Thief River Falls - Northland Community & Technical College dropped a 36-21 decision to MCAC rival Minnesota West in a non-conference meet Friday afternoon in Thief River Falls. Both teams wrestled shorthanded, with the visiting Bluejays accepting forfeits at 157, 184 and 197 pounds, and the Pioneers accepting forfeits at 141 and heavyweight.
Minnesota West took a 6-0 lead in the dual with sophomore Chris Romero pinning Tyrese Hicks at 125.
The Pioneers answered with a win by fall from Payton Jackson over Zechariah Thomas at 133, a forfeit win by Isaiah Arredondo at 141, and a 15-8 decision win by Jerimiah Pierre over Chase Dorman at 149. 
Minnesota West reeled off five straigth wins to clinch the dual. Shane  McGraw and Bryce Bickerstaff accepted forfeits for the Bluejays, while Brayden Johnson and Dalton Wagner won by fall over Raul Chavarry, and Dale Grindahl, respectively.  
Rounding out the scoring for the Pioneers was a Micah Butler forfeit 
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	Weight	Summary	NC&T	MWC&
	125	Chris Romero (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Tyrese Hicks (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:00)	0	6
	133	Payton Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) over Zechariah Thomas (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 0:00)	6	0
	141	Isaiah Arredondo (Northland Community & Technical College) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
	149	Jerimiah Pierre (Northland Community & Technical College) over Chase Dorman (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Dec 15-8)	3	0
	157	Zachery Hamann (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Unknown (For.)	0	6
	165	Braydon Johnson (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Raul Chavarry (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:00)	0	6
	174	Shane McGraw (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Unknown (For.)	0	6
	184	Bryce Bickerstaff (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Unknown (For.)	0	6
	197	Dalton Wagner (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) over Dale Grindahl (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:00)	0	6
	285	Micah Butler (Northland Community & Technical College) over Unknown (Fall 0:00)	6	0
Team Score:			21	36
winning teamNorthland Community & Technical CollegeMinnesota West Comm & Tech
Official: none

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