❗️We are 2 weeks away from camps❗️
Make sure you get registered to see clinicians like Pat McKee, Taylor Lamont, Caden Steffen, and Bailee O’Reilly!
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We want to congratulate senior Cortez Arredondo on a remarkable career as a Mustang.
Once a Mustang, always a Mustang. Congrats, Cortez!
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Difficult and heartbreaking way to congratulate and honor our national competitor, Jackson Ryan. Ryan concluded his junior season with a 22-7 record and became the 47th Mustang to qualify for nationals.
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Caden Steffen finishes his 2022 NCAA tournament run in 6th place as a 2x All-American. He finished the season with a 22-4 mark after dominating the region. 🐴
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📷: Abbie Christensen
That makes 3️⃣ mustangs in the National rankings!
With a stellar performance at Augsburg, Jackson Stauffacher joins Caden Steffen and Jacob Dykes in the rankings 💪
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Final team standings are in. SMSU with 18.5 points for 17th in the country! It's SMSU's highest national finish since finishing 17th in 1998.
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Mustangs, please welcome the newest addition to the herd! 🐴
Kody is a state finalist and 2x state placer in IL, a Greco state champ, and boasts a career record of 134-15! He is projected at 197 or 285 for the ‘Stangs!
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SMSU wrestling saw its highest attendance since 2015 last night vs No. 2 St. Cloud!!
Thank you for everyone who came out to support! Stay Tropical 😎
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‼️Midwest Classic Finals‼️
184 - Caden Steffen takes down Anthony Des Vigne (Central Oklahoma) 3-2 in the finals to become a Midwest Classic Champion!!
Steffen knocked off 2 ranked wrestlers and several top level opponents in his 5 match run to the championship!
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Mustang fans, welcome to the herd our newest signee, from Marshall MN, Dylan Louwagie!! Dylan is a 4x state placer, 2x state finalist, and boasts 205 career wins! Dylan is projected at 141 for the Mustangs.
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What. A. Night. 🐴
Jackson Stauffacher knocks off
#1
ranked Joe Arroyo as the Mustangs fall to UWP.
But we’re not done yet. Join us tomorrow at 2pm for our final dual of the season. Wear white for senior night!
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📷: Greg Devereaux
A huge congratulations to Caden Steffen as the 3rd Regional Champion in DII program history and a 2022 National Qualifier! 🐴
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📷: Abbie Christensen
🐴 FINAL RESULTS 🐴
Results from the DWU Open:
133 - Pfantz 4th
157 - Hodges 4th
184 - Steffen 1st (knocked off an njcaa national champion)
197 - McEachron 5th
285 - Hanson 4th
285 - Dykes 2nd (knocked off the
#6
ranked d2 wrestler from fort hays)
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Best of luck Coach Nelson on the next stop in your career. Your passion and commitment to SMSU wrestling and our student-athletes was incredible and won’t be forgotten!
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What a wild weekend! SMSU falls to MSU-Mankato, but HWT Jacob Dykes knocks off
#1
ranked and returning NCAA National Champion Darrel Mason, handing him his first and only DII loss!!
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📸: Barb Marx
🚨 Final 🚨
Winning 8 of 10 bouts, the Mustangs thrash the dragons 32-8. This marks the first dual win for first year head coach
@ChayseJackson
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Now with 3 athletes in the rankings, SMSU moves into the top 25 in the country‼️
The Mustangs land at
#21
but look to continue their climb throughout the season.
Ranked athletes:
125 - Jackson Stauffacher
#16
184 - Caden Steffen
#4
285 - Jacob Dykes
#16
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NCAA will make official announcement Monday on wild card selections. Jack Ryan top 10 ranked ... Just one loss ... 2020 national qualifier ... the odds look good!
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It’s official! Tate Condezo from Marshall, MN is the newest Mustang to join the herd! Tate is a 3x state qualifier, 2x state placer, and multiple time freestyle/greco placer! He is projected at 174 for the Mustangs!
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Awesome turnout this weekend at the Inaugural SMSU Wrestling Golf Tournament! The program is extremely lucky to have the backing and support from our alumni and fans. Pictures from the weekend to come soon!
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With that last win, Cortez Arredondo (157) earned his spot at Nationals in Ohio March 8-9!
Arredondo will still wrestle for the top-spot at the Super Regional V.