Johnnies’ Dodd Wins Title, Becker Takes Second At St. Cloud State Open

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John’s wrestling placed four wrestlers, including top-two finishes from its two nationally ranked student-athletes, on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the St. Cloud State Husky Open.

The eighth-ranked wrestler in NCAA Division III at 184 pounds, junior Luke Dodd (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) led the Johnnies with a 3-0 record and a first-place finish Saturday. He started his day with a 5-0 win over Augsburg’s Lorenzo Hernandez and won the semifinal bout, 4-2 over St. Cloud State’s Riley Vanik. Dodd won the title with a narrow 6-5 victory over the Auggies’ Jackson Graham, a transfer from SJU. He posted a 3-1 overtime win over Graham earlier this season Nov. 18 at the Augsburg Open. Dodd is now 6-4 this season.

The 125- and 133-pound weight classes only had six participants each, so those participants wrestled five matches in a round-robin format. Sophomore Noah Becker (Browerville, Minn.), the ninth-ranked wrestler at 133 pounds, finished second at 125 with a 4-1 record and is now 10-3 on the season. His lone loss was a 9-6 decision to St. Cloud State’s Brett Velasquez, who is ranked No. 1 in Division II.

Sophomore Jerod Novak (Aitkin, Minn.) went 2-2 to claim fifth at 157 pounds and sophomore Andrew Smith (Amery, Wis.) totaled a 2-3 record to take sixth in the round-robin 133-pound bracket.

2017 SCSU Holiday Inn/Huskies Open Results

The Johnnies host No. 1 (Division II) St. Cloud State for a 7 p.m. dual on Thursday, Dec. 28, in Sexton Arena.

125
-Noah Becker (Second, 4-1)

133
-Andrew Smith (Sixth, 2-3)

141
-Graham Evavold (0-2)
-Anthony Hennen (0-2)

149
-Brandon Ortman (1-2)

157
-Jerod Novak (Fifth, 2-2)

165
-Noah Lefebvre (0-2)

174
-Dan Gainer (0-2)

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184
-Luke Dodd (Champion, 3-0)

197
-Nick Pegelow (0-2)

285
-Dominic Skawiniak (0-2)
-Ben Ungar (0-2)

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