The Northern State wrestlers were selected to finish in the middle of the pack in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.
Parkside received five first-place votes to edge out the rest of the field atop the standings. Minnesota State in second, St. Cloud State in third, and Augustana in fourth each received two first-place votes.
Northern’s Wrestler to Watch is Sloan Johannsen, a junior from Watertown. Johannsen went 29-8 last season, including 8-1 in the NSIC, and won the 125-pound weight class as the Super Region V.
The Wolves open the season Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Jimmie Open in Jamestown, N.D.
To see the complete preseason poll, click on the following link:
https://northernsun.org/news/2026/10/16/2026-27-nsic-wrestling-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx
Northern is also ranked 21st in the first National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) preaseason poll.
NSU has three rated wrestlers to begin the year. Griffin Lundeen is fourth at 157, Johannsen is sixth at 125, and Ryan Hirschkorn is 15th at 197.
To see that poll, click on the following link:
