2018-19 South Dakota State Wrestling Media Guide

2018 19 WRESTLING MEDIA GUIDE PRESENTED BY

2018-19 JACKRABBIT WRESTLING

ALEX AARSVOLD

BRETT BYE

CLAY CARLSON

COLTEN CARLSON

ZACH CARLSON

GREG COAPSTICK

LAKEN COOK

R-Fr., Pine Island, Minn.

Jr., Vermillion, S.D.

Fr., Willmar, Minn.

So., Willmar, Minn.

Jr., Kerkhoven, Minn.

Fr., Frisco, Texas

Jr., Ilion, N.Y.

SETH GROSS

SAMUEL GROVE

KELBY HAWKINS

SPENCER HUBER

GARRETT JORDAN

DALTON LAKMANN

ALEX LLOYD

Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.

R-Fr., Moorhead, Minn.

R-Fr., Groton, S.D.

So., Yankton, S.D.

So., St. Paris, Ohio

Fr., Redding, Calif.

Fr., Shakopee, Minn.

BOWEN McCONVILLE

RYLEE MOLITOR

KAHLEN MORRIS

MARTIN MUELLER

KENNY O’NEIL

Fr., Renton, Wash.

R-Fr., Sartell, Minn.

Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jr., Rapid City, S.D.

Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.

Sr., Lake Lillian, Minn.

ZACH PRICE

RUSSELL RUCKLOS

DEVON SIEVERS

TANNER SLOAN

PEYTON SMITH

ARIC WILLIAMS

BLAKE WOLTERS

Fr., Johnston, Iowa

Fr., Palo Cedro, Calif.

R-Fr., Gary, S.D.

Fr., Alburnett, Iowa

R-Fr., Savannah, Mo.

R-Fr., Pierre, S.D.

R-Fr., Pipestone, Minn.

DAMION HAHN

CAM SIMAZ

CODY CALDWELL

CHRIS DARDANES

NATE ROTERT

Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant

Recruiting Coordinator

LOGAN PETERSON HENRY POHLMEYER Jr., Johnston, Iowa

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................2-16 • Quick Facts, Roster ..............................................................................................................................................................2 • Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................................3 • Season Preview..................................................................................................................................................................4-5 • South Dakota State University..........................................................................................................................................6-8 COACHES AND STAFF ..................................................9-16 • Head Coach Damion Hahn ....................................................................................................................................................10 • Assistant Coaches ............................................................................................................................................................11-12 • University, Athletics Leadership ......................................................................................................................................13-15 • Athletics Staff ..........................................................................................................................................................................16 JACKRABBIT WRESTLERS ..........................................17-28 • Seniors ................................................................................................................................................................................18-19 • Juniors ................................................................................................................................................................................19-21 • Sophomores ......................................................................................................................................................................22-23 • Redshirt Freshmen ............................................................................................................................................................23-25 • Newcomers ........................................................................................................................................................................25-28 2017-18 SEASON REVIEW ..........................................29-36 • Season Recap..........................................................................................................................................................................30 • 2017-18 Statistics ....................................................................................................................................................................31 • 2017-18 Dual Results ........................................................................................................................................................32-33 • 2018 Big 12 Championship Recap ........................................................................................................................................34 • 2018 NCAA Championships Recap ......................................................................................................................................35 • Academic Awards....................................................................................................................................................................36 HISTORY ....................................................................37-56 • Year-By-Year Results ........................................................................................................................................................38-42 • Series Records ........................................................................................................................................................................43 • All-Americans ....................................................................................................................................................................44-45 • Division I Qualifiers ..........................................................................................................................................................46-48 • Hall-of-Famers ........................................................................................................................................................................49 • Conference Champions ....................................................................................................................................................50-51 • Season Leaders ......................................................................................................................................................................52 • Career Leaders ........................................................................................................................................................................53 • Lettermen............................................................................................................................................................................54-55 • Academic Honors....................................................................................................................................................................56

The 2018-19 South Dakota State University Wrestling Media Guide was produced by the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service, Jason Hove director. Photos credited to Sam Janicki, Mike Smith (Matshots Media) and Dave Eggen and Dick Carlson (Inertia Sports Media). Media requests for Jackrabbit Wrestling should be directed to Jason Hove by calling (605) 688-4623 or via e-mail at Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu.

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2018-19 ROSTER WRESTLER Alex Aarsvold Brett Bye* Clay Carlson Colten Carlson* Zach Carlson** Gregory Coapstick Laken Cook Seth Gross*** Samuel Grove Kelby Hawkins Spencer Huber Garrett Jordan Dalton Lakmann Alex Lloyd Bowen McConville Rylee Molitor Kahlen Morris** Martin Mueller** Kenny O’Neil Logan Peterson*** Henry Pohlmeyer** Zach Price Russell Rucklos Devon Sievers Tanner Sloan Peyton Smith Aric Williams Blake Wolters

WEIGHT(S) 285 165 141 157 174/184 125 149 133 174/184 165 125/133 184 157 149 285 133/141 125 197 165 165 149 141 174 174 197 157 149 285

HT. 6-6 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-4 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-4 6-0 5-8 5-1 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-8 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-10 6-1

YR. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) Zumbrota, Minn. / Pine Island, Minn.

Vermillion, S.D. / Vermillion H.S. Willmar, Minn. / Willmar H.S. Willmar, Minn. / Willmar H.S. Kerkhoven, Minn. / Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg H.S. Frisco, Texas / Centennial H.S. Ilion, N.Y. / Central Valley Academy / Appalachian State Apple Valley, Minn. / Apple Valley H.S. Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead H.S. Groton, S.D. / Webster Area H.S. Yankton, S.D./Yankton H.S. St. Paris, Ohio / St. Paris Graham Local H.S. Redding, Calif. / Foothill H.S. Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee H.S. Renton, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic H.S. Sartell, Minn. / Sartell-St. Stephen H.S. Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt H.S. Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Central H.S. Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake H.S. Lake Lillian, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City H.S. Johnston, Iowa / Johnston H.S. Johnston, Iowa / Johnston H.S. Palo Cedro, Calif. / Foothill H.S. Gary, S.D. / Deuel H.S. Alburnett, Iowa / Alburnett H.S. Savannah, Mo. / Savannah H.S. Pierre, S.D. / T.F. Riggs H.S. Pipestone, Minn. / Pipestone Area H.S.

* indicates number of varsity letters earned

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Damion Hahn (first season) Assistant Coach: Cam Simaz Assistant Coach: Cody Caldwell Volunteer Assistant: Chris Dardanes Recruiting Coordinator: Nate Rotert PRONUNCIATION GUIDE – WRESTLERS Aarsvold AHRS-vold Huber HEW-burr Lakmann LACK-man Mueller MEW-ler Pohlmeyer POLE-my-er Rucklos ROO-close Sievers SEE-vers Wolters WOLL-turrs PRONUNCIATION GUIDE – COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Dardanes dar-DANES Simaz CY-mazz Rotert ROE-turt

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN — BY STATE Minnesota South Dakota Iowa California Missouri New York Ohio Texas Washington

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN — BY STATE Seniors Juniors Sophomores Redshirt Freshmen Incoming Freshmen

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2018-19 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 4 WARREN WILLIAMSON/DAKTRONICS OPEN 11 vs. Arizona State [at Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls] 17 *OKLAHOMA STATE 25 at Minnesota DECEMBER 7 *at Oklahoma 16 at Oregon State 29-30 at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships [Hoffman Estates, Ill.] JANUARY 11 13 20 31

*NORTHERN IOWA PITTSBURGH *at Fresno State *UTAH VALLEY

7 p.m.

1 p.m. PT 9:30 a.m./noon 7 p.m.

2 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 1 *at Iowa State 10 *at Wyoming 15 *at North Dakota State 24 *WEST VIRGINIA MARCH 9-10 21-23

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at Big 12 Wrestling Championship at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tulsa, Okla Pittsburgh, Pa.

*Big 12 Conference dual Home events in CAPS All start times Central Time unless noted otherwise

JACKRABBITS ON FLOWRESTLING

South Dakota State University wrestling continues its partnership with FloWrestling to provide video coverage of all home events throughout the 2018-19 season. Viewing is available through subscription at FloWrestling.org.

In addition, a number of road events involving the Jackrabbits will be available through FloWrestling, starting with the 56th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30. Duals at Fresno State (Jan. 20), Iowa State (Feb. 1), Wyoming (Feb. 10) and North Dakota State (Feb. 15) also are part of the subscription package.

FloWrestling’s coverage will wrap up with the Big 12 Conference Championship shown in its entirety. That event is scheduled for March 9-10 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION: Brookings, S.D. ENROLLMENT: 12,107 (fall 2018) COLORS: Yellow and Blue NICKNAME: Jackrabbits AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I CONFERENCE: Big 12 Conference (affiliate member) ARENA: Frost Arena (6,100 capacity) TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 OVERALL DUAL RECORD: 14-2 2017-18 BIG 12 CONFERENCE DUAL RECORD: 8-0 HOME DUAL RECORD: 6-1 AWAY/NEUTRAL DUAL RECORD: 5-1/3-0 2017-18 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 3rd of 12 teams LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 8/9 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 5/5 NCAA QUALIFIERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/4 ALL-AMERICANS RETURNING/LOST: 1/2 2018 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS FINISH: 12th COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Damion Hahn ALMA MATER: Minnesota, 2004 RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0 (first year) CAREER RECORD: 0-0 (first year) ATHLETICS MAIN OFFICE: (605) 688-5625 ASSISTANT COACH: Cam Simaz ASSISTANT COACH: Cody Caldwell VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Chris Dardanes RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Nate Rotert ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT: Dr. Barry H. Dunn ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1975 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Justin Sell ALMA MATER: Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991 OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6388 SR. ASSOCIATE AD/ADMINISTRATOR/WRESTLING SUPERVISOR: Matt Maher OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6287 SR. ASSOCIATE AD/DEVELOPMENT: Scott Brown OFFICE PHONE: (605) 697-7475 SR. ASSOCIATE AD/FACILITIES: Jeff Holm OFFICE PHONE: (605) 697-7475 ASSOCIATE AD-COMPLIANCE/SWA: Kathy Heylens OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5308 NCAA FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Rich Reid SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR/WRESTLING CONTACT: Jason Hove OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623 FAX: (605) 688-5999 E-MAIL: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: GoJacks.com WRESTLING TWITTER: @GoJacksWrestling

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SEASON PREVIEW South Dakota State University wrestling will usher in a new era during the 2018-19 season as Damion Hahn takes the reins of a program that has steadily risen in the Division I ranks in recent years.

“The transition has been as good as it could be,” Hahn said. “The guys have bought into the system that I brought with me, we established a (coaching) staff that is all on the same page and we’re working for the same common goal to produce All-Americans and national champions.”

A first-time head coach, Hahn helped build Cornell into a national power over a 12-year span. During his tenure as an assistant coach and later the associate head coach, the Big Red recorded 11 top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships, including consecutive runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011. He mentored 50 AllAmericans, 12 of whom were individual NCAA champions. Cornell also won 12 straight Ivy League dual championships and 11 consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association team titles.

At SDSU, Hahn inherits a squad that returns RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS OVERALL WINS 2. Seth Gross ..........................................................29 T4. Martin Mueller ..................................................23 T4. Henry Pohlmeyer ..............................................23 PINS 1. Seth Gross ..........................................................12 2. Henry Pohlmeyer ..................................................7 T3. Logan Peterson ..................................................4 TECHNICAL FALLS 1. Seth Gross ............................................................7 T3. Brett Bye ............................................................5 MAJOR DECISIONS 2. Martin Mueller........................................................7 T3. Seth Gross ..........................................................5 T5. Logan Peterson ..................................................4 T5. Henry Pohlmeyer................................................4 DECISIONS 4. Martin Mueller......................................................11 T6. Henry Pohlmeyer ................................................8 T6. Blake Wolters ......................................................8 DUAL WINS T3. Seth Gross ........................................................12 T3. Martin Mueller ..................................................12 6. Henry Pohlmeyer ................................................10 DUAL TEAM POINTS 1. Seth Gross ..........................................................59 4. Martin Mueller......................................................47 6. Henry Pohlmeyer ................................................43 TAKEDOWNS (DUALS ONLY) 3. Martin Mueller......................................................30 4. Seth Gross ..........................................................24 6. Logan Peterson ..................................................20

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MARTIN MUELLER earned an NCAA berth at 184 pounds during his sophomore campaign and is expected to move up to 197 pounds during the 2018-19 season. Mueller ended the 2017-18 season with a 23-8 overall record.

three national qualifiers out of a program-best seven a year ago. The Jackrabbits also posted their highest-ever team finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships by placing 12th — best among Big 12 Conference programs — on the strength of All-America performances by national champion Seth Gross (133 pounds), 157-pounder Luke Zilverberg (eighth) and 174pounder David Kocer (seventh).

In addition, SDSU set a school record by winning its final 14 duals of the 2017-18 season after an 0-2 start. The Jackrabbits were 8-0 against Big 12 opponents in duals.

The lone returning All-American, Gross highlights the class of returning wrestlers. A senior from Apple Valley, Minnesota, Gross has compiled an 89-17 record at SDSU, including a 29-1 record en route to his second national title bout in a row last season. In addition, Gross was named 2018 Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Year and was a finalist for the Dan Hodge Trophy as the top collegiate wrestler.

“Seth is a special kid,” Hahn said. “He’s able to do some things that other people cannot do, but the one thing that he demonstrates is that hard work. He leads by example.”

Gross’ lone blemish last season came when he moved up a weight class to challenge topranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith of Wyoming in a dual meet.

The only other senior on the 2018-19 roster is Logan Peterson, who is expected to again wrestle at 165 pounds. Peterson posted a 15-14 overall record a season ago, including a 6-6 mark in duals.

SDSU’s two other returning national qualifiers

are Henry Pohlmeyer and Martin Mueller — both of whom are expected to move up a weight class this season.

A junior from Johnston, Iowa, Pohlmeyer earned an at-large berth to the 2018 NCAA Championships in the 141-pound weight class after a strong second half to the 2017-18 season.

He turned in a 23-11 overall record and finished third on the team with seven pins.

“Henry has made gains by leaps and bounds this offseason and I’m really looking forward to what he’s going to do this year,” Hahn said.

Mueller, a junior from Rapid City, wrestled at 184 pounds a year ago, but is expected to compete in the 197-pound weight class. He will look to fill the void left following the graduation of fourtime NCAA qualifier and 2018 Big 12 champion Nate Rotert, who remains with the program as recruiting coordinator.

Mueller put together a breakthrough season for the Jackrabbits last year, churning out a 23-8 overall mark that included a 12-2 record in duals.

He placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship.

“I’ve always had more success by moving guys up weights rather than cutting them down,” Hahn said. “It gives those guys more time to spend on actually wrestling better than focusing solely on cutting weight. If we can spend all that energy and that time focusing on the things that will make us better, not only on the mat but in the classroom, I think all-around it’s a win-win.”

Other candidates to move into new roles this season include Colten Carlson (149 pounds to 157) and Zach Carlson (165 to 174 or 184).

Hahn expects a great deal of competition for the remaining spots in the lineup.

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SEASON PREVIEW Besides Zach Carlson, redshirt freshman Samuel Grove and sophomore Garrett Jordan will vie for the 184-pound spot.

Also in the upper weights, the trio of sophomore Blake Wolters, redshirt freshman Blake Wolters and newcomer Bowen McConville will contend at heavyweight.

At the other end of the spectrum in the lineup, the race to fill the 125-pound role is up for grabs among veteran Kahlen Morris, along with newcomers Gregory Coapstick and Spencer Huber.

Perhaps the most competitive position is at 149 pounds, where redshirt freshmen Peyton Smith and Aric Williams are expected to battle for the starting role with true freshman Alex Lloyd.

Smith and Williams both posted winning records in open competition a season ago, while Lloyd headlined the incoming recruiting class by winning three Minnesota high school state titles and 239 career matches.

Providing additional depth are returning redshirts Kelby Hawkins (165), Rylee Molitor (133) and Devon Sievers (174).

“There’s going to be some new faces this year as we’re a relatively young team. Getting them those matches, getting them into that competition is going to be important to start to solidify our team,” Hahn said. “I don’t like to pick who those guys are, I’d like them to decide it themselves and I think the Daktronics Open will be a great indicator where people are and what needs to be done.”

The season-opening Daktronics Open is slated for Nov. 4 and will feature top competition from regional Division I and lower-level programs.

From there, the Jackrabbits’ first three duals all are against teams that join SDSU in preseason top-20 rankings: Nov. 11 versus Arizona State in Sioux Falls, Nov. 17 against Oklahoma State in the home opener at Frost Arena, and Nov. 25 at Hahn’s alma mater, Minnesota.

“If you look at our schedule, we’re going right out of the gates; these guys are going to be tested right away,” Hahn said. “I’m excited to see these guys get on the mat, start to compete and see where they are and then make the adjustments that are necessary. Our goal here is make sure our guys are ready come March. That has always been my focus – preparing these guys for three days in March is the most important thing.”

The remainder of SDSU’s home schedule consists of duals against Northern Iowa (Jan. 11), Pittsburgh (Jan. 13), Utah Valley (Jan. 31) and West Virginia (Feb. 24).

In all, the Jackrabbits are slated to square off against nine Big 12 Conference opponents, including road dates at Oklahoma (Dec. 7), Fresno State (Jan. 20), Iowa State (Feb. 1), Wyoming (Feb. 10) and North Dakota State (Feb. 15).

Air Force and Northern Colorado are not on the dual schedule this season.

HENRY POHLMEYER qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time during the 2017-18 season. The Johnston, Iowa, native turned in a breakthrough season by posting a 23-11 overall record while wrestling in the 141-pound division.

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COLTEN CARLSON held the starting spot at 149 pounds during his redshirt season, but is likely to move up to 157 pounds in 2018-19.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant university and its largest, most comprehensive institution of higher education. It has an enrollment of 12,107 students (fall 2018) from 49 states and 70 countries who can choose from nearly 200 majors, minors and specializations. SDSU also offers 35 master’s degree programs, 15 Ph.D. and two professional doctoral programs.

SDSU has grown from 80 acres at its founding in 1881 to a 422-acre campus with facilities valued at more than $381 million. The university owns or leases another 15,000 acres of land for research throughout the state.

The university provides a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement that improve the quality of life in South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world.

After a recent restructuring, SDSU now confers degrees through the following nine colleges: • Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences • Education and Human Sciences • The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering • Natural Sciences • Nursing • Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions • Graduate School • Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College SDSU maintains a student-faculty ratio of 18:1 with an average class size of 35 students.

More than 2,000 people are employees of SDSU, making it the largest employer in Brookings.

The Coughlin Campanile pictured in the foreground is South Dakota State University’s most recognizable landmark. The university is undergoing rapid growth both in terms of enrollment and building projects.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

The South Dakota State University campus has seen numerous building projects the past decade. And it is not slowing.

Projects recently completed include Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium; Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Building; Campus Green, featuring a new Alumni Center and new president’s home; Daktronics Engineering Building; expansion of Dairy-Microbiology Building; the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex and an updated Medary Commons, which has been renamed the Enrollment Services Center.

Projects nearing completion or currently under way include: • Harding Hall renovation; • Performing Arts expansion, • Raven Precision Agriculture Center construction, and • Wellness Center expansion Many facility projects and enhancements to academic programs were identified through the SDSU Foundation’s “It Starts With State” campaign, a comprehensive fund-raising inititative that raised more than $255 million over a five-year period from 2008-13.

Also, in January 2018, South Dakota State University officials rolled out Imagine 2023 — Aspire. Discover. Achieve. — a strategic plan that was put together over the course of a year after receiving input from approximately 2,000 students, faculty members, staff and stakeholders. The five-year plan indentified four main goals: • Achieve excellence through transformative education; • Cultivate and strengthen community engagement; • Foster innovation and increase research, scholarship and creative activity (RSCA), and • Be a growing, high performing and healthy university.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

JACKRABBITS South Dakota State University currently offers 19 varsity sports, with Jackrabbit teams competing at the NCAA Division I level. Football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Missouri Valley Football Conference, with 16 sports competing in The Summit League. Wrestling competes in the Big 12 Conference, while equestrian currently is affiliated with the National Collegiate Equestrian Association.

Following is a listing of sports currently offered at SDSU: Women’s Sports Men’s Sports Basketball Baseball Cross Country Basketball Equestrian Cross Country Golf Football Indoor Track and Field Golf Outdoor Track and Field Indoor Track and Field Soccer Outdoor Track and Field Softball Swimming and Diving Swimming and Diving Wrestling Volleyball EVOLUTION OF A NICKNAME

There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game between the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSC team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrabbits as its official nickname from that beginning.

The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortalize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname.

Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.

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DAMION HAHN • Head Coach

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amion Hahn, who helped build Cornell into a national power over the past decade, was hired on April 9, 2018, to lead the South Dakota State wrestling program.

“Damion represents everything we are looking for in being able to take our wrestling program to the next level,” said SDSU Director of Athletics Justin Sell in announcing the hire. “His success both as a collegiate wrestler and coach, along with his ability to recruit high-achieving student-athletes on and off the mat, made him the ideal candidate. He is a tremendous ambassador for the sport who will work tirelessly to ensure wrestling thrives both on our campus and across the country.”

• First Season Alma Mater: • Minnesota, 2004

Hahn spent 12 years as an assistant coach and later the associate head coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. During his tenure, the Big Red recorded 11 top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships, including consecutive runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011. He mentored 50 All-Americans, 12 of whom were individual NCAA champions. Cornell also won 12 straight Ivy League dual championships and 11 consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association team titles.

In accepting his first head coaching position, Hahn makes a return to the Midwest. As a collegiate wrestler at Minnesota, Hahn won NCAA individual national titles as a junior and senior. A four-time All-American, he also was a three-time Big 10 individual champion and was named the Jesse Owens Big 10 Male Athlete of the Year in 2004.

The Golden Gophers won team NCAA championships during both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He finished his collegiate career with a 118-21 record.

Hahn was inducted into the University of Minnesota’s M Club Hall of Fame in the summer of 2018.

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CAM SIMAZ • Assistant Coach Cam Simaz joined the Jackrabbit wrestling staff as an assistant coach in May 2018.

“I am thrilled to have Cam Simaz join the Jackrabbit wrestling coaching staff,” said South Dakota State head coach Damion Hahn in announcing the hire. “I had the pleasure of coaching Cam during his successful collegiate career at Cornell and am keenly aware of his work ethic and leadership abilities. He possesses the qualities that fit the vision of the program and I know he will make an immediate impact.”

Simaz (pronounced CY-mazz) most recently served as director of the West Point Wrestling Club Regional Training Center and associate head coach of the United States Military Academy Preparatory School wrestling team. His USMAPS team completed an undefeated dual season during the 2017-18 campaign and won three open tournament titles. Three of his wrestlers went on to earn All-America honors at the National Collegiate Open.

• First Season Alma Mater: • Cornell, 2012

Prior to his position at West Point, Simaz coached for two years with the Wildcat Wrestling Club in Evanston, Illinois, while also pursuing a business career in Chicago. He also gained coaching experience with the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club in Ithaca, New York, by serving as a regional training center coach.

As a collegiate wrestler, Simaz earned All-America honors four times at Cornell, including winning a national title at 197 pounds as a senior in 2012 after runner-up finishes the previous two seasons. With Simaz in the lineup, the Big Red finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships all four seasons.

A native of Allegan, Michigan, Simaz earned first-team all-Ivy League honors four times, won four Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association individual titles and was a three-time all-academic selection. He was inducted into the EIWA Hall of Fame earlier this year and also is a member of the Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame.

CODY CALDWELL • Assistant Coach Cody Caldwell began his duties as an assistant wrestling coach at South Dakota State in September 2017 and continues in that role under first-year head coach Damion Hahn during the 2018-19 campaign.

During his first season with the Jackrabbits, a program-best seven wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Three SDSU wrestlers -- Seth Gross (133), Luke Zilverberg (157) and David Kocer (174) -- earned All-America honors, with Gross winning an individual national title.

Also during the 2017-18 season, the Jackrabbits posted a 14-2 dual record, including an 8-0 mark against Big 12 Conference opponents. SDSU finished third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship with Gross and Nate Rotert (197) winning individual titles.

• Second Season

A member of a wrestling-rich family, Caldwell spent the 2016-17 season as a graduate assistant coach at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, which won its sixth consecutive NAIA national title. He helped mentor 12 All-Americans, including five individual national champions as the Vikings set a team scoring record.

Alma Mater: • Northern Iowa, 2015

In addition, Caldwell served as a coach for the Viking Wrestling Club, which trained junior and senior wrestlers for high-level competitions, including the U.S. Open, World Team Trials and the Dave Schultz Memorial International.

As a collegiate wrestler, Caldwell was a four-year starter and team captain at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Waverly, Iowa, native qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in 2014 at 174 pounds.

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COACHING STAFF

CHRIS DARDANES • Volunteer Assistant Chris Dardanes (pronounced dar-DANES) joined the South Dakota State University wrestling coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in July 2018.

“I am thrilled to add Chris to our staff,” Jackrabbit head coach Damion Hahn said. “I am confident he will have an immediate impact on our program and will add tremendous value in recruiting and working with our light- and middle-weight student-athletes.”

A Chicago native, Dardanes earned All-America honors three times while wrestling collegiately at the University of Minnesota from 2012-15. He placed fourth at 133 pounds in both 2012 and 2015, while earning a sixth-place finish in 2013. Dardanes finished his collegiate career with 101 victories.

For the two years prior to coming to SDSU, Dardanes and his twin brother, Nick, were members of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa City, Iowa..

• First Season Alma Mater: • Minnesota, 2015

NATE ROTERT • Recruiting Coordinator Former South Dakota State University standout Nate Rotert continues his long association with the Jackrabbit wrestling team by joining the staff as recruiting coordinator for the 2018-19 season.

“Nate has been an integral part to the success of our program and exudes all that is SDSU,” head coach Damion Hahn said. “He will help with our recruiting efforts immensely, and I am proud to bring him aboard.”

A Spearfish native, Rotert was a four-time NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds while wrestling at SDSU from 201518, helping spark the Jackrabbits into a nationally ranked program. He compiled a 99-37 career record, including a 50-14 mark in duals.

Rotert won a Big 12 Conference individual title en route to a 28-5 mark his senior season.

