TEMPE, Ariz.—The Sun Devil wrestling team opens the 2016-17 season in Greeley, Colo. with a dual at Northern Colorado on Nov. 4 followed by the Daktronics Open in Brookings, SD on Nov. 6.
Northern Colorado went 4-7 in duals in 2015-16 last season under second-year head coach Troy Nickerson led by Timmy Box (149), who returns for his redshirt senior season and went 25-15 overall and 5-5 in duals with 11 decisions, five major decisions, and five falls.
The day-long Daktronics Open, hosted by South Dakota State, starts at 9 a.m. CT/8 a.m. AZ time and features nearly 200 wrestlers from host South Dakota State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Arizona State.