MINOT, N.D. – A week ago,
Jake Swirple was celebrating a "Senior Day" victory on the football field with his teammates.
This Saturday, with a different set of teams, Swirple led the way in a dominating pair of victories for the Minot State men's wrestling team as he won four matches, all by pin, at the 3
rd annual Beaver Bash Duals at the MSU Dome.
Swirple's performance was just one outstanding contribution on the day for Minot State (2-0 duals) as the Beavers rolled to a 54-0 team win over Northland Community and Technical College, and a 42-6 victory over Bismarck State.
But Minot State's star two-sport student-athlete led the way as he won a pair of matches at 285 pounds with matching 29-second pins against Northland.
Pushed in the Beavers' second dual of the day against Bismarck State, Swirple won by pin 35 seconds into the second round of his team-scoring match against the Mystics, then in a second extra match and his fourth of the day, Swirple scored a win by pin in 1:48.
Adding to the Beavers' dominating day with two wins by pin of his own was
Adrian Chavez at 133 pounds as he scored the win in 2:16 of his match against Northland, then in 3:33 against Bismarck State.
Also doubling up on victories on the day were
John Armstrong at 165 pounds and
Wayne Joint at 141. Armstrong won by pin in 6:06 in his Northland match, then grabbed a 22-7 technical fall victory in his second match of the day against Bismarck State. Joint's two wins both came by technical fall as he won 19-3 to start his day against Northland, and 21-6 in his match against Bismarck State.
Against the Northland Pioneers,
Ryan Hrcka (157) and
Cannon Potts (197) both added wins by pin for the Beavers, Hrcka in 1:16 and Potts in 1:07.
And adding one additional highlight for the Beavers against the Bismarck State Mystics was
Jared Shafer at 174 pounds as he won a 21-6 technical fall victory.
With a pair of dual wins under their belt, the Beavers now take a quick break for Thanksgiving before returning to tournament action on the road in two weeks, competing at the Dragon Open hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead on Saturday, Dec. 7.
