The MSU-Northern Lights finished their first day at the Missouri Valley Invitational in 10^th place with 61 points. The Lights have four wrestlers moving on to day two (Cade Gubler, Justin Windauer, Ryan Graves, Shane Mattson).

184 lb. Cade Gubler went 3-1 on the day beating two wrestlers by a fall, one by a tech fall, and lost by a decision 4-0. Justin Windauer moves on to the semifinals going 4-0 today. He won two matches by a tech falls, one by a fall, and one by a major decision.

Ryan Graves went 3-1 on the day, winning his first match by a major decision. He won his second match by a tech fall and third match by a sudden victory 8-5. He falls by a decision in his last match of the day. Shane Mattson won his first match by a fall, and losses his second match by a close decision 4-3. He wins the next three matches, two by a fall, and one by a decision.

285 lb. AJ Harris went 0-2 dropping to Cooper Webb by a fall and Amad Soufi by a major decision. Caleb Morales (141) went 1-2 on today beating Ryan Dement by a decision 6-3. He lost the next two by a close decision. 165 lb. Diego Manzo went 0-2 on the day losing by two falls.

Jackson Syron (149) went 1-2 losing his first match by a fall, and turning the momentum around beating Blake Walker by a decision 10-6. He lost his third match by a decision 7-2. Keegan Hanson went 1-2 losing his first match by a decision, and turned his next match into a win by pinning Diego Escalante. He falls to his next opponent by a tech fall.

Kolton Powers went 2-2 losing his first match by a major decision. He turns around and wins the next two matches, one by a major decision and one by a fall. He falls to his next opponent by a fall. Nathan Andrina goes 3-2 winning his first match by a decision 5-0, and loses his next match by a decision 7-3. He goes 2-0 on the next matches winning by a fall and a tech fall. He drops his next match by a decision 11-4.

Orion Thivierge wins hit first two matches by falls, and drops his next match a decision 9-4. He lost his fourth match by a medical forfeit.