FARGO, N.D.--Four-time Montana state tournament finalist Brian Ham of Flathead High School in Kalispell has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle and continue his education at North Dakota State University. Head coach Bucky Maughan made the announcement today.

Ham is the eighth high school wrestler to commit to North Dakota State this year. He was a high school teammate of Tyler Wells, who signed with the Bison earlier this month.

Ham was 148-17 in his high school career, including a 42-2 record this season. He won two state championships and was state runner-up twice while wrestling from 119 to 135 pounds. He is projected to compete at 133 or 141 for NDSU.

North Dakota State was 11-9 overall and 4-2 in the Western Wrestling Conference this year. The Bison placed fifth in the NCAA West Regional and qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA Division I national championships.