Sunday, November 8
Brookings, S.D.
10 a.m.
North Dakota State
vs
Daktronics Invitational
Photo by: Benjamin Dishong
11/8/2026 7:24:00 PM | Wrestling
BROOKINGS, S.D. – North Dakota State wrestling's Gavin Drexler picked up three wins to claim the 149-pound title to lead the way for the Bison at the Daktronics Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
Drexler started the day and his season with a 5-2 victory over Nebraska's Nikade Zinkin. Drexler then reeled off back-to-back 8-1 wins over a pair of South Dakota State wrestlers, beginning with a win over Tyson Peach to reach the final. He then defeated Colin Dupill in the final to claim the 149-pound title.
Three other Bison reached the finals on Sunday, including Michael Olson at 157 pounds, Devin Wasley at 197 pounds and Shilo Jones at 285 pounds.
Olson recorded wins over Nebraska's Mason Petersen, 4-2, and Buffalo's Max Nevlin, 8-2, to reach the final. Olson then lost to #18 Charlie Millard in the final by major decision.
Wasley recorded three wins to reach the 197 final, beginning with a 15-3 major decision over Nebraska's Silas Dailey. Wasley then recorded a 5-1 win over Buffalo's Connor Jacobs and an 11-4 win over South Dakota State's Quin Morgan. Wasley lost to Thomas Dineen of SDSU in the final, 7-2.
At heavyweight, Jones recorded a 7-1 win over Minnesota's Evan McGuire and then recorded a major decision over South Dakota State's Tyson Martin, 13-1. In the final, Jones fell to #8 Koy Hopke 7-2.
Lawson Eller and Andrew McMonagle overcame early losses to earn top three finishes on the day. Eller topped Parker Janssen of South Dakota State in his final match at 141 pounds. In the 184-pound bracket, McMonagle wrapped up his day with a 5-3 win over Burk Blasius.
In secondary brackets, Porter Craig used a pin to claim the top spot in the 165-pound bracket, while Brandon Dean and Dante Hutchings tied for a second-place finish at 157 pounds.
North Dakota State wrestling will return to dual action and make a trip to the Sunshine State and the Gulf Coast, as the Bison compete in the Sunshine Wrestling Duals at IMG Academy on Saturday, November 14. The Bison are set to compete in two duals, taking on Iowa State at 12 p.m. CT and Wisconsin at 2 p.m. C.T. in Bradenton, Florida.
Full North Dakota State Results:
149 | Gavin Drexler | 1st
W over Nikade Zinkin (Nebraska); Dec 5-2
W over Tyson Peach (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-1
W over Colin Dupill (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-1
157 | Michael Olson | 2nd
W over Mason Petersen (Nebraska); Dec 4-2
W over Max Nevlin (Buffalo); Dec 8-2
L to #18 Charlie Millard (Minnesota); MD 12-1
197 | Devin Wasley | 2nd
W over Silas Dailey (Minnesota); MD 15-3
W over Connor Jacobs (Buffalo); Dec 5-1
W over Quin Morgan (South Dakota St.); Dec 11-4
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-2
285 | Shilo Jones | 2nd
W over Evan McGuire (Minnesota); Dec 7-1
W over Tyson Martin (South Dakota St.); MD 13-1
L to #8 Koy Hopke (Minnesota); Dec 7-2
141 | Lawson Eller | 3rd
W over Logan Swensen (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-4
L to Mason Rohr (Buffalo); MD 11-2
W over Parker Janssen (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-0
184 | Andrew McMonagle | 3rd
L to Jarrett Wadsen (South Dakota St.); MD 14-2
W over Marco Christiansen (Nebraska); Fall 6:06
W over Burk Blasius (South Dakota St.); Dec 5-3
165B | Porter Craig | 1st
L to Brady Unger (Buffalo); Dec 4-3
W over Rex Bryson (Buffalo); Fall 4:55
W over Nolan Fellers (Nebraska); Dec 8-3
157B | Brandon Dean | T-2nd
W over Makael Aguayo (South Dakota St.); Dec 5-0
L to Sam Ewing (Buffalo); Dec 16-11
W over Cavin Carlson (South Dakota St.); Fall 4:06
157B | Dante Hutchings | T-2nd
W over Makael Aguayo (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-1
L to Sam Ewing (Buffalo); Dec 3-0
W over Cavin Carlson (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-3
125 | Kody Tanimoto
L to #5 Jore Volk (Minnesota); TF 21-5
L to Cullen Edwards (Buffalo); Dec 5-3
W over Abdi Unle (Nebraska); MFF
133 | Brenden Agcaoili
L to Brett Swenson (Minnesota); Dec 7-2
L to Liam Neitzel (South Dakota St.); MFF
