Over the course of the season, the Bison will wrestle four teams from the Pac-10, two CAA teams, and one team apiece from the MAC, ACC and Big 12.
“We really tried to expand our competition by wrestling teams from five different conferences,” said assistant coach Bret Maughan. “It’s a very aggressive schedule and one of our strongest ever.”
NDSU opens the 2009-10 season at South Dakota State for the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Nov. 7 before returning to Fargo for the annual Bison Open on Nov. 14. The Bison will also compete in the Kaufman/Brand Open at Nebraska-Omaha Nov. 21 and the Dragon Open in Moorhead Dec. 6 before starting dual action.
The Bison will host the Dakota Duals on Dec. 13, competing against Oregon State, Northern Illinois and Minnesota State Moorhead.
After a three-week break, NDSU travels to Lincoln, Neb. for a Jan. 3 date with Nebraska and the ACC’s North Carolina State. The Big 12 champion Huskers finished the 2008-09 season ranked fourth in country.
The team then heads to California for matches against Pac-10 foes Cal State Fullerton and Cal Poly, a first-time opponent. The final Pac-10 matchup comes against conference champion Boise State, who finished the season ranked No. 9. The Bison will wrestle the Broncos in Bozeman, Mont. on Jan. 15.
Western Wrestling Conference action begins Jan. 17 with a dual at Northern Colorado.
The Bison will then travel to the east coast to wrestle CAA teams Boston University and Sacred Heart for the first time.
After seven straight road dates, NDSU returns to the Bison Sports Arena for a Feb. 7 dual with Wyoming before traveling to Northern Iowa on Feb. 14. Northern Iowa is the defending conference champion and finished last season ranked No. 21. The regular season ends with a Feb. 18 dual with South Dakota State in Fargo.
South Dakota State will host the NCAA West Regional on March 6. The NCAA Championships are March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb.
The Bison return 15 wrestlers from the 2008-09 squad that went 5-10-1 and 2-4 in the WWC. Ryan Adams, a two-time NCAA qualifier, is the only senior on the team. Adams, along with sophomores Tyler Johnson and Justin Solberg earned All-Western Wrestling Conference honors last season. There are ten newcomers to the squad.
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