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Lopez finishes seventh at national tournament

Northern State University’s Rudy Lopez, center, takes down St. Cloud State University’s Alyeus Craig, left, during their 149-pound match earlier this season at Wachs Arena. Lopez finished seventh at the national tournament on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/8/2026

SIOUX FALLS – Northern State’s Rudy Lopez capped off his wrestling career by taking seventh place in the 149-pound division at the NCAA Division II National Tournament at the Sanford Premier Center on Saturday.

Lopez started off the day by dropping a 4-2 decision to Angel Flores of Adams State, and then moved into the seventh place match where he defeated Brennan Watkins of King 8-5 in the first sudden victory round.

The Erie, Colo., native finished the year with a 22-7 record and became Northern’s 49th All-American in program history.

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