• First Season Alma Mater: • South Dakota State, 2017 SPORTS MEDICINE

Ben Heinze

Woodrow Dahl

Charlie Miller

Loran Strunk

Callie Tosney

Leah Kroger

Assistant Athletic Director – Sports Medicine

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Trainer

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DR. BARRY H. DUNN • President Barry H. Dunn Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He assumed office May 23, 2016.

Dunn launched a number of key initiatives in his first year. At the top of the list was strategic planning. The process for putting together the university next strategic plan launched in January 2017 and began implementation in January 2018. It includes a collaborative and extensive process, reaching out to all corners of South Dakota and renewing the values of the 1862 land-grant mission that founded South Dakota State University.

Alma Mater: • South Dakota State, 1975

The four core goals and strategies in the Imagine 2023 Strategic Plan include: • Achieve Excellence Through Transformative Education; • Cultivate and Strengthen Community Engagement; • Foster Innovation and Increase Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA); and • Be a Growing, High-Performing and Healthy University.

Dunn also developed the Wokini Initiative, an effort that will offer programming and support to enrolled members of the state’s nine tribal nations interested in gaining access to educational and advancement opportunities at South Dakota State University. Wokini will also enhance research and outreach collaborations and programs with tribes, tribal colleges and other tribal organizations in the state.

Dunn’s time at SDSU dates to the mid-1970s when he received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SDSU and subsequently completed two graduate degrees in animal science—a master’s in 1977 and a Ph.D. in in 2000. He became the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences in 2010. He also served as director of SDSU Extension and as a professor of animal science.

As dean, Dunn led a college with some 550 faculty and staff, 2,800 graduate and undergraduate students, and a $78 million annual budget, including more than $20 million in grant and contract awards, fundraising and development. He shaped the academic and strategic direction of eight departments, spanning 18 degree programs, one regional research and outreach center, six research field stations and 14,500 acres of Agricultural Experiment Station research land.

As Extension director, Dunn administered and set the vision for five program areas across two colleges and nine departments, as well as eight regional extension centers with a $12 million annual budget. He led a team of approximately 150 faculty and staff members and 3,500 adult volunteers.

Prior to that, Dunn spent six years at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 2004 to 2010, as executive director of the King Ranch Institute for Range Management. He first worked in Brookings as an Extension livestock specialist and as an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Animal and Range Science from 1997 to 2004.

From 1979 to 1996, Dunn was a successful rancher, managing his family’s cattle ranch in Mission, South Dakota. In 2015, he was appointed to the South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, and to the Governor’s Pheasant Work Group, 2014. He served as an ex-officio member of the Ag Advisory Board for the First Dakota National Bank, Yankton South Dakota, from 2011 to 2016, and was a member of the Board of Directors for Padlock Ranch, Dayton, Wyoming from 2009 to 2017.

Dunn has a rich academic background, was a successful rancher and farm operator and is a published author and researcher. He is a nationally recognized expert in beef production and ranching systems, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Range Management, the American Society of Animal Science, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He has a deep historical and cultural knowledge of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, and strong, statewide relationships with industry influencers and stakeholders, including government officials, business leaders, university administration, faculty and staff.

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JUSTIN SELL • Athletics Director

10th Year Alma Mater: • Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991

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Justin Sell, who was honored as a recipient of the 2014-15 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award, has moved Jackrabbit Athletics forward in a number of areas of its Division I pursuits since being introduced as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University on May 7, 2009.

At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 19-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Under his leadership, Jackrabbit Athletics has continually made strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni.

Athletically, the Jackrabbits have claimed 36 regular and postseason league championships in seven different sports since 2009-10. That broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy five times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), along with winning both the Summit League’s Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award and Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award during both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, and was the recipient of the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 season.

In the classroom, SDSU student-athletes regularly post a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 2012-13 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in nine consecutive years (2008-16). Numerous other teams and student-athletes have received academic honors.

In January of 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU Athletics. Learfield Sports directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights.

Additionally, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes at SDSU. Sell also has implemented other aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which have resulted in record average attendance for football during both the 2009 and 2016 seasons, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. Ticket sales totaled more than $1 million for the first time during the 2011-12 season, and has steadily grown to more than $4 million. In addition, the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction raised a record $1.1 million in April 2018.

On the facilities front, Sell has overseen dramatic upgrades and expansion of competition and practice venues through development and implementation of the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was completed in 2010, and Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, as well as other recent improvements to the home of Jackrabbit baseball.

More recently, construction of the $32 million Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was completed in the fall of 2014. The facility, which serves as a competition venue for indoor track and field and as a practice facility for football and a number of other outdoor sports, contains one of only a handful of 300-meter indoor tracks in the country, as well as expanded facilities for sports medicine and strength and conditioning.

In addition, construction of the $65 million Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which serves as the home of Jackrabbit football, was completed in the fall of 2016.

In the fall of 2014, Sell was appointed by the NCAA Board of Directors to represent The Summit League and Missouri Valley Football Conference on the newly formed Division I Council. He currently chairs both the Division I Transfer Working Group and the Student-Athlete Experience Committee.

Born in Salem, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell came to South Dakota State from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked in various roles, both at the university and in the community for 10 years. He also worked at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events.

In the Brookings community, where Sell lives with his wife, Jennie, and their four children: Abbie, Zach, Josh and Eric, he has served as vice president of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce and Brookings Friends of Baseball, and is a member of the Brookings Health System Board of Trustees.

Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992.

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MATT MAHER • Senior Associate Athletics Director — Administrator • Wrestling Supervisor

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att Maher joined the SDSU staff as the senior associate athletics director for administration in August 2016. He manages various day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the business office, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, strategic planning and special projects. Maher is the primary athletics liaison for campus and community organizations and also serves as the sport administrator for the Jackrabbits men’s basketball, wrestling and volleyball programs.

Prior to joining SDSU Athletics, Maher spent eight years at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national office, most recently serving as associate director of academic and membership affairs. In that role, Maher managed the student-athlete reinstatement process, which involved risk assessment and strategic management of cases with complex legislative matters and significant media attention. Through additional strategic initiatives, Maher created a decision review process to effectively measure the consistent work of waiver teams, as well as implemented a programto provide better customer service. Maher also served as a liaison to the baseball, soccer and ice hockey head coaches associations.

Maher was also involved in managing and facilitating membership engagement on numerous Division I governance issues and committees, including the Division I Council, Division I Student-Athlete Experience Committee, Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement and Division I Committee on Institutional Performance.

Prior to his NCAA experience, Maher worked in the athletics compliance offices at Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha.

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Maher earned his Bachelor of Science in finance in 2005 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Juris Doctor in 2008 from The University of Nebraska College of Law. While pursuing his law degree, Maher published two law review articles regarding specific topics within intercollegiate athletics and was the first graduate from Nebraska College of Law to receive a concentration and certification in intercollegiate sports law.

KATHY HEYLENS • Senior Associate Athletics Director — Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator

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athy Heylens has dedicated her career to enhancing the lives of student-athletes at South Dakota State University since 1984 and currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administator. She also serves as sport supervisor for women’s soccer, women’s basketball and softball.

Since becoming the institution’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 1990, Heylens has overseen several areas within Jackrabbit Athletics, including compliance, academic support and Title IX-related issues. She is an active member of NCAA, The Summit League and various campus committees, including the Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Behavioral and Intervention Team (BIT), the Residential Advisory Council, University Accreditation Committee and the Choices and Prevention (CAP) Committee.

Within the athletics department, Heylens is part of the Intercollegiate Athletics Board, Hall of Fame Committee and the Compliance Team.

Heylens has been a strong advocate for the progress and advancement of athletics at South Dakota State and women’s athletics. She has helped the athletics program provide 70 new participation opportunities for women and additional coaching opportunities for women. She was heavily involved in SDSU’s transition to Division I and is an active member of the Athletics Title IX committee.

Heylens also maintains memberships in the National Association for Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators and the National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators.

A Watertown native, Heylens and her husband, Bill, live in Volga and have two grown children.

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Sonja Anderson

Rachael Anello

Riley Baker

Tom Bigelow

Scott Brown

Brody Busho

Women’s Equipment

Equipment and Facilities

Sports Information

Facilities

Sr. Associate Athletics Director

Assistant AD-Facilities

Blake Day

Jeff Drietz

Tanner Feterl

Maggan Froseth

Sharon Foley

Justin Hansen

Athletics Development

Equipment and Facilities

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Marketing

Accounting Assistant

Broadcast Services

Blake Henderson

Jeff Holm

Jason Hove

Bruce Lichty

Tammy Loban

Tyler Merriam

Sports Information

Sr. Associate AD-Facilities

Assistant AD-Sports Info.

Facilities

Asst. AD-Administration

Associate AD-Media

Hannah Nieman

Elliot Powell

Rich Reid

Michele Schmidt

Natasha Schreiber

Jennifer Sell

Athletics Development

Athletics Development

Faculty Athletics Rep.

Sports Information

Compliance Assistant

Assistant AD-Academics

Andrew Sogn

Rachel Steward

Zach Vos

Christi Williams

Dalton Williams

Matt Wright

Sports Information

Academics

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Associate AD-Facilities

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JACKRABBIT SENIORS HONORS AND AWARDS • NCAA National Champion at 133 pounds (2017-18) • NCAA Runner-Up at 133 pounds (2016-17) • Two-time All-American (2016-17, 2017-18) • Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) • Hodge Trophy Finalist (2017-18) • Finalist for NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler (seventh in 2016-17; third in 2017-18) • Big 12 Conference Champion at 133 pounds (2016-17, 2017-18) • Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Year (2017-18) • Most Outstanding Performer of Big 12 Championship (2016-17) • Big 12 Runner-Up at 141 pounds (2015-16) • Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 23, 2017; Feb. 21, 2018)

SETH GROSS Senior • 133 Pounds Apple Valley, Minnesota Apple Valley H.S. Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

2017-18: Became the first Jackrabbit student-athlete at the Division I level to win an individual national title, ending the season with a 29-1 overall record ... of his 29 victories, 12 were by fall and seven by technical fall as he finished third in NCAA Most Dominant standings with average of 4.35 team points per match and was a Hodge Trophy finalist ... selected to wrestle in season-opening NWCA All-Star Classic (11/5) ... in first official action of the season, claimed Bison Open title with pins in all three matches (11/11) ... named the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler of the 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships after winning all six matches by either technical fall or fall en route to 133-pound title (12/29-30) ... lone loss of the season came in dual against Wyoming in which he moved up to wrestle top-ranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith (1/18) ... earned Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week after closing dual season with 16-0 technical fall over North Dakota State’s Cam Sykora (2/21) ... repeated as Big 12 individual champion at 133 pounds, defeating Oklahoma State's Kaid Brock in the championship match, 8-5 (3/3-4) ... defeated Michigan’s Stevan Micic in NCAA title bout, 13-8, in rematch of NWCA All-Star Classic matchup (3/17) 2016-17: Ended year with an NCAA runner-up finish at 133 pounds ... led the team in wins, finishing with a 34-2 overall record and going undefeated in dual competition at 17-0 ... earned bonus points in 30 matches, winning nine by major decision, eight by technical fall and notching a team-best 13 pins ... ended up seventh in the standings among Division I wrestlers for the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award, averaging 4.35 team points in matches against D-I competition ... won title at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open by winning all four matches — three of which came against University of Minnesota foes (11/6) ... suffered first loss of the season, an

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CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2015-16 26-14 12-6 2016-17 34-2 17-0 2017-18 29-1 12-1 89-17 41-7 CAREER TOTALS overtime decision to Eric Montoya of Nebraska, in semis of Midlands Championships, but won final two matches to post a 6-1 record and third-place finish in two-day tournament (12/29-30) ... began calendar year with streak of four consecutive pins in dual competition ... named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after knocking off then-No. 2 Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State, 6-4, in dual action (1/22) ... came up with a first-period pin of Oklahoma's Trae Blackwell in final match of dual to pull out a 20-19 Jackrabbit victory (2/3) ... became first Jackrabbit wrestler to win a Big 12 Conference individual title, living up to his top seed by winning all three matches, including a 9-7 victory over Brock in the championship match (3/4-5) ... also was named Most Outstanding Performer of the 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championship ... entered NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed at 133 pounds and outscored his first four opponents, including avenging his earlier loss to Montoya, by a 43-4 margin to reach the title bout (3/16-18) ... dropped a 4-3 decision to Iowa's Cory Clark in the finals, ending a 22match winning streak ... joined 149-pounder Alex Kocer as the first Jackrabbit wrestlers to earn All-America honors in the Division I era 2015-16: Compiled a 26-14 overall record, including a 12-6 mark in duals, in first season in the Jackrabbit lineup … opened year with runner-up finish at the Warren Williamson/ Daktronics Open … hit his stride after the start of the calendar year as he won 11 of 12 matches before falling in the 141-pound title bout at the Big 12 Championship … was one win away from earning All-America honors, going 3-2 at NCAA Championships … following the collegiate season, earned a berth on the USA Junior World Team by winning the 60-kilogram division at the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials BEFORE SDSU: Joined the Jackrabbits after a season at Iowa ... was a Minnesota high school state champion at three different weight classes: 120 pounds in 2012, 132 as a junior and 138 as a senior … posted a career prep record of 15315, including a 48-2 mark his senior season … junior national freestyle champion in 2013 at 132 pounds … two-time cadet national freestyle champion, winning titles at 126 pounds in 2012 and 113 pounds in 2011

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LOGAN PETERSON Senior • 165 Pounds Lake Lillian, Minnesota Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City H.S. Majors: Political Science/ History/Global Studies

2017-18: Served as the team’s regular starter at 165 pounds during his junior season ... tied for fifth at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, with both of his victories coming by major decision (11/5) ... posted 3-0 record in dual action at Dakota Showcase, winning two matches by major decision and one by fall (12/3) ... recorded eighth-place finish at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, turning in a 4-3 record over two-day event (12/29-30) ... began calendar year with pin of Oregon State’s Billy Bigelow in home dual (1/5) ... added home dual wins over Northern Iowa's Isaiah Patton (1/21) and Iowa State's Skyler St. John (2/4) ... dropped both of his matches at Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/3) 2016-17: Moved into the starting lineup at 157 pounds midway through season ... one of nine Jackrabbits to record 20 or more wins ... opened sophomore campaign with sixthplace finish and 5-3 record, including two pins, at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... posted 5-2 record en route to fourth-place finish at Cyclone Open (11/13) ... went 2-0 in first dual action of the season, at South Dakota Showcase (12/4) ... recorded first-period fall over Karsten Van Velsor of SIU-Edwardsville in dual action (1/28) ... notched consecutive wins by major decision in duals against Utah Valley (2/3) and West Virginia (2/9) ... completed season with 2-2 record at Big 12 Championship (3/4)

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2015-16 17-12 3-3 2016-17 21-15 9-6 2017-18 15-14 6-6 53-41 18-15 CAREER TOTALS 2015-16: Split time between the 157- and 165-pound weight classes, finishing with a 17-12 overall record … placed fourth at the Grand View Open, compiling a 5-2 record in the 165pound division … was 3-3 in duals, including pinning opponents from Dakota Wesleyan and Northern State at South Dakota Showcase … competed at 157 pounds in Midlands Championships and turned in a 1-2 mark … placed third in 157-pound division at Worthington Open in January … helped lead Jackrabbits to dual victory at Utah Valley with win by decision 2014-15: Enjoyed a successful first season in the Jackrabbit wrestling program ... redshirted, but compiled a 32-9 record in open tournaments ... recorded four wins each by pin and major decision ... competed mostly at 157 pounds BEFORE SDSU: Three-time Minnesota state placewinner …

Minnesota state champion senior year … third-place finishes in both 2012 and 2013 … boasted a 154-30 record entering his senior season … 2013 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Championship All-American … trained and competed for PINnacle Wrestling School in Shoreview, Minnesota … ranked No. 22 in USA Wrestling Future Olympian rankings

JACKRABBIT JUNIORS 2017-18: Provided depth at 165 pounds ... opened season with sixth-place finish at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... won four of five matches to place third at Bison Open (11/11) ... claimed 165-pound titles at Finn Grinaker Open (11/28) and Worthington Open (1/20) ... recorded wins by technical fall and fall in lone dual action of the season at Dakota Showcase (12/3) 2016-17: Posted a 10-9 overall record while wrestling exclusively in open tournaments ... turned in a 3-2 record at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... tallied a 4-2 mark in 157-pound division at Husky Open (12/10) ... closed season with runner-up finish at Ridgewater Open (1/14)

BRETT BYE Junior • 174 Pounds Vermillion, South Dakota Vermillion H.S. Major: Agricultural Systems Technology

2015-16: Redshirted during first season in the Jackrabbit wrestling program ... wrestled in open tournaments, posting a 10-7 overall record ... won the 165-pound title at the Finn Grinaker Open in Novmember ... wrapped up season with runner-up finish at Worthington Open ... also posted a thirdplace finish at the Bison Open and sixth-place effort at the season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2016-17 10-9 0-0 2017-18 17-7 2-0 27-16 2-0 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Completed an outstanding prep career at Vermillion High School by putting together back-to-back perfect seasons ... as a junior, won state title at 152 pounds with a 48-0 record ... closed out prep career with 47-0 record and state title at 170 pounds ... was a six-time placewinner at state meet, adding pair of third-place finishes ... at time of his signing, was the 10th-ranked 160-pound prospect in his senior class and was ranked 59th overall by Intermat ... also a three-time Greco and freestyle state champ, along with numerous top-eight finishes at Fargo Nationals

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JACKRABBIT JUNIORS 2017-18: Filled a reserve role at 165 pounds ... posted a 4-2 record en route to fourth-place finish at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... wrestled in four duals, including squad's first two duals — versus Minnesota (11/17) and at Arizona State (11/26) 2016-17: Saw action at both 184 and 197 pounds ... opened his season by posting a 2-2 record in 184-pound weight class at the Cyclone Open (11/13) ... split duals while wrestling at 197 pounds in South Dakota Showcase (12/4) ... competed at 184 pounds at Midlands Championships ... closed season with technical fall victory in dual action over Jake Godinez of SIU-Edwardsville (1/28)

ZACH CARLSON Junior • 184 Pounds Kerkhoven, Minnesota Kerkhoven-MurdockSunburg H.S. Major: Agricultural Science

2015-16: Served as understudy at 174 pounds as he redshirted during first season as a Jackrabbit … posted a 17-5 record in open tournaments, winning three titles … first tournament win came at the Grand View Open … also claimed individual championships at the Bison Open and Finn Grinaker Open … wrapped up competition season with third-place effort at the Worthington Open

2017-18: Redshirted ... turned in a winning record (9-6) while competing in four open tournaments ... began season by going 2-2 at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... completed campaign by posting a 4-1 record at Worthington Open en route to fifth-place finish (1/20) 2016-17: Again served as a backup in the 125-pound weight class ... opened season with 2-2 record at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... placed fourth at Ridgewater Open with 3-2 record (1/14) ... saw lone dual action in season finale against North Dakota State (2/19)

KAHLEN MORRIS Junior • 125 Pounds Sioux Falls, South Dakota Roosevelt H.S. Major: Biochemistry

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2015-16: Filled in at 125 pounds early in the season … turned in a 2-14 overall record, including a 1-4 mark in duals … first collegiate victory was an 18-4 major decision over Chad Skokowski of Concordia (Neb.) at the Grand View Open … recorded a 9-6 decision over Will Seydel of Dakota Wesleyan in dual action at the South Dakota Showcase

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2016-17 5-5 2-1 2017-18 4-6 0-4 9-11 2-5 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Compiled a 201-35 career record with 92 pins for the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School program … over his final three seasons he went 137-3, winning 46 matches in a season twice and 45 matches once with one loss each year … recorded a state runner-up finish as a sophomore and third-place finishes as both a junior and senior … also posted a second-place finish at high school Nationals following his sophomore year and was a Junior Freestyle state champion in 2014, earning a spot on both Junior and Schoolboy national teams

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2015-16 2-14 1-4 2016-17 7-11 0-1 9-25 1-5 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Compiled a career record of 158-31 and was a four-time state qualifier at Roosevelt High School won at least 38 matches all four years of high school … posted a 38-2 record and won a state title at 113 pounds as a junior … placed fifth in 120-pound weight class and turned in 38-8 record his senior season … first qualified for state meet as a freshman, finishing seventh at 106 pounds with 38-14 record … moved up to a sixth-place finish at 113 pounds as a sophomore, recording most wins in a season with 44-7 record

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JACKRABBIT JUNIORS HONORS AND AWARDS • NCAA Qualifier (2017-18)

MARTIN MUELLER Junior • 197 Pounds Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City Central H.S. Major: Sport, Recreation and Park Management

2017-18: Put together a breakthrough season for the Jackrabbits by earning his first trip to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships ... began season by winning 184pound title at the Bison Open, defeating teammate Brady Ayers in the championship match (11/11) ... went 3-0 in dual competition at the Dakota Showcase, outscoring his opponents by a combined 46-3 (12/3) ... closed calendar year by posting a seventh-place finish at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with 4-2 record (12/29-30) ... helped lead Jackrabbits to home dual win over Wyoming with first-period pin of Chaz Poltson (1/18) ... tied for third on squad with 12 dual victories and closed dual season with five consecutive wins ... placed fourth at Big 12 Wrestling Championship with 2-2 record (3/3-4) ... went 0-2 at national meet (3/15) 2016-17: Took over the starting spot in the lineup at 184 pounds, finishing the season with a 16-13 overall record ... on opening weekend of season, scored a 19-6 major decision over Carson Powell in dual versus Iowa State (11/4), then placed second at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... turned in a 2-2 record at the Midlands Championships (12/29) ... reeled off consecutive dual victories against Oklahoma (2/3), Utah Valley (2/4) and West Virginia (2/12) en route to 9-9 dual mark ... placed third at Big 12 Championship with 3-1 record (3/4-5)

HONORS AND AWARDS • NCAA Qualifier (2017-18) • Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2017-18)

HENRY POHLMEYER Junior • 149 Pounds Johnston, Iowa Johnston H.S. Major: Political Science

2017-18: Earned starting role at 141 pounds on a full-time basis ... ranked third on team with seven pins ... opened season with third-place effort at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, compiling a 5-1 record (11/5) ... recorded runner-up finish at Bison Open, earning bonus-point victories in each of his first three matches (11/11) ... avenged loss to Oregon State's Jack Hathaway at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with 5-2 decision in home dual a week later to begin string of eight wins in final nine dual matches (1/5) ... completed weekend road swing with pins in duals against Utah Valley (1/12) and Air Force (1/14) ... pinned nationally ranked Nick Zanetta of Pittsburgh early in third period of road dual (2/9) ... placed fourth at Big 12 Wrestling Championship with 3-2 record over two days, including pins over Fresno State’s Chris De Loza and Oklahoma's Mike Longo (3/3-4) ... received at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and turned in a 1-2 record (3/15-16) ... victory at national meet was a third-period pin of Cleveland State's Evan Cheek 2016-17: Served as the team’s primary starter at 141 pounds ... placed fourth at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with a 4-2 record, winning first two matches by fall (11/6) ... completed the season with an 11-12 overall record, with six of his wins by fall ... upset Nebraska's Colton McCrystal with a second-period pin at Midlands Championships, a tournament in which he posted a 3-2 record (12/29-30) ... after missing

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2016-17 16-13 9-9 2017-18 23-8 12-2 39-21 21-11 CAREER TOTALS 2015-16: Competed in two open tournaments while redshirting in first season as a Jackrabbit … in first collegiate competition, placed fourth at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open … won the 184-pound title at Worthington Open to finish season with an 8-2 record BEFORE SDSU: Won back-to-back Class A titles for Rapid City Central High School, winning the 182-pound division as a junior and at 195 pounds in 2015 … a six-time varsity letterman, he compiled a 189-56 career record, including a combined 89-1 mark his final two seasons as he went 49-1 during the 2013-14 season and 40-0 as a senior … his 189 career wins rank third in school history … three-time region champion who won 17 career tournament titles … also was a four-time academic honor roll selection

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2016-17 11-12 3-6 2017-18 23-11 10-3 34-23 13-9 CAREER TOTALS nearly a month due to injury, returned to the lineup with a 9-2 decision over Trevor Feagans of SIU-Edwardsville in dual action (1/28) ... ended season by going 1-2 at Big 12 Championship (3/4) 2015-16: Put together a strong redshirt season as he compiled a 16-5 record in open tournaments ... of his 16 victories, 11 came by pin … recorded pins of three of four opponents en route to 133-pound title at the Grand View Open … notched four falls in winning title at Finn Grinaker Open … in final competition of the season, turned in a third-place finish at the Worthington Open BEFORE SDSU: Owned a 137-31 career record at Johnston High School, where he was considered one of the top poundfor-pound wrestlers in Iowa …went 37-5 as a sophomore en route to a state title at 106 pounds … posted 43-3 record and runner-up finish in 113-pound weight class as a junior … qualified for state tournament in 132-pound weight class as a senior … also was a 2014 USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals champion and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament … four-time Greco and freestyle state champion, along with being a Fargo All-American

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JACKRABBIT SOPHOMORES 2017-18: Held the starting spot at 149 pounds throughout the season ... finished with an 8-17 overall record, including a 3-11 mark in duals ... claimed the 149-pound title at the Bison Open, posting a 4-0 record (11/11) ... won both of his matches at Dakota Showcase (12/3) ... added dual win over Grant LaMont of Utah Valley in Big 12 action (1/12)

COLTEN CARLSON Sophomore • 157 Pounds Willmar, Minnesota Willmar H.S. Major: Dairy Production

2016-17: Redshirted during first season with the Jackrabbits, but competed in open tournaments ... compiled a 25-13 overall record and placed in top eight of weight class in five different tournaments ... began collegiate career by posting 4-2 record with pair of falls at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... finished sixth with 4-3 mark at UNI Open (12/3) ... recorded fifth-place finishes at both Husky Open (12/10) and Ridgewater Open (1/14) ... closed season with third-place effort at Sioux City Open, winning final four matches (2/4)

2017-18: Competed in open tournaments, posting an 11-11 overall record while wrestling at 165 pounds ... turned in fourth-place finish at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) ... also placed fourth at Worthington Open (1/20) ... closed season with another fourth-place finish, notching a 4-2 record, at North Country Open (1/27) 2016-17: Redshirted during his first season as a Jackrabbit and competed in open tournaments ... ended year with 15-13 mark ... placed in top six of three different tournaments, starting with sixth-place effort at Husky Open (12/10) ... finished as runner-up in 165-pound division at Ridgewater Open, dropping a 7-3 decision to teammate Kasey Klapprodt in the finals (1/14) ... recorded third-place finish at Worthington Open (1/21)

