JACKS HEAD TO VEGAS FOR CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL

Friday, December 6

Las Vegas, Nev.

11 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Photo by: Evan Patzwald

12/5/2024 1:52:00 PM | Wrestling

#14 South Dakota State at Cliff Keen Invitational
Date	Friday, Dec. 6 & Saturday, Dec. 7
Location	Las Vegas, Nev.
Site	Las Vegas Convention Center
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Brookings, S.D. - The South Dakota State Jackrabbit wrestling team travels to Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6th and 7th. Tanner Jordan, Derrick Cardinal, and Cade DeVos will look to continue their strong showings at the tournament after all three of them placed in the top eight of their weight classes last year, with DeVos being crowned champion at 174 pounds. They will compete against wrestlers from 30 teams from across the country.

THE LINEUP: These wrestlers will compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational:

125- #6 Tanner Jordan (4-1)

133- #28 Derrick Cardinal (6-2)

141- Julian Tagg (4-3)

149- Colin Dupill (5-4)

157- #19 Cobe Siebrecht (3-3)

165- #25 Drake Rhodes (8-1)

174- #3 Cade DeVos (2-0)

184- #5 Bennett Berge (4-2)

197- #8 Zach Glazier (5-1)

285- #28 Luke Rasmussen (5-3)

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Pre-Seeds:

Tanner Jordan - No.4

Derrick Cardinal - No.12

Julian Tagg- Unranked

Colin Dupill - Unranked

Cobe Siebrecht - No.11

Drake Rhodes - Unranked

Cade DeVos - No.1

Bennett Berge - No. 3

Zach Glazier - No. 4

Luke Rasmussen - No. 9

CKLV SCHEDULE (Central Time)

Friday, Dec. 6

11 a.m. - Round 1 Pig Tail Championship, Round 2 of (32) Championship, Round 3 Consolation of (32), Round 4 Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16), Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
8 p.m. - Round 6 Championship Quarterfinals, Consolation Round 1st of (8), & Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)

Saturday, Dec. 7

Noon - Round 8 Championship Semifinals, Round 9 Consolation Semifinals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
5 p.m. - CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places

Minnesota Recap

Cade DeVos scored his 100th win as a Jackrabbit as the Jackrabbit wrestling team fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 30-3.

The lone Jackrabbit win came from Cade DeVos, who scored a win over No. 25 Clayton Whiting. DeVos scored an escape after a scoreless first period between the pair. DeVos scored a gritty, 2-0, win after riding out Whiting the entire third period. With this win, DeVos became the 17th wrestler in program history to score 100 wins as a Jackrabbit, just one season after teammate Tanner Sloan achieved the same.

At 125 pounds, Tanner Jordan struggled to find offense against No. 14 Cooper Flynn. Flynn scored two takedowns in the first and would get called for a stall later in the match, ultimately taking the decision, 7-2.

Derrick Cardinal faced off against No. 8 Tyler Wells at 133 pounds. After a scoreless first period between the two, Wells scored three takedowns in the second and third periods, to score bonus points for the Gophers, taking a major decision, 10-2.

Julian Tagg once again stepped in for the Jacks at 141 pounds, finding himself up against a tough opponent in No. 5 Vance VomBaur. Tagg gave up a takedown in the first but battled hard in the second, securing a single-leg takedown but could not finish it. VomBaur scored another takedown in period three, taking an 8-3 decision over Tagg.

Colin Dupill went up against No. 21 Drew Roberts at 174 pounds. Dupill and Roberts scored escapes in their match and sent it to sudden victory. Roberts defended a takedown attempt from Dupill and rolled through it to grab the sudden victory win, 4-1.

At 157 pounds, Cobe Siebrecht stepped up against Charlie Millard, who had already scored a win over Siebrecht at the Daktronics Invitational. Millard scored a takedown in period one and rode it out to grab a 3-0 lead heading to the second period. After scoring another takedown, Millard secured the riding time point and the decision win over Siebrecht, 10-3.

Drake Rhodes went up against No. 11 Andrew Sparks at 165 pounds. The Iowa transfer pushed the match's pace and attacked Sparks with several takedown attempts but gave up takedowns in the first and second periods. Rhodes scored a takedown in the match with 10 seconds left, but he would run out of time to capitalize on it, dropping a decision, 8-4.

Bennett Berge competed in a top-10 matchup against No. 9 Max McEnnelly. Berge scored a takedown in the first period and rode it out but would allow a takedown in the second after the challenge brick was thrown. Berge gave up another takedown but scored an escape to knot the match up at six and send it to sudden victory. After a scoreless first overtime period, Berge could not escape McEnnelly's ride in the second. In the third period, Berge gave up a takedown to allow McEnnelly to take the match, 9-6.

Another top-10 matchup occurred at 197 pounds, where Zach Glazier faced off with #7 Isaiah Salazar. After a scoreless first, Salazar scored a near fall in the second to go up 4-0 heading into period three. Salazar scored a reversal in the third and didn't look back, taking an 8-1 decision.

Luke Rasmussen finished the night for the Jackrabbits, going off against No. 1 heavyweight wrestler Gable Steveson. Steveson played catch and release with Rasmussen in the first period, scoring four takedowns and a near fall, scoring a tech fall over Rasmussen, 19-4.

Jackrabbit Summary

The South Dakota State Jackrabbit Wrestling program is looking to capitalize on a successful 2023-24 season as they return to action in 2024-25 under head coach Damion Hahn.

