taking a pair of decisions from MSU Moorhead's Kelly Janke and Augustana's Jason Jeremiason.  His only loss of the day came in the championship bout when he lost a 15-6 major decision to Augsburgs' Travis Lang.

Other Dragon Open results:  In addition to Barrie’s silver performance, Brady Myers (Redwood Falls, Minn.) and C.D. Johnson (LeRoy, Mich.) each grabbed third-place finishes at the Dragon Open. Myers took third at 184 pounds in the White Division, and C.D. Johnson was third at 184 pounds in the Red Division.

Next dual action?  Next year:  SMSU won’t hit the mat in dual action again until Jan. 10, 2009, when the Mustangs travel Mary to open the conference season.  The NSIC contest is slated to start at 2 p.m.