The Peacock victory featured wins by John Gamble (141, major decision), Travis Eggers (157, fall), Tony Gehling (184, fall), and Ryan Phillips (197, technical fall).
The dual began at 125 pounds where #4 Tyler Mumbulo faced Kurt Smith. Mumbulo registered a takedown in the first period and a reversal and two near falls in the second period to take a commanding lead. Mumbulo added a riding time point and won by decision 10-4. At 133, Jacob Pedersen made his second appearance of the weekend against Michel Barrie. Pedersen scored an escape, a takedown, and a near fall in the first period to take a 6-2 lead en route to an 8-6 win by decision.
At 141 pounds, John Gamble toed the line against Ryan Reed. Gamble staked himself to a 7-2 lead after the first period; he added a reversal, a takedown and two near falls in the second period to extend his lead to 16-6. Gamble added two takedowns and a riding time point to win by major decision 21-8.
The Peacocks suffered one of their two losses on the day at 149 pounds when Andy Norton was pinned by Luke Giese thirty-five seconds into the second period. At 157, Travis Eggers was able to get the Peacocks back on the winning track with a pin of his own. Eggers pinned Chris Fast after just one minute had passed in the opening period.
At 165 pounds, #5 Mitch Norton took the mat versus Justin Crouch. Crouch held a 6-3 lead over Norton after the first period, but Norton tied the match in the second period with an escape and a takedown. Norton registered another takedown in the third period and took the win by decision 9-7.
The Mustang's Tyler Johnson handed #8 Brady Hakeman a 9-3 loss at 174 pounds, but Tony Gehling earned a victory at 184 pounds by pinning Cody Chamblin at the 2:35 mark after a takedown and near fall.
At 197 pounds, #5 Ryan Phillips (UIU) faced CD Johnson. Johnson was no match for Phillips. The Peacock wrestler registered a takedown and three near falls in the first period to lead 10-0 after one period. Phillips earned a quick escape and three more takedowns in the second period to end the match early and earn a tech fall victory 18-2.
The dual wrapped up at 285 pounds with #8 Dan Goodson going up against David Marshall. Goodson earned the 4-0 victory by decision. The Peacocks were victorious 33-9 and the NSIC Championship belonged to them.
The Peacock Wrestling team will head back to MSU-Moorhead for the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament this Sunday, February 25th. The top four finishers in each weight class at the Regional Tournament will qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney on March 9th and 10th.
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