SDSU SET TO TAKE ON NORTHERN COLORADO FRIDAY

Friday, February 7

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Northern Colorado

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2/6/2025 10:19:00 AM | Wrestling

#11 South Dakota State vs. Northern Colorado

Date

Friday, February 7th

Time (CT)

7 p.m.

Location

Brookings, S.D.

Site

First Bank & Trust Arena

TV / Stream

Midco Sports Plus

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Brookings, S.D. - The Jacks continue their homestand this week against Northern Colorado on Friday. After two home wins against Utah Valley and Wyoming, the Jacks will look to continue their winning ways against the Bears this weekend. The dual will feature numerous ranked bouts in the lower weights including 125, 133, 141, and 157 pounds.

The Jacks are 8-5 against Northern Colorado in the all-time series. They have won the last eight matchups between the two schools, including a 29-16 win in the last meeting between the programs.

THE LINEUP: This is the probable lineup against Northern Colorado
125 - No. 15 Tanner Jordan
133 - No. 26 Derrick Cardinal
141 - No. 22 Julian Tagg
149 - Colin Dupill -or- Avery Allen
157 - No. 18 Cobe Siebrecht
165 - No. 10 Drake Rhodes
174 - No. 10 Cade DeVos
184 - No. 6 Bennett Berge -or- Brock Fettig
197 - No. 15 Zach Glazier -or- Thomas Dineen
285 - No. 25 Luke Rasmussen
*FloWrestling Rankings used

LAST TIME OUT: Utah Valley, Wyoming Recap

The Jacks picked up a win against Utah Valley on Friday night in a closely contested dual.

The dual started at 125 pounds as Tanner Jordan took on Bridger Ricks to start off the Jackrabbits. After giving up an early takedown to Ricks, Jordan battled back with two escapes and rode out Ricks in the third to send the dual to Sudden Victory. After failing to score in the first period, Jordan rode out Ricks again in the tiebreaker to take the match 4-3.

At 133 pounds, the Jacks gave the start to Cale Seaton, who was making his dual debut. Seaton held his own for two periods against Kase Mauger but found himself on the wrong end of a loss by fall, putting the Jacks down 6-3, heading to 141 pounds.

141 pounds featured the only ranked matchup of the night in No. 21 Julian Tagg taking on No. 23 Haiden Drury. Tagg gave up a late takedown in period one, putting Drury up 3-0 heading to the second. Tagg failed to score a takedown in the third, putting the match out of reach as Drury clinched a decision.

Colin Dupill got the Jacks back on the right track as he scored two takedowns against Smokey McClure. After cutting McClure loose in the third Dupill attempted to score one more takedown with 10 seconds left but was unsuccessful, accepting a 7-3 decision win, cutting the Utah Valley lead to 6-9. Cobe Siebrecht followed Dupill up with an action-packed first period at 157 pounds against Ryker Fullmer. After scoring a takedown, Siebrecht gave up a reversal and a 2-point near fall, giving Fullmer the lead, before reversing it right back to take a 5-4 lead into the second. After Fullmer rode out Siebrecht in the second, Siebrecht scored a takedown in the third to clinch an 8-6 decision and tie up the dual at the intermission.

After intermission, Marcus Espinoza-Owens took on No. 4 Terrell Barraclough. Barraclough took control of the match in the first, scoring a takedown and riding out Espinoza-Owens, and after scoring an escape in the second, did the same again. This led to a major decision win for Barraclough, once again putting the Wolverines up by 4.

Cade DeVos looked to even the score against Mark Takara. DeVos successfully scored a takedown in the first and rode out Takara, putting him up 3-0 heading to the second. After scoring an escape in the second, DeVos put another takedown on Takara, adding to his lead, 7-0. A takedown in the third secured a major decision, 12-2, once again tying the dual at 13. No. 6 Bennett Berge took on Caleb Uhlenhopp at 184 pounds. After scoring two takedowns in the first, Berge continued to put the pressure on Uhlenhopp, scoring again in the second. A late takedown by Uhlenhopp knocked Berge out of a bonus point victory, accepting a 14-7 decision and putting the Jacks up 16-13.

At 197 pounds, Thomas Dineen failed to recover from an early takedown by Kael Bennie and dropped a 6-1 decision to knot the score up at 16-16 heading to the heavyweights.

