WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Saint John's wrestling totaled four bonus-point wins in a 34-9 dual victory at Minnesota West C.T.C. on Wednesday night, Feb. 12.

Freshman Thomas Holmquist (Mendota Heights, Minn./St. Thomas Academy) started the dual with a 19-2 technical fall at 125 pounds to improve his season record to 12-6 and sophomore Connor Krueger (Superior, Wis.) picked up a forfeit win at 133. 

Both teams forfeited the match at 141 pounds and the Bluejays earned a narrow, 3-2 win at 149 before sophomore Kris Castro (Simi Valley, Calif./Chaminade) gave SJU (4-1 dual record) a 17-3 lead with another forfeit at 157.

Senior Logan Thorsten (Foley, Minn.) moved his season mark to 8-2 with a second-period pin at 165 pounds and Minnesota West cut its deficit to 23-9 with a pair of decisions at 174 and 184.

Senior D.J. Myles (Dayton, Minn./Champlin Park) posted a 15-0 technical fall at 197 pounds and sophomore Aidan Wayne (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo) ended the dual in good measure with a first-period fall – his team-leading 20th win of the season (20-5 record) and 12th pin – at heavyweight.

The Johnnies return to the mat at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional Feb. 28-March 1 at Augsburg.

Saint John's (SJU) 34, Minnesota West C.T.C. (MNW) 9
125: Thomas Holmquist (SJU) tech. fall Austin Hansen, 19-2 [5-0]
133: Connor Krueger (SJU) won by forfeit [11-0]
141: Open
149: Joey Wilczek (MNW) dec. Jose De Los Santos, 3-2 [11-3]
157: Kris Castro (SJU) won by forfeit [17-3]
165: Logan Thorsten (SJU) pinned Treveon Owens, 4:29 [23-3]
174: Sam Rock (MNW) dec. Laiken Copeman, 8-2 [23-6]
184: Aidyn Wolfe (MNW) dec. Zachariah Hunter, 13-8 [23-9]
197: D.J. Myles (SJU) tech. fall Brody Knapp, 15-0 [28-9]
285: Aidan Wayne (SJU) pinned Powis Mensah, 1:14 [34-9]
Exhibition Matches
184: Zachariah Hunter (SJU) pinned Jackson Miksch, 0:33
285: Nicholas Lyle (MNW) pinned Thomas Allen, 1:09