JACKS FACE TOP-10 OPPONENT

in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Redshirt freshman Roman Rogotzke took the 197-pound title, with Cody Donnelly placing third in the class as well. Rogotzke went 3-0 on the day, with Donnelly going 2-1.

Leading into Friday’s matchup at 7 p.m., the Jackrabbits will face a top-10 opponent in Oklahoma State. The No. 7 Cowboys have won two duals in a row and eight of their last nine matchups. Their two most recent wins were both top-10 victories, beating No. 6 Michigan Feb. 3 and earning a tiebreaker over No. 8 Missouri Feb. 5.

“The history there is one of the best in the absolute country,” Hahn said about Oklahoma State. “It could shape up to be an amazing duel. Matchups are key. There are some weights that are favored, and they have weights they’re favored in winning and then there are some toss-ups.”

Following Friday’s matchup with Oklahoma State, the Jacks will then host Oklahoma Sunday.

The Sooners haven’t been as successful in conference matchups this season as they currently sit at 1-4 in the Big 12 with their lone dual win coming against West Virginia Jan. 20. Most recently, Oklahoma snapped their three-match losing streak Feb. 5 in a 24-10 win over

Rider on Senior Day.

For the Jacks, Tanner Sloan is undefeated in duals this season at 11-0 in the 197-pound weight class. He has an overall record of 46-4 in duals in his career. A.J. Nevills, in the 285-pound class, was unbeaten at 11-0 in duals before losing to Wyatt Hendrickson of Air Force Jan. 29. Cade King has won nine matches in a row, most recently over Noah Blake Jan. 29.

The Cowboys and Jacks will face off at 7 p.m. at Frost Arena Friday before matching up with the Sooners Sunday at 1 p.m. Their final dual of the season will be Feb. 19 on the road against North Dakota State.

The Big 12 Wrestling Championships will be held March 4-5, while the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be March 16-18. Both championships will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Hahn knows how important playing this weekend’s matches at home will be.

“How wrestling is appreciated here in our community and our fans, it is not like that around the country,” Hahn said. “We live in an amazing part of our country for our sport, and we need those fans to be there to help us do what we want to accomplish.”

BRAYDEN BYERS Sports Reporter

After extending their win streak to 13 games, the Jackrabbit women’s basketball team will wrap up their threegame road swing this Saturday against rival USD.

South Dakota State also took down North Dakota to start off the road trip 75-57. The Jacks only led by four at halftime but scored 25 in the third to push past the Fighting Hawks to stay unbeaten in conference play. Haleigh Timmer put up 16 points to lead SDSU, while Paiton Burckhard finished with 14 and Myah Selland with nine.

Selland needed only 10 points heading into their next matchup with North Dakota State to reach the 2,000point mark.

Five SDSU student athletes scored in double figures in the 82-54 win over NDSU. Timmer led all players with 16 points, while Paige Meyer and Selland each had 15 and Tori Nelson totaling 12. The Jacks held the Bison to only three points in the second period after giving up 23 in the first.

“I thought our team played really tough,” coach Aaron Johnson said. “They were really focused and really did well I thought with our off ensive and defense execution.”

Selland would join Macy Miller as the only other Jackrabbit to achieve the 2K point milestone while becoming only the fourth between the men’s and women’s basketball programs.

“That’s just a remarkable accomplishment, and it’s not surprising considering her talent and her ability and just how hard she works.” Johnston said of Selland.

South Dakota State (20-5, 13-0 Summit League) has now won 26 straight regular season conference games. They have also eclipsed 20 wins in a season for the 12th year in a row and the 17th time in the Division I era.

The Jacks now have a week to prepare for another rival in the USD Coyotes. This will be the first of two games featuring the Jackrabbits and the Yotes on Saturday as part of the South Dakota Showdown Series.

The two teams matched up earlier this year at Frost Arena in a game where the Jacks shot lights out, connecting on 17 3-pointers in the game.