Luke Rasmussen stepped up for the Jacks and took care of business against Jack Forbes. After an opening takedown defense led to a score of his own, Rasmussen rolled Forbes for three near falls and took a tech fall victory, 20-4, securing the match for the Jacks, 21-16.

The Jacks then took down Wyoming Saturday night in dominant fashion, taking nine of the 10 matches in a 31-3 win.

The dual started with a ranked matchup between No. 18 Cobe Siebrecht and No. 20 Jared Hill. Siebrecht got out to a fast start, scoring a takedown in the first and riding out the period against Hill. After scoring an escape, Siebrecht was taken down by Hill in the third with 30 seconds left. Siebrecht mounted a key takedown defense with 10 seconds left to secure a 5-3 decision and three points for the Jacks.

No. 11 Drake Rhodes returned to action after a month off the mat against Cooper Voorhees. Rhodes got right to work scoring two takedowns in the first and didn't look back after scoring an 18-3 tech fall win in his return. No. 9 Cade DeVos took on Riley Davis at 174 pounds. The sixth-year senior scored an escape in the second before shutting out Davis with a 2-0 decision victory.

No. 6 Bennett Berge took on No. 33 Eddie Neitenbach at 184 pounds. Berge came out strong with two takedowns in the first on his way to a 9-2 decision over Neitenbach. The win was Berge's seventh ranked win of the season.

Tommy Dineen faced a tough test against No. 11 Joey Novak at 197 pounds. Novak scored some early offense with a takedown in the first, but Dineen battled back and secured a takedown of his own with 30 seconds left in the match to send it to sudden victory. Dineen made the first move in sudden victory but could not secure the takedown, allowing Novak to score and take the match in sudden victory. It was the only match of the night the Jacks dropped.

Luke Rasmussen continued his winning ways against Sam Mitchell on his way to a 7-4 decision. No. 15 Tanner Jordan and No. 25 Derrick Cardinal each scored a major decision in their matches to increase the Jacks' lead with bonus points. At 141 pounds, Julian Tagg faced off with Cole Brooks in a tightly contested bout. A reversal by Tagg in the third sealed the match for the Jackrabbits, as he took a 3-2 decision win over Brooks.

Avery Allen capped off the night with a decision win over Antonio Avila, his second win over Avila this season. The crucial point of the match was a single-leg takedown by Allen in the second, which Avila could not recover from, giving Allen the 5-1 decision.

WRESTLER TO WATCH: Tanner Jordan

Tanner Jordan's matchup at 125 pounds this week will be a key one. The probable matchup for Jordan will be No. 8 Stevo Poulin. Jordan is 0-2 against Poulin in his career but will have the chance to take a key weight for the Jacks on Friday.

Jordan is on a six-match win streak going back to the NWCA National Duals. He sports a 19-4 record on the year and a 12-2 record in duals. Against a Northern Colorado team that specializes in the lower weights, Tanner's matchup will be one to watch.

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. 11 in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week. There is no movement in the Coaches poll this week. The Jacks continue to be ranked No. 3 in the NWCA Coaches Mid-Major Poll. Northern Colorado is also receiving votes in the Coaches Poll and ranked No. 6 in the Mid-Major Poll
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, Familiar 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.
Individual Rankings: The Jacks have a wrestler ranked in nine of 10 weight classes as we hit week 14 of the college wrestling season. Drake Rhodes, Luke Rasmussen, Julian Tagg and Derrick Cardinal have been the biggest movers, going from unranked in the pre-season to ranked in FloWrestling's polls as of week 14.
Proven Winner: Damion Hahn recently picked up his 70th win as the head coach of the Jackrabbits, making him the winningest D1 Coach in SDSU wrestling history.
Series vs. Northern Colorado: The Jacks are 8-5 against Northern Colorado in the all-time series. They have won the last eight matchups between the two schools, including a 29-16 win in the last meeting between the programs.
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, Thomas Dineen, Derrick Cardinal and Brock Fettig competed at the event, with Dineen placing fourth in his division

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 State 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.

A Look Ahead

The Jacks will return to action on Feb. 14th against Iowa State at home in their final home dual event of the season. The dual will begin at 7 p.m.

-GoJacks.com-