MOST RECENT NEWS
3/6/2010
Argo Grapplers Take 3rd At Nationals
Oklahoma City, OK – The University of Great Falls wrestling team which has been ranked in the top six in the country all season long concluded its 2009-2010 campaign today by finishing third overall at the 53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships held at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University. The third place team finish is the highest in the history of the program which saw the Argos place six All-Americans including freshman Myles Mazurkiewicz (Havre, MT) and junior Byron Kuylen (Sidney, MT) who came in as runners-up at 133 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. More>
3/5/2010
Mazurkiewicz, Kuylen Advance To National Finals
Oklahoma City, OK – True freshman Myles Mazurkiewicz (Havre, MT) and junior Byron Kuylen (Sidney, MT) of the University of Great Falls wrestling team each won two matches today, advancing to the championship finals of their respective weight classes at the 53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships at Abe Lemons Arena. Mazurkiewicz advances to tomorrow night’s final in the 133-pound weight class and will face Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville University (KY) while Kuylen squares off against Jeffrey Pelton of Notre Dame College (OH) in the 149-pound finale. Both Mazurkiewicz and Kuylen will be looking to join former Argo Michael Kummer who, at the moment, is the program’s only individual national champion, winning the 197-pound weight class in 2008. More>
3/4/2010
Argos Impress On Day 1 Of Wrestling Nationals
Oklahoma City, OK – The University of Great Falls looked impressive on the opening day of the 53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University, winning eight of their 11 first round matches and racking up 28 team points thus far. The Argos point total is good for fifth heading into the final two days of the tournament. At current, Notre Dame College (OH) leads the pack with 44 points followed by Southern Oregon University (38 points), Missouri Valley University (32 points) and McKendree University (IL) (31 points) to round out the top five. More>
2/20/2010
Argo Wrestlers Takes 2nd At Western Regional
Havre, MT – The University of Great Falls wrestling squad grappled their way to a second place finish on Saturday at the NAIA Western Regional Tournament held at the Armory Gymnasium on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. Southern Oregon University topped the field in a mild upset of the favored Argos who entered the tournament ranked #2 in the nation. More>
2/11/2010
Argo Grapplers Take Down Dickinson State In Dual Finale
Dickinson, ND – Wrestling road duals on back-to-back nights is never easy but the #2 ranked University of Great Falls Argos scored a 19-12 decision over host Dickinson State, one night removed from a 47-(-1) stomping of MSU-Northern. With the win, the Argos close out the team dual portion of their 2009-2010 schedule with a record of 15-3 and now look forward to the NAIA Western Regional Tournament in Havre on February 20, before seeking a team National Championship in Oklahoma City in early March. More>