Pickrel wins big as Jacks fall

Sunday, February 14

Greeley, Colo.

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Northern Colorado

2/14/2010 8:00:00 PM | Wrestling

By: SDSU Sports Info

GREELY, Colo. - The South Dakota State wrestling team battled back from a 8-0 hole to take a 15-11 lead, but Northern Colorado proved too strong, ending the match on an 18-0 run in a 28-15 victory at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion in Western Wrestling Conference action.

The match of the night went to redshirt freshman Aaron Pickrel who defeated three-time NCAA National Qualifier Tony Mustari 3-2. After scoreless first period, Pickrel notched an escape in the second to take a 1-0 lead. Mustari would knot the score at 1-1 on an escape of his own but Pickrel countered with a takedown, pushing to score to 3-1. Mustari would add an escape with one second left but it wouldn't be enough as Pickrel notched the biggest victory of his young career, giving the Jacks their biggest lead of the night at 15-11. The win pushes his win total to 21-11 on the year and 7-5 in duals.

David Michaud put the Jacks on the board with a pin early in the first period at the 1:21 mark to bring the Jacks to within two at 8-6. Tyler Sorenson, ranked 27^th in the newly released Coaches' Panel Rankings and 24^th in RPI won by forfeit at 197 pounds to give the Jacks at 12-8 lead after the first four matches. Michaud is now 6-8 overall and 1-5 in dual action while Sorenson is 25-5 overall and 11-2 in duals.

Dustin Walraven took nationally ranked Kenny Hashimoto to the wire, but fell in a 6-4 decision. Down 5-2 late in the third period, Walraven scored a two-point reversal bringing the score to 5-4 but Hashimoto would add an escape to round out the 6-4 victory.

The second-straight win boosts the Bears to 2-3 in league action and 3-13 on the season while the Jackrabbits remain winless in the WWC at 0-5 and fall to 1-11-1 overall.

Match By Match

165 -Kevin O'Brien (NC) major Seth Moe, 10-0

174 - Brandon Kammerzell (NC) major Marc Wermersen , 12-3

184 -David Michaud (SDSU) fall Patrick Prentice, 1:21

197 - Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) forfeit

285 - Justin Tuell (NC) dec Kevin Kelly, 3-0

125 - Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) dec Toni Mustari 3-2

133 -Brett Bahe (NC) fall Tyler Johnson, 0:33

141 -Kenny Hashimoto (NC) dec Dustin Walraven, 6-4

149 -Justin Gonzales (NC) dec Nick Hagar, 6-3

157 -Justin Gaethje (NC) tech fall Nick Flynn, 21-5 (4:10)