Tonight’s dual against the SDSU Jackrabbits marks the 100th dual for coach Mark Branch since taking the position with the Cowboys.

The wrestling action tonight started out at 125 lbs with Tyler Cox earning a major decision against Isaac Andrade. Drew Templeman followed up with a decision win over Brance Simms. Going into the third bout of the dual the pokes had a 7-0 lead.

The next 3 Jackrabbits up came out and earned a quick 10 points for SDSU giving them the lead going into the intermission.

After the intermission the pokes came out and wrestled, and they wrestled very well. Dakota Friesth started the pokes off post intermission with a Fall over John Nething II. Andy McCulley came out and added to the momentum by earning a solid 5-3 victory over David Kocer. Ben Stroh came out ahead of Brady Ayers by way of a 14-3 major decision.

Shane Woods looked great for the short time he was on the mat, earning a fall over Hunter Weddington in just over one minute. Tanner Harms came out fired up and got the pokes another Fall, pinning J.J. Everard in 1:17.

The Final Score: 32 – 10 in favor of the Cowboys. With this win Coach Branch celebrates his 70th dual win with the Cowboys.

Match-by-Match Results

• 125: Tyler Cox over Isaac Andrade – Maj., 8-0
• 133: Drew Templeman over Brance Simms – Dec., 4-1
• 141: Luke Zilverberg over Cole Mendenhall – Dec., 7-5
• 149: Alex Kocer over Jake Elliot – Dec., 7-1
• 157: Cody Pack over Archie Colgan – Maj., 12-2
• 165: Dakota Friesth over John Nething II – Fall, 4:30
• 174: Andy McCulley over David Kocer – Dec., 5-3
• 184: Ben Stroh over Brady Ayers – Maj., 14-3
• 197: Shane Woods over Hunter Weddington – Fall, 1:13
• 285: Tanner Harms over J.J. Everard – Fall, 1:17