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2017-18 8-17 3-11 8-17 3-11 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Set a Willmar High School record for career wins with a 225-42 varsity record ... a three-time all-state honoree, he won 124 matches by pin and capped his career by winning the Class 3A state title at 160 pounds ... recorded 227 takedowns during his senior season ... also received academic all-state recognition two times

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2016-17 11-11 0-0 11-11 0-0 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-time state qualifier for one of the top high school wrestling programs in the nation, St. Paris Graham Local High School, which won a state team title in 2016 ... won a Division II state title at 160 pounds his senior season, posting a 42-4 record ... in three high school seasons, compiled a 134-22 record ... qualified for state in the 152-pound weight class as a sophomore before recording a 54-7 record and third-place finish at 170 pounds as a junior ... team captain as a senior

GARRETT JORDAN Sophomore • 165 Pounds St. Paris, Ohio St. Paris Graham Local H.S. Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Science

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JACKRABBIT SOPHOMORES 2017-18: Backed up at heavyweight, posting 2-1 record in duals and 16-14 overall ... both of his dual wins came at Dakota Showcase (12/3) ... also competed in several open tournaments, posting four top-five finishes ... placed fifth at Bison Open (11/11) ... recorded third-place finishes at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) and Worthington Open (1/20) ... closed season with fourth-place finish at North Country Open (1/27) 2016-17: Recorded three top-four finishes in open tournaments while redshirting during his first season in the Jackrabbit wrestling program ... won heavyweight title with 3-0 record at Ridgewater Open (1/14) ... placed second a week later at Worthington Open (1/21) ... completed season by turning in a 4-2 record for a fourth-place finish at Sioux City Open (2/4)

CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL DUAL SEASON RECORD RECORD 2017-18 16-14 2-1 16-14 2-1 CAREER TOTALS BEFORE SDSU: Qualified for the Minnesota Class A state tournament in both his junior and senior seasons … turned in a 30-10 record as a junior, followed by a 37-3 mark and thirdplace state finish at 285 pounds his final prep season

BLAKE WOLTERS Sophomore • 285 Pounds Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone Area H.S. Major: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering JACKRABBIT REDSHIRT FRESHMEN

ALEX AARSVOLD Redshirt Freshman • 285 Pounds Zumbrota, Minnesota Pine Island H.S. Major: Agronomy

SAMUEL GROVE Redshirt Freshman • 184 Pounds Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead H.S. Major: Exercise Science

2017-18: Redshirted, but competed in open tournaments and recorded a 7-13 overall record ... won 9-0 major decision over North Dakota State's Jerrad Nieland at Bison Open for first victory of the season (11/11) ... placed fourth in heavyweight division at Finn Grinaker Open, posting a 2-3 record with both victories by pin (11/18) ... turned in 2-2 records at both the MSU Dragon Open (12/2) and Worthington Open (1/20)

2017-18: Redshirted during first season in the Jackrabbit wrestling program ... compiled a 9-13 record while competing in open tournaments ... posted 2-2 record in season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, including winning first collegiate match by pin (11/5) ... wrestled way to runner-up finish in 184pound weight class at MSU Dragon Open in return to hometown (12/2) ... recorded fourth-place finishes at UNI Open (12/9) and North Country Open (1/27)

BEFORE SDSU: Capped his prep career at Pine Island High School with a thirdplace finish at heavyweight at the Minnesota Class A state meet … finished senior season with a 36-1 mark … recorded 93 career victories and was a three-time allconference honoree ... member of 2017 Rochester Post Bulletin All-Area Wrestling Team

BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-sport standout at Moorhead High School ... on the wrestling mat, was a four-time state qualifier who compiled a 187-37 career record with 110 pins ... won Class AAA state title at 195 pounds as a senior, following a runner-up finish as a junior ... placed fourth at 160 pounds as a sophomore and qualified for state meet as a freshman in the 170-pound division ... earned All-America honors at Fargo USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals ... in football, was an all-district selection as a senior while playing fullback and linebacker … also lettered four times in track and field, competing in the hurdles and 400-meter dash ... team captain in all three sports ... two-time academic allstate selection and a recipient of the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Scholarship ... Boys State delegate

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KELBY HAWKINS Redshirt Freshman • 165 Pounds Groton, South Dakota Webster Area H.S. Major: Exploratory Studies

2017-18: Served as an understudy at 165 pounds during redshirt season ... competed in five open tournaments, posting a 9-8 overall record ... placed fifth with 2-2 record at Bison Open (11/11) ... won individual title at MSU Dragon Open, turning in a 4-0 record that including a pin in championship match (12/2) BEFORE SDSU: Wrestled on the varsity squad for six seasons and compiled a 242-26 career record with 164 wins by pin at Webster Area High School … turned in four seasons with 40 or more wins, including posting a 40-1 record as a senior en route to a third-place finish at 160 pounds … placed fifth at state as a junior, ending the season with a 40-6 overall record … won five region titles … also placed second at 120 pounds at Class B state meet as a freshman and was fourth at 132 pounds as a sophomore ... team captain in both wrestling and football … all-state selection in football … also an academic all-state selection and member of the National Honor Society … his uncle, Tim Hawkins, played football at SDSU from 1987-90

RYLEE MOLITOR Redshirt Freshman • 133/141 Pounds Sartell, Minnesota Sartell-St. Stephen H.S. Major: Entrepreneurial Studies

2017-18: Served as an understudy to national champion Seth Gross at 133 pounds ... redshirted, but compiled a 20-10 record as a competitor in open tournaments ... recorded five top-five tournament finishes, starting with third-place effort at Bison Open (11/11) ... also posted a third-place finish a week later at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) ... turned in 4-1 record as part of third-place effort at MSU Dragon Open (12/2) .... ended calendar year with fifth-place finish at UNI Open (12/9) ... notched 5-1 record en route to fifth-place standing at Worthington Open (1/20) BEFORE SDSU: Qualified for Minnesota Class AAA state meet in four different weight classes and was a finalist in three during a standout career at Sartell-St. Stephen High School … finished second at 106 pounds as a freshman before winning a state title at 113 pounds during his sophomore season, ending the year with a 38-1 record … was runner-up at 120 pounds as a junior and took third at 126 pounds as a senior … compiled a four-year record of 152-8, winning at least 36 matches each season … also excelled in USA Wrestling competition, earning All-America honors twice at Fargo Nationals … won state freestyle and GrecoRoman titles at 132 pounds in the spring of 2016

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DEVON SIEVERS Redshirt Freshman • 174 Pounds Gary, South Dakota Deuel H.S. Major: Human Biology

2017-18: Wrestled extensively in open tournaments during a redshirt season and compiled a 15-14 record ... turned in sixth-place finish at Bison Open with 3-3 record (11/11) ... highest finish of the season was a third-place effort at the MSU Dragon Open, in which he posted a 5-1 record (12/2) ... recorded fifth-place finish at Worthington Open (1/20) ... closed season with sixth-place finish at North Country Open (1/27) BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-time Class B placewinner for Deuel High School … placed sixth at 132 pounds as a sophomore, was fourth at 138 pounds his junior season and capped his prep career with a third-place finish at 152 pounds … four-year record was 136-35 … class valedictorian and member of the National Honor Society

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PEYTON SMITH Redshirt Freshman • 149 Pounds Savannah, Missouri Savannah H.S. Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Science

ARIC WILLIAMS Redshirt Freshman • 141 Pounds Pierre, South Dakota T.F. Riggs H.S. Major: Agricultural Business

2017-18: Completed redshirt season with 10-8 record while wrestling in open tournaments ... turned in 2-2 record in season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... won 149-pound division title at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) ... placed fifth at MSU Dragon Open (12/2)

2017-18: Compiled a 14-12 record while competing in open tournaments during redshirt season ... claimed division title at 141 pounds at Finn Grinaker Open with 4-0 record (11/18) ... placed sixth at MSU Dragon Open (12/2) ... recorded thirdplace finish with 3-1 record at Worthington Open (1/20) ... closed season with fifth-place effort at North Country Open (1/27)

BEFORE SDSU: Placed in the top four of his weight class at the Missouri Class 2 state meet four times for Savannah High School ... won state title at 138 pounds as a senior, finishing with a 35-1 record ... turned in four-year record of 177-16 with three seasons of at least 44 wins ... tallied 100 career pins ... went 54-2 and placed third at 132 pounds as a junior and was state runner-up at 120 pounds as a sophomore ... four-time conference champion ... academic all-state selection and member of the National Honor Society

BEFORE SDSU: Was a key member for T.F. Riggs High School teams that won three consecutive Class A state team titles (2015-17) ... team captain who posted a 119-33 overall record his final three seasons for the Governors, including consecutive 40-win campaigns ... recorded a 44-5 record en route to a third-place state finish at 145 pounds as a senior ... turned in a fifth-place finish with a 43-12 mark at 138 pounds as a junior ... also placed sixth at 113 pounds as a prep freshman ... two-year starter in football ... member of the National Honor Society

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CLAY CARLSON Freshman • 141 Pounds Willmar, Minnesota Willmar H.S. Major: Animal Science

BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time state finalist during a standout career at Willmar High School ... capped a perfect 48-0 season as a senior by winning the 132pound title at the Minnesota Class AAA state championships in 2018 ... finished as state runner-up as a junior with a 42-4 record ... recorded a sixth-place finish in the 113-pound weight class as a freshman ... during the club season, Carlson claimed the 132-pound title at the 2017 Rumble on the Red tournament ... joins his older brother, Colten, on the Jackrabbit roster

GREGORY COAPSTICK Freshman • 125 Pounds Frisco, Texas Centennial H.S. Major: Nutrition and Dietetics

BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-time state finalist in the lower weights at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas ... won state championship at 113 pounds in 2017 ... two-time state runner-up (106, 113) ... on the club circuit, placed fifth at 2017 Preseason Nationals in the 120-pound division and earned an eighth-place finish in Greco-Roman competition at 2018 Fargo Nationals

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LAKEN COOK Junior • 157 Pounds Ilion, New York Central Valley Academy Appalachian State Major: Entrepreneurial Studies

BEFORE SDSU: Transferred to SDSU after spending the previous two seasons at Appalachian State ... posted a 22-14 overall record and 4-5 dual mark during 2017-18 season while wrestling at both 157 and 165 pounds ... won the 157pound title at the Appalachian Open during his sophomore season ... led team with seven pins during 2017-18 campaign ... in high school, was a three-time state placewinner for Central Valley Academy ... recorded a runner-up finish as a senior ... also earned All-America honors with a third-place finish at Senior Nationals ... team captain in both wrestling and football

SPENCER HUBER Sophomore • 133 Pounds Yankton, South Dakota Yankton H.S. Major: Mechanical Engineering

BEFORE SDSU: Joined the Jackrabbit wrestling team in the fall of 2018 after previously being enrolled at SDSU ... was a three-time state Class A placewinner for Yankton High School, from which he graduated in 2016 ... highest placing was a runner-up finish at 132 pounds his senior season, when he finished with a 45-4 record ... went 47-4 as a junior en route to a third-place showing at the state meet as a junior ... turned in a sixth-place finish at 126 pounds as a sophomore

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DALTON LAKMANN Freshman • 157 Pounds Redding, California Foothill H.S. Major: Civil Engineering

BEFORE SDSU: Competed both at the state and national level ... placed seventh in the 132-pound division at the 2017 California Interscholastic Federation state tournament for Foothill High School ... in other competition, finished as runner-up at Preseason Nationals and earned All-America honors with a third-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions

ALEX LLOYD Freshman • 149 Pounds Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee H.S. Major: Exercise Science

BEFORE SDSU: Was one of the most dominant high school wrestlers in the state of Minnesota in recent years ... compiled a 239-19 career prep record at Shakopee High School with 96 pins and 891 takedowns ... earned five state tournament berths and won three individual Class AAA state titles ... went 49-1 en route to 152-pound state title as a senior ... won back-to-back 145-pound titles as a sophomore and junior with respective records of 42-1 and 43-1 ... four-time allconference performer ... on the youth circuit, earned All-America honors at Fargo Nationals nine times and won three national titles — two in USAW folkstyle competitions and one in Greco-Roman ... also ran cross country

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BOWEN MCCONVILLE Freshman • 285 Pounds Renton, Washington Kennedy Catholic H.S. Major: Business Economics

BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-sport standout at Kennedy Catholic High School in the Seattle metro area ... in wrestling, was a three-time state finalist ... tallied 105 career victories, of which 98 were by pin ... won the Class 4A state title in the heavyweight division as a senior ... recorded back-to-back state runner-up finishes at 195 pounds as a sophomore (Class 3A) and junior (Class 4A) ... earned all-state honors as a linebacker in football ... qualified for the state track and field meet in both the javelin and discus as a prep senior

KENNY O’NEIL Freshman • 165 Pounds Prior Lake, Minnesota Prior Lake H.S. Majors: Human Biology/ Spanish

BEFORE SDSU: Qualified for the Minnesota state tournament five times and was a placewinner in four different weight classes ... won individual Class AAA state title at 160 pounds as a junior, ending the season with a 41-2 record ... compiled a 146-21 record over his last four seasons to become Prior Lake High School’s career wins leader ... moved up to 170 pounds for his senior season and placed third at state, posting a 32-4 record ... claimed third at 152 pounds in 2016 and was fifth at 145 pounds as a freshman in 2015 ... two-time All-American in junior and cadet competition ... first-team academic all-state selection by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association ... also competed in football

ZACH PRICE Freshman • 141 Pounds Johnston, Iowa Johnston H.S. Major: Business Economics

BEFORE SDSU: Posted top-four finishes at the Class 3A Iowa State Wrestling Tournament each of his four seasons at Johnston High School ... finished as school’s career wins leader after compiling a 182-22 overall record ... notched third-place finishes at 106 pounds in 2015, 126 pounds in 2017 and 132 pounds in 2018 ... placed fourth in the 120-pound weight class as a sophomore ... on the club circuit, earned All-America honors at the Fargo Nationals ... also competed in football

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RUSSELL RUCKLOS Freshman • 174 Pounds Palo Cedro, California Foothill H.S. Major: Business Economics

BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time section champion and state qualifier for Foothill High School ... competed at 152 pounds as a junior, then moved up to 170 pounds as a senior and placed sixth at the California Interscholastic Federation state tournament ... earned All-America honors on two occasions during the club season ... also competed in football at the prep level

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TANNER SLOAN Freshman • 197 Pounds Alburnett, Iowa Alburnett H.S. Major: Animal Science

BEFORE SDSU: Excelled both athletically and academically at Alburnett High School ... was a two-time state champion and four-time state placewinner ... posted a 47-1 record with 30 pins as a senior en route to the 195-pound Class 1A state title ... also won a state championship as a sophomore at 170 pounds and took third his junior season ... placed sixth in the 138-pound division as a freshman ... in football, ran for 1,694 yards and 28 touchdowns to earn first-team allstate recognition ... active in FFA and 4-H .. member of the National Honor Society

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2017-18 SEASON REVIEW

SEASON RECAP Continuing an upward trend, the South Dakota State University wrestling team once again put together its most successful season at the Division I level during the 2017-18 campaign.

Consistent from start to finish, a veteran Jackrabbit squad set a school record for consecutive dual wins, went undefeated against Big 12 opponents, notched their highest finish at the NCAA Division I tournament and crowned their first D-I national champion among a program-best three All-Americans.

After getting off to a bit of a slow start with dual losses to ranked opponents Minnesota and Arizona State, the Jackrabbits began to hit their stride by outscoring their opponents at the Dakota Showcase by a combined 145-8 in three duals.

SDSU ended the calendar year strong with a hard-fought, 23-16 dual victory over 18th-ranked Central Michigan Dec. 8 at Frost Arena that was sealed by an upset win in the heavyweight bout

by Jackrabbit senior Alex Macki.

Following a three-week layoff, the Jacks put an exclamation point on the first half of the season with their best-ever finish at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a fifth-place effort in the two-day tournament which serves as one of the top precursors to the national meet.

Top-ranked Seth Gross cruised through the 133-pound division en route to being named the Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Gross won all six of his matches either by fall or technical fall, including pinning Bryan Lantry of Buffalo in the first period of their championship matchup.

David Kocer also reached the finals at the Midlands, while four other SDSU wrestlers earned spots on the podium with top-eight finishes.

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DAVID KOCER, left, and Luke Zilverberg each earned All-America honors at the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Kocer placed seventh in the 174-pound weight class, while Zilverberg finished eighth at 157 pounds. A Wagner native, Kocer also became the 14th Jackrabbit wrestler to record 100 career victories, finishing with a 108-51 career record. Zilverberg notched 98 career wins. strong start with a 30-13 home dual win over Oregon State on Jan. 5.

The next month featured six duals in a row against Big 12 opponents, with the Jackrabbits coming away with wins in all six The Jan. 18 home dual against Wyoming made history as Gross moved up a weight class to challenge the Cowboys’ Bryce Meredith in a matchup of two top-ranked wrestlers. Gross dropped a close 4-2 decision in what would be his lone loss of the season.

Kocer reached a milestone in dual action Feb. 11 at West Virginia, when he became the 14th Jackrabbit wrestler to reach 100 career victories.

He would go on to tie for ninth place in program history with 108 wins.

The Jackrabbits also set a new school record with their 13th consecutive dual victory in the 24-9 win over West Virginia.

SDSU would extend the record to 14 by closing out an undefeated (8-0) season against Big 12 foes with a 22-12 home win over border rival North Dakota State.

At the Big 12 Championship March 3-4 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Jackrabbits turned in their second consecutive third-place finish. Gross repeated as 133-pound champion, while Nate Rotert won his first individual conference title, winning a tight 3-2 decision over longtime rival Jake Smith of West Virginia thanks a one-second advantage in riding time during the overtime periods.

Kocer also reached the finals, falling to topseeded Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa, while

Martin Mueller and Luke Zilverberg each posted third-place finishes and freshman Connor Brown placed fifth.

In all, six Jackrabbits earned automatic bids to nationals out of the Big 12 Championship, while 141-pound sophomore Henry Pohlmeyer was awarded an at-large berth.

At the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Gross won his first two matches convincingly before downing Wyoming’s Montorie Bridges, 7-3, in the quarterfinals. Gross reached the finals for the second consecutive year by surviving a score from Tariq Wilson of North Carolina State, who rallied late to push Gross to overtime before the Jackrabbit came up with a pin in the extra session.

In the finals, Gross built an early 6-0 lead over Michigan’s Stevan Micic before holding on for a 13-8 victory to become the first SDSU national champion in any sport at the Division I level.

Kocer and Luke Zilverberg also earned AllAmerica honors with respective seventh- and eighth-place finishes at 174 and 157 pounds.

Rotert finished one win away from reaching the podium as SDSU led all Big 12 schools with a 12th-place showing.

Kocer (108 wins), Rotert (99), Zilverberg (99) and Gross (89) all moved into the SDSU top 25 for career wins during the 2017-18 season. Gross also was one of four finalists for the Dan Hodge Trophy as the top collegiate wrestler.

Following the season, Jackrabbit mentor Chris Bono stepped down after six seasons to accept the head coaching position at Wisconsin.

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2017-18 SEASON STATISTICS WRESTLER Alex Aarsvold* Isaac Andrade Brady Ayers Connor Brown Brett Bye Colten Carlson Zach Carlson Jaxon Fitzgerald Seth Gross Samuel Grove* Kelby Hawkins* Garrett Jordan David Kocer Anders Lantz* Alex Macki Rylee Molitor Kahlen Morris* Martin Mueller Logan Peterson Tyler Pieper Henry Pohlmeyer Joshua Portillo Justin Portillo Michael Prieto Nate Rotert Hunter Shelton* Devon Sievers* Peyton Smith* Elias Vaoifi* Kevin Vough* Aric Williams Blake Wolters Luke Zilverberg

OVERALL RECORD 7-13 3-5 7-6 23-16 17-7 8-17 4-6 3-4 29-1 9-13 9-8 11-11 28-8 10-11 13-14 20-10 9-6 23-8 15-12 1-7 23-11 2-3 2-4 7-3 28-5 12-4 15-14 10-8 9-8 16-8 14-12 16-14 30-11

DUAL RECORD 0-0 2-1 1-2 9-7 2-0 3-11 0-4 1-0 12-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-3 0-0 6-7 0-0 0-0 12-2 6-6 1-3 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 14-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 13-3

DEC. 3-5 0-5 5-3 14-12 9-3 2-9 3-2 0-4 5-1 4-10 7-5 5-7 10-4 1-7 8-11 6-8 6-6 11-5 6-7 0-0 8-6 0-3 1-2 2-2 18-3 8-3 5-9 2-4 4-7 3-3 7-6 8-8 20-11

MAJOR DEC. 1-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-4 3-7 0-3 0-0 5-0 2-1 0-1 1-2 11-3 3-4 1-2 1-2 0-0 7-2 4-4 0-4 4-3 0-0 0-1 2-1 4-0 2-0 3-3 3-1 3-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 5-0

TECHNICAL FALL 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 5-0 0-1 0-0 3-0 7-0 0-0 1-0 2-1 6-1 1-0 0-0 7-0 1-0 3-0 1-1 0-2 3-0 2-0 1-1 3-0 5-0 0-0 2-2 3-2 1-0 0-0 2-2 3-0 0-0

FALL 3-5 1-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 12-0 3-2 1-2 3-1 1-0 5-0 4-1 4-0 2-0 2-1 4-0 0-1 7-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 5-0 1-1 1-1 12-4 3-2 3-6 4-0

OTHER 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0

*Redshirted, competed only in open tournaments Note: Other includes matches decided by forfeit, disqualification, injury default, etc.

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FASTEST PIN 0:55 1:52 2:28 2:07 1:22 5:51 0:57 N/A 0:56 0:43 6:11 2:46 5:59 2:18 0:32 1:34 3:58 2:49 0:46 N/A 2:03 N/A N/A N/A 0:55 2:51 1:23 3:19 6:04 0:18 0:30 1:49 1:49

DUAL TEAM PTS 0 11 3 41 11 13 0 5 59 0 0 0 44 0 21 0 0 47 28 6 43 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 55

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2017-18 DUAL RESULTS #6 MINNESOTA 20, #16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 12 Nov. 17, 2017 • at Frost Arena 184: Owen Webster (MINN) dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 6-2 197: Brady Ayers (SDSU) dec. Bobby Steveson (MINN), 8-6 [SV-1] 285: Rylee Streifel (MINN) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 4-1 125: #5 Ethan Lizak (MINN) major dec. Connor Brown (SDSU), 11-0 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) dec. #6 Mitch McKee (MINN), 9-4 141: #7 Tommy Thorn (MINN) major dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 13-4 149: Hunter Marko (MINN) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 3-2 157: #14 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. #10 Jake Short (MINN), 5-2 165: #9 Nick Wanzek (MINN) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 8-5 174: #10 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Chris Pfarr (MINN), 6-2

#12 ARIZONA STATE 25, #16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 13 Nov. 26, 2017 • at Tempe, Arizona 197: #7 Nate Rotert (SDSU) tech. fall Cade Belshay (ASU), 18-3 [6:04] 285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) major dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 15-3 125: #6 Ryan Millhof (ASU) dec. Connor Brown (SDSU), 5-2 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) tech. fall Ali Naser (ASU), 19-1 [5:47] 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Cory Crooks (ASU), 9-4 149: #13 Josh Maruca (ASU) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 12-6 157: #5 Josh Shields (ASU) dec. #11 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 4-0 165: #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU) major dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 10-1 174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) tech. fall #10 David Kocer (SDSU), 21-6 [4:12] 184: Kordell Norfleet (ASU) dec Brady Ayers (SDSU), 8-6

#17 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 51, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 4 Dec. 3, 2017 • at Spearfish, South Dakota 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) def. Seth Caro (DWU), by fall 2:11 133: Stas Sutera (DWU) major dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 12-1 141: Jaxon Fitzgerald (SDSU) tech. fall Brandon Scharmer (DWU), 18-0 [2:20] 149: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) won by forfeit 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def. Forrest Lewis (DWU), by fall 2:34 165: Brett Bye (SDSU) tech. fall Alex Osborne (DWU), 16-0 [2:00] 174: Logan Peterson (SDSU) def. Zechariah Westergaard (DWU), by fall 0:46 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) tech. fall Tanner Wernsman (DWU), 18-0 [2:04] 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) def. Nick Woslum (DWU), by fall 0:55 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) won by forfeit

#17 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 45, NORTHERN STATE 4 Dec. 3, 2017 • at Spearfish, South Dakota 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec. Richard Casillas (NSU), 6-1 133: Matthew Leier (NSU) dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 6-3 141: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) major dec. Matt Bettencourth (NSU), 12-3 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Tyler Stenberg (NSU), 15-0 (5:04) 157: Blake Perryman (NSU) dec. Colin Holler (SDSU), 6-4 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Sean Havlovic, 8-1 174: David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Tanner Olson, 16-3 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) def. David Murphy (NSU) by fall (2:34) 197: Joe Gomez (NSU) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 7-6 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Harrison Townsend (NSU), 6-1 Note: Northern State deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct

#17 SOUTH DKAOTA STATE 56, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 0 Dec. 4, 2016 • at Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) tech. fall Jay Maxville (NSU), 18-0 [2:30] 133: Kenny Jones (NDSU) major dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 12-2 141: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) tech. fall Josh Moore (NSU), 16-1 [2:19] 149: Colten Carlson (SDSU) dec. Bryan Burnett (NSU), 17-15 [SV-1] 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) won by forfeit 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Blake Perryman (NSU), 12-4 174: Brett Bye (SDSU) def. David Murphy (NSU), by fall 1:44 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) tech. fall Riley Lura (NSU), 16-1 [4:10] 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) tech. fall Diego Gallegos (NSU), 20-3 [4:07] 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) def. Justice Horn (NSU), by fall 1:49

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#17 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 49, AUGUSTANA 0 Dec. 3, 2017 • at Spearfish, South Dakota 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) won by forfeit 133: Tyler Pieper (SDSU) won by forfeit 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Colin Ayers (AU), 6-2 149: Colten Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez (AU), 12-1 157: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def. Bailey Neises (AU), by fall 6:37 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Regan Bye (AU), 15-2 174: David Kocer (SDSU) def. Lukas Poloncic (AU), by fall 5:59 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Aero Amo (AU), 12-2 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Clayton Wahlstrom (AU), 15-5 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) def. Luke Nohns (AU), by fall 4:04

