COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 18 Saint John's fell to No. 21 Concordia-Moorhead via criteria (total match points, 51-42) 17-16 on Saturday, Feb. 16, in Collegeville.

SJU (8-5 dual record) fell behind 10-0 before gaining a 16-10 lead with six consecutive wins. Senior Chris Stevermer (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake) weighed in at 149 pounds for the second time this season and improved to 13-5 overall with a 3-2 upset over Jake Long, the 10th-ranked wrestler according to the latest National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA) rankings released Feb. 13.

Junior Ryan Arne (Orono, Minn.) tallied a 6-1 decision over Kevin Fynboh at 157 pounds before junior Nick Schuler (Roseville, Minn.) tied the match at 10-10 with a 16-8 major decision of Josten Coleman at 165. Schuler is now 14-1 on the year.

Freshman Josh Willaert (Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson) earned his team-leading 17th win of the season (17-3 record) with a hard-fought 7-6 win over Sebastian Gardner at 174.

Senior Mitch Hagen (Sunburg, Minn./Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) recorded a one-point win of his own, 2-1, over Chris Harrison. Hagen, the fourth-ranked wrestler by the NWCA at 184, is now 12-5 on the year.

Sophomore Ryan Michaelis (Monticello, Minn.) lost a close 3-1 decision in overtime to Nathan Schmitz and Tom Bouressa, the fourth-ranked heavyweight in the country (NWCA), ended the dual with a 6-0 decision to tie it at 16-16.

The Johnnies return to action in two weeks at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, March 2. The meet is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis. The top three wrestlers at each weight advance to the NCAA Division III Championships March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

No. 18 Saint John's (SJU) 16, No. 21 Concordia-Moorhead (CC) 16
125: Will McCarthy (CC) dec. Sammy Roundtree, 4-1
133: Jacoby Bergeron (CC) major dec. Dalton Sowers, 16-3
141: Chase Austvold (CC) dec. Evan Guffey, 5-2
149: Chris Stevermer (SJU) dec. Jake Long (No. 10), 3-2
157: Ryan Arne (SJU) dec. Kevin Fynboh, 6-1
165: Nick Schuler (SJU) major dec. Josten Coleman, 16-8
174: Josh Willaert (SJU) dec. Sebastian Gardner, 7-6
184: Mitch Hagen (No. 4, SJU) dec. Chris Harrison, 2-1
197: Nathan Schmitz (CC) dec. Ryan Michaelis, 3-1 (OT)
285: Tom Bouressa (No. 4, CC) dec. John Scepaniak, 6-0