133 | Eli Schultz
L to Kenton Cooke (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-2
L to Blake Beissel (Minnesota); MD 8-0
L to Elijah Collick (Nebraska); TF 21-5
133 | Javier Berg
L to Kenton Cooke (South Dakota St.); Dec 3-0
L to Blake Beissel (Minnesota); MD 13-3
L to Elijah Collick (Nebraska); Dec 9-4
133 | Tristan Daugherty
W over Trey Beissel (Minnesota); Dec 2-1
L to Gianni Silvestri (Buffalo); SV 4-1
141 | Devon Harrison
L to Tyler Dekraker (Minnesota); Dec 12-5
L to #3 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota); Fall 6:44
W over Parker Janssen (South Dakota St.); TF 20-5
L to Logan Swensen (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-3
149 | Brayden Canoyer
W over Zach Ballante (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-3
W over Brock Johnson (South Dakota St.): Dec 13-6
L to Davis Parrow (Nebraska): Fall 2:20
L to Willmont Kai (Nebraska); TF 20-4
149 | Zytavius Williams
L to Willmont Kai (Nebraska); TF 15-0
W over Conlan Carlson (South Dakota St.); Inj 5:34
W over Aaron Lanster (Buffalo); Dec 8-3
L to Davis Parrow (Nebraska); MD 11-2
157 | Gabriel Gallardo
L to #17 Cael Swensen (South Dakota St.); TF 22-3
L to #18 Charlie Millard (Minnesota); MFF
165 | Max Magayna
L to Drayden Morton (Minnesota); Dec 8-6
L to Bas Diaz (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-2
W over Jacob Herm (South Dakota St.); Inj 4:49
165 | Boeden Greenley
L to Cooper Rowe (Minnesota); Dec 15-10
L to Jacob Herm (South Dakota St.); MD 14-3
L to Drayden Morton (Minnesota); MD 15-7
174 | David Alonso
W over Gabe Nagel (Minnesota); Dec 7-6
L to Jed Wester (Minnesota); Dec 4-1
L to #33 Ethan Riddle (Minnesota); Dec 4-2
184 | Hugh Meyer
L to Riley Johnson (South Dakota St.); Dec 11-6
L to Sutton Kenning (Minnesota); MD 15-6
197 | Evan Perez
L to #24 Gavin Nelson (Minnesota); MD 12-0
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); TF 17-2
W over Connor Jacobs (Buffalo); MD 13-4
197 | Ivan Petrich
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); Fall 4:47
L to #24 Gavin Nelson (Minnesota); Fall 1:54
L to Silas Dailey (Minnesota); MD 12-4
285 | Adam Cherne
L to #8 Koy Hopke (Minnesota); TF 17-2
W over Magnus Bibla (Buffalo); Dec 5-0
L to Evan McGuire (Minnesota); Dec 8-2
Drexler started the day and his season with a 5-2 victory over Nebraska's Nikade Zinkin. Drexler then reeled off back-to-back 8-1 wins over a pair of South Dakota State wrestlers, beginning with a win over Tyson Peach to reach the final. He then defeated Colin Dupill in the final to claim the 149-pound title.
Three other Bison reached the finals on Sunday, including Michael Olson at 157 pounds, Devin Wasley at 197 pounds and Shilo Jones at 285 pounds.
Olson recorded wins over Nebraska's Mason Petersen, 4-2, and Buffalo's Max Nevlin, 8-2, to reach the final. Olson then lost to #18 Charlie Millard in the final by major decision.
Wasley recorded three wins to reach the 197 final, beginning with a 15-3 major decision over Nebraska's Silas Dailey. Wasley then recorded a 5-1 win over Buffalo's Connor Jacobs and an 11-4 win over South Dakota State's Quin Morgan. Wasley lost to Thomas Dineen of SDSU in the final, 7-2.
At heavyweight, Jones recorded a 7-1 win over Minnesota's Evan McGuire and then recorded a major decision over South Dakota State's Tyson Martin, 13-1. In the final, Jones fell to #8 Koy Hopke 7-2.
Lawson Eller and Andrew McMonagle overcame early losses to earn top three finishes on the day. Eller topped Parker Janssen of South Dakota State in his final match at 141 pounds. In the 184-pound bracket, McMonagle wrapped up his day with a 5-3 win over Burk Blasius.
In secondary brackets, Porter Craig used a pin to claim the top spot in the 165-pound bracket, while Brandon Dean and Dante Hutchings tied for a second-place finish at 157 pounds.
North Dakota State wrestling will return to dual action and make a trip to the Sunshine State and the Gulf Coast, as the Bison compete in the Sunshine Wrestling Duals at IMG Academy on Saturday, November 14. The Bison are set to compete in two duals, taking on Iowa State at 12 p.m. CT and Wisconsin at 2 p.m. C.T. in Bradenton, Florida.
