JACKS HANDLE DRAGONS, 25-10

Saturday, December 21

Philadelphia, Pa.

5 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Drexel

12/21/2024 7:39:00 PM | Wrestling

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Jacks scored wins in seven of the 10 matches on Saturday as they took care of business against the Drexel Dragons, 25-10.

No. 12 Tanner Jordan started the dual off with bonus points in the first match as he took down Desmond Pleasant by major decision, 16-3. No. 23 Derrick Cardinal followed him up by battling through a 6-3 decision win over Kyle Waterman.

Caleb Gross scored his third win of the season in his first week of action as he took down Jordan Soriano on a 9-6 decision. Colin Dupill got back in the win column, scoring a dominant 5-1 win over Dominic Findora, putting the Jackrabbits up 13-0 in the match.

The Dragons got on the board at 157 and 165 pounds as Luke Richter scored a 12-3 major decision win over Moses Espinoza-Owens and Cody Walsh scored a hard-fought decision over SDSU's Marcus Espinoza-Owens, 4-3. At 184 pounds Brock Fettig held a lead over Giuseppe Hoose for most of the match before allowing a late takedown, dropping a 5-4 decision to Hoose.

Cade DeVos, Thomas Dineen, and Luke Rasmussen closed the match with wins at 174, 197, and 285 pounds. DeVos scored a major decision win to get the Jacks back on track in the dual taking the match, 13-3. Dineen scored his third win of the weekend at 197 pounds as he fought through a challenging match with Ethan Wilson, 9-6. Rasmussen added the only technical fall of the day for the Jacks taking out Shane Whitney, 18-3.

UP NEXT

The Jacks are back in action after the Christmas break as they head to Coralville, Iowa, to compete in the Soldier Salute on Dec. 29-30. Luke Rasmussen will look to follow up his 2023 runner-up finish at the Soldier Salute with another strong showing this year.

RESULTS*

No. 14 SDSU 25, Drexel 10

125 | No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) MD Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 16-3

133 | No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) dec. Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 6-3

141 | Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Jordan Soriano (Drexel), 9-6

149 | Colin Dupill (SDSU) dec. Dominic Findora (Drexel), 5-1

157 | Luke Richter (Drexel) MD Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 12-3

165 | Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec. Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 4-3

174 | No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) MD Jack Janda (Drexel), 13-3

184 | Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) dec. Brock Fettig (SDSU), 5-4

197 | Thomas Dineen (SDSU) dec. Ethan Wilson (Drexel), 9-6

285 | No. 25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) TF Shane Whitney (Drexel), 18-3