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Sonny Silva and Andy Pickar Named NCC Wrestlers of the Week

Sonny Silva of St. Cloud State and Andy Pickar of Minnesota State have been named the NCC Wrestlers of the Week.

Silva, a sophomore 133-pounder from Kimberly, Idaho, went 4-0 last week. He defeated Upper Iowa's Jacob Pederson twice, the first time was a 13-4 major decision in a dual and a 11-7 in the first round of the Moco Mercer Tournament. He continued in the tournament by defeating Mat Hemry with a pin at 5:48 in the semifinals before downing Chad Vallone with a 10-2 major decision in the finals.

Pickar, a junior 165-pounder from Brainard, Minn., was able to grab a three-point near-fall in the third period to give him a 15-7 major decision win over fourth-ranked Mitch Norton of Upper Iowa.

Others nominated: Todd Meneely, Nebraska-Omaha, Nate Buys, Augustana.