SJU’s SCHEELS Athlete of the Week: Noah Becker

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Senior wrestler Noah Becker (Browerville, Minn.) was named Saint John’s University’s SCHEELS Athlete of the Week on Monday, Jan. 6.

Becker handed No. 1/2 Victor Gliva (14-1 record) his first loss of the season with a 6-3 decision at 133 pounds in the Johnnies’ 47-3 loss to No. 3 Augsburg last Saturday (Jan. 4) in Minneapolis. Gliva is ranked No. 1 nationally in the D3wrestle.com rankings (Dec. 18) and No. 2 by the National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA, Nov. 27).

Becker gained a 3-2 lead thanks to a late takedown with five seconds left in the first period. He was down to start the third period, tied at 3-3, and scored a reversal with 1:28 remaining and rode Gliva for the remainder of the match to earn the additional point.

The win over a top-ranked wrestler was the second in a week for Becker, who is now 7-1 on the year. He defeated Levi Englman of Ferrum (Va.), the top-ranked wrestler according to the NWCA (No. 2 by D3wrestle.com), 4-2 to earn third-place honors last Monday (Dec. 30) at the Citrus Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The Johnnies travel south to Iowa for a pair of competitions next weekend. SJU takes on Buena Vista for a 4 p.m. dual on Friday, Jan. 10, in Storm Lake and competes at the Central Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in Pella.

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