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South Dakota State to face NDSU this weekend
Wed, 8 Feb 2006
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University wrestling team returns home this week for a matchup against North Dakota State.
The Jacks, fresh off a two-match road swing, will take on the Bison Friday night at Frost Arena. Start time is set for 7 p.m.
The Jackrabbits, 6-9 on the season, went 0-2 this past week. SDSU fell to the University of Northern Colorado, 24-15, last Thusday night. The Jacks then traveled to Orem, Utah and faced Utah Valley State. South Dakota State was upended by UVSC 25-16 Saturday night at the Utah Valley State Activities Center.
North Dakota State defeated Northern Colorado, 32-5, Monday night to extend its winning streak to five. The Bison, who wrestle Utah Valley State on Tuesday, take a 5-3 record into their current six-match road swing that begin last night against UNC. NDSU’s next home match will be Feb. 20 against American University. The Eagles will close out the Jacks’ season the day before at Frost Arena.
SERIES RECORDS: This weekend’s matchups with NDSU will mark the 50th meeting for the Bison against South Dakota State.
South Dakota State fell to North Dakota State, 34-6, last winter in Fargo to bring the all-time record against the former North Central Conference school to 18-31-0. Sophomore Dusty Kavitz and senior Chad Herrboldt were victorious for the Jacks.
LAST WEEK:
Northern colorado 24, SDSU 15
Northern Colorado built a 20-0 lead through five matches and held on for a 24-15 victory over South Dakota State in college wrestling Thursday night at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
Jason Stripling, a sophomore from Minneota, Minn., put the Jacks on the board with a pin at 1 minute, 44 seconds at heavyweight, upping his record to a team-best 24-10. After an Alan Marvin victory at 133 pounds, sophomore Derek Pirner used a takedown with two seconds left in the match for a 4-2 decision over Richard Lohr in the 141-pound weight class.
Senior Chad Herrboldt closed out the match defeating Kyle LeValley, 1-0, to improve to 8-2 this season.
Utah valley state 25, SDSU 16
The South Dakota State University wrestling team won three of its last six matches against Utah Valley State Saturday night, but fell to the Wolverines, 25-16, at the Utah Valley State Activities Center in Orem, Utah.
The dual started at 197 pounds and Cody Nehl, a senior from Watauga, gave the Jacks a 6-0 advantage by pinning Jaime Thornblad in 2 minutes, 6 seconds. The pin marked Nehl’s fifth win by fall in his last 10 matches.
Derek Pirner recorded a 10-2 major decision over Daniel Polkowske at 141-pounds and junior Brad Gregory upended Devin Siddoway, 6-5, at 165. Gregory, a Glenwood, Iowa, native, recorded a three-point near-fall with 1 minute, 19 seconds left in the third to cut the match deficit to 21-13.
Junior Travis Gottschalk closed out the scoring for the Jacks with a 5-0 decision over D..J. Meis, making it 21-16 going into the 184-pound match, which UVSC won by major decision.
With the win Utah Valley State moved to 6-8, while SDSU fell to 6-9.
Gregory Picking up Steam: Junior Brad Gregory went 1-1 in Colorado and Utah after going 3-0 during the three-match homestand against Wyoming, Dakota Wesleyan and Air Force. In his Nothern Colorado match, Gregory used a three-point near-fall with 1 minute, 19 seconds left in the third period to record a 6-5 decision over Devin Siddoway.
Pirner on Win Streak: Derek Pirner, a sophomore from Elk Point, went 2-0 this past weekend, recording wins over Northern Colorado’s Richard Lohr and Utah Valley State’s Daniel Polkowske. Since moving from the 133-pound weight class to the 141-pound class, Pirner has gone 8-1 in competition, recording one fall, two major decisions and five decisions. The Nebraska transfer will look to extend his six-match win streak Friday against North Dakota State.
Nehl Starting Over: Senior Cody Nehl saw his eight-match winning streak come to end in Greeley, Colo., last Thursday. Nehl was upended by Reece Hopkin in the 197-pound weight class. Nehl, a senior from Watauga, got back on the winning track two days later by pinning Jaime Thornblad of Utah Valley State in 2 minutes, 6 seconds. The pin marked Nehl’s fifth win by fall in his last 10 matches.
Splitting Double Dual: A total of five Jackrabit wrestlers went 1-1 in matches against Northern Colorado and Utah Valley State. Sophomore Derek Pirner and freshman Alan Marvin were the only SDSU wrestlers to go undefeated during fthe road trip. Against UNC Pirner and Marvin both upended their opponents by decision, while Pirner recorded a major decision against UVSC to go 2-0.
PIN TO WIN: Since the beginning of the 2006 portion of the schedule, the Jackrabbits have pinned a total of 14 opponents. Senior Cody Nehl leads the way for the Jacks, having collected five pins during 2006.
TAKEDOWN TO WIN: South Dakota State wrestlers won a total of 18 matches over three duals Jan. 27-28. In 11 of the 18 victories, SDSU scored the first takedown of the match. In five of the seven matches won by the Jackrabbits against the Air Force Academy, SDSU recorded the first takedown. Only two times in the three-match homestand did the Jacks have the first takedown in their respective weight class and not go on to win the match.
Jacks Raising Level of Performance: Several Jackrabbits have enjoyed success since the beginning of the 2006 portion of SDSU’s schedule. Leading the way for the Jackrabbits is sophomore Derek Pirner, who is 9-3 during the 2006 portion of the schedule. Senior Cody Nehl and freshman Jason Stripling have added a nice combination in the upper weight classes, going a combined 21-6 during 2006. Mitchell native Andy Everson has gone 8-3, while returning senior Chad Herrboldt has bounced back from an injury to record a 5-2 record in 2006.
A nice combination: Jason Stripling and Cody Nehl have made their presence felt in the upper weight classes this season. In the last eight matches the two have combined for a 17-3 record and posted seven pins. Nehl has recorded a 12-4 record on the year, while Stripling leads the Jacks with a 24-11 record.
A Look Ahead: The Jackrabbits will return to Frost Arena for a Feb. 15 matchup versus Northern State. Start time for both matches is set for 7 p.m.