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Junior Aidan Wayne (image courtesy of Jordan Modjeski)

Wayne Leads Johnnies at North Country Invite

1/17/2026 5:26:00 PM


Results | Brackets

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – A pair of Saint John's wrestlers went undefeated at the annual North Country Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Sexton Arena.

Junior Aidan Wayne (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo) won the six-man round-robin at 197 pounds with a 5-0 record, while junior Connor Krueger (Superior, Wis.) went 3-0 to take second in the five-man round-robin at 133.

Wayne, who is now 26-4 this season, recorded three pins and a technical fall. Krueger improved to 15-1.

Sophomore Dominic Smith (Maple Grove, Minn./St. Michael's, N.M.) was the third Johnnie with two wins or more on the day thanks to a 2-2 mark and fifth-place finish at 149 pounds. He is now 17-12 on the year.

SJU travels to face Buena Vista for a 7 p.m. dual on Thursday, Jan. 22, in Storm Lake, Iowa.

125
-Marcus Hayes (Fourth, 1-2)
-Thomas Holmquist (Sixth, 1-1)

133
-Luke Jolly (Red; 1-2)
-Connor Krueger (Second, 3-0)

141
-Xavier Jones (0-2)

149
-Dominic Smith (Fifth, 2-2)

157
-Josiah Solliday (0-5)

165
-Laiken Copeman (Red; 0-4)

197
-Aidan Wayne (Champion, 5-0)

285
-Zeke Conner (Fifth, 1-2)


 
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