The return of three All-Americans highlights the squad: Tanner Jordan (125), Cade DeVos (174), and Bennett Berge (184). They return alongside NCAA qualifiers Derrick Cardinal (133), Alek Martin (149), and Cael Swensen (157).

SDSU returns to the mat in 2024-25 after finishing third in the Big 12 Championships and 13th at the NCAA Championships in 2023-24. The Big 12 Championships were highlighted by the crowning of Cade DeVos (174) and Tanner Sloan (197) as champions in their respective weight classes.

The Jacks are coming off a season in 2023-24 where they had a program-record four All-Americans and a program-record-tying eight NCAA Qualifiers. The Jacks went 13-4 in dual meets and 7-2 in conference duals. This is highlighted by a 7-1 home record for South Dakota St. with wins over Air Force and Wyoming.

SDSU is full of new faces, as the program brought in 12 newcomers in the offseason. Six of the newcomers are freshmen. This includes Burk Blasius, Kenton Cooke, Shane McConville, Logan Swensen, Tyson Peach, and Quin Morgan. Sophomore Jacob Fistler wrestled with the JWC last year but has now been added to the 2024-25 squad.

In September, the Jackrabbits announced the addition of four transfers from the University of Iowa. Those include Zach Glazier, Cobe Siebrecht, Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes.

Glazier was the runner-up at 197 pounds at the Big 10 Championships for Iowa in 2023-24. He put together a 37-9 record over 4 years with Iowa, including a 9-4 record against ranked opponents in 2023-24.

Cobe Siebrecht sat out of competition in 2023-24, but in 2022-23, Siebrecht was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 pounds and finished seventh at the Big 10 Championships. He put together a 21-11 record over three years of competition at Iowa.

The Jacks are led by head coach Damion Hahn, who is in his seventh year at the helm of SDSU. Hahn holds a record of 58-34 overall and a Big 12 dual record of 28-21. The 2023-24 season was his best mark by far as the leader of the Jackrabbit wrestling program, as the team went 13-4 in duals. SDSU received their highest preseason ranking from InterMat under Hahn as they are ranked No. 9 to start the season, and are No. 10 and No. 12 in the FloWrestling and NWCA Coaches polls, respectively. He is joined by Cam Simaz, Cody Caldwell, and Clay Carlson as his assistant coaches.

Key Storylines

The New: South Dakota State added four transfers in September from the University of Iowa: Zach Glazier, Cobe and Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes. The transfers come in alongside six freshmen.
The Old: SDSU returns seven of its 10 starters from last year, including All-Americans Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos and Bennett Berge. The team also returns NCAA Qualifiers Derrick Cardinal, Alek Martin and Cael Swensen.
Program Records: The Jacks brought home a program record four All-Americans in 2023-24 with Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge and Tanner Sloan. The Jacks tied their program record of eight NCAA Qualifiers by sending Cardinal, Martin, Swensen and Clay Carlson.
Experience Matters: The projected starting lineup for the Jackrabbits this year includes five athletes in their sixth year of collegiate eligibility. Amongst those five athletes, they total eight NCAA Qualifications, 1 Big 12 Title and two All-American honors.
In the Rankings: SDSU is ranked No. 14 in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week. There was no movement for the Jacks from last week. The Jackrabbits are ranked No. 10 in InterMat's tournament rankings.
Home Mat Advantage: The Jackrabbits put up a home record in 2023-24 of 7-1. Their only loss came to fellow ranked program Missouri, only losing the dual 19-21. SDSU scored over 30 points in six of their eight home duals.
In the Classroom: The SDSU wrestling program had the fourth-highest team GPA in the country amongst wrestling programs last year, according to NWCA. The Jackrabbits compiled a 3.5416 team grade-point average to receive the team recognition for the fourth season and were the highest-ranking Big 12 Conference school.
New Staff, Old Faces: Two-Time All-American Clay Carlson was added to the wrestling coaching staff in the offseason as an assistant coach. Carlson wrestled at SDSU for six years and was a four-time NCAA qualifier, two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Wrestling scholar athlete of the year. Brady Berge was also promoted from volunteer assistant coach to the head coach of the JWC regional training center.
Cliff Keen Invitational: Last year, the Jackrabbits finished 10th out of 35 teams at the Invite and had four wrestlers finish in the top eight of their weight class. Tanner Jordan, Derrick Cardinal and Tanner Sloan finished top eight and Cade DeVos was crowned champion at 174 pounds.
Individual Rankings: The Jacks have a wrestler ranked in nine of 10 weight classes as we hit week four of the college wrestling season. Drake Rhodes, Luke Rasmussen and Derrick Cardinal have been the biggest movers, going from unranked in the pre-season to ranked in FloWrestling's polls as of week five.
Offseason work: Cael Swensen finished second at the U23 National Duals in Geneva, Ohio, over the summer in the 74-kilogram division. Fellow Jackrabbits Marcus Espinoza Owens, Kail Wynia, Thomas Dineen, Derrick Cardinal and Brock Fettig competed at the event, with Wynia and Dineen placing fourth in their respective divisions.

A Look Ahead

The Jackrabbits are off next weekend but return to action with a quad dual on Dec. 20 hosted by Rider University. The Jacks will compete against Rider, Pittsburgh and Maryland. On Dec. 21, SDSU will travel to Philadelphia for a dual against Drexel.

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