Clay Gates

Northern State, 133 pounds, Division II. 2 seasons on ScorebookIQ, 16–14 in all. On the 2026–27 roster at Northern State: see the team.

Career record	Seasons	Bonus	Best NCAA finish
16–14	2	63%	–

Career

Season	Team	Record	NCAA
	Northern State 133 lbs, Division II	16–5	–
	Northern State 133 lbs, Division II	0–9	–

Seasons are linked by name, school and weight. Ratings start fresh each season.

2025–26 at Northern State

Northern State, 133 pounds, Division II, 16–5, ranked 13th at 133 by Elo rating.

Record	Falls	Tech falls	Majors	Bonus	Vs top 20	Elo	Glicko-2	RPI
16–5	8	2	0	63%	0–3	1679	1787±224	.544

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Match log

			Result
Nov 2	L	Elijah Nose Jamestown	Dec 17-14	Jimmie Open
Nov 2	W	Brandon Lee Teammate, so it doesn’t count toward the record	MD 21-8	Jimmie Open
Nov 2	W	Brody Toledo MSU Moorhead	Dec 12-6	Jimmie Open
Nov 2	W	Andrew Worthington Minot State	Fall 2:16	Jimmie Open
Nov 2	W	Cyler Ruhoff Sioux Falls	Dec 8-5 SV1	Jimmie Open 3rd place
Nov 2	W	Jacob Christianson Mary	Dec 12-5	Jimmie Open Cons. Round 1
Nov 8	W	Elijah Nose Jamestown	TF 19-4	DWU Open
Nov 8	W	Grant Wells Concordia	Fall 2:58	DWU Open
Nov 8	L	Jacob Strausbaugh Mary	TF 16-0 unattached	DWU Open 1st Place Match
Nov 8	W	Ben DeForest Mary	Dec 4-1	DWU Open Semifinal
Nov 22	W	Dante Rigal Briar Cliff	Fall 5:45	Younes Hospitality Open
Nov 22	W	Jett Schwartz Fort Hays State	Fall 3:40	Younes Hospitality Open R2
Dec 19	W	Cyler Ruhoff Sioux Falls, exhibition, doesn’t count toward the record	Fall 5:00 exhibition	Northern State vs Sioux Falls
Jan 9	W	Jett Schwartz Fort Hays State	Fall 5:25	Fort Hays State vs Northern State
Jan 9	W	Zyan Westbrook Quincy	Dec 5-0	Northern State vs Quincy
Jan 17	W	Tegan Sherk Iowa Central CC	MFF	Worthington Open 3rd Place Match
Jan 17	W	Blake Eatman Iowa Lakes CC	Fall 3:30	Worthington Open Champ. Round 2
Jan 17	W	Jameson Vander Velde Iowa Western CC	Fall 2:02	Worthington Open Quarterfinal
Jan 17	L	Kenton Cooke South Dakota State	Dec 5-2	Worthington Open Semifinal
Jan 31	L	Chase Beckett Minnesota State	Dec 4-3	Minnesota State vs Northern State
Feb 6	W	Cole Faircloth Minot State	Fall 4:01	Minot State vs Northern State
Feb 8	L	Dominic Ducato St. Cloud State	TF 17-1	Northern State vs St. Cloud State
Feb 13	W	Elijah Nose Jamestown	TF 22-4	Jamestown vs Northern State

Best wins

22Cole Faircloth
Minot State, Fall 4:01, Feb 6
1629
29Elijah Nose
Jamestown, TF 19-4, Nov 8
1616
41Ben DeForest
Mary, Dec 4-1, Nov 8
1568
44Jacob Christianson
Mary, Dec 12-5, Nov 2
1564
74Cyler Ruhoff
Sioux Falls, Dec 8-5 SV1, Nov 2
1467

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2025–26; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 8Tech fall 2Major 0Decision 5

Losses by decision (3), tech fall (2).

Elo through the season

20 rated bouts

2024–25 at Northern State

Northern State, 133 pounds, Division II, 0–9, ranked 94th at 133 by Elo rating.

Record	Falls	Tech falls	Majors	Bonus	Vs top 20	Elo	Glicko-2	RPI
0–9	0	0	0	–	0–5	1349	1135±400	.471

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Match log

			Result
Nov 9	L	Quade Smith Chadron State	Fall 6:50	DWU Open Cons R3
Nov 14	L	Kipp Cordes Dakota Wesleyan	Dec 5-1	Dakota Wesleyan vs Northern State
Nov 23	L	Thurman Christensen Augustana (SD)	Dec 8-7	Younes Hospitality Open Cons. Round 2
Nov 23	L	Reece Barnhardt Mary	Fall 2:40	Younes Hospitality Open R2
Feb 7	L	Sam Spencer St. Cloud State	TF 18-2	Northern State vs St. Cloud State
Feb 9	L	Wayne Joint Minot State	Dec 2-0	Minot State vs Northern State
Feb 14	L	Chase Beckett Minnesota State	MD 12-0	Minnesota State vs Northern State
Mar 1	L	Beau Klingensmith Sioux Falls	Dec 9-4	NCAA Super Region V Champ. Round 1
Mar 1	L	Wayne Joint Minot State	Dec 8-4	NCAA Super Region V Championships

Best wins

No wins over ranked wrestlers.

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2024–25; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 0Tech fall 0Major 0Decision 0

Losses by fall (2), decision (5), tech fall (1), major (1).

Elo through the season

9 rated bouts