The No. 17 Northern State University wrestling team took fifth as a team from the NCAA Super Region V Tournament and qualified three for the NCAA National Championships. Northern scored 93 team points with one region champion, one runner-up, one third place finisher, and three fifth place finishers. No. 9 Devin Bahr, Chase Bloomquist, and No. 3 Seth Brossard led the team, punching their tickets to Wichita.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Landen Fischer went 3-2 at 125-pounds with a fifth place finish and wins over Lucas Ryan of Minnesota State (MD 9-1), Treyton Ackman of Upper Iowa (SV-1 9-6), and Carlo Arreola of Southwest Minnesota State (Fall 1:09)
- No. 10 Jason Henschel Jr. went 1-2 on the day at 133-pounds with a win over Chase Hanson of Southwest Minnesota State (TF 15-0, 1:49)
- Braydon Mogle tallied the second fifth place finish at 141-pounds with a 3-2 record and wins over Beau Beavers of Sioux Falls (MD 12-3), Ethan Wonser of Minot State (Dec 7-0), and Kaden DeCoteau of UMary (Dec 7-0)
- No. 8 Wyatt Turnquist placed fifth in the 149-pound bracket with a 4-2 record on the day and wins over Gunnar Mogen of MSU Moorhead (TF 15-0, 2:07), Isaiah Mlsna of Minnesota State (MD 11-0), Luke Peterson of Southwest Minnesota State (Fall 7:00), and Kaden Renner of UMary (TF 15-0, 5:17)
- No. 9 Bahr finished as the 157-pound runner-up going 3-0 in his wrestled matches with a medical forfeit in the championship; he tallied wins over Kelby Armstrong of Minot State (MD 11-0), Cody Wienen of MSU Moorhead (TF 18-1, 5:46), and Ben Durocher of Parkside (Dec 5-3)
- Bloomquist will make is NCAA Championships debut, following a third place showing at 165-pounds with a 5-1 record and wins over Lincoln Fink of Sioux Falls (TF 15-0, 3:16), Ashton Labelle of Southwest Minnesota State (TF 17-2, 6:09), Jacob Reinardy of MSU Moorhead (TF 18-3, 6:50), Kole Marko of Minnesota State (Dec 4-1), and Brady Schuh of Parkside (SV-1 4-1)
- No. 3 Brossard kept his streak alive going 3-0 en route to the 174-pound championship with wins over Ashtin Johnson of Sioux Falls (Fall 1:46), Max Bruss of UMary (MD 11-2), and Brody Hemauer of Parkside (Dec 8-3)
- Sam Kruger took on the 184-pound bracket and went 1-2 with a win over Adam Sylvester of Southwest Minnesota State (TF 15-0, 1:31)
- Treyton Cacek was the final placer for the Wolves, taking sixth in the 197-pound bracket with a 1-3 record and a win over Chase Stegall of Parkside (MD 13-5)
TEAM SCORES
| 1 | St. Cloud State | 142 |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 123 |
| 3 | Augustana (SD) | 118.5 |
| 4 | UMary | 101.5 |
| 5 | Northern State | 93 |
| 6 | Upper Iowa | 74 |
| 7 | Southwest Minnesota State | 39.5 |
| 8 | Minnesota State | 31.5 |
| 9 | Minot State (N.D.) | 31 |
| 10 | Sioux Falls | 14 |
| 11 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 3 |
