PRESS RELEASE

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2024-25 Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll with Northern State University picked fifth. The Wolves earned 45 points in the rankings. In addition, graduate student Wyatt Turnquist was named the team’s wrestler to watch heading into the season.

The 2023-24 season saw the Wolves advance three to the national championships and post an 8-13 team record overall. Devin Bahr and Seth Brossard tallied All-American performances for the Wolves, while Brossard and Wyatt Turnquist were named to the NSIC All-Conference teams. In addition, Northern retained their position as a top-25 team in the country, remaining on the poll throughout the year. Burkett enters his tenth season at the helm of the program.

Northern opens their 2024-25 slate on Saturday, November 2 at the Jamestown Jimmie Open. To view the full schedule CLICK HERE.

BURKETT’S THOUGHTS HEADING INTO 2024-25:

• On the Team: “I think the thing that excites me the most are the unknowns. There are a lot of opportunities for new guys to step into the lineup this season so will be exciting to see who rises to the challenge!”
• On Turnquist: “Wyatt has worked diligently all off season to put himself in the best position possible to have a great final season at Northern State. I am excited for the season to get rolling and see him take advantage of his last opportunity to go out and compete. He has been a great representative of our program since he came into our room.”

NSIC Wrestling’s non-conference schedule gets underway on Wednesday, November 1 with the nine match NSIC dual schedule starting on December 1 and continuing throughout the year.  The NCAA Super Region V Championships are scheduled for Saturday, March 1 at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota while the NCAA Championships will take place on Friday-Saturday, March 14-15 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

To read the entire NSIC preseason rankings and the Wrestlers to Watch, click on the following link:

https://northernsun.org/news/2024/10/16/2024-25-nsic-wrestling-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx