NDSU's predicted lineup for this season.
125: Brent Fleetwood RSSR - Transferred from Central Michigan last year and took a redshirt. Went 1-0 in redshirt. Fleetwood is also a 2x NCAA qualifier. Could still be Paul Bianchi who started last year and went 24-15 and did not qualify for Nationals.
133: Cam Sykora RSJR - Went 23-12 and was a National Qualifier Where he went 1-2. Sykora took 5th at Big 12s.
141: Sam Hampton RSSO or Nico Colunga RSJR or Taylor Nein RSSO - Not really sure about this one. Never any real consistency last year. Last years starter Mcquire Midkiff went 11-15 and did not qualify for NCAAs. And he will likely redshirt this year. Hampton went 5-7, Colunga went 9-7, and Nein went 7-8 in redshirt. Nein started as a true freshman and went 10-17. Could be redshirt freshman Sawyer Degen who went 14-11.
149: Jaden Van Maanen RSFR or Gavin Sutton RSFR - Van Maanen went 7-7 and Sutton went 10-8. Both redshirted last year.
157: Jared Franek FR - 3x North Dakota State Champion, USA Wrestling Freestyle National Champion, and FloNats Finalist.
165: Andrew Fogarty RSJR - Went 28-12 and was a National Qualifier where he went 1-2. Also took 2nd at the Big 12 Championships.
174: Lorenzo De La Riva RSJR - CSU Bakersfield transfer. Went 12-12 and did not qualify for Nationals. But he did qualify as a redshirt freshman.
184: Tyler McNutt RSSR - Went 12-11 and did not qualify for Nationals.
197: Cordell Eaton RSJR - Went 17-15 and did not qualify for Nationals.
HWT: Dan Stibral RSJR or Brandon Metz RSFR - Stibral went 21-14 last season as the starter and did not qualify for Nationals. Brandon Metz redshirted last year and went 13-4.
125: Brent Fleetwood RSSR - Transferred from Central Michigan last year and took a redshirt. Went 1-0 in redshirt. Fleetwood is also a 2x NCAA qualifier. Could still be Paul Bianchi who started last year and went 24-15 and did not qualify for Nationals.
133: Cam Sykora RSJR - Went 23-12 and was a National Qualifier Where he went 1-2. Sykora took 5th at Big 12s.
141: Sam Hampton RSSO or Nico Colunga RSJR or Taylor Nein RSSO - Not really sure about this one. Never any real consistency last year. Last years starter Mcquire Midkiff went 11-15 and did not qualify for NCAAs. And he will likely redshirt this year. Hampton went 5-7, Colunga went 9-7, and Nein went 7-8 in redshirt. Nein started as a true freshman and went 10-17. Could be redshirt freshman Sawyer Degen who went 14-11.
149: Jaden Van Maanen RSFR or Gavin Sutton RSFR - Van Maanen went 7-7 and Sutton went 10-8. Both redshirted last year.
157: Jared Franek FR - 3x North Dakota State Champion, USA Wrestling Freestyle National Champion, and FloNats Finalist.
165: Andrew Fogarty RSJR - Went 28-12 and was a National Qualifier where he went 1-2. Also took 2nd at the Big 12 Championships.
174: Lorenzo De La Riva RSJR - CSU Bakersfield transfer. Went 12-12 and did not qualify for Nationals. But he did qualify as a redshirt freshman.
184: Tyler McNutt RSSR - Went 12-11 and did not qualify for Nationals.
197: Cordell Eaton RSJR - Went 17-15 and did not qualify for Nationals.
HWT: Dan Stibral RSJR or Brandon Metz RSFR - Stibral went 21-14 last season as the starter and did not qualify for Nationals. Brandon Metz redshirted last year and went 13-4.