#17 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 23, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 16 Dec. 8, 2017 • at Frost Arena 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Drew Hildebrandt (CMU), 5-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) major dec. Dresden Simon (CMU), 16-2 141: #9 Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU, 5-4 149: #3 Justin Oliver (CMU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 10-2 157: #11 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) def, Blake Montrie (CMU), by fall 3:24 165: Logan Parks (CMU) def. Zach Carlson (SDSU) by fall 0:53 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Christian Brucki (CMU), 10-5 184: #15 Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) dec. Brady Ayers (SDSU), 9-4 197: #6 Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Jordan Atienza (CMU), 16-5 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Matt Stencel (CMU), 7-5

#15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 30, OREGON STATE 13 Jan. 5, 2018 • at Frost Arena 125: #15 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) major dec. Connor Brown (SDSU), 15-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Devan Turner (OSU), by fall 1:10 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 5-2 149: Kurt Mode (OSU) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 10-7 157: #11 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Hunter Willits (OSU), 5-4 [TB-1] 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) def. Billy Bigelow (OSU), by fall 4:54 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Myles Terry (OSU), 21-6 [5:16] 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Seth McLeod (OSU), 16-8 197: #6 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. #13 Corey Griego (OSU), 9-4 285: #6 Amar Dhesi (OSU) def. Blake Wolters (SDSU), by fall 2:43

#15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 31, UTAH VALLEY 10 Jan. 12, 2018 • at Orem, Utah 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) def. Matt Findlay (UVU), by fall 2:03 149: Colten Carlson (SDSU) def. Grant LaMont (UVU), by injury default 4:26 157: #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 6-0 165: #16 Demetrius Romero (UVU) major dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 11-3 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Kimball Bastian (UVU), 6-2 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Gary Jantzer (UVU), 14-6 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Tanner Orndorff (UVU), 4-2 285: Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 6-2 125: #7 Taylor LaMont (UVU) dec. Connor Brown (SDSU), 8-7 133: #1 Seth Gross SDSU) def. Durbin Lloren (UVU), by fall 2:55

#15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 32, AIR FORCE 6 Jan. 14, 2018 • at U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Anthony DeCesare (AF), 13-9 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Isaac Jimenez (AF), by fall 1:06 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) def. Garrett O’Shea (AF), by fall 6:14 149: Dane Robbins (AF) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 8-2 157: #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. #20 Alex Mossing (AF), 10-1 165: Alexandre Lopouchanski (AF) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 7-6 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Michael Billingsley (AF), 12-0 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) dec. Zen Ikehara (AF), 3-2 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Anthony McLaughlin (AF), 2-1 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Matt Wagner (AF), 8-5

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2017-18 DUAL RESULTS #15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 20, #22 WYOMING 18 Jan. 18, 2018 • at Frost Arena 149: #19 Sam Turner (WYO) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 3-0 157: #12 Archie Colgan (WYO) dec. #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 5-3 165: #14 Branson Ashworth (WYO) major dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 11-3 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Kyle Pope (WYO), 9-1 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) def. Chaz Polson (WYO), by fall 2:49 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Cody Vigoren (WYO), 13-2 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Sam Eagan (WYO), 3-1 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Drake Foster (WYO), 8-6 133: #5 Montorie Bridges (WYO) tech. fall Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 22-7 [6:11] 141: #1 Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. Seth Gross (SDSU), 4-2 Note: Gross ranked #1 at 133 pounds

#15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 22, #11 NORTHERN IOWA 16 Jan. 21, 2018 • at Frost Arena 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) def. #18 Jay Schwarm (UNI), by fall 3:23 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jack Wagner (UNI), by fall 1:32 141: #9 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 9-2 149: #7 Max Thomsen (UNI) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 15-1 157: #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. Logan Ryan (UNI), 15-1 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) dec. Isaiah Patton (UNI), 4-2 174: #7 Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. #9 David Kocer (SDSU), 3-1 184: #10 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 8-4 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. #15 Jacob Holschlag (UNI), 5-1 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 3-1

#12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 22, OKLAHOMA 13 Jan. 28, 2018 • at Norman, Oklahoma 125: #17 Christian Moody (OU) dec. #20 Connor Brown (SDSU), 5-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jacob Rubio (OU), by fall 1:40 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Mike Longo (OU), 7-0 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 9-1 157: #16 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Justin Thomas (OU), 5-4 [TB-1] 165: Dawaylon Barnes (OU) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 9-2 174: #14 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. #9 David Kocer (SDSU), 7-5 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Matt Waddell (OU), 14-1 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Connor Webb (OU), 5-3

#12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 30, IOWA STATE 15 Feb. 4, 2018 • at Frost Arena 125: #20 Connor Brown (SDSU) def. Sinjin Briggs (ISU), by fall 2:07 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) major dec. Markus Simmons (ISU), 12-3 141: Henry Pohlemeyer (SDSU) won by forfeit 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) tech. fall Colten Carlson (SDSU), 19-4 [5:10] 157: #16 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 10-7 165: Logan Peterson (SDSU) tech. fall Skyler St. John (ISU), 16-1 [5:10] 174: #14 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Danny Bush (ISU), 9-2 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU), 6-5 197: Sam Colbray (ISU) def. #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU), by fall 5:22 285: Marcus Harrington (ISU) major dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 10-1

NATE ROTERT posted a 14-1 dual record during the 2017-18 season and went on to win the 197-pound title at the Big 12 Conference Championship.

Rotert also made his fourth consecutive NCAA appearance.

#12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 24, WEST VIRGINIA 9 Feb. 11, 2018 • at Morgantown, West Virginia 125: #15 Zeke Moisey (WVU) dec. Connor Brown (WVU), 8-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) dec. Matthew Schmitt (WVU), 7-2 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) major dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 11-3 149: Kyler Rea (WVU) dec. Isaac Andrade (SDSU), 6-3 157: #14 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. Hunter Jones (WVU), 14-0 165: Nick Kiussis (WVU) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 5-4 174: #12 David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 10-2 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) dec. Brenden McRill (WVU), 12-8 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Jake Smith (WVU), 7-6 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 5-3

#12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 22, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 12 Feb. 16, 2018 • at Frost Arena 157: #8 Clayton Ream (NDSU) dec. #13 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 7-5 [SV-2] 165: Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 6-3 174: #10 David Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 16-1 [6:13] 184: Martin Mueller dec. Charley Popp (NDSU), 11-5 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 3-1 285: Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 5-0 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 11-5 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) tech. fall Cam Sykora (NDSU), 16-0 [4:00] 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 5-0 149: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 7-4

#12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 25, PITTSBURGH 13 Feb. 9, 2018 • at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 149: Robert Lee (PITT) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 10-3 157: #14 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) major dec. Taleb Rahmani (PITT), 10-2 165: Jake Wentzel (PITT) major dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 12-2 174: #12 David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Tommy O’Brien (PITT), 15-3 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) dec. Gregg Harvey (PITT), 9-7 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Zach Bruce (PITT), 4-3 285: Ryan Solomon (PITT) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 7-0 125: L.J. Bentley (PITT) dec. Connor Brown (SDSU), 5-2 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) tech. fall #10 Dom Forys (PITT), 16-0 [3:20] 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) def. Nick Zanetta (PITT), by fall 5:36

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BIG 12 REVIEW TULSA, Okla. — Seth Gross repeated as 133-pound champion and Nate Rotert added an individual title at 197 pounds to lead the South Dakota State University wrestling team to a third-place finish at the 2018 Big 12 Wrestling Championship contested March 3-4 at BOK Center.

With four individual champions, Oklahoma State claimed the team title with 137 points. Northern Iowa edged the Jackrabbits for second place with 96.5 points compared to SDSU's 94 points.

A junior from Apple Valley, Minnesota, the top-ranked Gross never trailed in posting an 8-5 decision over Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State in a rematch of the previous year’s title bout. Gross scored on a takedown midway through the first period and led 3-2 at the end of the period after Brock scored on a reversal and Gross quickly escaped.

Gross upped his lead to 4-2 with an escape early in the second period, but Brock tied the match at 4-all with a takedown later in the period.

Gross again escaped to lead 5-4 through two periods.

After a neutral start to the third period, Gross recorded the decisive takedown with under a minute to go for a 7-4 lead. Brock managed to escape in the closing seconds, but Gross tacked on a final point for a ridingtime advantage of more than a minute.

A senior from Spearfish, Rotert locked horns against fourth-seeded Jake Smith of West Virginia in their 197-pound championship match. The two wrestlers traded escapes in regulation time, with Smith scoring in the second period and Rotert getting the equalizer in the third period to send the match into overtime tied at 1.

Neither wrestler scored in the first sudden-victory period or ensuing 30second tiebreakers. A second sudden-victory period was also scoreless before each wrestler managed an escape in the second set of tiebreakers, but because Rotert had an advantage of one second of riding time on the clock with overtime exhausted, he was awarded the final point of the bout for a 3-2 victory.

Also wrestling in a title match for SDSU was Wagner native David Kocer in the 174-pound weight class. Kocer opened the scoring late in the first period with a takedown against top-seeded Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa, but Lujan quickly countered with a reversal to knot the match at 2-all. Lujan posted the only point of the second period on a reversal to carry a 3-2 lead into the third period.

The third-seeded Kocer scored on an escape seconds into the third period, but Lujan posted a takedown with about 30 seconds remaining and picked up a point for riding time to secure a 6-3 victory.

The Kocer-Lujan match also was pivotal in determining second place in the team standings. The Panthers would later get another individual title from 184-pounder Drew Foster to provide extra cushion between them and the Jackrabbits as SDSU settled for its second consecutive third-place finish at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship.

Also earning automatic berths to the NCAA Championships based on allocations out of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship for the Jackrabbits were 125-pounder Connor Brown (fifth place), 157-pounder Luke Zilverberg (third place) and Martin Mueller at 184 pounds (fourth place).

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Oklahoma State (4) 137.0 Northern Iowa (2) 96.5 South Dakota State (2) 94.0 Wyoming (2) 82.5 North Dakota State 57.0 Oklahoma State 52.0 Iowa State 51.0

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 125: #5 Connor Brown, Fr., Oak Grove, Missouri (4-2 record) Round of 16: def. #12 Sean Cannon (Northern Colorado), by major dec., 13-4 Quarterfinals: lost to #4 Christian Moody (Oklahoma), by dec., 1-5 Consolation Round of 8-2: dec. Anthony DeCesare (Air Force), 6-2 Consolation Round of 4: major dec. Paul Bianchi (North Dakota State), 10-1 Consolation Semifinals: lost to #2 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley), by major dec., 4-12 Fifth Place: dec. #4 Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 8-3 FIFTH PLACE – NCAA QUALIFIER

133: #1 Seth Gross, Jr., Apple Valley, Minnesota (3-0 record) Round of 16: Bye Quarterfinals: def. #8 Isaac Jiminez (Air Force), by fall 3:50 Semifinals: major dec. #5 Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia), 10-2 Championship: dec. #3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State), 8-5 CHAMPION – NCAA QUALIFIER

141: #5 Henry Pohlmeyer, So., Johnston, Iowa (3-2 record) Round of 16: def. #12 Chris De Loza (Fresno State), by fall 1:48 Quarterfinals: dec. #4 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 4-2 [SV-1] Semifinals: lost to #1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), by dec., 0-4 Consolation Semifinals: def. #11 Mike Longo (Oklahoma), by fall 4:08 Third Place: lost to #3 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa), by dec., 3-5 FOURTH PLACE — NCAA QUALIFIER (AT-LARGE)

149: #12 Colten Carlson, R-Fr., Willmar, Minnesota (0-2 record) Round of 16: lost to #5 Sam Turner (Wyoming), by major dec., 12-2 Consolation Round of 8: lost to #3 Khristian Olivas (Fresno State), by major dec., 8-16 Carlson eliminated — 8-17 season record

157: #3 Luke Zilverberg, Sr., Belle Plaine, Minn. (3-1 record) Round of 16: Bye Quarterfinals: dec. #6 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma), 6-0 Semifinals: lost to #2 Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 1-3 [SV-1] Consolation Semifinals: dec. #4 Logan Ryan (Northern Iowa), 6-1 Third Place: dec. #5 Chase Straw (Iowa State), 2-0 THIRD PLACE – NCAA QUALIFIER

165: #11 Logan Peterson, Jr., Lake Lillian, Minnesota (0-2 record) Round of 16: lost to #6 Dawaylon Barnes (Oklahoma), by dec., 5-7 Consolation Round of 8-1: lost to #5 Keilan Torres (Northern Colorado), by dec., 6-8 Peterson eliminated — 15-14 season record

174: #3 David Kocer, Sr., Wagner, South Dakota (2-1 record) Round of 16: Bye Quarterfinals: tech. fall #6 Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 19-0 [7:00] Semifinals: dec. #2 Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), 10-8 [TB-2] Championship: lost to #1 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), by dec., 3-6 RUNNER-UP — NCAA QUALIFIER

184: #2 Martin Mueller, So., Rapid City, South Dakota (2-2 record) Round of 16: Bye Quarterfinals: dec. #7 Dane Pestano (Iowa State), 7-5 Semifinals: lost to #3 Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado), by dec., 2-9 Consolation Semifinals: def. #5 Chaz Polson (Wyoming), by fall 5:58 Third Place: lost to #4 Keegan Moore (Oklahoma State), by major dec., 5-13 FOURTH PLACE — NCAA QUALIFIER

197: #2 Nate Rotert, Sr., Spearfish, South Dakota (3-0 record) Round of 16: Bye Quarterfinals: tech. fall # 7 Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado), 17-2 [5:59] Semifinals: dec. #3 Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa), 3-1 [SV-1] Championship: dec. #4 Jake Smith (West Virginia), 3-2 [TB-2] CHAMPION — NCAA QUALIFIER

285: #6 Alex Macki, Sr., Cambridge, Iowa (2-2 record) Round of 16: dec. #11 Brandon Webb (Oklahoma), 6-2 Quarterfinals: lost to #3 A.J. Nevills (Fresno State), by dec., 3-6 Consolation Round of 8-2: dec. Brandon Ngati (West Virginia), 3-2 Consolation Round of 4: lost to #7 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa), by dec., 0-3 Macki eliminated — 13-14 season record

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NCAA REVIEW CLEVELAND – Seth Gross became South Dakota State’s first national champion in any sport in the Division I era, winning the 133pound title March 17 at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena.

A junior from Apple Valley, Minnesota, the top-seeded Gross came out victorious over second-seeded Stevan Micic of Michigan, 13-8, in his second consecutive national title appearance. Gross jumped out to a 6-0 lead as he registered a takedown midway through the first period and later turned Micic for a four-point near-fall.

Micic came up with a takedown off a neutral start to the second period, but Gross was able to escape to hold a five-point cushion heading into the final period. Micic turned up the pressure in the final two minutes, recording a couple more takedowns, but it was too little, too late as Gross secured the 13-8 decision.

Gross ended the season with a 29-1 overall record and upped his career mark to 89-17 in his three years as a Jackrabbit. He became the first SDSU wrestler to win a national title at any level since Paul Konechne won the last of his two consecutive NCAA Division II championships at 141 pounds in 2001.

David Kocer (seventh at 174 pounds) and Luke Zilverberg (eighth at 157 pounds) also earned All-America honors during the three-day tournament, marking the first time in the Division I era the Jackrabbits had multiple wrestlers reach the podium.

A senior from Wagner, Kocer posted a 5-2 record that included wins over eighth-seeded Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) and 13th-seeded Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State).

Zilverberg, a senior from Belle Plaine, Minnesota, knocked off fourthseeded Josh Shields of Arizona State in the seocnd round to move into All-America contention. He later lost a rematch to Shields in the seventhplace match, finishing with a 3-3 tournament mark.

Finishing one win away from earning All-America recognition was senior 197-pounder Nate Rotert, who was making his fourth consecutive NCAA appearance. The Spearfish native wrapped up his collegiate career with a 3-2 record at the national meet.

In all, a program-best seven Jackrabbits competed in the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Freshman Connor Brown (125 pounds) and sophomore Henry Pohlmeyer (141 pounds) each posted 1-2 records, while fellow sophomore Martin Mueller (184 pounds) dropped both of his matches. All three were first-time NCAA qualifiers.

The win by Gross upped the Jackrabbits’ team point total to 42, good for 12th place in the team standings. SDSU led all Big 12 Conference schools in the team standings.

Penn State edged Ohio State, 141.5-133.5, to win its seventh NCAA team title in eight years. Iowa placed third with 97 points, with Michigan and North Carolina State tying for fourth place with 80 points.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 125: Connor Brown, Fr., Oak Grove, Missouri (1-2 record) • lost to #14 Luke Welch (Purdue), by dec., 5-10 • dec. Alonzo Allen (Chattanooga), 16-11 • lost to #13 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia), by dec., 4-10 Brown eliminated — 23-16 overall record

133: #1 Seth Gross, Jr., Apple Valley, Minnesota (5-0 record) • major dec. Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia), 15-2 • major dec. #16 Mitch McKee (Minnesota), 13-5 • dec. #8 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming), 7-3 • def. Tariq Wilson (North Carolina State), by fall 7:18 • dec. #2 Stevan Micic (Michigan), 13-8 NATIONAL CHAMPION — ALL-AMERICAN — 29-1 overall record

141: Henry Pohlmeyer, So., Johnston, Iowa (1-2 record) • lost to #11 Michael Carr (Illinois), by dec., 1-8 • def. Evan Cheek (Cleveland State), by fall 5:49 • lost to #5 Kevin Jack (North Carolina State), by major dec., 0-8 Pohlmeyer eliminated — 23-11 overall record

157: #13 Luke Zilverberg, Sr., Belle Plaine, Minnesota (3-3 record) • dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 6-1 • dec. #4 Josh Shields (Arizona State), 9-6 • lost to #5 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), by dec., 5-8 • dec. Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 6-5 • lost to #8 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), by dec., 0-6 • lost to #4 Josh Shields (Arizona State), by dec., 5-11 EIGHTH PLACE — ALL-AMERICAN — 30-11 overall record

174: David Kocer, Sr., Wagner, South Dakota (5-2 record) • dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley), 3-1 • lost to #6 Bo Jordan (Ohio State), by major dec., 3-11 • dec. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 5-3 • major dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard), 8-0 • dec. #8 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy), 5-4 [TB-1] • lost to #4 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh), by major dec., 0-8 • dec. #13 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State), 7-2 SEVENTH PLACE — ALL-AMERICAN — 28-8 overall record

184: Martin Mueller, So., Rapid City, South Dakota (0-2 record) • lost to #1 Bo Nickal (Penn State), by major dec., 4-16 • lost to Kayne MacCallum (Eastern Michigan), by dec., 3-4 Mueller eliminated — 23-8 overall record

197: #8 Nate Rotert, Sr., Spearfish, South Dakota (3-2 record) • dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 6-2 • lost to Kyle Conel (Kent State), by dec., 2-8 • dec. Rocco Caywood (Army), 9-3 • dec. Jake Smith (West Virginia), 4-3 • lost to #6 Willie Miklus (Missouri), by dec., 5-9 Rotert eliminated — 28-5 overall record

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Penn State (4) 141.5 Ohio State (1) 133.5 Iowa (1) 97.0 Michigan 80.0 North Carolina State (1) 80.0 Missouri 61.5 Cornell (1) 48.0 Virginia Tech 47.5 Nebraska 47.0 Arizona State (1) 43.0 Rutgers 42.5 South Dakota State (1) 42.0 Illinois 37.5 Oklahoma State 37.5

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Lehigh Wyoming Northern Iowa West Virginia Northern Colorado Utah Valley Iowa State North Dakota State 61. Oklahoma 62. Fresno State

36.5 27.5 20.0 11.5 6.5 4.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.5

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ACADEMIC AWARDS For the fourth season in a row, the South Dakota State University wrestling team was honored as a Top-30 All-Academic Team by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

The Jackrabbits placed 17th in the standings with a team grade-point average of 3.273. The team GPA was determined using a system that includes 12 student-athletes from each program. A total of 10 of these came from the wrestlers that were entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier, plus two others who competed during the 2017-18 season.

For the fifth time in six years, Harvard was the top team in the rankings.

SDSU was one of five Big 12 Conference teams recognized in the top 30.

SDSU’s standing over the past four years have included: • 2014-15, 23rd, 3.09 team GPA; • 2015-16, 19th, 3.155; • 2016-17, 12th, 3.336; and • 2017-18, 17th, 3.273.

Individually, four Jackrabbit wrestlers were recognized as NWCA Division I All-Academic Individuals. Seniors David Kocer, Nate Rotert and Luke Zilverberg were joined on the squad by freshman Connor Brown.

The senior trio all were repeat selections.

Individuals can qualify for the All-Academic Team by meeting the following criteria: achieving a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 and winning 60 percent of his season's schedule and/or was a 2018 NCAA qualifier, or by achieving a 3.0 cumulative GPA and earning All-America honors in 2018.

A total of 155 student-athletes received NWCA All-Academic honors.

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SCHOOL Harvard Kent State Sacred Heart American Stanford Utah Valley North Dakota State Drexel Campbell Ohio State Eastern Michigan Brown Lock Haven Central Michigan Northern Colorado Duke South Dakota State Penn State Ohio Northwestern (Ill.) Cornell (N.Y.) Northern Illinois Wyoming Columbia Bucknell Davidson SIU-Edwardsville Arizona State Nebraska The Citadel

TEAM GPA 3.565 3.497 3.492 3.442 3.431 3.389 3.382 3.335 3.351 3.337 3.331 3.330 3.295 3.290 3.277 3.276 3.273 3.268 3.250 3.235 3.234 3.184 3.181 3.173 3.141 3.138 3.135 3.133 3.132 3.129

The Jackrabbits were also well-represented on the 2018 Academic AllBig 12 Conference Wrestling Team as SDSU placed 10 on the honor squad.

Highlighting the Jackrabbits’ selections were seniors and three-time first-team honorees Alex Macki (wildlife and fisheries science), Nate Rotert (counseling) and Luke Zilverberg (wildlife and fisheries science).

Senior David Kocer (agricultural science) and junior Logan Peterson (political science/history) also were repeat selections. Kocer also was a second-team honoree in 2016 and first-team selection in 2017, while Peterson was a second-team honoree a year ago.

First-time honorees included senior Tyler Pieper (animal science/dairy production), sophomore Henry Pohlmeyer (political science) and redshirt freshman Colten Carlson (dairy production).

Also honored for the first time were second-team honorees Isaac Andrade (wildlife and fisheries) and Jaxon Fitzgerald (range science).

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade-point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence.

Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. A total of 90 student-athletes — 63 first-team selections and 27 secondteam selections — made up the 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling Team.

2018 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 WRESTLING TEAM SCHOOL Air Force Fresno State Iowa State Northern Colorado Northern Iowa North Dakota State Oklahoma Oklahoma State South Dakota State Utah Valley West Virginia Wyoming

FIRST TEAM 8 0 4 8 2 6 3 4 8 11 2 7

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TOTAL 10 4 5 10 5 9 4 7 10 15 3 9

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YEAR-BY-YEAR DUAL RESULTS

SDS 33 6 10 26 14 6 21 22 6

SDS 0 8 23 12 4 22 23

Nebraska Omaha University Macalester Wartburg Minnesota Macalester Carleton

Opp 30 26 13 14 22 5 11

1950-51

Kansas State Omaha University Minnesota Macalester Carleton Wartburg Mankato State

Opp 22 20 20 8 14 7 11

4 years, 14-18-1 dual record

1951-52 Won 3, Lost 4 Coach: Harold Holmes Minnesota Wartburg Luther Iowa State Mankato State St. Cloud State

St. Cloud State Minnesota Cornell Mankato State Northern Iowa Wartburg Grinnell Nebraska Iowa State St. Cloud State St. John’s (Minn.)

Opp 26 5 13 27 17 12

1955-56

St. Cloud State Mankato State Nebraska Wartburg Cornell Colorado State Denver University Colorado Mines South Dakota Tech Northern Iowa St. Cloud State Minnesota

Opp 19 29 20 14 21 21 24 20 13 30 22 20

Note: SDSU also wrestled the University of South Dakota twice, but with incomplete teams — in the first match, SDSU won all five weights; in the second, SDSU won all four weights

1952-53 Won 2, Lost 4 Coach: Harold Holmes SDS 11 2 3 9 15 20

Nebraska Minnesota Iowa State Mankato State St. John’s (Minn.)

St. Cloud State

Opp 17 30 23 15 11 11

SDS 15 28 29 36 5 36 3 13 20 36

Nebraska-Omaha St. Cloud State Moorhead State Concordia (Minn.)

Northern Iowa Concordia Mankato State Wartburg Nebraska Moorhead State

Opp 15 8 8 3 25 3 36 14 6 3

1958-59 SDS 8 22 4 34 22 25 11 14 19 23 3

Kansas State Moorhead State Mankato State Concordia North Dakota State Valley City State Wartburg Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha St. Cloud Northern Iowa

Opp 24 13 26 3 9 8 17 14 9 12 23

1959-60 Won 7, Lost 3 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 30 13 28 13 27 40 21 24 14 23

North Dakota State Northern Iowa Bemidji State Mankato State Black Hills State South Dakota Tech Nebraska Wartburg St. Cloud State Nebraska-Omaha

Opp 3 14 3 16 2 5 9 6 16 10

1960-61 Won 8, Lost 3, Tied 2 Coach: Warren Williamson

WARREN WILLIAMSON 16 years, 134-74-9 dual record

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Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 1 Coach: Warren Williamson

Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 1 Coach: Warren Williamson

Won 1, Lost 10, Tied 1 Coach: Lester Gieneart SDS 15 2 8 14 13 10 5 12 21 0 8 8

Northern Iowa South Dakota Tech Concordia Concordia Moorhead State Iowa State St. Cloud State Mankato State Nebraska Wartburg Moorhead State

Opp 34 5 20 15 0 39 14 16 26 19 8

1957-58 Opp 16 20 23 20 24 10 3 12 27 12 6

1 year, 1-10-1 dual record

HAROLD HOLMES

SDS 5 28 23 2 9 14

SDS 12 13 10 6 6 26 29 16 2 14 24

SDS 0 33 20 18 21 0 11 13 8 9 28

LESTER GIENEART

Won 4, Lost 3 Coach: Wally Johnson SDS 8 11 5 26 16 23 17

St. Cloud State Nebraska Northern Iowa Colorado Mines Colorado State Wyoming Luther St. John’s (Minn.)

