St. Cloud State University redshirt senior Shamus O’Grady (Coon Rapids) has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 21. O’Grady earned a perfect 4-0 record last week at 184-pounds for the number one ranked Huskies and this marks the third team in 2012-13 that O’Grady has gained NSIC weekly honors.
O’Grady, the nation’s number two ranked wrestler at 184-pounds, charted a 4-0 record for the Huskies over the past week to push his season totals to 26-1 in 2012-13.
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O’Grady opened the week with a 16-4 major decision over MSU Moorhead’s Matt Lewellen on Jan. 17. The Huskies went on to defeat the Dragons 34-4 in a match at Halenbeck Hall.
On Jan. 19, O’Grady helped the Huskies earn three more dual wins at the Wisconsin-Parkside Ranger Duals in Kenosha, Wis. O’Grady opened the tournament with a 13-0 major decision over Indianapolis’ George Lopez. SCSU went on to gain a 27-16 victory over Indianapolis.
He continued his run in match two of the day with a 4:55 pin against the nation’s number one ranked wrestler at 184-pounds, Adam Walters of Findlay. O’Grady’s six points helped the Huskies earn a big 31-7 win over #8 ranked Findlay. To end the trip to Wisconsin, O’Grady posted a 2:40 pin against Andrew Krawulski of McKendree University.
No. 1 SCSU went on to gain a 29-12 victory over McKendree, which moves its season record to 15-0, 2-0 NSIC. This marks the third time this season O’Grady has been named NSIC Wrestler of the Week (11/12/12 & 12/10/12).
The #1 Huskies will continue their 2012-13 season this weekend with a match on Jan. 25 at Augustana College and a match on Jan. 26 against Southwest Minnesota State. Of note, the match against SMSU will be wrestled at Canby High School, which happens to be the hometown of former SCSU wrestling standout Tad Merritt.