South Dakota State,
on the strength of five pins, recorded its first dual win of the
season, 36-15, over Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at Frost
Arena.
Later in the day, the Jacks dropped a 26-16 dual to Wyoming during Western Wrestling Conference action.
Against Dakota Wesleyan, the Jacks came out on fire, with Tyler Sorenson and Jeremy Swier getting early pins to make it 12-0.
After recording a takedown and a near fall, Sorenson was able to pin
Dakota Wesleyan’s Blake Hodne in 1 minute, 49 seconds during the
184-pound match.
In the 197-pound bout, Swier and the Tigers’ Kyle Henderson were
deadlocked in a scoreless tie, until Swier made a move midway through
the second period and pinned Henderson in a time of 4:01.
Adam Everson (141 pounds), Weston Blasius (157) and Justin Retallic (174) also had pins for the Jackrabbits.
DWU benefited from a couple open weight classes – heavyweight and 125
pounds – to get two forfeit wins and tie the dual score at 12-12. But,
the Jacks dominated after that.
SDSU’s Derek Pirner earned a 4-1 decision over Jordan Harer at 133
pounds. Pirner led 2-0 after an early takedown and kept that advantage
until recording another takedown with 32 seconds remaining in the final
period.
At 141, Everson came out in a hurry, getting a takedown and a
three-point near fall in the first 40 seconds, before pinning DWU’s
Brad Lore in 1:29. That put SDSU up 21-12.
DWU got within 21-15 after Billy Murtha’s 3-2 decision over Marc Wermersen in the 149-pound match.
Blasius came up next for the Jacks and pinned Laird Klippenstein in a
time of 5:58. Blasius controlled the bout, taking a 7-0 lead after a
period. After a scoreless second, Blasius recorded two third-period
takedowns before getting the fall.
At 165, South Dakota State’s Ryan Meyer picked up a 9-3 decision over
Dakota Wesleyan’s Tony Duarte. Meyer had a late takedown in the first
period and then held a 4-1 advantage after two periods. Meyer’s win put
the Jacks up 30-15.
Retallic closed out the Jacks’ first dual win of the season with
another fall. The junior pinned DWU’s Tanner LaValliere in 2:40 in the
174-pound match. That provided for the final margin of 36-15.
In the evening match versus the Cowboys, the Jacks overcame a couple
early forfeits and led 16-12 after Everson’s major decision. However,
Wyoming went on to win the last four matches to claim their first
conference victory of the season.
The dual started with a forfeit win for SDSU’s Sorenson.
Swier then won an entertaining 197-pound match. He and Wyoming’s Dan
Barrone were in a close battle, and Barrone forced overtime after
holding a 2-minute riding time advantage.
In the overtime, Swier came up with a big takedown with 33 seconds remaining to record a 4-2 decision and put the Jacks up 9-0.
Wyoming then won the heavyweight and 125-pound matches via forfeits to take a 12-9 lead.
But, SDSU bounced back with another overtime victory at 133 pounds.
Wyoming’s Cory VomBaur led the Jacks’ Nick Kulseth at the end of
regulation, but Kulseth held a 1:19 riding time advantage to force
overtime.
In overtime, Kulseth sealed the victory with a takedown right before the buzzer sounded. He won 3-1.
The Jacks later went up 16-12 when Everson posted a major decision over
UW’s Brandon Gifford at 141 pounds. Evenson had a pair of takedowns in
the first period to take a 4-1 lead, and he was never threatened after
that.
Wyoming’s Carter Downing, who is ranked 15th in the nation at 141
pounds, moved up a weight class and posted a technical fall over SDSU’s
Marc Wermersen. He won 17-0 in a match that lasted 2:22. The tech. fall
put the Cowboys up 17-16.
At 157, Wyoming’s Cole Dallaserra beat Blasius 5-1. Cowboy Eric Coxbill
then beat Meyer 3-1 to put Wyoming up 23-16. Kyle Morrow closed out the
dual with a 6-2 win over State’s Retallic.
South Dakota State (1-7, 0-4 WWC) heads to Cedar Falls, Iowa, for a dual against Northern Iowa on Feb. 10 at noon.
February 2, 2008 at Brookings, SD
South Dakota State 36, Dakota Wesleyan 15
184: Tyler Sorenson, SDSU, fall Blake Hodne, 1:49
197: Jeremy Swier, SDSU, fall Kyle Henderson, 4:01
Hwt: Derek Ashley, DWU, won by forfeit
125: Malik Stewart, DWU, won by forfeit
133: Derek Pirner, SDSU, dec. Jordan Harer, 4-1
141: Adam Everson, SDSU, fall Brad Lore, 1:29
149: Billy Murtha, DWU, dec. Marc Wermersen, 3-2
157: Weston Blasius, SDSU, fall Laird Klippenstein, 5:58
165: Ryan Meyer, SDSU, dec. Tony Duarte, 9-3
174: Justin Retallic, SDSU, fall Tanner LaValliere, 2:40
Wyoming 26, South Dakota State 16
184: Tyler Sorenson, SDSU, won by forfeit
197: Jeremy Swier, SDSU, dec. Dan Barrone, 4-2 (OT)
Hwt: Jason Still, Wyo., won by forfeit
125: Cody Grant, Wyo., won by forfeit
133: Nick Kulseth, SDSU, dec. Cory VomBaur, 3-1 (OT)
141: Adam Everson, SDSU, maj. dec. Brandon Gifford, 10-2
149: Carter Downing, Wyo., tech. fall Marc Wermersen, 17-0 (2:22)
157: Cole Dallaserra, Wyo., dec. Weston Blasius, 5-1
165: Eric Coxbill, Wyo., dec. Ryan Meyer, 3-1
174: Kyle Morrow, Wyo., dec. Justin Retallic, 6-2