Mankato State

Opp 3 20 19 6 14 22 9 8 20

Won 5, Lost 6 Coach: Harold Holmes

2 years, 7-7 dual record

1949-50

1956-57 Won 4, Lost 6, Tied 1 Coach: Warren Williamson

1954-55

WALLY JOHNSON

Won 3, Lost 4 Coach: Wally Johnson

1953-54 Won 4, Lost 4, Tied 1 Coach: Harold Holmes

SDS 34 10 9 6 31 18 27

Black Hills State Kansas State Northern Iowa Iowa State Bemidji State Moorhead State North Dakota State

Opp 0 18 19 24 3 6 8

14 15 17 29 17 19

St. Cloud State Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota Tech Minnesota Mankato State

14 15 16 5 9 7

1961-62 Won 9, Lost 4 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 27 18 16 10 18 5 24 30 16 22 6 11 27

Missouri Kansas State Northern Iowa Minnesota St. Cloud State Iowa State Black Hills State South Dakota Tech Nebraska Wisconsin-River Falls Winona State Mankato State Northern State

Opp 3 11 13 19 12 22 6 0 13 6 24 15 2

1962-63 Won 7, Lost 5 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 8 9 22 31 23 11 20 17 17 11 21 11

Kansas State Northern Iowa St. Cloud State North Dakota State Valley City State Winona State Wisconsin-River Falls Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha Mankato State Northern State Minnesota

Opp 24 14 6 2 7 14 6 12 9 16 3 15

1963-64 Won 5, Lost 6 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 0 31 11 10 40 3 5 27 21 8 22

Kansas State North Dakota Northern Iowa Nebraska South Dakota St. Cloud State Minnesota North Dakota State Nebraska-Omaha Mankato State Winona State

Opp 28 5 14 16 0 23 22 3 8 20 5

1964-65 Won 6, Lost 5, Tied 2 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 11 27 3 12 12 10 38 19 19 22 26

Kansas State Wis.-River Falls Minnesota Nebraska-Omaha Northern Iowa St. Cloud State South Dakota Wayne State (Neb.) Nebraska North Dakota State North Dakota

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Opp 14 3 23 16 12 16 0 11 11 8 5

12 11

Winona State Mankato State

12 15

1965-66 Won 10, Lost 2 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 19 17 32 25 9 34 18 18 29 45 19 12

Kansas State North Dakota Augustana St. Cloud State Minnesota Augustana Northern Iowa Wayne State (Neb) Nebraska North Dakota State Mankato State Winona State

Opp 14 11 3 6 22 3 9 3 5 0 11 15

1966-67 Won 5, Lost 10 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 15 5 26 20 10 8 6 41 13 13 8 6 20 9 11

Kansas State Minnesota North Dakota State South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Northern Iowa Augustana St. Cloud State Northern Illinois Illinois State Winona State North Dakota North Dakota State Mankato State

Opp 12 26 9 13 21 25 25 0 20 20 25 25 16 20 24

1967-68 Won 12, Lost 5 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 24 27 14 25 22 22 19 25 16 16 9 13 32 34 38 12 17

Kansas State North Dakota State Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota State Nebraska Valley City State Northern State Northern Iowa Colorado Southern Illinois Missouri Augustana North Dakota South Dakota Mankato State Winona State

Opp 8 10 16 8 9 9 11 6 19 14 21 18 3 3 3 15 11

YEAR-BY-YEAR DUAL RESULTS 25 36 14 21

Winona State North Dakota North Dakota State Mankato State

14 4 22 14

1971-72 Won 10, Lost 5 Coach: Warren Williamson

FRANK KURTENBACH 1 year, 12-5 dual record

1968-69 Won 12, Lost 5 Coach: Frank Kurtenbach SDS 26 44 26 18 26 11 18 27 15 23 27 22 17

Kansas State Augustana Nebraska Minnesota Northwest Missouri Northern Iowa Morningside Illinois State Northern Illinois Winona State North Dakota North Dakota State Mankato State

Opp 8 0 10 16 12 22 16 4 18 6 6 11 14

1969-70 Won 11, Lost 3, Tied 1 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 34 2 35 36 19 35 31 29 26 34 48 6 17 15 17

Kansas State Oklahoma South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Minnesota-Morris Nebraska Illinois State Northern Illinois Morningside Augustana Northern Iowa North Dakota State Mankato State Winona State

Opp 6 31 3 0 14 3 3 8 10 5 0 24 14 15 19

SDS 33 19 15 29 22 24 38 38 48 33 21 14 21 17 33

Wayne State (Neb.) Kansas State Minnesota South Dakota Brigham Young North Dakota State St. Cloud State Minnesota-Morris North Dakota Wisconsin-Oshkosh Nebraska Northern Iowa Southwest State Mankato State Winona State

Opp 15 21 22 8 18 26 6 8 0 6 6 19 13 24 6

1972-73 Won 17, Lost 5 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 43 36 24 27 36 38 31 21 27 33 33 12 23 36 16 9 17 37 14 22 33 37

Dakota State Kansas State Northern Colorado Western State Colorado Mines Central State (Okla.)

Army Northern Iowa Upper Iowa Minnesota-Morris Winona State Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota North Dakota State Cal Poly Illinois State Southwest State St. Cloud State Mankato State South Dakota Augustana

Opp 6 12 16 8 6 2 11 19 13 7 9 19 20 0 18 24 22 2 20 11 6 15

1973-74

21 15

Won 10, Lost 5 Coach: Greg Schmidt SDS 21 13 29 2 27 9 25 35 21 39 15 23 9 27 39

Opp Northern Colorado 19 North Dakota State 24 at Kansas State 14 at Minnesota 31 Augustana 9 Northern Iowa 34 at Minnesota-Morris 14 North Dakota 7 at St. Cloud State 20 South Dakota 5 at Iowa State 23 at Wis-Stevens Point 17 at Mankato State 26 at Winona State 9 Southwest State 0

1974-75 Won 11, Lost 5 Coach: Greg Schmidt SDS 38 23 43 30 30 12 12 38 33 25 43 4 8 24 21 13

Morningside Minnesota Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Kansas State Northwestern Northern Iowa South Dakota Illinois State Western Illinois North Dakota North Dakota State Mankato State Winona State Augustana Nebraska-Omaha

MICKEY MARTIN 1975-76 Won 10, Lost 1, Tied 1 Coach: Mickey Martin

GREG SCHMIDT 2 years, 21-10 dual record

SDS 38 30 9 57 48 9 30 27 33 11 30 39 19 10 16

Minnesota-Morris at Nebraska +vs. Iowa State at Southwest State Wayne State (Neb) at Minnesota Boise State at St. Cloud State Mankato State at Augustana at South Dakota Winona State at North Dakota at North Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Opp 5 13 37 0 3 29 10 13 9 25 18 12 18 30 21

SDS 20 46 30 28 39 12 26 29 31 26

North Dakota State Southwest Missouri Minnesota-Morris Augustana Morningside Northern Iowa St. Cloud State South Dakota North Dakota Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Opp 15 3 9 14 4 23 12 10 7 8

13 10 34 29 16 31 26 59 17 19 33 23

at Minnesota at Northern Iowa at Florida International Minnesota-Morris at Nebraska at Southwest State Winona State Wayne State at St. Cloud State at North Dakota St. at North Dakota at Augustana

33 27 6 13 21 9 6 0 25 22 13 17

1979-80 Won 9, Lost 4 Coach: Terry Linander SDS 31 24 19 25 27 21 32 30 25 17 16 20 28

at Mankato State at Nebraska-Omaha Augustana at Minnesota-Morris St. Cloud State North Dakota State North Dakota Southwest State Winona State Northern Michigan Northern Iowa at Augustana Nebraska

Opp 13 25 17 22 21 24 14 6 12 31 21 13 14

1980-81 Won 4, Lost 8, Tied 1 Coach: Terry Linander

TERRY LINANDER 4 years, 33-23-2 dual record

1977-78

2 years, 21-6-1 dual record

Opp 17 3 0 15 23 13 31 5 5 0 18 19 28

1976-77 Won 11, Lost 5 Coach: Mickey Martin

Won 12, Lost 4, Tied 1 Coach: Terry Linander

1970-71

Kansas State South Dakota Augustana Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Navy Southwest State Northern State Minnesota-Morris Eastern Illinois Washington Northern Iowa

19 15

+ match held at Nebraska

Opp 6 18 0 15 10 22 27 6 9 10 6 35 30 12 13 25

Won 11, Lost 5, Tied 1 Coach: Warren Williamson SDS 20 29 38 21 11 28 3 26 32 42 12 19 5

Mankato State Winona State

SDS 26 47 23 29 21 32 45 31 17 31 37 19 14 6 20 33 36

Opp at Mankato State 17 Southwest State 3 North Dakota State 19 St. Cloud State 11 at Minnesota-Morris 19 at Winona State 9 at Morningside 5 North Dakota 15 Augustana 23 # Kearney State 14 at Wayne State (Neb.) 12 +Utah State 24 at Minnesota 30 Northern Iowa 29 at Nebraska-Omaha 20 at Southwest State 9 Nebraska 7 # at Wayne State, Neb. + at Minnesota

SDS 22 18 20 12 16 35 29 23 16 18 6 11 22

at Northern Colorado Mankato State at Nebraska-Omaha at Augustana Minnesota-Morris Southwest State Winona State Huron College Northern Michigan Augustana at Northern Iowa at North Dakota State at North Dakota

Opp 21 26 25 34 20 12 12 22 25 27 36 36 22

RALPH MANNING 3 years, 20-17 dual record

1978-79 Won 8, Lost 7 Coach: Terry Linander SDS 44 37 18

Mankato State Morningside Nebraska-Omaha

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1984-85

Won 6, Lost 6 Coach: Ralph Manning

Won 10, Lost 7 Coach: Mike Engels

SDS 32 19 12 19 3 33 22 30 3 27 17 0

Northern State at Mankato State at Augustana at Nebraska-Omaha at Nebraska St. Cloud State Northern Colorado Minnesota-Morris North Dakota State North Dakota Augustana Northern Iowa

Opp 15 17 23 21 43 11 19 15 39 17 21 45

1982-83 Won 5, Lost 7 Coach: Ralph Manning SDS 20 27 8 45 26 12 4 8 18 15 20 6

at Northern State Mankato State at Augustana Colorado Mines Minnesota-Morris at North Dakota at North Dakota State at Northern Iowa Southwest State Augustana at St. Cloud State at Nebraska-Omaha

Opp 16 13 31 8 19 27 39 42 21 23 16 27

1983-84 Won 9, Lost 4 Coach: Ralph Manning SDS 27 16 13 23 36 42 3 13 30 29 28 28 19

at Northern Colorado at Augustana at Nebraska-Omaha at Southwest Missouri at Minnesota-Morris Northern State Northern Iowa North Dakota State at Huron College North Dakota at Southwest State Augustana at St. Cloud State

Opp 15 30 24 17 5 6 46 30 12 16 17 13 17

SDS 30 12 8 13 24 37 29 29 29 28 9 31 18 18 44 16 40

Opp at Northern State 14 Augustana 33 at Nebraska 34 #Adams State 27 #Northwest Missouri 14 #Wisconsin-River Falls 13 Huron College 16 Moorhead State 18 Northern Michigan 20 at Mankato State 18 at North Dakota State 38 at North Dakota 10 Southwest State 24 Nebraska-Omaha 28 Minnesota-Morris 8 at Augustana 22 St. Cloud State 11 # at Nebraska Invitational

1985-86 Won 11, Lost 2 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 51 30 44 25 28 30 23 30 38 29 23 8 20

Northern Colorado at Wis.-River Falls at Minnesota-Morris Northern State Mankato State at Southwest Missouri at Northwest Missouri at Nebraska-Omaha at St. Cloud State at Southwest State North Dakota North Dakota State Augustana

Opp 0 18 0 13 13 7 19 15 12 12 17 27 21

1986-87 Won 8, Lost 6 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 32 40 46 36 45 36 6 43 21 27 5 9 13 10

Opp at Northern State 10 Southwest State 11 Northwest Missouri 3 at Northern Colorado 6 +Southwest Missouri 5 +Southern Colorado 10 +Wyoming 30 Minnesota-Morris 5 Nebraska-Omaha 26 at Mankato State 13 at North Dakota 32 at North Dakota State 27 at Augustana 26 St. Cloud State 26

+ at Cowboy Invitational; Laramie, Wyo.

1987-88

22 31 21 16 16 8 12

MIKE ENGELS 9 years, 87-32-3 dual record

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Opp Northern Colorado 22 Northern State 15 +Central Missouri 0 San Francisco State 11 at Nebraska-Omaha 26 *Fort Hays State 12 *Colorado Mines 18

14 9 16 16 18 26 19

+ at Sioux Falls * at Omaha

11 23 23 7 23 40 28 34 20

32 17 19 32 17 3 13 12 18

1992-93

Won 8, Lost 5, Tied 1 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 33 28 26 30 23 41 26 34 14 13 21 42 23

at Central Oklahoma Northern Colorado North Dakota North Dakota State at Nebraska-Omaha at Southwest State at Mankato State at St. Cloud State Augustana # at Edmond, Okla.

1988-89 Opp at Colorado Mines 9 at Northern Colorado 12 Buena Vista 11 at Northern State 9 Southwest State 10 Wisconsin-River Falls 6 St. Cloud State 12 Minnesota-Morris 3 at North Dakota 21 at North Dakota State 24 Nebraska-Omaha 16 Mankato State 2 at Augustana 11

Won 7, Lost 3, Tied 2 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 37 52 41 31 45 14 20 13 21 10 31 19

Northern State Northwestern (Iowa) at Moorhead State Southwest State St. Cloud State at Air Force at Northern Colorado Nebraska-Omaha at North Dakota at North Dakota State at Augustana Mankato State

Opp 3 0 0 9 3 26 16 20 21 30 10 19

Won 9, Lost 2 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 37 25 34 24 17 33 19 9 27 38 23

Northern State at Augustana at Southwest State Northern Colorado North Dakota at Minnesota-Morris North Dakota State at Nebraska-Omaha at Mankato State at St. Cloud State Augustana

Opp 3 12 10 12 19 9 12 25 8 6 16

1990-91 Opp at Northern Colorado 19 at Colorado Mines 9 Northwestern (Iowa) 4 Minnesota-Morris 2 Augustana 17 Central State (Okla.) 18 at Northern State 7 at North Dakota 15 at North Dakota State 16 Southwest State 16 at Augustana 11 Mankato State 14 St. Cloud State 0 Nebraska-Omaha 30

SDS 37 48 39 37 29

Opp Northern State 8 Northwestern (Iowa) 6 at Minnesota-Morris 8 at Fort Hays State 12 #Wisconsin-Parkside 14

20 30 38 31 13

1995-96 Won 10, Lost 2 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 6 18 34 34 23 19 30 40 38 39 44 23

#Iowa Northern Colorado North Dakota at St. Cloud State at Mankato State at Nebraska-Omaha Southern Colorado Augustana at Southwest State Moorhead State Northern State North Dakota State

Opp 29 25 9 6 15 13 6 3 4 3 6 9

# at Philip, SD

1996-97 Won 8, Lost 2 Coach: Jason Liles #Iowa at No. Colorado St. Cloud State Mankato State at North Dakota at North Dakota St. Nebraska-Omaha Northern State at Augustana Southwest State

Opp 38 12 12 15 10 10 21 6 12 12

1997-98 Won 17, Lost 4 Coach: Jason Liles

JASON LILES 19 years, 148-141-5 dual record

1993-94 Won 5, Lost 6 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 33 17 15 15 36 16 18 32 38 21 33

at Southwest State Northern Colorado North Dakota State at Mankato State at St. Cloud State at Central Oklahoma at Nebraska-Omaha Northern State Northwestern North Dakota Augustana

Opp 9 28 31 23 9 26 25 21 18 28 16

1994-95

1991-92 Won 12, Lost 2 Coach: Mike Engels

St. Cloud State Mankato State Central Oklahoma Nebraska-Omaha at Augustana

# at Spencer, Iowa

Won 11, Lost 3 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 17 29 44 46 18 15 37 23 21 21 22 26 45 12

18 13 9 9 25

SDS 6 28 24 30 30 24 16 41 37 39

1989-90

Won 8, Lost 5, Tied 1 Coach: Mike Engels SDS 27 22 34 24 15 32 17

Augustana at Minnesota-Morris at St. Cloud State North Dakota at Southwest State at Mankato State North Dakota State

Won 4, Lost 6 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 27 16 28 30 3

Opp at Southern Colorado 18 at Northern Colorado 21 Southwest State 18 at North Dakota 14 at North Dakota State 38

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SDS 49 57 37 40 28 28 38 29 28 15 27 32 30 28 38 19 32 16 39 16 43

Opp Huron 0 Minnesota West 0 Ridgewater 9 Augustana 3 SDSU Yellow 21 Northern Colorado 9 *West Liberty 6 *Carson-Newman 12 at Findlay (Ohio) 6 *Pitt-Johnstown 16 #Central Missouri State 9 #Ashland 9 #Nebraska-Kearney 12 #Central Oklahoma 11 at St. Cloud State 9 at Mankato State 27 at Southwest State 12 at Nebraska-Omaha 20 North Dakota 10 North Dakota State 32 Augustana 6 * at Findlay, Ohio # at National Duals; Edmond, Okla.

YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORES

SDS 11 4 27 46 47 23 32 23 6 45 51 26 29 22 12 30 25 15 22 12 6 29

1998-99

2000-01

2002-03

2004-05

2006-07

Won 15, Lost 7 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 9, Lost 5, Tied 1 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 12, Lost 9 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 10, Lost 8 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 8, Lost 8, Tied 1 Coach: Jason Liles

at Wyoming *Iowa Augustana Northern State Minnesota-West Nebraska-Kearney at Colorado Mines at Northern Colorado at Nebraska Northern State Southwest State at Moorhead State #Wisconsin-Parkside #Carson-Newman #Nebraska-Omaha #Nebraska-Kearney #Central Oklahoma St. Cloud State MSU, Mankato Nebraska-Omaha at North Dakota St. at Augustana

Opp 32 45 15 0 3 12 13 15 38 3 6 13 9 12 21 15 19 22 14 22 35 12

* at Osage, Iowa # at National Duals; Edmond, Okla.

1999-2000 Won 12, Lost 4 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 0 33 33 18 33 31 28 31 27 25 39 9 12 31

*Iowa Briar Cliff Northern Colorado North Dakota State Adams State St. Cloud State Central Oklahoma St. Cloud State MSU, Mankato Moorhead State Southwest State Nebraska-Omaha Augsburg Augustana

Opp 47 9 9 21 9 9 5 9 3 15 9 24 26 15

SDS 25 22 17 37 29 9 24 24 31 20 35 34 9 15 34

Opp 16 26 19 12 10 28 16 10 15 20 9 10 28 17 9

Northern Colorado Southwest State Nebraska-Omaha #Shippensburg #St. Cloud State #Central Oklahoma #Central Washington #Ashland St. Cloud State MSU, Mankato Northern State MSU, Moorhead North Dakota State Augsburg Augustana

# at National Duals; Brookings

2001-02 Won 9, Lost 8 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 9 37 47 27 30 6 27 6 21 20 18 18 31 13 16 28 24

Wyoming *Carleton (Minn.) *Concordia-Moorhead MSU, Moorhead Northern Colorado Nebraska-Omaha #Gannon (Pa.) #Ashland (Ohio) #Augustana #Chadron State St. Cloud State MSU, Mankato Northern State North Dakota State Augsburg Southwest State Augustana

Opp 38 12 9 12 12 37 19 34 26 18 30 30 19 27 33 19 19

* at St. Peter, Minn. # at National Duals; Columbus, Ohio

SDS 19 0 20 30 23 48 13 34 19 16 19 13 25 32 40 30 10 25 16 22 17

Opp ^Wisconsin-La Crosse 23 ^Wisconsin 45 at Northern Colorado 13 Mary (N.D.) 17 at Northern State 11 #Western State 6 #Central Oklahoma 22 #St. Cloud State 15 #Augustana 24 #North Dakota St. 26 at MSU, Moorhead 16 at North Dakota State 26 *Coe (Iowa) 17 *Buena Vista (Iowa) 12 *Dana (Neb.) 6 *Simpson (Iowa) 12 at Augsburg (Minn.)

32 St. Cloud State 15 MSU, Mankato 23 at Augustana 18 Nebraska-Omaha 24

2003-04 Won 4, Lost 10 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 9 18 43 21 12 15 31 16 3 10 24 3 17 7

Opp at Northern Iowa 23 at Princeton (N.J.) 24 Mary (N.D.) 6 Northern State 19 #Adams State (Colo.) 25 #Nebraska-Kearney 26 at St. Cloud State 9 at MSU, Mankato 23 at Nebraska-Omaha 31 Augsburg 25 Southwest Minn. State 15 North Dakota State 31 MSU, Moorhead 19 Augustana 30

Opp Mary 15 Princeton (N.J.) 15 ^Oregon 34 ^Pacific (Ore.) 22 ^Portland State 20 *Millersville (Pa.) 19 *Davidson (N.C.) 15 *Duquense (Pa.) 12 Northern Colorado 31 at Wyoming 31 at Air Force 37 Southwest Minn. State 15 Northern Iowa 34 Northern State 18 Dakota Wesleyan 15 at Millersville 25 at American 19 at North Dakota State 34

^at Oregon Duals; Redmond, Ore. * at Virginia Duals; Hampton, Va.

SDS 9 14 39 17 12 49 30 31 34 41 38 25 15 12 21 6 19

North Carolina State #Central Oklahoma #Clarion #Cal State Fullerton #Brown *Delaware State *Duquesne *Anderson *Franklin & Marshall Portland State Wyoming Dakota Wesleyan Air Force at Northern Colorado at Utah Valley State Northern State at Northern Iowa American

Opp 32 30 15 32 35 6 9 7 6 6 3 18 23 31 25 41 19

2007-08 Won 2, Lost 9 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 7, Lost 11 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 6 10 28 9 6 44 15 22 18 28 18 32 25 15 16 36 9 9

at Nebraska at North Dakota State #Campbell (N.C.) #at North Carolina St. #Ohio +Anderson (S.C.) +Roger Williams (R.I.) +Newport News App. Utah Valley State at Pacific (Ore.) at Portland State Eastern Illinois Northern Colorado at Wyoming at Air Force Northern Iowa North Dakota State

# at North Carolina State Duals + at Virginia Duals

2005-06

^ at River Falls, Wis. # at National Duals; Columbus, Ohio * at Buena Vista Duals; Storm Lake, Iowa

# at National Duals; Columbus, Ohio * at Buena Vista Duals; Storm Lake, Iowa

* at Fort Dodge, Iowa

SDS 30 18 12 20 29 21 31 29 12 15 12 21 3 28 23 12 27 6

Opp 36 29 15 27 34 0 28 18 23 18 26 16 12 24 25 6 36 38

SDS 12 4 10 16 9 10 36 16 3 31 10

at Nebraska at Utah Valley at Northern Colorado Northern State at Minnesota at North Dakota State Dakota Wesleyan Wyoming at Northern Iowa Portland State Air Force

Opp 37 39 29 18 34 35 15 26 42 15 26

# at Lone Star Duals; Arlington, Texas * at Virginia Duals; Hampton, Va.

DIVISION II NATIONAL FINISHES YEAR 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

FINISH 10th T-21st Fifth Sixth Eighth Third 10th Fourth T-16th 11th Sixth

POINTS 31.0 3.0 18.0 28.0 26.0 46.0 26.0 43.0 16.0 28.0 40.5

YEAR 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

FINISH 18th 24th Ninth Eighth Ninth Ninth Ninth 10th T-29th 27th Sixth

POINTS 17.5 6.5 35.5 38.5 34.5 31.75 26.5 24.75 8.0 6.0 36.5

YEAR 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

FINISH Ninth Ninth 10th Sixth Seventh T-11th 10th 14th Sixth Fourth Fifth

POINTS 32.5 25.5 30.5 41.75 38.5 27.0 28.0 19.0 37.5 51.0 41.0

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FINISH Fourth Fourth Second Fifth Fourth Second Third 10th 23rd

POINTS 62.5 65.0 78.0 63.0 72.0 91.0 67.0 40.0 19.5

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YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORES 2008-09

2010-11

2014-15

2016-17

Won 9, Lost 11, Tied 1 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 1, Lost 13, Tied 1 Coach: Jason Liles

Won 11, Lost 8 Coach: Chris Bono

Won 14, Lost 5 Coach: Chris Bono

SDS Opp 21 ^Cumberlands 18 3 ^at Indiana 46 21 ^Liberty 25 21 ^Ohio 21 6 ^Rutgers 37 31 at Delaware State 15 33 #Virginia Military (VMI) 9 31 +Franklin & Marshall 13 36 +American International11 35 +Sacred Heart (Conn.) 12 9 *Maryland 29 3 at Nebraska 43 40 Northern State 3 15 Northern Colorado 29 7 at Wyoming 38 19 at Air Force 31 14 Utah Valley 35 43 %Pacific (Ore.) 9 30 at Portland State 16 5 North Dakota State 36 3 Northern Iowa 33 ^ at Indiana Duals; Bloomington, Ill. # at Dover, Del. + at Franklin & Marshall Quadrangular; Lancaster, Pa. * at Lincoln, Neb. % at Portland, Ore.

2009-10 Won 2, Lost 11, Tied 1 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 3 17 4 30 15 6 6 23 6 12 9 6 15 23

at Iowa State #Liberty #Chattanooga #Cumberlands #Northern Illinois #at Indiana Nebraska at SIU Edwardsville at Northern Iowa Air Force Wyoming at Utah Valley at Northern Colorado at North Dakota State

# at Hoosier Duals; Bloomington, Ind.

Opp 43 27 40 12 32 37 46 23 35 23 34 38 28 22

SDS 18 0 24 3 6 19 12 3 3 9 21 0 6 7 6

Opp #Wisconsin-Parkside 28 #at Northwestern (Ill.) 41 #Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 *Bucknell 38 *at Nebraska 36 Northern State 19 SIU Edwardsville 18 ^Wisconsin 42 ^Oregon State 45 Northern Iowa 38 Northern Colorado 26 at Wyoming 49 at Air Force 38 North Dakota State 43 Utah Valley 40

# at Northwestern Duals; Evanston, Ill. * at Nebraska Triangular; Lincoln, Neb. ^ at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals; Cedar Falls, Iowa

2011-12 Won 4, Lost 9 Coach: Jason Liles SDS 35 15 9 25 20 3 6 8 25 12 18 15 0

Opp ^Davidson 12 ^at Campbell 23 at North Dakota State 32 Northern State 18 Southwest Minn. State 18 Nebraska 37 Air Force 37 *Indiana 30 *at SIU Edwardsville 15 at Northern Iowa 25 at Utah Valley 21 at Northern Colorado 27 45 Wyoming

^ at Campbell Triangular; Buies Creek, N.C. * at SIU Edwardsville Triangular; Edwardsville, Ill.

