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    Costanazo era begins at St. Cloud State on Saturday with Cardinal and Black Challenge

    The Steve Costanzo era at St. Cloud State University will open on Saturday, Nov. 4, as the Husky wrestling squad will begin its season with the Cardinal and Black Challenge exhibition intersquad meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Halenbeck Hall gymnasium. Admission for this event is free and open to the public.

    SCSU returns nine members of the 2005-06 squad and welcomes 22 new Huskies. Returning for the Huskies are two NorthCentral Regional placers. Included in the 22 new members is an All-American, multiple state champions and seven transfers.

    Costanzo named a trio of captains for the 2006-07 season. They are Tom Messerli (Lafayette), Nicolas Wilkes (Onamia) and Russel Smith (Owatonna). The captains were selected by vote from their team members.

    Steve Costanzo begins his first season as the Husky head wrestling coach during the 2006-07 season. He becomes the 13th coach in the history of the St. Cloud State University wrestling program, which dates back to 1949-50.

    Costanzo is in his eighth season overall as a head coach. He has spent the last seven years at Dana College in Blair, NE where he amassed an overall record of 61-30-2 while coaching 74 NAIA National Qualifiers, 31 NAIA All-Americans and two National Champions. Costanzo led Dana College to the NAIA National Championship in 2006 (with a tourney record 193 points) and a NWCA National Duals Championship in 2006.

    Listed below are the probable starting line-ups for the upcoming Cardinal and Black Challenge on Nov. 4 in Halenbeck Hall.

    125: Gabe Suarez (Red) vs. Nick Wasche (Black)
    133: Sonny Silva (Red) vs. Wes Hanson (Black)
    141: Tim Whitely (Red) vs. Brent Johnson (Black)
    149: Grant Johnson (Red) vs. Bryce Mackey (Black)
    157: John Sundgren (Red) vs. Chad Kubasch (Black)
    165: Matt Steffenson (Red) vs. Tom Anderson (Black)
    174: Russell Smith (Red) vs. Neil Russell (Black)
    184: Adam Hill (Red) vs. Eric Rogness (Black)
    197: Nick Wilkes (Red) vs. Jairo Sandoval (Black)
    285: Nick Nowak (Red) vs. Brandon Thiebault (Black)

    Exhibitions: 141 - John Denney (Red) vs. Matt Jackson (Black)
    149 - Tom Messerli (Red) vs. Russell Lumley (Black)
    149 - Ryan Clark (Red) vs. Brady Routh (Black)
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