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Men's Wrestling

Brendan Barnes, Jake Swirple get thrilling wins as Beavers battle rival Mary

MINOT, N.D. – Minot State's Brendan Barnes provided the biggest highlight of the night for a second weekend in a row, this time with a pin.

The 20th-ranked Barnes, who last weekend upset then-No. 3 Anthony Herrera from St. Cloud State, earned another upset win, this time over No. 5 Braydon Huber in their 165-pound match by pin with 27 seconds left, one of three wins for the Beavers in a 29-12 non-conference loss to the visiting University of Mary Marauders.

No. 13-ranked Jake Swirple added another thrilling victory, his coming in the overtime tiebreaker 2-1 over No. 11 Luke Tweeton in their heavyweight bout as Swirple earned one point for an escape in the first tie-breaker session for the margin of victory.

The final W of the day for Minot State (3-2 duals, 1-1 NSIC) went to Kasius Graham at 149 pounds as he won a 14-10 decision over Kaden Renner.

The dual wrapped up the pre-Christmas portion of the Beavers schedule. Minot State will be off for nearly a month before returning to the mats in Colorado, competing at the Western Colorado Open on January 5 and the Tracy Borah Duals hosted by Western Colorado on January 6.
 
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Players Mentioned

Brendan Barnes

Brendan Barnes

157
Sophomore
Jake Swirple

Jake Swirple

285
Sophomore
Kasius Graham

Kasius Graham

149
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Brendan Barnes

Brendan Barnes

Sophomore
157
Jake Swirple

Jake Swirple

Sophomore
285
Kasius Graham

Kasius Graham

Sophomore
149