CHRIS BONO 6 years, 64-41 dual record

2012-13 Won 5, Lost 12 Coach: Chris Bono SDS 19 12 32 6 7 11 3 27 51 13 5 11 3 18 28 9 4

^Indiana ^at Northern Illinois ^Tiffin *North Carolina at Nebraska #Stanford at Missouri SIU Edwardsville Simpson %Wyoming at Air Force &Western State Northern Iowa Utah Valley Northern Colorado North Dakota State Northwestern (Ill.)

Opp 18 26 12 36 32 22 36 16 0 21 41 25 41 22 13 36 39

^ at Huskie Duals; DeKalb, Ill. * at Lincoln, Neb. # at Columbia, Mo. % at Spearfish, S.D. & at Colorado Springs, Colo.

2013-14 Won 6, Lost 8 Coach: Chris Bono SDS 10 6 13 17 18 18 6 12 15 31 14 27 31 12

Opp Drexel 26 Nebraska 36 North Dakota State 30 ^Augustana 15 *Wyoming 17 Air Force 14 #Ohio 32 at Northern Iowa 29 at Utah Valley 18 at Cal Poly 10 %Stanford 20 Northern Illinois 6 at Northern Colorado 6 at North Dakota State 32

SDS 9 31 9 30 14 29 6 6 29 54 19 29 23 6 10 23 27 17 13

^Oklahoma State Drexel Wisconsin *Augustana at North Dakota State #SIU Edwardsville #at Missouri #Kent State Buffalo Dakota Wesleyan Boise State Northern Colorado Cal Poly Oregon State at Wyoming Air Force Utah Valley Stanford North Dakota State

^ at Miami, Okla. * at Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls # at Missouri Quadrangular; Columbia, Mo.

SDS 27 17 28 56 37 37 34 33 28 9 34 33 20 29 32 15 19 20

Won 14, Lost 6 Coach: Chris Bono SDS 9 25 13 16 15 15 48 36 31 24 34 34 23 23 22 28 32 18 13 23

Opp ^Virginia 23 ^Grand Canyon 9 ^at Minnesota 20 Virginia Tech 20 Oklahoma State 20 at Iowa 28 *Dakota Wesleyan 0 *Northern State 12 *Augustana 9 North Dakota State 15 at Northern Colorado 3 SIU Edwardsville 12 CSU Bakersfield 10 Air Force 15 15 Wyoming at Utah Valley 13 at Boise State 9 West Virginia 15 at Oklahoma 19 North Dakota State 14

^ at Minnesota Quad; Minneapolis * at South Dakota Showcase; Sioux Falls

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Opp 9 18 8 0 6 3 6 11 6 31 9 10 19 10 9 29 20 18

* at South Dakota Showcase; Sioux Falls ^ at Edwardsville, Ill. # NWCA National Duals Series

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2015-16

^ at Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls * at Gillette, Wyo. # at Cedar Falls, Iowa % at San Luis Obispo, Calif.

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Opp 25 6 26 3 23 9 31 31 8 0 12 10 10 35 32 9 10 15 19

Won 14, Lost 2 Coach: Chris Bono SDS 12 13 51 45 49 23 30 31 32 20 22 22 30 25 24 22

Minnesota at Arizona State *Dakota Wesleyan *Northern State *Augustana Central Michigan Oregon State at Utah Valley at Air Force Wyoming Northern Iowa at Oklahoma Iowa State at Pittsburgh at West Virginia North Dakota State

* at Dakota Showcase; Spearfish

Opp 20 25 4 4 0 6 13 10 6 18 16 13 15 13 9 12

SERIES RECORDS OPPONENT RECORD Adams State 1-2-0 Air Force 6-9-0 American 1-1-0 American International 1-0-0 Anderson 2-0-0 Arizona State 0-1-0 Army 1-0-0 Ashland 2-1-0 Augsburg 0-5-0 Augustana (S.D.) 40-15-0 Bemidji State 2-0-0 Black Hills State 3-0-0 Boise State 4-0-0 Briar Cliff 1-0-0 Brigham Young 1-0-0 Brown 0-1-0 Bucknell 0-1-0 1-0-0 Buffalo Buena Vista 2-0-0 Cal Poly 2-1-0 Cal State Bakersfield 1-0-0 Cal State Fullerton 0-1-0 Campbell 1-1-0 Carleton 3-0-0 Carson-Newman 2-0-0 Central Michigan 1-0-0 Central Missouri 2-0-0 Central Oklahoma 4-7-0 Central Washington 1-0-0 Chadron State 1-0-0 Clarion 1-0-0 Coe 1-0-0 Colorado 1-0-0 Colorado Mines 6-2-0 Colorado State 0-1-1 Concordia (Minn.)

5-0-1 Cornell (Iowa) 0-2-0 Cumberlands 2-0-0 Dakota State 1-0-0 Dakota Wesleyan 7-0-0 Dana 1-0-0 Davidson 2-0-0 Delaware State 2-0-0 Denver University 0-1-0 Drexel 1-1-0 Duquesne 1-1-0 Eastern Illinois 1-1-0 Findlay (Ohio) 1-0-0 Florida International 1-0-0

FIRST MTG. LAST MTG. 1984-85 2003-04 1992-93 2017-18 2004-05 2005-06 2008-09 2008-09 2005-06 2006-07 2017-18 2017-18 1972-73 1972-73 1997-98 2001-02 1999-00 2003-04 1965-66 2017-18 1959-60 1960-61 1959-60 1961-62 1976-77 2016-17 1999-2000 1999-2000 1971-72 1971-72 2005-06 2005-06 2010-11 2010-11 2014-15 2014-15 1988-89 2002-03 1972-73 2014-15 2015-16 2015-16 2005-06 2005-06 2006-07 2011-12 1949-50 2001-02 1997-98 1998-99 2017-18 2017-18 1987-88 1997-98 1972-73 2005-06 2000-01 2000-01 2001-02 2001-02 2005-06 2005-06 2002-03 2002-03 1967-68 1967-68 1953-54 1998-99 1953-54 1955-56 1956-57 2001-02 1954-55 1955-56 2008-09 2009-10 1972-73 1972-73 2004-05 2017-18 2002-03 2002-03 2004-05 2011-12 2005-06 2008-09 1955-56 1955-56 2013-14 2014-15 2004-05 2005-06 1970-71 2006-07 1997-98 1997-98 1978-79 1978-79

OPPONENT Fort Hays State Franklin & Marshall Gannon Gardner-Webb Grand Canyon Grinnell Huron Illinois State Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kansas State Kent State Liberty Luther Macalester Mary Maryland Millersville Minnesota Minn. State, Mankato Minn. State, Moorhead Minnesota-Morris Minnesota West CC Missouri Morningside Navy Nebraska Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Omaha Newport News Apprentice (Va.) North Carolina North Carolina State North Dakota North Dakota State Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Michigan Northern State Northwest Missouri Northwestern (Ill.) Northwestern (Iowa) Ohio Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon Oregon State

RECORD 3-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 3-2-0 1-3-0 0-6-0 2-9-0 10-8-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 4-24-0 23-26-3 15-1-0 22-1-0 2-0-0 2-3-0 6-0-0 0-1-0 16-19-2 4-1-0 9-25-2 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 28-5-3 21-42-1 24-12-0 2-4-0 4-37-1 1-2-0 32-1-1 4-0-0 0-3-0 4-0-0 0-2-1 2-2-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 1-2-0

FIRST MTG. LAST MTG. 1987-88 1999-00 2005-06 2008-09 2001-02 2001-02 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2015-16 1954-55 1954-55 1980-81 1997-98 1966-67 1974-75 2008-09 2012-13 1995-96 2016-17 1951-52 2017-18 1950-51 1974-75 2014-15 2014-15 2008-09 2009-10 1951-52 1953-54 1949-50 1950-51 2002-03 2004-05 2008-09 2008-09 2004-05 2004-05 1949-50 2017-18 1950-51 2003-04 1956-57 2003-04 1969-70 1991-92 1997-98 1998-99 1961-62 2014-15 1968-69 1978-79 1970-71 1970-71 1949-50 2013-14 1977-78 2003-04 1949-50 2003-04 2006-07 2012-13 2005-06 1963-64 1958-59 1972-73 1966-67 1953-54 1979-80 1961-62 1968-69 1974-75 1990-91 2006-07 1969-70 2014-15 2004-05 2010-11

2006-07 2012-13 2006-07 1997-98 2017-18 2016-17 2013-14 2017-18 1984-85 2017-18 1986-87 2011-12 1993-94 2013-14 2017-18 2016-17 2004-05 2017-18

OPPONENT RECORD Pacific (Ore.) 2-1-0 Pittsburgh 1-0-0 Pitt-Johnstown 0-1-0 Portland State (Ore.) 5-0-0 Princeton 1-1-0 Purdue 0-1-0 Ridgewater CC 1-0-0 Roger Williams 1-0-0 Rutgers 0-1-0 Sacred Heart (Conn.)

1-0-0 San Francisco State 1-0-0 Shippensburg 1-0-0 Simpson 1-0-0 South Dakota 12-0-0 South Dakota Tech 5-0-0 Southern Colorado 3-0-0 Southern Illinois 0-1-0 SIU Edwardsville 5-1-1 Southwest Minn. State 30-4-0 Southwest Missouri 4-0-0 Stanford 1-2-0 St. Cloud State 37-14-1 St. John’s (Minn.)

3-0-0 Tenn.-Chattanooga 0-1-0 Tiffin 1-0-0 Upper Iowa 1-0-0 Utah State 0-1-0 Utah Valley 5-8-0 Valley City State 3-0-0 Virginia 0-1-0 Virginia Military Institute 1-0-0 Virginia Tech 0-2-0 Wartburg (Iowa) 4-4-1 Washington 0-0-1 6-0-0 Wayne State (Neb.) 1-0-0 Western Illinois West Liberty 1-0-0 Western State 2-1-0 West Virginia 3-0-0 Winona State 13-5-2 Wisconsin 0-3-0 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-1-0 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-0-0 Wisconsin-Parkside 2-1-0 Wisconsin-River Falls 6-0-0 Wis.-Stevens Point 1-0-0 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 Wyoming 4-15-0

FIRST MTG. LAST MTG. 2004-05 2008-09 2017-18 2017-18 1997-98 1997-98 2004-05 2008-09 2003-04 2004-05 2016-17 2016-17 1997-98 1997-98 2006-07 2006-07 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 1987-88 1987-88 2000-01 2000-01 2012-13 2012-13 1963-64 1976-77 1955-56 1961-62 1986-87 1995-96 1967-68 1967-68 2009-10 2016-17 1970-71 2011-12 1975-76 1986-87 2012-13 2014-15 1951-52 2003-04 1952-53 1954-55 2009-10 2009-10 2012-13 2012-13 1972-73 1972-73 1977-78 1977-78 2005-06 2017-18 1958-59 1967-68 2015-16 2015-16 2008-09 2008-09 2015-16 2016-17 1949-50 1959-60 1970-71 1970-71 1964-65 1978-79 1974-75 1974-75 1997-98 1997-98 1972-73 2012-13 2015-16 2017-18 1961-62 1980-81 2002-03 2014-15 2002-03 2002-03 1971-72 1975-76 1991-92 2010-11 1961-62 1988-89 1973-74 1973-74 2010-11 2010-11 1953-54 2017-18

CAREER COACHING RECORDS

BY VICTORIES

BY WINNING PERCENTAGE

COACH SEASONS Jason Liles (1994-2012)......................................19 Warren Williamson (1957-68, 1970-73) ..............16 Mike Engels (1985-93) ..........................................9 Chris Bono (2013-18) ............................................6 Terry Linander (1978-81) ......................................4 Greg Schmidt (1974-75)........................................2 Mickey Martin (1976-77)........................................2 Ralph Manning (1982-84)......................................3 Harold Holmes (1952-55) ......................................4 Frank Kurtenbach (1969) ......................................1 Wally Johnson (1950-51) ......................................2 Lester Gieneart (1956) ..........................................1

WON 148 134 87 64 33 21 21 20 14 12 7 1

LOST 141 74 32 41 23 10 6 17 18 5 7 10

TIED 5 9 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

PCT .512 .638 .725 .610 .586 .677 .768 .541 .439 .706 .500 .125

COACH SEASONS Mickey Martin (1976-77)........................................2 Mike Engels (1985-93) ..........................................9 Frank Kurtenbach (1969) ......................................1 Greg Schmidt (1974-75)........................................2 Warren Williamson (1957-68, 1970-73) ..............16 Chris Bono (2013-18) ............................................6 Terry Linander (1978-81) ......................................4 Ralph Manning (1982-84)......................................3 Jason Liles (1994-2012)......................................19 Wally Johnson (1950-51) ......................................2 Harold Holmes (1952-55) ......................................4 Lester Gieneart (1956) ..........................................1

WON 21 87 12 21 134 64 33 20 148 7 14 1

LOST 6 32 5 10 74 41 23 17 141 7 18 10

TIED 1 3 0 0 9 0 2 0 5 0 1 1

PCT .768 .725 .706 .677 .638 .610 .586 .541 .512 .500 .439 .125

TOTALS....................................................................68

548

379

22

.589

TOTALS....................................................................68

548

379

22

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ALL-AMERICANS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

DEE BRAINERD

DON TRAPP

1963 – 130 pounds

1970 – 177 pounds

RICK JENSEN

JEFF HOHERTZ

1976 – 126 pounds

1977 – 177 pounds 1981 – 177 pounds

KIRK SIMET

DAVE CORNEMANN

1978 – 150 pounds

1984 – 167 pounds

PAT DORN

BRIAN LOEFFLER

1987 – 134 pounds 1988 – 134 pounds

1993 – 190 pounds

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1963 Dee Brainerd Jim Perkins Lyle Moss Roger Eischens

130 137 158 190

First Second Third Third

1980 Jay Swanson Randy Goette Kent Haake Jeff Hohertz

134 142 167 177

Sixth Eighth Seventh Fifth

1965 Frank Murphy Wayne Paulsen

115 130

Third Second

1981 Jeff Hoherrtz Wally Zastrow

177 HWT

First Seventh

1966 Paul Thomas Mick Hurburt

190 HWT

Second Fourth

1967 Jerry Smith Jon McNitt

1982 Jack Sathe Randy Goette Ed Lohr

126 150 190

Eighth Seventh Eighth

130 167

Third Second

1983 Dave Cornemann

167

Sixth

1984 Don Cox Dave Cornemann Al Holleman

158 167 HWT

Third First Eighth

1985 Vince McCullough Jim Strande Jeff Lueders Al Holleman

134 142 177 HWT

Second Eighth Eighth Third

1986 Bryan Guzzo Perry Fink Al Holleman

118 142 HWT

Seventh Sixth Fourth

1987 Pat Dorn Hazen Bye Kyle Jensen

134 150 HWT

First Sixth Seventh

1988 Bryan Guzzo Pat Dorn Perry Fink Paul Koenig

118 134 150 190

Sixth First Fourth Fifth

1989 Bryan Guzzo Pat Dorn Perry Fink Barney Drenth

118 134 150 HWT

Fifth Sixth Fourth Fourth

1990 Mike Pankratz Brian Loeffler Greg Sayler Paul Koenig

126 177 190 HWT

Sixth Sixth Eighth Second

1991 Mike Pankratz Brian Loeffler Greg Sayler Barney Drenth

126 177 190 HWT

Fifth Fifth Eighth Fourth

1968 Greg Schmidt Jerry Smith Jon McNitt

115 130 167

Second Second Second

1969 Greg Schmidt John Rembold

115 137

Third Third

1970 Greg Schmidt Don Trapp Keith Engels

118 177 142

Second First Sixth

1971 Stan Opp

118

Second

1972 Stan Opp Mike Engels

118 150

Fifth Second

1973 Stan Opp Gerry Person Dick Vliem

118 167 190

Second Third Fifth

1974 Mike Engels

158

Second

1976 Rick Jensen Kirk Simet

126 142

First Sixth

1977 Rick Jensen Jeff Hohertz

134 177

Second First

1978 Matt Long Kirk Simet

134 150

Third First

1979 Rick Jensen Al Minor

142 190

Second Fourth

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ALL-AMERICANS 1992 Mike Pankratz Chad Lamer Brian Loeffler

126 167 177

Fifth Eighth Sixth

1993 Mike Pankratz Tim Wishard Brian Loeffler

126 158 190

Third Seventh First

1994 Mark Echevarria Chad Lamer Justin Blasius Brad Loeffler

150 177 190 HWT

Fifth First First Fifth

1995 Josh Sammons Chad Lamer Brad Loeffler

142 177 HWT

Fourth First Fifth

1996 Travis King Pat Timm Jeremy Pascoe Chad Lamer Ryan Resel

142 167 177 190 HWT

Fourth Seventh Third First Fourth

1997 Chad Wickman Adam Feldman Jeremy Pascoe Ryan Resel

118 126 177 HWT

Sixth First Third First

1998 Chad Wickman Paul Konechne Travis King Pat Timm Ryan Resel

118 134 150 177 HWT

Fourth Sixth First Third First

1999 Scott Braun Paul Konechne Tyler Jones Ryan Resel

133 141 174 HWT

Second Second Third Second

THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Tyler Bryant ........................................2000-02 Perry Fink..................................1986, 1988-89 Bryan Guzzo..............................1986, 1988-89 Jeff Hohertz ..............................1977, 1980-81 Al Holleman ........................................1984-86 Rick Jensen ..............................1976-77, 1979 Jon Madsen ........................................2000-02 Stan Opp ............................................1971-73 Greg Schmidt ......................................1968-70 Aaron Veskrna ....................................2000-02

2000 Scott Braun Paul Konechne Aaron Veskrna Tyler Bryant Tyler Jones Jon Madsen

133 141 149 165 174 HWT

Second First Seventh Eighth Sixth First

2001 Ryan O’Connor Paul Konechne Aaron Veskrna Tyler Bryant Todd Paszek Jon Madsen

125 141 149 165 184 HWT

Sixth First Third Fourth Third Second

2002 Aaron Veskrna Tyler Bryant Tyler Jones Todd Paszek Jon Madsen

157 165 184 197 HWT

Third Second Second Third Seventh

2003 Bryan Cowdin Tyler Jones Tim Boldt

174 184 197

Seventh Second Fifth

2004 Jeremy Roe Nate Althoff

149 165

Sixth Fifth

2017 Seth Gross Alex Kocer

133 149

Second Eighth

2018 Seth Gross Luke Zilverberg David Kocer

133 157 174

First Eighth Seventh

Note: Three Jackrabbit wrestlers earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the NCAA Division II Championships: • Rick Jensen, 1976 • Chad Lamer, 1996 • Travis King, 1998

FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Tyler Jones......................................1999-2002 Paul Konechne................................1998-2001 Chad Lamer ..............................1992, 1994-96 Brian Loeffler ......................................1990-93 Mike Pankratz......................................1990-93 Ryan Resel..........................................1996-99

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

JUSTIN BLASIUS

CHAD LAMER

1994 – 190 pounds

1994-95 – 177 pounds 1996 – 190 pounds

ADAM FELDMAN

RYAN RESEL

1997 – 126 pounds

1997 – Heavyweight 1998 – Heavyweight

TRAVIS KING

PAUL KONECHNE

1998 – 150 pounds

2000 – 141 pounds 2001 – 141 pounds

JON MADSEN

SETH GROSS

2000 – Heavyweight

2018 – 133 pounds

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DIVISION I NCAA QUALIFIERS Note: Prior to 1991, wrestlers could qualify for the Division I tournament from D-II and D-III

1959 – Host: Iowa

Walt Christman — 147 pounds • lost to #1 Tommy Evans, Oklahoma, by fall (4:09) • lost to #2 Byron Todd, Oklahoma State, by dec. (7-2) Alan Evans — 191 pounds • First Round: Bye • lost to #2 Harry Lanzi, Toledo, by fall (1:40) • lost to Joe Butler, Oklahoma, by major dec. (11-3)

Loren Wiesmer – 123 pounds • lost to Jim Stagg, Bowling Green, by dec. (6-0) Francis Flesner – 157 pounds • lost to Herman Ayres, Southern Illinois, by dec. (4-3) Bob Motis – 191 pounds • lost to #3 Gordon Trapp, Iowa, by tech fall (15-0) Frank Kurtenbach – Heavyweight • lost to #1 Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State, by fall (5:04) • lost to Harry Jacobs, Bradley, by dec. (2-1)

1953 – Host: Penn State

1960 – Host: Maryland

Maris Williams – 130 pounds • lost to #1 Norvard Nalan (Michigan), by fall (7:11) • lost to Ed Casalicchio (Michigan State), by dec. (6-0) Alan Williams – 191 pounds • lost to #4 Gus Gatto (Northern Iowa), by dec. (6-0)

Francis Flesner — 157 pounds • lost to #2 Thad Turner, Lehigh, by dec. (8-2) • def. Walter Parker, Cornell, by dec. (4-0) • lost to Joe Mullins, Iowa, by dec. (9-5) John Sterner – 167 pounds • lost to #3 Dennis Fitzgerald, Michigan, by dec. (8-5) Mike Sterner – 177 pounds • lost to #1 Roy Conrad, Northern Illinois, by fall (1:49) • def. Phil Myer, Penn State, by major dec. (11-2) • lost to Bruce Campbell, Oklahoma State, by dec. (9-5) Frank Kurtenbach – Heavyweight • lost to #6 John Baum, Michigan State, by fall (5:48)

Wayne Paulsen – 130 pounds • lost to Bill Johannesen, Michigan, by dec. (5-1)

1961 – Host: Oregon State

1965 – Host: Iowa State

1952 – Host: Colorado State

1954 – Host: Oklahoma Jule Moravec – 177 pounds • lost to #3 Ted Weaver, Kansas State, by fall (8:50) Alan Williams – 191 pounds • def. James Mills, Oklahoma State, by dec. (5-2) • tied #4 Gus Gatto, Northern Iowa, 1-1 [Gatto advanced on referee’s decision]

1955 – Host: Cornell Monsour Karim – 115 pounds • lost to Edward Amerantes, Springfield, by dec. (4-0) Gordon Brockmueller – 123 pounds • lost to Dick Gappen, Knox, by dec. (7-3) Don Dykhoff – 157 pounds • lost to Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State, by dec. (9-3)

Mike Sterner – 177 pounds (seeded sixth) • def. Tom Sutton, Air Force, by dec. (4-2) • lost to #3 Wayne Baugman, Oklahoma, by dec. (4-2) • lost to Ken Houston, Southern Illinois, by dec. (4-2) Frank Kurtenbach – Heavyweight • lost to Nick Kohls, Colorado State, by fall (8:18) • lost to #2 Allan Jaklich, Northwestern, by dec. (3-2)

1958 – Host: Wyoming

1962 – Host: Oklahoma State

Gusav Gleitter – 115 pounds • lost to #1 Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State, by dec. (8-0) • lost to Stan Lampe, Colorado, by dec. (7-4) George Alfredson – 177 pounds • lost to Gary Haller, Kansas, by dec. (5-2) Ellis Jensen – 191 pounds • lost to #1 Dave Dunlop, Cornell, by fall (2:32)

John Sterner – 167 pounds • lost to #6 Earl Perillo, Oklahoma, by dec. (4-1) Mike Sterner – 177 pounds • def. Phil Myer, Penn State, by dec. (5-4) • lost to #2 Dean Lahr, Colorado, by dec. (2-1) • lost to Tim Mongan, Purdue, by dec. (5-3) Roger Eischens – 191 pounds • def. Harry Lake, Virginia, by dec. (3-1) • lost to Joe James, Oklahoma, by dec. (4-2) • lost to #1 Nick Kohls, Colorado State, by dec. (3-2)

1963 – Host: Kent State Dee Brainerd – 130 pounds • def. John Perry, Adams State, by dec. (6-5) • lost to #4 Pat Smart, Lehigh, by dec. (6-3) James Perkins – 137 pounds • lost to #3 Clair Argento, Wyoming by dec. (8-1) Lyle Voss – 157 pounds • lost to Rahim Jayanmard, UCLA, by tech. fall (17-1) Roger Eischens – 191 pounds • lost to Matt Sanzone, Springfield, by fall (4:57)

1965 – Host: Wyoming FRANK KURTENBACH qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships three years in a row from 1959-61.

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Frank Murphy – 115 pounds • lost to #2 Tadaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State, by major dec. (13-4) • def. Lou Manns, Syracuse by dec. (2-0) • lost to Jay Windfelder, Penn State, by dec. (5-0)

GREG SCHMIDT competed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships three times, earning All-America honors at 115 pounds in 1970 with a fifth-place finish.

