South Dakota State defeated Portland State 38-3 and Pacific University 41-6 this past weekend. Kansans Marcus Waters (Lansing High) 125lbs and Sean Flynn (Lansing High)149lbs wrestle for the Jacks. With the two wins this weekend, SDSU inproves their dual record to 7-4. Remaining duals include:
Feb. 2 Eastern Illinois Frost Arena 7 p.m.
Feb. 3 Northern Colorado Frost Arena 3 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7 p.m.
Feb. 10 at Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colo. 2 p.m.
Feb. 17 Northern Iowa Frost Arena 3 p.m.
Feb. 18 North Dakota State
SDSU's NCAA DI national tournment qualifier is the Western Regional at Cedar Falls, Iowa 3 March.
Below is last week's press release from the Utah Valley State dual.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:SDSU 34, Utah Valley State 6
The South Dakota State University wrestling team won eight of the 10 weight classes last 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, 23 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,courtesy of “Pin to Win” sponsor First Bank and Trust, 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.
THE STREAKS: As a team, South Dakota State is on a four-match win streak, outscoring its opponents, 144-28. Individually, Ryan Meyer and Tyler Sorenson are both undefeated in their last four matches, while heavyweight Jason Stripling is 3-0 with one win by fall. Other Jackrabbits undefeated during the current win streak are: Sean Flynn, Nate Althoff and Travis Gottschalk.
FLYNN STILL PERFECT: Sean Flynn, a freshman from Lansing, Kan., has gone undefeated so far during the dual season. Flynn, who carries a 10-8 record heading into this weekend, is 4-0 in duals and is the lone Jackrabbit to remain undefeated overall in dual competition.
