Completed Event: Wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 20, 2025 , , 23rd Place - 19.0 Points (1 All-American)

11/17/2024 5:29:00 PM | Wrestling
Brookings, S.D. - The South Dakota State wrestling team finished their weekend by hosting the Warren Williamson Daktronics Invitational.
Drake Rhodes continued his hot start to life as a Jackrabbit, going 3-0 on the day at 165 with all three wins coming with bonus points.
Brady Roark competed at 125 pounds, where he started his day off going against the No.1 125 pound wrestler in the country in Richard Figueroa. Roark would land one takedown before an injury timeout for Figueroa and another after the injury timeout before Figueroa defaulted due to a leg injury. Roark also picked up a win over #31 Antonio Lorenzo, grinding out a 1-0 win with an escape.
Freshman Cale Seaton scored three decision wins on his way to a 3-0 day at the Invitational. Derrick Cardinal put on an entertaining display at the Invitational scoring a tech fall and two major decisions, going 3-0 on the day.
Avery Allen rallied back after a loss to Arizona State's Daniel Miranda, scoring a major decision against NDSU's Michael Olson in his final match of the day.
Marcus Espinoza-Owens wrestled at 165 pounds after moving up to 174 pounds for the dual against Augustana. Espinoza-Owens went 4-0 on the day with two major decisions, a tech fall and a decision win.
Bennett Berge went 3-0 at the Invitational scoring a tech fall and two decision wins including a decision win over Oklahoma's #26 DJ Parker, 9-3.
The Jacks put up a strong showing at 197 pounds as Zach Glazier and Thomas Dineen went 3-0 for the day. Glazier scored three tech falls on the day and Dineen scored a pin and two major decisions including a major decision win over #24 Bradley Hill from Oklahoma.
UP NEXT
The next event for the Jacks is their dual against Northern Iowa on Nov. 24th in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers are ranked 14th in the NWCA Coaches Poll, one spot below the Jackrabbits. Bennett Berge will have an interesting test ahead of him in the Panther's 184-pounder Parker Keckeisen, who is ranked No. 2 in the country at 184 pounds but is coming off a loss to Carter Starocci at the NWCA All-Star Classic.
RESULTS*
125 | Brady Roark
Injury default win over #1 Richard Figueroa (ASU), 7-0
Decision win over Kael Lauridsen (NEB), 5-3
Decision win over #31 Antonio Lorenzo (OU), 1-0
133 | #24 Derrick Cardinal
Tech fall win over Carter Schmidt (OU), 18-3
Major decision win over Gavin Caprella (AF), 15-3
Major decision win over Kyle Burwick (NDSU), 9-1
133 | Cale Seaton
Decision win over Tucker Owens (AF), 4-2
Decision win over Carter Dibert (ASU), 2-0
Decision win over Hayden Mills (NEB), 8-4
133 | Logan Swensen
Decision loss to Jager Eisch (MINN), 5-4
Pinfall loss to Kyle Burwick (NDSU), 5:34
Decision win over Carter Schmidt (OU), 5-4
133 | Kenton Cooke
Pinfall loss to Carter Dibert (ASU), 1:40
Major decision loss to Hayden Mills (NEB), 11-0
141 | Avery Allen
Decision win over Carte Nogle (AF), 8-4
Decision win over Ismael Ayoub (NEB), 8-1
Tech fall loss to Daniel Miranda (ASU), 18-3
Major decision win over Michael Olson (NDSU), 12-2
141 | Julian Tagg
Decision win over Rhett Koenig (MINN), 11-9
MFF win over Parker Janssen (SDSU)
Decision loss to Michael Olson (NDSU), 4-3
Decision win over Dawson Johnson (MINN), 10-7
Major decision win over Daniel Miranda (ASU), 14-4
141 | Parker Janssen
Decision loss to Michael Olson (NDSU), 4-2
Decision loss to Dawson Johnson (MINN), 8-1
MFF to Julian Tagg (SDSU)
149 | Colin Dupill
Decision loss to Hunter Hollingsworth (OU), 4-1
Major decision win over Alec Viduya (AF), 11-2
Decision loss to KJ Evans (OU), 14-7
157 | #14 Cobe Siebrecht
Decision win over Dez Gartrell (NEB), 7-6
Major decision loss to Charlie Millard (MINN), 13-4
Pinfall win over Weston Dalton (NEB), 5:41
157 | Moses Espinoza-Owens
Tech fall win over Weston Dalton (NEB), 22-5
Decision loss to Carter Schubert (OU), 2-1
Decision win over Dez Gartrell (NEB), 4-2
165 | #31 Drake Rhodes
Tech fall win over Colin McAlister (NEB), 21-3
Major decision win over Boeden Greenley (NDSU), 12-2
Major decision win over #28 Tate Picklo (NEB), 16-3
165 | Connor Gaynor
Major decision loss to #28 Tate Picklo (OU), 17-5
Major decision over Jagger Condomitti (NEB), 9-1
Pinfall loss to Nicco Ruiz (ASU), 3:25
165 | Marcus Espinoza-Owens
Major decision win over Boeden Greenley (NDSU), 13-3
Decision win over Blaine Brenner (MINN), 10-5
Tech fall win over Colin McAlister (NEB), 22-4
Major decision win over Jagger Condomitti (NEB), 15-2
165 | Ryan Dolezal
Decision loss to Clay Giddens-Buttram (OU), 3-0
Major decision loss to Logan Fowler (AF), 12-0
Decision loss to Andrew Harmon (AF), 6-4
Major decision loss to Brendan Howes (NDSU), 18-6
174 | Riggin Boger
Pinfall loss to Cooper French (NEB), 4:18
Decision los to Jed Wester (MINN), 6-3
Pinfall win over Silas Dailey (MINN), 5:31
184 | #4 Bennett Berge
Tech fall win over Aidan Brenot (NDSU), 21-6
Decision win over Cael Valencia (ASU), 5-0
Decision win over #26 DJ Parker (OU), 9-3
184 | Burk Blasius
Major decision win over Owen Heiser (AF), 8-0
Tech fall win over Marco Christensen (NEB), 18-3
Decision loss to Shay Addison (ASU), 8-1
Pinfall loss to Anders Thompson (OU), 4:37
197 | #9 Zach Glazier
Tech fall win over Seth Seago (OU), 19-3
Tech fall win over Jacob Meissner (ASU), 20-4
Tech fall win over Brian Burburija (AF), 16-1
197 | Brock Fettig
Tech fall win Aiden Hight (NDSU), 19-3
Decision loss to Gavin Nelson (MINN), 9-5
Tech fall win over Andrew Wenzel (AF), 17-4
197 | Quin Morgan
Tech fall win over Andrew Winzel (AF), 19-3
Tech fall win over Cooper Colson (NEB), 17-0
Decision loss to Gabe Nagel (MINN), 8-2
197 | Thomas Dineen
Pinfall win over Brian Burburbrija (AF), 4:39
Major decision win over #24 Bradley Hill (OU), 14-4
Major decision over Max Accardi (ASU), 19-9
197 | Cody Donnelly
Pinfall win over Michael Baker (NDSU) 2:04
Decision loss to Max Accardi (ASU), 10-8
Default win over Jacob Meissner (ASU), 7-0
285 | #25 Luke Rasmussen
Decision win over Ricky Thomas (OU), 7-5
Pinfall win over Soren Herzog (AF), 4:58
Decision loss to #30 Juan Mora (OU), 10-3
*Rankings are taken from InterMat Individual Rankings
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