Paul Thomas – 191 pounds • lost to #2 Don Buzzard, Iowa State, by fall (4:18) • lost to Tony Bennett, Oklahoma, by fall (2:49) Mike Hurlburt – Heavyweight • lost to Carel Stith, Nebraska, by tech. fall (19-1)

1967 – Host: Kent State Gerry Smith – 123 pounds • lost to #2 Bob Fehrs, Michigan, by major dec. (10-0) John McNitt – 167 pounds • lost to Jeff Smith, Oregon State, by dec. (11-4)

1968 – Host: Penn State Greg Schmidt – 115 pounds • def. Frank Coco, East Stroudsburg, by dec. (9-3) • lost to Wayne Boyd, Temple, by dec. (6-4) Gerry Smith – 130 pounds • def. Felix Sanchez, Air Force, by major dec. (10-1) • lost to Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State, by dec. (7-6) John McNitt – 167 pounds • lost to #4 Jason Smith, Iowa State, by dec. (6-2)

1969 – Host: Brigham Young Greg Schmidt – 115 pounds (seeded seventh) • lost to #9 John Miller, Oregon, by dec. (4-3) • def. Bob Shines, Arizona State, by fall (2:58) • lost to #2 Ray Stapp, Oklahoma State, by dec. (5-3)

1970 – Host: Northwestern Greg Schmidt – 115 pounds (seeded fifth) • def. Steve Lampe, Iowa State, by dec. (9-2) • def. Ed Brown, SUNY-Buffalo, by dec. (10-9) • lost to #3 Greg Johnson, Michigan State, by dec. (7-3) [All-American – fifth place] Don Trapp – 177 pounds • def. Ray Williams, Stanford, by dec. (7-2) • def. Mark Frankel, Purdue, by dec. (7-4) • lost to #5 Ben Cooper, Southern Illinois, by dec. (7-3)

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DIVISION I NCAA QUALIFIERS 1971 – Host: Auburn Stan Opp – 118 pounds (seeded 10th) • def. Chico Lutes, Indiana State, by dec. (11-5) • lost to #5 Gary Breece, Oklahoma, by dec. (7-1)

1972 – Host: Maryland Mike Engels – 150 pounds • lost to #7 Neil Duncan, Hofstra, by dec. (4-1)

1973 – Host: Washington Stan Opp – 118 pounds • def. #5 Mike Frick, Lehigh, by dec. (6-4) • dec. Ron Castle, Portland State, by dec. (8-5) • lost to #4 Dan Sherman, Iowa, by major dec. (9-1) • lost to Dan Kida, San Jose State, by major dec. (11-3) Gerry Person – 167 pounds • def. Bruce Zindel, Michigan State, by dec. (5-3) • lost to #2 Doug Wyn, Western Michigan, by dec. (7-1) • lost to George Been, Ball State, by dec. (6-3)

1974 – Host: Iowa State Mike Engels – 158 pounds • def. Pete Ackerman, Rider, by dec. (13-6) • lost to #4 Dan Holm, Iowa, by dec. (8-4) • def. Dewayne Cobbs, Missouri, by fall (5:59) • tied Duane Stutzman, Oregon, 5-5 [Stutzman advanced on referee’s decision]

1976 – Host: Arizona Rick Jensen – 126 pounds • lost to Amos Goodlow, Michigan, by fall (5:50)

1977 – Host: Oklahoma Rick Jensen – 126 pounds • def. #6 Rick Thompson, Slippery Rock, by dec. (6-2) • def. Ron Gray, Illinois State, by fall (7:05) • lost to Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State, by dec. (6-5) • lost to Carlos Rodriguez, California, by dec. (10-7)

1978 – Host: Maryland Kirk Simet – 150 pounds • def. #5 Doug Ziebart, Oregon State, by dec. (8-6) • def. Mark Nelson, Oklahoma, by dec. (6-6, 5-2) • lost to #4 Dave Schultz, Oklahoma State, by dec. (11-5) • lost to Max Lorenzo, William & Mary, by dec. (4-1)

1979 – Host: Iowa State Rick Jensen – 142 pounds • def. #11 Chris Catalfo, Florida, by dec. (12-8) • lost to #3 Andy Rein, Wisconsin, by dec. (3-2)

1980 – Host: Meadowlands, N.J. Don Cox – 158 pounds • lost to Greg Elinsky, Penn State, by major dec. (13-3) Dave Cornemann – 167 pounds • lost to Mike Degenova, Temple, by tech. fall (22-6)

1985 – Host: Oklahoma City Vince McCullough – 134 pounds • def. Darrin Mossing, Ohio, by dec. (10-5) • lost to #1 Jim Jordan, Wisconsin, by dec. (10-3) • lost to Jeff Bradley, Stanford, by dec. (6-2)

1985 – Host: Maryland Pat Dorn – 134 pounds • lost to Joe Gribben, Northern Iowa, by dec. (5-3)

TYLER SORENSON became the first Jackrabbit wrestler in the Division I era to make back-to-back NCAA appearances, qualifying in both 2009 and 2010.

1988 – Host: Iowa State

2015 – Host: St. Louis, Mo.

Pat Dorn – 134 pounds • lost to #7 Joe Melchiore, Iowa, by fall (5:43) • def. Thierry Chaney, William & Mary, by dec. (7-6) • def. Jeff Dernlan, Penn State, by dec. (4-1) • def. Enzo Catulio, North Carolina, by dec. (5-4) • lost to Dan Willaman, Edinboro, by dec. (5-3) [All-American – Eighth Place]

Cody Pack – 157 pounds (seeded fifth) • lost to Louis Mascola, Maryland, by dec. (10-9) • def. Andrew Atkinson, Virginia, by dec. (3-2) • def. #6 Josh Demas, Ohio State, by dec. (8-3) • def. Markus Scheidel, Columbia, by dec. (4-2) • lost to Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech, by dec. (3-2) Nate Rotert – 197 pounds • lost to Basil Minto, Northern Iowa, by dec. (8-2) • lost to Scottie Boykins, Chattanooga, by dec. (5-2) J.J. Everard – heavyweight • lost to #14 Joe Stolfi, Bucknell, by fall (6:29) • lost to #3 Bobby Telford, Iowa, by fall (0:39)

2007 – Host: Auburn Hills, Mich.

Ryan Meyer – 165 pounds • lost to Zack Shanaman, Pennsylvania, by dec. (5-1) • lost to Dustin Noack, UC Davis, by dec. (5-4)

2009 – Host: St. Louis, Mo. Tyler Sorenson – 197 pounds • lost to #4 Tyrel Todd, Michigan, by dec. (6-4) • lost to Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro, by dec. (6-4)

2010 – Host: Omaha, Neb. Tyler Sorenson – 197 pounds • lost to #4 Cam Simaz, Cornell (N.Y.), by major dec.

(15-7) • def. James Hamel, Buffalo, by dec. (5-3) • def. #10 Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion, by dec. (9-2) • lost to Brent Jones, Virginia, by fall (0:30)

2013 – Host: Des Moines, Iowa Cody Pack – 157 pounds • lost to Jedd Moore, Virginia, by dec. (6-0) • lost to Tommy Churchard, Purdue, by dec. (3-0)

2014 – Host: Oklahoma City, Okla.

Alex Kocer – 149 pounds • lost to #1 Drake Houdashelt, Missouri, by major dec.

(12-3) • lost to Justin Arthur, Clarion, by major dec. (13-5) Cody Pack – 157 pounds • lost to Aaron Walker, The Citadel, by fall (5:25) • lost to Justin DeAngelis, Oklahoma, by dec. (9-7) Joe Brewster – 165 pounds • lost to #1 David Taylor, Penn State, by fall (2:59) • lost to Josh Houldsworth, Columbia, by dec. (5-2)

2016 – Host: New York City Seth Gross – 141 pounds • def. #13 Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois, by dec. (6-3) • lost to #4 Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers, by major dec.

(15-2) • def. Danny Sabatello, Purdue, by dec. (12-10) • def. James Gulibon, Penn State, by dec. (10-6) • lost to #7 Solomon Chishko, Virginia Tech, by dec.

(10-3) Alex Kocer – 149 pounds • lost to #6 Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern, by dec. (7-1) • lost to Joey Delgado, Oregon State, by dec. (9-7) Cody Pack – 157 pounds (seeded seventh) • def. Neal Richards, VMI, by major dec. (9-1) • def. #10 John Boyle, American, by dec. (2-1, TB-1) • lost to #15 Chad Walsh, Rider, by dec. (11-10) • lost to #5 Dylan Palacio, Cornell (N.Y.), by dec. (10-3) David Kocer – 174 pounds • lost to #7 Cody Walters, Ohio, by dec. (7-3) • def. Richard Robertson, Wisconsin, by dec. (4-3) • def. Te’Shan Campbell, Pittsburgh, by dec. (10-7) • lost to Casey Kent, Penn, by major dec. (8-0) Nate Rotert – 197 pounds (seeded 15th) • lost to Scottie Boykin, Chattanooga, by dec. (7-4) • def. Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers, by major dec. (11-3) • lost to #16 Kyle Conel, Kent State, by dec. (9-4)

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CODY PACK became the first Jackrabbit to compete at the NCAA Division I Championships four times, earning berths in the national tournament from 2013-16.

2017 – Host: St. Louis, Mo. Seth Gross – 133 pounds (seeded second) • def. Billy Rappo, Maryland, by dec. (5-0) • def. Joseph Palmer, Oregon State, by tech. fall (15-0, 7:00) • def. #7 Eric Montoya, Nebraska, by major dec. (11-1) • def. #3 Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State, by major dec.

(12-3) • lost to #4 Cory Clark, Iowa, by dec. (4-3) [All-American – Second Place] Alex Kocer – 149 pounds • def. #8 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro, by dec. (6-5) • def. #9 Justin Oliver, Central Michigan, by dec. (5-4) • lost to #1 Zain Retherford, Penn State, by tech. fall (19-2, 5:14) • def. #14 Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois, by dec. (4-2) • lost to #4 Micah Jordan, Ohio State, by tech. fall (19-4, 7:00) • lost to #15 Kenny Theobald, Rutgers, by fall (1:37) [All-American –Eighth Place] Luke Zilverberg – 165 pounds • def. Tyrel White, Columbia, by dec. (6-5) • lost to #6 Daniel Lewis, Missouri, by major dec. (8-0) • def. Andrew Mendel, Army, by dec. (4-3) • lost to #12 Austin Matthews, Edinboro, by major dec.

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David Kocer – 174 pounds • lost to #5 Mark Hall, Penn State, by dec. (8-2) • def. Matt Reed, Oklahoma, by major dec. (8-0) • lost to #12 Casey Kent, Penn, by dec. (6-0) Nate Rotert – 197 pounds (seeded ninth) • lost to Daniel Chaid, North Carolina, by dec. (10-5) • def. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa, by dec. (4-1) • lost to #7 Aaron Studebaker, Nebraska, by dec. (2-0)

Luke Zilverberg – 157 pounds (seeded 13th) • def. Justin Staudenmayer, Brown, by dec. (6-1) • def. #4 Josh Shields, Arizona State, by dec. (9-6) • lost to #5 Alec Pantaleo, Michigan, by dec. (8-5) • def. Kennedy Monday, North Carolina, by dec. (6-5) • lost to #8 Tyler Berger, Nebraska, by dec. (6-0) • lost to #4 Josh Shields, Arizona State, by dec. (11-5) [All-American – Eighth Place] David Kocer – 174 pounds (seeded 11th) • def. Kimball Bastian, Utah Valley, by dec. (3-1) • lost to #6 Bo Jordan, Ohio State, by major dec. (11-3) • def. Ryan Christensen, Wisconsin, by dec. (5-3) • def. Josef Johnson, Harvard, by major dec. (8-0) • def. #8 Jadaen Bernstein, Navy, by dec. (5-4, TB-1) • lost to #4 Jordan Kutler, Lehigh, by major dec. (8-0) • def. #13 Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State, by dec.

(7-2) [All-American – Seventh Place] Martin Mueller – 184 pounds • lost to #1 Bo Nickal, Penn State, by major dec. (16-4) • lost to Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan, by dec.

(4-3) Nate Rotert – 197 pounds (seeded eighth) • def. Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin, by dec. (6-2) • lost to Kyle Conel, Kent State, by dec. (8-2) • def. Rocco Caywood, Army, by dec. (9-3) • def. Jake Smith, West Virginia, by dec. (4-3) • lost to #6 Willie Miklus, Missouri, by dec. (9-5)

2018 – Host: Cleveland, Ohio Connor Brown – 125 pounds • lost to #14 Luke Welch, Purdue, by dec. (10-5) • def. Alonzo Allen, Chattanooga, by dec. (16-11) • lost to #13 Zeke Moisey, West Virginia, by dec. (10-4) Seth Gross – 133 pounds (seeded first) • def. Matthew Schmitt, West Virginia, by major dec.

(15-2) • def. #16 Mitch McKee, Minnesota, by major dec.

(13-5) • def. #8 Montorie Bridges, Wyoming, by dec. (7-3) • def. Tariq Wilson, North Carolina State, by fall (7:18) • def. #2 Stevan Micic, Michigan, by dec. (13-8) [All-American – NATIONAL CHAMPION] Henry Pohlmeyer – 141 pounds • lost to #11 Michael Carr, Illinois, by dec. (8-1) • def. Evan Cheek, Cleveland State, by fall (5:49) • lost to #5 Kevin Jack, North Carolina State, by major dec. (8-0)

NATE ROTERT earned four consecutive trips to the national meet from 2015-18.

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HALL OF FAMERS Nine individuals associated with South Dakota State University wrestling have been inducted into the Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame.

WARREN WILLIAMSON Inducted 1996 Longtime SDSU coach Warren Williamson was one of eight people inducted with the inaugural Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame class in March 1996.

Williamson coached the Jackrabbits for 16 seasons — from 1957-68 and from 1970-73. During his tenure, he compiled a 134-74-9 dual record and coached 24 College Division All-Americans and two national champions. His teams also won three North Central Conference titles and placed in the top 10 at the College Division national tournament seven times.

JIM KOCH Inducted 2000 Former Jackrabbit wrestler Jim Koch, the longtime head wrestling coach at WisconsinParkside, was inducted into the Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000.

A Milbank native and 1969 graduate of SDSU, Koch earned runner-up honors at the NCC Championships.

Koch accepted the head coaching position at UWParkside in 1970. Over the next 30 years, his wrestlers earned All-America honors 88 times with 10 national champions.

JEFF HOHERTZ Inducted 2000 Hohertz book-ended his collegiate wrestling career by winning national titles at 177 pounds in both 1977 and 1981. A three-time North Central Conference champion, he also earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish as a junior.

A native of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Hohertz ended his career with an 88-23-1 record.

RICK JENSEN Inducted 2000 Watertown native Rick Jensen became SDSU’s first four-time North Central Conference champion and was a three-time national finalist. He claimed a national title at 126 pounds as a freshman in 1976, and also finished as runner-up at 134 pounds in 1977 and 142 pounds in 1979.

Jensen ended his career with a 128-24 record.

CHAD LAMER Inducted 2004 A four-time All-American, Lamer won three consecutive national titles — the first of which came at 177 pounds in 1994. After repeating as 177pound champion in 1995, Lamer claimed his final Division II title in 1996 at 190.

The Colton native also placed eighth at 167 pounds as a freshman. He completed his collegiate career with a pair of North Central Conference titles and a 132-30-2 record. During his senior year he posted a 40-2 record.

PAT DORN Inducted 2016 Dorn, a native of Adrian, Minnesota, won a pair of national titles and earned AllAmerica honors four times during his collegiate career from 1986-89.

He claimed the first of his 134-pound titles at the 1987 NCAA Division II Championships, finishing the year with a 29-8 record. He won his lone North Central Conference individual title in 1988 and again strung together a championship run at the NCAA Division II Championships.

Dorn would go to on to become the first Jackrabbit wrestler in 18 years to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Championships with an eighth-place finish in 1988.

PAUL KONECHNE Inducted 2016 Paul Konechne earned NCAA Division II All-America honors four times, winning two national titles and completing his career as the alltime leader for victories during his standout career at SDSU from 1998-2001.

Konechne dominated the 141-pound weight class over his final two years, posting back-to-back 40-win seasons en route to national titles in 2000 and 2001.

A Kimball native, Konechne finished his Jackrabbit career with a 137-30 record.

JASON LILES Inducted 2016 Liles led SDSU wrestling to a decade-long run of success within the NCAA Division II ranks. In each of his first nine seasons at SDSU, Liles’ teams recorded a top-five showing at the NCAA Division II Championships, including runner-up finishes in 1998 and 2001.

The 2001 Division II National Coach of the Year, Liles coached Jackrabbit wrestlers to 47 All-America honors and 11 national championships. He also led SDSU to the 1997 NCC title and claimed NWCA Division II National Duals championships in 1998 and 2000.

RYAN RESEL Inducted 2016 Resel wrestled his way to four All-America honors and two national championships during his career at SDSU. He established himself as the top heavyweight in the Division II ranks during the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons, going a combined 73-13 with 36 pins and a 25-1 mark in dual competition en route to back-to-back national titles.

Overall, the Miller native finished his career third on the SDSU wins chart with a 122-27 record and tied the school record with 63 pins.

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 1964 Don Miller Wayne Paulsen Marv Sherrill Bill Taggart Dave Westbrock

Willmar, Minn.

Worthington, Minn.

Huron, S.D. Wadena, Minn.

Browns Valley, Minn.

123 130 137 157 191

1965 Terry Linander Frank Murphy Wayne Paulsen Bill Taggart

Spearfish, S.D. Blue Earth, Minn.

Worthington, Minn.

Wadena, Minn.

137 115 130 157

1966 Dennis Campbell Mick Hurlburt Mike Kain Stan Lambert Terry Linander Don Miller Frank Murphy Jerry Smith

Worthington, Minn.

Swea City, Iowa Algona, Iowa Worthington, Minn.

Spearfish, S.D. Willmar, Minn.

Blue Earth, Minn.

Sioux Falls, S.D.

152 HWT 157 137 137 130 115 123

1967 Jon McNitt Jerry Smith

Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D.

157 130

1968 Sid Fosheim Jon McNitt Greg Schmidt Jerry Smith

Webster, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Rockham, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D.

137 160 115 130

1969 Greg Schmidt Don Trapp

Rockham, S.D. Milbank, S.D.

115 160

1970 Greg Schmidt Don Trapp

Rockham, S.D. Milbank, S.D.

118 177

1972 Pat Suiter

Pierre, S.D.

1972

1973 Mike Engels Stan Opp Gerry Person

Watertown, S.D. Aberdeen, S.D. Britton, S.D.

158 118 167

1974 Mike Engels

Watertown, S.D.

158

1975 Rick Jensen

Watertown, S.D.

126

1976 Rick Jensen Craig Onufer Don Oswald

Watertown, S.D. Tacoma, Wash.

Yankton, S.D.

126 158 190

1977 Jeff Hohertz Rick Jensen Ron Teague

Minnetonka, Minn.

Watertown, S.D. Aurora, S.D.

177 134 11

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1965 NCC TEAM CHAMPIONS Front Row: Terry Linander, Mick Hurlburt, Wayne Paulsen, Bill Taggart, Darrell Smith. Back Row: Duane Dean, Frank Murphy, Don Miller, Mike Kain, Al Morton, head coach Warren Williamson.

1966 NCC TEAM CHAMPIONS Front Row: Frank Murphy, Jerry Smith, Don Miller, Terry Linander, Darrell Smith. Back Row: Head coach Warren Williamson, Dennis Campbell, Stan Lambert, Phil Neu, Mike Kain, Paul Thomas, Mick Hurlburt.

1989 Perry Fink

Cottage Grove, Minn.

1990 Paul Koenig

Butterfield, Minn.

HWT

1991 Barney Drenth Troy Wallman

Rock Rapids, Iowa Freeman, S.D.

HWT 134

1992 Brian Loeffler Mike Pankratz

St. Clair, Minn.

Freeman, S.D.

177 126

177

1993 Mike Pankratz

Freeman, S.D.

126

Gregory, S.D.

167

1994 Justin Blasius

Kimball, S.D.

190

1984 Vince McCullough Jim Strande

Gardner, Kan. Brookings, S.D.

134 142

1995 Chad Lamer

Colton, S.D.

177

1985 Al Holleman Vince McCullough

Hancock, Minn.

Gardner, Kan.

HWT 134

1996 Travis King Chad Lamer

Rapid City, S.D. Colton, S.D.

142 190

1986 Perry Fink Al Holleman

Cottage Grove, Minn.

Hancock, Minn.

142 HWT

1987 Kyle Jensen Perry Fink

1997 Adam Feldman Travis King Ryan Resel Chad Wickman

Mitchell, S.D. Rapid City, S.D. Miller, S.D. Masonville, Iowa

126 142 HWT 118

Mobridge, S.D. Cottage Grove, Minn.

HWT 142

1988 Pat Dorn Perry Fink

Adrian, Minn.

Cottage Grove, Minn.

134 150

1998 Travis King Ryan Resel Chad Wickman

Rapid City, S.D. Miller, S.D. Masonville, Iowa

150 HWT 118

1978 Jeff Hohertz Kirk Simet

Minnetonka, Minn.

Pierre, S.D.

177 150

1979 Rick Jensen Kirk Simet

Watertown, S.D. Pierre, S.D.

142 158

1980 Paul Nooyen Jay Swanson Paul Windschitl

Avoca, Wis. Rapid City, S.D. Motley, Minn.

190 134 150

1981 Jeff Hohertz

Minnetonka, Minn.

1983 Dave Cornemann

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2000 Paul Konechne

Kimball, S.D.

2001 Tyler Bryant Paul Konechne Jon Madsen

Pierre, S.D. Kimball, S.D. Carpenter, S.D.

2002 Tyler Jones Jeremy Roe

Mitchell, S.D. Lennox, S.D.

184 141

2003 Tyler Jones

Mitchell, S.D.

184

2004 Nathan Althoff Jeremy Roe

Watertown, S.D. Lennox, S.D.

165 149

1973 NCC TEAM CHAMPIONS Front Row: Stan Opp, Pat Suiter, Al Novstrup, Mike Smith, Don Johnson. Back Row: Assistant coach Greg Schmidt, head coach Warren Williamson, Mike Engels, Gerry Person, John Anderson, Dick Vliem, Jim Murray, manager Mike Bird.

141 165 141 HWT

1980 NCC TEAM CHAMPIONS Front Row: Jay Swanson, Steve Stemsrud, Randy Goette, Paul Windschitl. Middle Row: Kirk Simet, Kent Haake, Jeff Hohertz, Paul Nooyen. Back Row: Graduate assistant Rick Jensen, graduate assistant Craig Olsen, head coach Terry Linander, trainer Jim Sevcik, Wally Zastrow.

WESTERN WRESTLING CONFERENCE/ NCAA WEST REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2010 Tyler Sorenson

Garretson, S.D.

197

2014 Alex Kocer Cody Pack

Wagner, S.D. Quincy, Calif.

149 157

2015 Cody Pack J.J. Everard

Quincy, Calif.

Etiwanda, Calif.

1997 NCC TEAM CHAMPIONS Front Row: Dan Koehler, Chad Wickman, Josh Sammons, Troy Risdal, Adam Feldman, Travis King. Back Row: Head coach Jason Liles, student assistant Brian Dozark, Jeremy Pascoe, Ryan Resel, Bob Fullhart, Howard Fullhart, student assistant Chad Lamer, graduate assistant Tom Wynn.

157 HWT

TWO-TIME INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

BIG 12 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2017 Seth Gross

Apple Valley, Minn.

133

2018 Seth Gross Nate Rotert

Apple Valley, Minn.

Spearfish, S.D.

133 197

Jon McNitt Mike Engels Al Holleman Tyler Jones Paul Konechne Chad Lamer Terry Linander Vince McCullough Frank Murphy Mike Pankratz Wayne Paulsen Ryan Resel Kirk Simet Bill Taggart Don Trapp

1967-68 1973-74 1985-86 2002-03 2001-02 1995-96 1965-66 1984-85 1965-66 1992-93 1964-65 1997-98 1978-79 1964-65 1969-70

Chad Wickman Cody Pack Seth Gross

1997-98 2014-15 2017-18

THREE-TIME INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Jeff Hohertz Travis King Greg Schmidt Jerry Smith

1977-78, 81 1996-98 1968-70 1966-68

FOUR-TIME INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Rick Jensen Perry Fink

1975-77, 79 1986-89

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CAREER LEADERS

100-VICTORY CLUB

CHAD LAMER

RICK JENSEN

132-30-2

128-24-0

RYAN RESEL

PERRY FINK

121-27-0

119-32-1

PAUL KONECHNE ended his Jackrabbit career as the SDSU leader in victories with 137. The Kimball native earned All-America honors four times and won NCAA Division II individual national titles at 141 pounds in 2000 and 2001.

TOP 25 — CAREER VICTORIES AARON VESKRNA

CODY PACK

114-40-0

114-36-0

CHAD WICKMAN

MIKE PANKRATZ

109-36-0

108-27-2

DAVID KOCER

TRAVIS KING

108-51-0

106-26-4

TYLER JONES

MIKE ENGELS

102-17-0

101-14-1

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2.

3.

4.

5.

T6.

T6.

8.

T9.

T9.

11.

12.

13.

14.

T15.

T15.

T17.

T17.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

T24.

T24.

T24.

WRESTLER Paul Konechne Chad Lamer Rick Jensen Ryan Resel Perry Fink Aaron Veskrna Cody Pack Chad Wickman Mike Pankratz David Kocer Travis King Tyler Jones Mike Engels Pat Dorn Nate Rotert Luke Zilverberg Tyler Bryant Alex Kocer Stan Opp Josh Sammons Seth Gross Jeff Hohertz Bryan Guzzo Brian Loeffler Kirk Simet Howard Fullhart

HOMETOWN Kimball, S.D. Colton, S.D. Watertown, S.D. Miller, S.D. Cottage Grove, Minn.

Gregory, S.D. Quincy, Calif.

Masonville, Iowa Freeman, S.D. Wagner, S.D. Rapid City, S.D. Mitchell, S.D. Watertown, S.D. Adrian, Minn.

Spearfish, S.D. Belle Plaine, Minn.

Pierre, S.D. Wagner, S.D. Aberdeen, S.D. Huron, S.D. Apple Valley, Minn.

Minnetonka, Minn.

St. Michael, Minn.

St. Clair, Minn.