Full North Dakota State Results:
149 | Gavin Drexler | 1st
W over Nikade Zinkin (Nebraska); Dec 5-2
W over Tyson Peach (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-1
W over Colin Dupill (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-1
157 | Michael Olson | 2nd
W over Mason Petersen (Nebraska); Dec 4-2
W over Max Nevlin (Buffalo); Dec 8-2
L to #18 Charlie Millard (Minnesota); MD 12-1
197 | Devin Wasley | 2nd
W over Silas Dailey (Minnesota); MD 15-3
W over Connor Jacobs (Buffalo); Dec 5-1
W over Quin Morgan (South Dakota St.); Dec 11-4
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-2
285 | Shilo Jones | 2nd
W over Evan McGuire (Minnesota); Dec 7-1
W over Tyson Martin (South Dakota St.); MD 13-1
L to #8 Koy Hopke (Minnesota); Dec 7-2
141 | Lawson Eller | 3rd
W over Logan Swensen (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-4
L to Mason Rohr (Buffalo); MD 11-2
W over Parker Janssen (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-0
184 | Andrew McMonagle | 3rd
L to Jarrett Wadsen (South Dakota St.); MD 14-2
W over Marco Christiansen (Nebraska); Fall 6:06
W over Burk Blasius (South Dakota St.); Dec 5-3
165B | Porter Craig | 1st
L to Brady Unger (Buffalo); Dec 4-3
W over Rex Bryson (Buffalo); Fall 4:55
W over Nolan Fellers (Nebraska); Dec 8-3
157B | Brandon Dean | T-2nd
W over Makael Aguayo (South Dakota St.); Dec 5-0
L to Sam Ewing (Buffalo); Dec 16-11
W over Cavin Carlson (South Dakota St.); Fall 4:06
157B | Dante Hutchings | T-2nd
W over Makael Aguayo (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-1
L to Sam Ewing (Buffalo); Dec 3-0
W over Cavin Carlson (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-3
125 | Kody Tanimoto
L to #5 Jore Volk (Minnesota); TF 21-5
L to Cullen Edwards (Buffalo); Dec 5-3
W over Abdi Unle (Nebraska); MFF
133 | Brenden Agcaoili
L to Brett Swenson (Minnesota); Dec 7-2
L to Liam Neitzel (South Dakota St.); MFF
133 | Eli Schultz
L to Kenton Cooke (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-2
L to Blake Beissel (Minnesota); MD 8-0
L to Elijah Collick (Nebraska); TF 21-5
133 | Javier Berg
L to Kenton Cooke (South Dakota St.); Dec 3-0
L to Blake Beissel (Minnesota); MD 13-3
L to Elijah Collick (Nebraska); Dec 9-4
133 | Tristan Daugherty
W over Trey Beissel (Minnesota); Dec 2-1
L to Gianni Silvestri (Buffalo); SV 4-1
141 | Devon Harrison
L to Tyler Dekraker (Minnesota); Dec 12-5
L to #3 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota); Fall 6:44
W over Parker Janssen (South Dakota St.); TF 20-5
L to Logan Swensen (South Dakota St.); Dec 4-3
149 | Brayden Canoyer
W over Zach Ballante (South Dakota St.); Dec 7-3
W over Brock Johnson (South Dakota St.): Dec 13-6
L to Davis Parrow (Nebraska): Fall 2:20
L to Willmont Kai (Nebraska); TF 20-4
149 | Zytavius Williams
L to Willmont Kai (Nebraska); TF 15-0
W over Conlan Carlson (South Dakota St.); Inj 5:34
W over Aaron Lanster (Buffalo); Dec 8-3
L to Davis Parrow (Nebraska); MD 11-2
157 | Gabriel Gallardo
L to #17 Cael Swensen (South Dakota St.); TF 22-3
L to #18 Charlie Millard (Minnesota); MFF
165 | Max Magayna
L to Drayden Morton (Minnesota); Dec 8-6
L to Bas Diaz (South Dakota St.); Dec 8-2
W over Jacob Herm (South Dakota St.); Inj 4:49
165 | Boeden Greenley
L to Cooper Rowe (Minnesota); Dec 15-10
L to Jacob Herm (South Dakota St.); MD 14-3
L to Drayden Morton (Minnesota); MD 15-7
174 | David Alonso
W over Gabe Nagel (Minnesota); Dec 7-6
L to Jed Wester (Minnesota); Dec 4-1
L to #33 Ethan Riddle (Minnesota); Dec 4-2
184 | Hugh Meyer
L to Riley Johnson (South Dakota St.); Dec 11-6
L to Sutton Kenning (Minnesota); MD 15-6
197 | Evan Perez
L to #24 Gavin Nelson (Minnesota); MD 12-0
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); TF 17-2
W over Connor Jacobs (Buffalo); MD 13-4
197 | Ivan Petrich
L to Thomas Dineen (South Dakota St.); Fall 4:47
L to #24 Gavin Nelson (Minnesota); Fall 1:54
L to Silas Dailey (Minnesota); MD 12-4
285 | Adam Cherne
L to #8 Koy Hopke (Minnesota); TF 17-2
W over Magnus Bibla (Buffalo); Dec 5-0
L to Evan McGuire (Minnesota); Dec 8-2
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