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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The South Dakota State University wrestling team dropped a 36-9 match Friday night to No. 25-ranked Northern Iowa at the West Gymnasium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Cody Nehl, a senior from Watauga, put the Jacks on the board at 197-pounds by defeating Andrew Anderson 7-3. Nehl used a takedown with 1 minute, 26 seconds left in the third and riding time to secure the victory. Nehl has been victorius in 11 of his last 12 matches.
Elk Point native Derek Pirner closed out the scoring for the Jacks by making quick work of C.J. Ettelson. The sophomore pinned Ettelson 48 seconds into the match. Ettelson was the 19th rated 141-pound wrestler in the nation according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll. Since moving from the 133-pound weight class to the 141-pound class, Pirner has gone 10-1 in competition.
SDSU dropped to 7-10 on the year, while Northern Iowa improved to 6-8-2.
South Dakota State will close its season Sunday with a home match against American University. The match, which marks Senior Day for the Jacks, will begin at 2 p.m. at Frost Arena.
February 17, 2006 at Cedar Falls, IA
Northern Iowa 36, South Dakota State 9
125: Seth Wright, UNI, def. Marcus Waters, by fall, 4:26
133: Chris Helgeson, UNI, win by forfeit
141: Derek Pirner, SDSU, def. C.J. Ettelson, by fall, :48
149: Colby Goetsch, UNI, major dec. Brad Gregory, 12-2
157: Moza Fay, UNI, def. Andy Everson, by injury default
165: Chris Bitetto, UNI, major dec. Justin Retallic, 22-8
174: Nick Baima, UNI, major dec. Travis Gottschalk, 19-7
184: De’Andre Nunn, UNI, dec. Levi Krehmeyer, 8-4
197: Cody Nehl, SDSU, dec. Andrew Anderson, 7-3
Hwt: Tyler Rhodes, UNI, dec. Jason Stripling, 4-1