Pierre, S.D. Decorah, Iowa

WEIGHT(S) 134-141 177-190 126-142 HWT 142-150 149-157 157 118-125 126 174 142-150 184 150-158 134 197 157-165 165 149 118 126-142 133-141 177 118 177-190 142-158 158-167

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YEARS 1998-2001 1993-96 1975-79 1996-99 1986-89 1999-2002 2012-16 1996-99 1990-94 2015-18 1995-98 1999-2003 1971-74 1986-89 2015-18 2015-18 2000-03 2014-17 1970-73 1994-97 2016-present 1977-78, 80-81 1986-89 1990-94 1976-80 1995-98

RECORD 137-30-0 132-30-2 128-24-0 121-27-0 119-32-1 114-40-0 114-36-0 109-36-0 108-27-2 108-51-0 106-26-4 102-17-0 101-14-1 100-33-3 99-38-0 99-46-0 96-32-0 96-44-0 94-19-1 92-51-0 89-17-0 88-23-1 86-47-0 85-27-4 85-26-1 85-48-2

SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS

30-WIN SEASONS WRESTLER Chad Lamer Paul Konechne Paul Konechne Rick Jensen Ryan Resel Rick Jensen Ryan Resel Chad Wickman Cody Pack Stan Opp Travis King Seth Gross Barney Drenth Chad Lamer Perry Fink Aaron Veskrna Chad Lamer Ryan Resel

SEASON 1995-96 2000-01 1999-00 1975-76 1996-97 1976-77 1995-96 1997-98 2014-15 1972-73 1997-98 2016-17 1990-91 1994-95 1988-89 2001-02 1993-94 1997-98

RECORD 40-2-0 40-3-0 40-5-0 40-7-0 40-8-0 39-6-0 38-10-0 37-6-0 37-6-0 35-3-2 34-1-0 34-2-0 34-4-0 34-4-0 34-4-1 33-3-0 33-7-0 33-8-0

WRESTLER Pat Timm Perry Fink Tim Boldt Paul Konechne Dick Koob Jason Stripling Aaron Veskrna Tyler Sorenson Jared Barnes Cody Pack Tyler Jones Chad Wickman Mike Pankratz Alex Kocer Luke Zilverberg Al Holleman David Kocer Jim Strande

SEASON 1997-98 1987-88 2002-03 1997-98 1975-76 2008-09 2000-01 2009-10 2002-03 2014-15 1998-99 1998-99 1998-99 2016-17 2017-18 1984-85 2015-16 1984-85

UNDEFEATED DUALS SEASONS — INDIVIDUAL

WRESTLER Stan Opp Seth Gross Mike Engels Jerry Smith Stan Opp Jeff Hohertz Travis King Paul Konechne Aaron Veskrna Tyler Bryant

SEASON 1972-73 2016-17 1972-73 1967-68 1971-72 1976-77 1997-98 2000-01 2001-02 2000-01

RECORD 20-0-2 17-0-0 16-0-2 16-0-0 15-0-0 15-0-0 15-0-0 15-0-0 15-0-0 14-0-0

WRESTLER Tyler Jones Greg Schmidt Mike Pankratz Mike Sterner Rick Jensen Dick Koob Ryan Resel Dee Brainerd Mike Sterner

SEASON 2001-02 1968-69 1992-93 1960-61 1975-76 1975-76 1996-97 1962-63 1959-60

MOST PINS IN A SEASON — INDIVIDUAL

WRESTLER Chad Lamer, 177 Ryan Resel, HWT Chad Lamer, 190 Ryan Resel, HWT Ryan Resel, HWT Rick Jensen, 134 Wally Zastrow, HWT

SEASON 1994-95 1996-97 1995-96 1995-96 1997-98 1975-76 1979-80

NO. 19 19 17 17 17 15 14

WRESTLER Don Johnson, 142 Gerry Person, 167 Seth Gross, 133 Gerry Person, 167 Chad Wickman, 118 Seth Gross, 133 Jason Stripling, HWT

SEASON 1972-73 1972-73 2016-17 1971-72 1997-98 2017-18 2008-09

RECORD 33-9-0 33-9-0 33-10-0 33-13-0 32-8-1 32-11-0 31-6-0 31-7-0 31-10-0 31-4-0 30-6-0 30-7-0 30-8-0 30-11-0 30-11-0 30-12-0 30-13-0 30-15-0

RECORD 14-0-0 13-0-0 12-0-0 12-0-0 11-0-0 11-0-0 10-0-0 10-0-0 10-0-0

NO. 13 13 13 12 12 12 11

Pat Dorn finished his Jackrabbit career with exactly 100 wins after winning back-to-back 134-pound NCAA Division II national championships in 1987 and 1988. The Adrian, Minnesota, native was inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

Other former SDSU wrestlers enshrined into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame include: • Dee Brainerd, 1990 • Jeff Hohertz, 2009 • Jerry Smith, 2014 • Greg Schmidt, 2004 • Stan Opp, 2011 • Perry Fink, 2015 • Rick Jensen, 2008 • Don Trapp, 2012 • Chad Lamer, 2018

TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES MOST DUAL MEET VICTORIES 17 17 15 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

........................................................1972-73 ........................................................1997-98 ........................................................1998-99 ........................................................2015-16 ........................................................2016-17 ........................................................2017-18 ........................................................1999-00 ........................................................1991-92 ........................................................1977-78 ........................................................1967-68 ........................................................2014-15 ........................................................1990-91 ........................................................1988-89 ........................................................1985-86 ........................................................1976-77 ........................................................1974-75 ........................................................1970-71 ........................................................1969-70

MOST CONSECUTIVE DUAL MEET VICTORIES 14 12 12 12 10 10

........................................................2017-18 ........................................................2015-16 ........................................................1985-86 ........................................................1972-73 ........................................................1992-93 ........................................................1995-96

MOST TEAM POINTS IN DUAL SEASON 669 611 543 508 482

......................................................1997-98 ......................................................1992-93 ......................................................1998-99 ......................................................2016-17 ......................................................2015-16

HIGH TEAM SCORE IN DUAL 59 57 57 56 54 52 51

vs. Wayne State (Neb.) vs. Southwest Minn. State vs. Minnesota West vs. Dakota Wesleyan vs. Dakota Wesleyan vs. Northwestern (Iowa) three times last: vs. Dakota Wesleyan

1978-79 1976-77 1997-98 2016-17 2014-15 1992-93 2017-18

BEST DUAL MEET WINNING PCT. .875 .875 .857 .846 .846 .846 .833 .833

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1975-76 2017-18 1991-92 1988-89 1985-86 1968-69 1995-96 1965-66

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LETTERMEN –A– Ahrenstorff, Todd 1985-86-87 Alfredson, George 1957-58-59 Allen, Mike 1978-79 Alrich, Odell 1951-55-56 Althoff, Aaron 1996-97-98-99 Althoff, Nate 2004-05-06-07 Ammann, Craig 1987 Andersch, Laverne 1950-52 Anderson, Arlin 1952 Anderson, Courtney 1994 Anderson, Jim 1971 Anderson, John 1972-73-74 Anderson, Terry 1976 Anderson, Robert 2002 Andrade, Isaac 2014-15-17-18 Andress, Elbert 1997-98-99 Augustin, Tom 1966-67 Ayers, Brady 2014-15-16-18 –B– Ahrenstorff, Todd 1985-86-87 Barnes, Jared 2003 Barnett, Mark 1974 Bartholomew, John 1959 Beastrom, Jim 1971 Beech, Mark 1980 Bendt, Jordan 1984-85 Birnbaum, Ed 1983-84 Blanchette, Gayle 1975-76 Blasius, Justin 1993-94 Blasius, Weston 2008-09-10 Blindert, Zach 2009 Bly, Dan 1978-82 Boub, Chris 2005 Boldt, Tim 2003-04 Bonte, Dan 2007 Brady, Jeremy 1997-98-99 Brainerd, Dee 1962-63 Breidenbach, Don 1956 Braun, Scott 1999-2000 Brewster, Joe 2013-14 Brockmueller, Gordon 1955-56 Brothanek, Dale 1967 Brown, Connor 2018 Brown, Ken 1960 Browning, Monte 1954 Bryant, Toby 1999-2000 Bryant, Tyler 2000-01-02-03 Bucknam, Larry 1960 Bye, Hazen 1987

TYLER BRYANT was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American who also received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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–C– Campbell, Dennis 1966-67 Canada, Jim 1954-55-56 Carlson, Zach 2017-18 Caruso, Kevin 2011 Caspers, Pete 1983 Chappa, Jarrod 2004 Chavez, Nick 2012 Christman, Walter 1949-50-51-52 Cinco, Chuck 1992-93-94 Cook, Dave 1977 Cooley, Jeff 2008 Cornemann, Dave 1981-82-83-84 Cowdin, Bryan 2003 Cox, Dave 1983 Cox, Don 1983-84 Cox, Doug 1983-86 Crabtree, Dave 1974 Crabtree, Lee 1974-75 Craddock, Richard 1949-50-51 –D– Dailey, Eugene 1955-56 Dangerud, Kayle 1999-2000 Day, Steve 1970 Dean, Duane 1964 Decker, Jim 1958 DeJong, Brian 1990-91 Donovan, Mark 1988 Dorn, Pat 1986-87-88-89 Dozark, Kris 1999-2000-01-03 Drefke, Bryce 2010 Drenth, Eric 1989-90-91 Durbahn, Paul 2003 Duval, Steve 1987 Dykhoff, Don 1955 –E– Echevarria, Mark 1994-95 Eischens, Roger 1962-63 Eitreim, Jammy 1991 Elliott, Scott 2009-11 Engels, Keith 1969-70-71 Engels, Mike 1971-72-73-74 England, Homer 1950-51 Ericks, Ben 2003-04 Evans, Al 1952-53-54 Everard, J.J. 2013-14-15 Evers, Matt 2001 Everson, Adam 2008-09 Everson, Andy 2004-05-06-07 Everson, Mark 2003

PERRY FINK claimed four North Central Conference titles in a row from 1986-89 en route to 119 career victories.

Hoffman, Tom 1974-75 Hohertz, Jeff 1977-78-80-81 Hoines, Mitch 1989 Holleman, Al 1984-85-86 Holler, Colin 2015-17 Holm, Ken 1958 Holtquist, Greg 1970-71 Houg, Johnny 1988 Houska, Garrett 2003-04 Huffman, Charlie 1979 Hurlburt, Mick 1965-66 Huyck, Lloyd 1989-90-91

SCOTT BRAUN finished as NCAA Division II runner-up at 133 pounds during both of his seasons at SDSU (1999, 2000).

–F– Feen, Arthur 1950 Feldman, Adam 1996-97 Fink, Perry 1986-87-88-89 Fink, Rick 1981 Fitzgerald, Jaxon 2015-16-17-18 Flesner, Fran 1959-60 Flynn, Nick 2009-10-11-12 Flynn, Sean 2007-08 Forman, Chad 1993 Forster, Jacob 2001 Fosheim, Sid 1968-69-70 Fryer, Jim 1983 Fullerton, Ron 1977 Fullhart, Bob 1997-98-99-2000 Fullhart, Howard 1995-96-97-98 –G– Garry, Darrin 1993 Genereux, Nick 2008 Gillette, Ben 2013-14-16-17 Ginther, Weston 2009 Gleiter, Gus 1956-57-58 Godfrey, Nathan 1998 Goette, Randy 1980-81-82 Golic, Mervin 1950 Gottschalk, Travis 2004-05-06-07 Gregory, Brad 2004-05-06-07 Gross, Seth 2016-17-18 Gutenkauf, Chad 1986-87-89-90 Guzzo, Bryan 1986-87-88-89 –H– Haake, Kent 1977-78-80 Hable, Trey 2014 Hagar, Nick 2010 Hamilton, James 2011 Harding, Mick 1986-87-89-90 Harrell, Greg 1993 Harwood, Derek 2001 Havlik, Bryce 1987 Hayes, Doug 1972-73 Hayes, Tom 1974-75-77 Hellwege, Marcus 2001-02 Helma, Leonard 1950 Hemiller, Bob 1988-89-90-91 Hennrich, Brad 1989 Herrboldt, Chad 2003-04-05-06 Herrboldt, Nick 2007 Herum, Steve 1972-73-74 Hill, Howard 1950

–I– Ingalls, Dwayne 1996-97

–J– James, William 2014 Jensen, Ellis 1957-58 Jensen, Kyle 1986-87 Jensen, Rick 1975-76-77-79 Johnson, Al 1969 Johnson, Don 1969-71-72-73 Johnson, Todd 1993-94 Johnson, Troy 1991-92 Johnson, Tyler 2010-11-12-13 Jones, Lowell 1970 Jones, Robert (B.J.) 1999 Jones, Tyler 1999-2000-02-03 Jorgenson, Lee 1953 –K– Kahnke, Jeff 1981-82-83 Kain, Jim 1961-62-63 Kain, Mike 1965-66 Kantor, Ed 1966-67 Kavitz, Dusty 2005-06 Kappenman, Jerry 1957 Kelly, Kevin 2009-10-11 Kenton, Joe 2003-04 King, Russ 1963-69 King, Scott 2002-03 King, Travis 1995-96-97-98 Kinney, Dave 1960-61 Klapprodt, Kasey 2017 Klinkhammer, Tobin 1995 Kocer, Alex 2014-15-16-17 Kocer, David 2015-16-17-18 Koch, James 1967-69 Koehler, Dan 1997 Koenig, Paul 1987-88-89-90

Konechne, Martin 2008 Konechne, Paul 1998-99-2000-01 Koob, Dick 1975-76 Kramer, Don 1992 Krehmeyer, Levi 2005-06-07 Kuhns, Dick 1958-59 Kulseth, Nick 2007-08 Kurtenbach, Frank 1959-60-61 Kurtenbach, Steve 1988 –L– Laganiere, Coltan 2015 Lambert, Stan 1966-68 Lamer, Chad 1992-94-95-96 LaQua, Chad 1996 Linander, Terry 1965-66 Lindekugel, Travis 2001 Lindsay, Austin 2014 Lisek, Tony 2012 Loeffler, Brad 1992-93-94-95 Loeffler, Brian 1990-91-92-93 Logsdon, Bert 1959-60 Lohr, Ed 1982-83-86 Long, Matt 1978 Ludeman, Cal 1971 Lueders, Jeff 1982-83-8485 Lyon, Rex 2011 –M– Macki, Alex 2015-16-17-18 Madsen, Jon 2000-01-02 Mart, Nick 2012 Martens, Scott 1993-94-95 Martinmaas, Craig 2004 Marvin, Alan 2006-07-08-09 Matthew, Brendan 1990-92 Matthew, Tim 1992 McCullough, Vince 1984-85 McNitt, Jon 1967-68-69 Meendering, Randy 1975-76 Melhoff, Ray 1957 Melvin, Marty 1980 Meyer, Ryan 2007-08 Michaud, David 2009-10-11 Miller, Don 1964-65-66 Miller, John 1989 Minor, Al 1979 Minor, Dan 1978-79 Moe, Seth 2010-11 Moon, Frank 1957 Moran, Chris 2007 Moravec, Jule 1952-53-54

ALEX KOCER earned All-America honors with an eighth-place finish in the 149-pound weight class at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

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STAN OPP was a three-time AllAmerican who finished as an NCAA runner-up at 118 pounds in both 1971 and 1973.

– m – (cont.)

Mord, Jan 1985 Morisette, Troy 2012-13 Morris, Kahlen 2017 Morrow, Chad 1999 Morton, Al 1964-65 Motis, Bob 1959-60 Mueller, Martin 2017 Mundt, Eric 1995 Murphy, Frank 1965-66 Murray, Jim 1972-73-74-75 –N– Neal, Mike 1975-76-77-78 Nehl, Cody 2003-04-05-06 Nething II, John 2011-13-14-15 Neu, Phil 1966 Neuberger, Tom 1951-52 Nolan, Shea 2013-14 Nolz, Jerry 1961 Nooyen, Paul 1979-80 Novstrup, Al 1973-74-75-76 –O– O’Connor, Ryan 1998-2000-01 Onken, Luther 1969-70-71 Onufer, Craig 1976-77 Opdahl, Todd 2005 Opp, Kermit 1975 Opp, Stan 1970-71-72-73 Orozco, Eric 2014 Oswald, Don 1976

–P– Pack, Cody 2013-14-15-16 Paine, Myron 1955-56 Palm, Nathan 1987-88 Pankratz, Mike 1990-91-92-93 Park, Randy 1973-74-75 Parsley, Martin 1978 Pascoe, Jeremy 1996-97 Paszek, Todd 2001-02 Paulsen, Wayne 1964-65 Perkins, Jerry 1961-62 Perkins, Jim 1961-62-63 Person, Gerry 1971-72-73 Peterson, Ed 1978-79-81 Peterson, Glen 1996-98 Peterson, Logan 2016-17-18 Pickrel, Aaron 2010-11-12-13 Pieper, Tyler 2017-18 Pirner, Derek 2006-07-08 Piro, Scott 1976-77 Pohlmeyer, Henry 2017-18 Postma, Bud 1982-84-85-86 Pouliot, Dick 1955-56 –R– Ramirez, Jim 1975-76 Rasmussen, Joe 2010-11-12 Reicks, Jerry 2001 Reid, Dillon 2012 Rembold, John 1968-69-70 Resel, Ryan 1996-97-98-99 Retallic, Justin 2006-07-08-09 Revier, Scott 2005 Ringstmeyer, Ray 1994-95 Risdal, Troy 1996-97-98 Roe, Jeremy 2002-03-04 Rotert, Nate 2015-16-17-18 –S– Sammons, Josh 1994-95-96-97 Sanderson, Del 1979 Sathe, Jack 1982 Sayler, Greg 1990-91-92-93 Schaefer, Gabriel 1998 Schley, Duane 1949-50 Schmidt, Greg 1968-69-70 Schuring, Jacob 2003 Schwery, Ben 2014-15-16 Senne, Charlie 2004 Sestak, Robert 1959 Sherrill, Marv 1962-63-64

Simet, Kirk 1976-78-79-80 Skow, Joe 2012-13 Simms, Brance 2013-14-15-16 Simondet, Steve 1988-91 Small, Brooks 2001-02 Smith, Ben 2003 Smith, Darrel 1964-65-66 Smith, Jerry 1966-67-68 Smith, Jim 1971 Smith, Mike 1973 Smrekar, Nate 2001-02 Snow, Kevin 1995 Snyder, Russell 1950 Sorenson, Tyler 2007-08-09-10 Staley, Jim 1954-57 Stara, Keith 1982 Stark, Brett 1987 Stemsrud, Steve 1980 Sterner, John 1960-61-62 Sterner, Mike 1960-61-62 Stibral, Tony 2001 Stoeser, Rod 1971 Strande, Jim 1982-83-84-85 Strandemo, Cole 2002 Stripling, Jason 2005-06-07-09 Streseman, Donald 1959 Suiter, Dale 1971-72-73-74 Swanson, Jay 1977-78-79-80 Swier, Jeremy 2008-09-10

RYAN RESEL won back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles at heavyweight during the 199697 and 1997-98 seasons.

–T– Taggart, Bill 1963-64-65 Teague, Ron 1977 Teigen, Lucas 2002 Tesch, Steve 1970 Thomas, Paul 1966-67 Thury, Lance 1997-98-99-2000 Timm, Pat 1994-96-97-98 Tol, Lenny 2004 Tomashek, Tom 1962 Trapp, Don 1968-69-70 –U– Unger, LeRoy 1955 – V– VanHove, Shawn 2003 Van Meveren, Curt 1973 Van Stralen, Frank 1971-72 Venner, Marty 1982-83 Veskrna, Aaron 1999-2000-01-02 Vliem, Dick 1972-73 Vliem, Jerry 1974 Voss, Lyle 1963 –W– Wagner, Dustin 2001 Wallman, Nathan 2001-02 Wallman, Troy 1991 Walraven, Dustin 2009-10-12-13 Waters, Marcus 2005-06-07 Watkins, Alex 2005 Weber, Roy 1995-96 Weddington, Hunter 2013-15 Weisner, Loren 1958 Weller, Randy 1985 Wendland, Darwin 1951-52 Wermersen, Marc 2008-09-10 Werth, Chris 2004-05 Westberg, Dale 1982 Westbrock, Dave 1962-64 Whisney, Dennis 1975-76 Wickman, Chad 1996-97-98-99 Wiebe, Troy 1992 Wiesner, Loren 1959-60 Wiley, Jon 1981 Willers, Cord 2011 Williams, Maris 1952-53-54 Wilson, Dan1984 Wilson, Lloyd 1950 Wilson, Lloyd 1966

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JERRY SMITH won three North Central Conference individual titles and was a two-time AllAmerican in the late 1960s.

Windschitl, Paul 1980-81 Winter, Joe 1992-93 Winter, Vern 1967 Wishard, Tim 1990-91-92-93 Wood, Jesse 2004 Wookey, John 1977 Wurth, Jason 1988-89-90-91 –Y– Yetter, LeRoy 1952-53 Yoder, Ryan 1999 Youngblom, Andrew 2011-12 –Z– Zastrow, Wally 1979-80-81 Zellmer, Gary 1961-62-63 Zens, Jordan 2002 Zilverberg, Luke 2015-16-17-18

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ACADEMIC AWARDS GTE/VERIZON/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1993 2000 2001 2002

Brian Loeffler Paul Konechne Tyler Bryant, Paul Konechne Tyler Bryant

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 1970 1974 1993 2003

Don Trapp Mike Engels Brian Loeffler Tyler Bryant

NWCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 1986 Doug Cox Al Holleman 1988 Paul Koenig Mick Harding Mark Donovan 1989 Paul Koenig Jason Wurth 1990 Mick Harding Paul Koenig Brendon Matthew Jason Wurth 1991 Brian DeJong Brian Loeffler Jason Wurth 1992 Troy Johnson Brad Loeffler Brian Loeffler Brendon Matthew 1993 Brian Loeffler 1994 Chuck Cinco Josh Sammons 1995 Ray Ringstmeyer Josh Sammons 1996 Howard Fullhart Josh Sammons Pat Timm 1997 Howard Fullhart Josh Sammons Chad Wickman 1998 Aaron Althoff Howard Fullhart Glen Peterson Pat Timm Chad Wickman

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Microbiology Animal Science Commercial Economics Biology Commercial Economics Commercial Economics Biology Biology Ag Business Chemistry Biology Political Science Agronomy Biology HPER Agronomy Agronomy Chemistry Agronomy Electrical Engineering Physical Therapy Geography Physical Therapy Wildlife and Fisheries Physical Therapy History Wildlife and Fisheries Physical Therapy English Mechanical Engineering Wildlife and Fisheries Nursing History English

1999 Aaron Althoff Scott Braun Toby Bryant Paul Konechne Chad Wickman 2000 Scott Braun Toby Bryant Tyler Bryant Kris Dozark Paul Konechne Cory Mettler 2001 Tyler Bryant Kris Dozark Paul Konechne 2002 Tyler Bryant Kris Dozark 2003 Tim Boldt Tyler Bryant Kris Dozark Shawn Vanhove 2004 Tim Boldt 2007 Jason Stripling 2010 Aaron Pickrel 2011 Aaron Pickrel 2012 Aaron Pickrel 2014 Alex Kocer 2015 J.J. Everard Nate Rotert Brance Simms Luke Zilverberg 2016 Ben Gillette David Kocer Nate Rotert Luke Zilverberg 2017 Alex Kocer David Kocer Nate Rotert Luke Zilverberg 2018 Connor Brown David Kocer Nate Rotert Luke Zilverberg

Mechanical Engineering Engineering Biology Electrical Engineering English Engineering Education Economics Environmental Management Electrical Engineering Engineering Economics Environmental Management Electrical Engineering Economics Environmental Management General Engineering Biology Environmental Management Pre-Engineering General Engineering Civil Engineering Pre-Medicine Pre-Medicine

ACADEMIC ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE 1981 1984 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Note: Wrestling included in At-Large Academic All-NCC team, consisting of student-athletes from multiple sports.

WESTERN WRESTLING CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Pre-Medicine

2013 2014

Exploratory Studies

2015

Physical/Teacher Education Early Childhood Education Construction Management Wildlife and Fisheries Biochemistry Agricultural Science Early Childhood Education Wildlife and Fisheries Agricultural Business Agricultural Science Early Childhood Education Wildlife and Fisheries Entrepreneurial Studies Agricultural Science Early Childhood Education Wildlife and Fisheries

Paul Windschitl Al Holleman Al Holleman Paul Koenig Paul Koenig Paul Koenig Brian Loeffler Brian Loeffler Brian Loeffler Josh Sammons Josh Sammons Chad Wickman Paul Konechne Tyler Bryant, Paul Konechne Tyler Bryant, Paul Konechne Tyler Bryant Tyler Bryant

Jeff Cooley, Chris Moran, Jason Stripling Jeff Cooley Jason Stripling David Michaud,Kevin Kelly, Seth Moe, Aaron Pickrel, Joe Rasmussen Tyler Johnson, David Michaud, Aaron Pickrel Aaron Pickrel, Joe Skow, Andrew Youngblum Aaron Pickrel, Joe Skow J.J. Everard, Ben Gillette, Eric Orozco, Ben Schwery, Brance Simms J.J. Everard, Ben Gillette, David Kocer, Nate Rotert, Ben Schwery, Brance Simms, Luke Zilverberg

BIG 12 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Ben Gillette (1), Alex Kocer (1), David Kocer (2), Alex Macki (1), Nate Rotert (1), Ben Schwery (1), Brance Simms (1), Luke Zilverberg (1) 2017 Ben Gillette (1), Alex Kocer (2), David Kocer (1), Alex Macki (1), Nate Rotert (1), Logan Peterson (2), Luke Zilverberg (1) 2018 Isaac Andrade (2), Colten Carlson (2), Jaxon Fitzgerald (2), David Kocer (1), Alex Macki (1), Nate Rotert (1), Logan Peterson (1),Tyler Pieper (2), Henry Pohlmeyer (2), Luke Zilverberg (1)

2016

Note: Number in parentheses indicates first or second team

NWCA DIVISION I TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

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3.090 (23rd) 3.155 (19th) 3.336 (12th) 3.273 (17th)

NATIONAL CHAMPION SETH GROSS 2018 NCAA Champion at 133 Pounds • 29-1 season record

Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Year during 2017-18 season • Won second individual title in a row as a junior • runner-up at 141 pounds his first year at SDSU

DAN HODGE TROPHY FINALIST • Won second individual title in a row

three-time ncaa qualifier • Competed at 141 pounds in 2016 • runner-up at 133 pounds in 2017

tWO-time ncaa most-dominant wrestler finalist • Seventh in 2016-17 • Third in 2017-18 season

89-17 career record • 41-7 Dual Record • 26-14 overall in 2015-16 • 34-2 overall in 2016-17

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JAN. 13

PITTSBURGH

Jan. 20

at Fresno State*

BROOKINGS, S.D. Fresno, Calif.

JAN. 31

UTAH VALLEY*

BROOKINGS, S.D.

Nov. 11

vs. Arizona State#

NOV. 17

OKLAHOMA STATE*

BROOKINGS, S.D.

Feb. 1

at Iowa State*

Nov. 25

at Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minn.

Feb. 10

at Wyoming*

Dec. 7

at Oklahoma*

Norman, Okla.

Feb. 15

at North Dakota State*

Dec. 16

at Oregon State

Corvallis, Ore.

FEB. 24

WEST VIRGINIA*

Dec. 29-30

at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships

Evanston, Ill.

JAN. 11

NORTHERN IOWA*

Mar. 9-10

Big 12 Conference Wrestling Championships

Mar. 21-23

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

BROOKINGS, S.D.

Ames, Iowa Laramie, Wyo. Fargo, N.D. BROOKINGS, S.D. Tulsa, Okla.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

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