DRAGON ATHLETICS
Dragon TALES
DRAGON TALES
By Larry Scott, MSU Moorhead Sports Information Director
It was a week to remember for Minnesota State University Moorhead freshman DEREK BOMSTAD. The redshirt from Hutchinson was unbeaten in all five matches at the 2008 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at Cedar Falls, IA and received the Division II Outstanding Wrestler award. Bomstad helped the unranked Dragons to a 3-2 dual meet record and a surprising sixth-place finish at the gathering of the nation’s wrestling elite. The latest NSIC Wrestler of the Week, Bomstad also claimed a pin in a midweek 43-3 victory over University of Mary and will carry a sparkling 18-2 record into Friday’s 7:30 showdown with North Dakota State University at the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo, ND.
MSUM MEMOS. . . . . Former Dragon football coach ROSS FORTIER coached the East team to victory in the recent Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star game at Kingsville, TX. . . . . MSUM athletic administrators SYLVIA BARNIER and DOUG PETERS attended the recent NCAA national convention at Nashville, TN. . . . . Senior post JESSICA FESENMAIER (Olivia) was honored as the latest NSIC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Fesenmaier set a Dragon single game record, making all nine field goal attempts in Saturday's 69-61 victory over Upper Iowa. Dragon men and women, fresh from weekend splits, will invade Southwest Minnesota State on Friday and Wayne State on Saturday. . . . Senior BLAKE STROUTH was perfect in six field goal attempts and scored a club high 17 points in Saturday’s 72-47 win over Upper Iowa. The Dragons also put a serious scare in fourth-ranked Winona State on Friday, building a 15-point second half lead before the Warriors escaped with a 64-59 victory. . . . . MSU Moorhead will enter the Get to the Point Swimming Invitational on Friday and Saturday, January 18-19, the HEC pool at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Stevens Point, WI. Ranked sixth nationally, MSUM swamped Minnesota, Morris 194.5-47.5 Friday night at Alex Nemzek Pool in Moorhead. MSUM claimed 15 of 16 first place finishes, including a sweep by MAREN FRUIA (Brownsville, TX) in the 100 yard breaststroke, 1:16.55, and 200 yard breaststroke, 2:44.18. . . . . Minnesota State Moorhead men and women will enter the Super Eight Open indoor track meet on Saturday, January 19, at 1 p.m. at the Gillette Recreation and Fitness Center in Bemidji. The Dragon women claimed four first place finishes at the Northwest Open on Saturday, including JENNIFER HENSEL (Frazee) in the 60 meters, 8.15, SARA JULSRUD (Grand Forks, ND) in the 400 meters, 61.36, ANNA VanWECHEL (Fergus Falls) in the mile, 5:14.17, and the 4 X 400 relay team, 4:01.23. In the men’s competition SCOTT EGEBERG (Valley City, ND) placed first in the 3000, 8:38.51. . . . . MSUM dropped to 17th place on the latest NCAA Division Wrestling Coaches national poll. Four Dragons are individually ranked, including TYLER TUBBS (Chokio), 2nd, 174, KELLY JANKE (Frazee), 5th, 133, SHANE WALTON (Pine River), 6th, 149, and MATT NELSON (Burnsville), 8th, 197. . . . . Concordia University, the Dragons’ January 26th date at Alex Nemzek Hall, has climbed to third place on the latest NCAA II Women’s basketball poll. University of North Dakota remains number one. . . . . Dragon quarterback MARC TRESTMAN has been named head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Trestman previously served as an assistant coach with 10 NFL clubs, including a stint as offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings. Trestman followed ED SCHULTZ, the NCAA II national passing champ, at quarterback for Moorhead State in 1978. . . . . The Dragons have unveiled a new athletic website designed by TOM CHALLEY. . . . . The next Dragon Fire luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, January 23, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead. . . . . Dragon basketball games are broadcast over ESPN Radio 1660 AM. STEVE d’EUSTACHIO returns as play-by-play announcer. All Dragon games are also available on the World Wide Web at www.msumdragons.com. . .
