LARAMIE, Wyo. —-- Redshirt freshman Nick Herrboldt downed Dane
Fuhrman by fall at 157 pounds, but it was enough as South Dakota State
fell to Wyoming Friday night, 31-12, in front of 261 people.
Herrboldt put the Jacks on the board defeating Fuhrman in 2 minutes, 45
seconds. With the win, the Scotland native posted his ninth win of the
season and second during dual competition.
Ryan Meyer, a redshirt freshman from Parkston, tied the match at 165
pounds by upending Kyle Morrow, 5-2. Meyer scored two straight escapes
and then used a 7:00 riding time advantage to secure the victory. By
defeating Morrow, Meyer collected his 20th victory of the season and
has now won seven straight matches. He is 3-0 in the Western Wrestling
Conference and 9-2 in dual action.
Senior heavyweight Jason Stripling closed out the Jackrabbit scoring by
defeating Jason Still, 1-0. Stripling scored an escape point with 3:51
showing on the clock in the second period to win the match. Stripling,
18-4 overall, moved to 2-1 in the conference.
With the loss, South Dakota State dropped to 8-6 and 1-3 in the WWC,
while Wyoming improved to 4-9 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
South Dakota State will continue Western Wrestling Conference action
tomorrow afternoon against Air Force. Start time for the match is set
for 2 p.m. (MT) in Colorado Springs, Colo.
February 9, 2007 at Laramie, WY
Wyoming 31, South Dakota State 12
125: Nick Ramirez, WY, def. Marcus Waters, by fall, 2:52
133: Cory VomBauer, WY, win by forfeit
141: Garrett Desmond, WY, dec. Derek Pirner, 4-3
149: Carter Downing, WY, def. Dan Bonte, by injury default
157: Nick Herrboldt, SDSU, def. Dane Fuhrman, by fall, 2:45
165: Ryan Meyer, SDSU, dec. Kyle Morrow, 5-2
174: Bryan Bernal, WY, dec. Chris Moran, 8-3
184: Dan Barrone, WY, dec. Levi Krehmeyer, 3-1
197: Sam Wendland, WY, major dec. Travis Gottschalk, 18-7
HWT: Jason Stripling, SDSU, dec. Jason Still, 1-0