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    St. Cloud State claims two champions at Cobber Open

    St. Cloud State University junior Nick Wilkes and sophomore Neil Russell and freshman Russell Smith wrestled their way to victory at the Concordia College Cobber Open in Moorhead on November 18. Wilkes won top honors at 197-pounds and Russell shared top honors with Smith at 174-pounds at the tournament.

    Wilkes had two pins including one over Justin Schlect of Dickinson State at 5:50 in the championship match. Wilkes was 4-0 at the tournament. Russell won a 7-0 decision over Concordia's Theo Gagner in the semi-finals to advance, while he posted a 2-0 record at the meet. Smith was 3-0 at the meet, and he gained a 17-5 win over Bob Seger of Morningside in the semi's.

    Also placing in the top five from SCSU was sophomore Sonny Silva (5th, 133), first year Tim Whitley (5th, 141), junior Matt Steffenson (5th, 165), and junior Jairo Sandoval (5th, 184).

    The Huskies will return to action on December 3, as they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to wrestle in the Northern Iowa Open.

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