BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The South Dakota State University wrestling team won
eight of the 11 weight classes Saturday night to secure a, 34-6,
conference victory over Utah Valley State in front of 526 people at
Frost Arena.
The Jacks jumped out to a 12-0 advantage after UVSC forfeited 125
pounds and 133 pounds. Junior Derek Pirner defeated Justin Morrill,
2-0, to increase the Jackrabbit lead. The Elk Point native used an
escape in the third-period and riding time to secure the victory.
Sean Flynn, a Lansing, Kan., native,gave the Jacks an 18-3 advantage on
the board upending Clayton Wolf in the 157-pound match, 9-7. With the
win, the true freshman has now gone 3-0 in his last three matches.
After Ryan Meyer defeated Dustin Olsen, 3-2, Watertown native Nate
Althoff posted an escape and reversal to secure downing Marc
Fenwick,4-2, at 174.
Tyler Sorenson collected his fourth win in four matches by upending
Brock Jardine by major decision at 184, 11-2.
Junior Jason Stripling closed out the scoring for the Jacks winning by
fall in 1 minute, 24 seconds at heavyweight. Stripling, a Minneota,
Minn., native, collected his ninth victory by fall this winter and
allowed Kami Bartels to obtain a thousand dollars by pinning his
opponent.
Overall, SDSU posted one pin and one major decision in its conference
match against UVSC.
With the win, South Dakota State brought its dual record to 5-4 and 1-0
in the WWC, while Utah Valley State dropped to 3-8 and 0-3 in
conference matches.
South Dakota State will travel to Oregon for two straight matches next
weekend.The Jacks will face Portland State on Jan. 26 and then follow
with a match against Pacific on the 27th. Start time for the match
against the Vikings is set for 7 p.m., while the Pacific match is
stated for a 2 p.m. start time.
January 20, 2007 at Brookings, SD
South Dakota State 34, Utah Valley
State 6
125: Marcus Waters, SDSU, win by forfeit
133: Alan Marvin, SDSU, win by forfeit
141: Derek Pirner, SDSU, dec. Justin Morrill, 2-0
149: Justin Rawle, UVSC, dec. Dan Bonte, 2-0
157: Sean Flynn, SDSU, dec. Clayton Wolf, 9-7
165: Ryan Meyer, SDSU, dec. Dustin Olsen, 3-2
174: Nate Althoff, SDSU, dec. Marc Fenwick, 4-2
184: Tyler Sorenson, SDSU, major dec. Brock Jardine, 11-2
197: Eric McAllister, UVSC, dec. Chris Moran, 10-4
Hwt: Jason Stripling, SDSU, def. Mike Smith, by fall, 1:23