JACKS HIT ROAD FOR TIGER STYLE INVITE - South Dakota State University Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Columbia, Mo.

10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Tiger Style Invite

Photo by: Austin Senger

11/13/2026 10:13:00 AM | Wrestling

Week 2: South Dakota State at Tiger Style Invite
Date and Time	Saturday Nov. 14th, 10 a.m CT
Location	Columbia, Mo.
Site	Hearnes Center
Stream	FloWrestling
Live Stats	FloWrestling
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BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Jacks hit the road for the first time this season as they head to Columbia, Missouri, to compete in the Tiger Style Invite. The Jacks are coming off a successful weekend where they won their first dual of the year over Buffalo, 36-3, and crowned two champions and had two other wrestlers go undefeated at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Invitational. Thomas Dineen was honored as one of the Pac-12 Performers of the Week for his wins over No. 24 Gavin Nelson and No. 20 Devin Wasley and will be one to watch this week as the Jacks hit the road.

THE LINEUP: These are the wrestlers competing at the Tiger Style Invite
125: #16 Brady Roark (1-0), Carson Dupill (3-1)
133: Kenton Cooke (3-1), Liam Neitzel (2-2)
141: Logan Swensen (1-3)
149: Colin Dupill (3-1), Brock Johnson (3-1), Tyson Peach (0-3)
157: #20 Cael Swensen (3-1)
165: #33 Jacob Herm (3-1), Bas Diaz (3-0)
174: #24 Drake Rhodes (3-1), Jacob Fistler (2-1)
184: Brock Fettig (1-0), Burk Blasius (3-1), Riley Johnson (2-0), Keenan Sheridan (3-1), Jarrett Wadsen (3-0)
197: #22 Thomas Dineen (5-0), Quin Morgan (2-2)
285: Tyson Martin (1-3)

LAST TIME OUT: Daktronics Invite
Thomas Dineen and Bas Diaz both took home their respective weight-class titles on Sunday at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Invitational.

Overall, the Jacks put 17 wrestlers on the podium across the 10 weight classes. In addition to Dineen and Diaz' title wins, Colin Dupill, Carson Dupill and Burk Blasius all came away with runner-up finishes in their divisions.

Dineen racked up two ranked wins on his way to the 197-pound crown. He started his day with a pin on Ivan Petrich of NDSU and continued with a tech fall over Evan Perez of NDSU. In the final match of pool play, he found himself matched up with No. 24 Gavin Nelson. Neither competitor was willing to give an inch, but Dineen found daylight in the third period, scoring the match's decisive takedown and securing a 4-2 decision win. In the finals, he matched up with No. 20 Devin Wasley. Dineen secured takedowns in the second and third periods on his way to his second ranked victory of the day, to secure the title at 197 pounds and post a 5-0 record on the weekend.

Bas Diaz started his day with a big 8-2 decision over Max Maganya of NDSU and followed it up with a 9-0 major decision over No. 32 Drayden Morton. He secured the title at 165 pounds after he pulled off a sudden-victory win over Cooper Rowe of Minnesota, 5-2.

Jarrett Wadsen and Riley Johnson were the only other Jackrabbits to go undefeated on the day as Wadsen scored a major decision, tech fall, and a pin, and Johnson grabbed two decisions at 184 pounds.

WRESTLER TO WATCH: Thomas Dineen
Thomas Dineen was named one of the Pac-12 Performers of the Week after his 5-0 weekend for the Jacks. Dineen went 5-0 during the Jacks' dual with Buffalo and the Warren Williamson Daktronics Invitational. He picked up two top-25 wins on Sunday against No. 24 Gavin Nelson and No. 20 Devin Wasley, both by decision. In addition to his ranked victories, he also picked up two tech falls and pin throughout the weekend.

He will be the wrestler to watch this week as he heads to the Tiger Style Invite.

Key Storylines

A NEW ERA: South Dakota State joins the Pac-12 for the 2026-27 season alongside former Big 12 competitors North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, and Air Force, as well as Northern Illinois.
CAEL'S LAST RIDE: Cael Swensen returns for his final year in the yellow & blue. Swensen returned from injury during the 2025-26 season and put up a 25-9 overall record, going 15-2 in duals and qualifying for his third NCAA Tournament.
RETURNING PRODUCTION: The Jacks will have a solid mix of returning production from last year's squad. NCAA Qualifiers Brady Roark, Cael Swensen, Luke Rasmussen, and Drake Rhodes all return to this year's squad.
DRAKE RHODES RETURNS: Drake Rhodes is back in the lineup for the Jackrabbits after sitting out the 2025-26 season with an injury. Rhodes went 21-7 during his first year with the Jacks, going 8-1 in duals and qualifying for his first NCAA Tournament at 165 pounds. He bumps up to 174 pounds this year to fill the gap left by Moses Espinoza-Owens.
OUT WITH THE OLD: The Jacks return five starters from last year's squad and will have plenty of new faces in the lineup. The Jacks will have to fill the gaps left by Julian Tagg, Bennett Berge and Moses Espinoza-Owens. At 141 pounds, Logan Swensen and Tyson Peach will compete for the starting role. Drake Rhodes will step up for the Jacks at 174 pounds. At 197 pounds, Thomas Dineen and Quin Morgan will battle it out for the starting spot.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: The Jacks add six freshmen to their 2026-27 squad: Riley Johnson, Tyson Martin, Brock Johnson, Makael Aguayo, Caleb Hodges and Cavin Carlson. Riley Johnson finished sixth at the U20 US Open at 86 kg and will look to be in the mix at 184 pounds. Tyson Martin finished as the runner-up at the Fargo Nationals at heavyweight in 2025.
HERM'S WORLD: Jacob Herm steps up for the Jacks at 165 pounds this season. The redshirt-freshman got some experience last year, putting up a 13-6 record and going 3-3 in duals. Herm scored a win over No. 6 Peyten Kellar of Oklahoma last year in his second ever collegiate match, and later in the year scored a win over NCAA Qualifier Jack Thomsen of UNI at the Soldier Salute. The redshirt-freshman will look to make a big impact for the Jacks during the 2026-27 season.
WADSEN'S BIG SUMMER: Jarrett Wadsen had a big summer on the freestyle circuit. After finishing last year with a 13-3 record overall, capped by a third place finish at the Solider Salute, the freshman took home third at the U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio and took fourth in freestyle and fifth in greco-roman at the U20 US Open. Wadsen will look to be in the mix for the starting spot at 184 pounds for the Jacks.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT: Luke Rasmussen returns after an up-and-down year at 285 pounds last year. He qualified for his second NCAA Tournament and scored a signature win over No. 10 Koy Hopke, but finished the year 11-13 overall and 6-6 in duals.