JACKRABBITS WIN TWO OF THREE IN LITTLE ROCK

Sunday, January 31

Little Rock, Ark.

10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Oklahoma

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

1/31/2021 5:56:00 PM | Wrestling

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ninth-ranked Tanner Sloan at 197 pounds, senior 165-pounder Colten Carlson and sophomore 174-pounder Cade King all posted 3-0 marks in dual action Sunday to lead South Dakota State to a pair of victories Sunday at the Little Rock Quad.

The Jackrabbits opened the day by falling 21-13 to 22^nd-ranked Oklahoma in a Big 12 Conference dual before rebounding with nonconference wins over 21^st-ranked Stanford, 23-15, and host Little Rock, 28-10. SDSU moved to 4-4 overall and 1-3 against Big 12 foes.

No. 22 Oklahoma 21, SDSU 13
The 22^nd-ranked Sooners were stingy in the lower weights, building a 15-3 lead at the halfway mark before holding off SDSU. Oklahoma would go on to finish the day undefeated with a 3-0 record to improve to 5-3 in duals.

After the Jackrabbits' Danny Vega rallied for a 7-6 decision over Mason Naifeh in the opening bout of the dual, Oklahoma claimed the next four matches – all by ranked wrestlers – to build its cushion.

Anthony Madrigal, ranked 19^th at 133 pounds, started the Sooners' streak with a pin of SDSU backup Trayton Anderson. Oklahoma then sandwiched a pair of wins over ranked Jackrabbit wrestlers around a 2-0 victory by 13^th-ranked Mitch Moore over Hunter Marko in the 149-pound matchup. Seventh-ranked Dom Demas of OU squeaked past No. 22 Clay Carlson, 3-2, at 141 pounds, while 11^th-ranked Justin Thomas of the Sooners notched a 4-0 decision over No. 18 Cade DeVos in the 157-pound bout.

SDSU began to find its footing in the second half of the dual as Colten Carlson started a comeback bid with a 23-11 major decision over Jake Stiles. The match was tied at 4-all entering the third period before Carlson turned on the offense with eight takedowns.

Cade King pulled off an upset for the Jackrabbits, recording a late takedown to post a 7-5 decision over 22^nd-ranked Anthony Mantanona at 174 pounds.

Sloan notched the final Jackrabbit victory, downing 12^th-ranked Jake Woodley, 6-1.

SDSU 23, No. 21 Stanford 15
Vega and Sloan each won by fall as the Jackrabbits turned in a 23-15 to defeat a ranked opponent for the first time this season.

A senior from Tucson, Arizona, Vega trailed 8-2 at the end of the first period to Jackson DiSario in their 125-pound matchup before turning the tables on his Cardinal opponent. Vega recorded a takedown late in the second period, which he later turned into a pin.

The Brothers Carlson – Clay and Colten – kept the Jackrabbits in the lead with major decisions at 141 and 165 pounds, respectively. Clay downed Luciano Arroyo, 19-6, while Colten put together another strong third period to defeat Charlie Darracott, 16-5.

King upped the SDSU advantage to 17-9 with a hard-fought 10-8 decision over Tyler Eischens at 174 pounds.

Sloan then capped the Jackrabbit scoring with a first-period pin of Nick Stemmet.

All five Stanford victories were by decision.

SDSU 28, Little Rock 10
The Jackrabbits spotted Little Rock an early 7-0 lead before storming back to win their dual finale, 28-10.

Following Trojan victories at 125 and 133 pounds to open the dual, SDSU reeled off wins in the next seven matches to take control. Clay Carlson started the streak with a technical-fall victory at 141 pounds, while Hunter Marko and Cade DeVos each added wins by decision.

Three of the next four Jackrabbit wins were of the bonus-point variety as King (174) won by major decision and Colten Carlson (165) and Sloan (197) each won by technical fall. Nick Casperson came up with a flurry of points in the final 30 seconds to win an 8-1 decision in the 184-pound match.

Casperson added three victories in extra matches throughout the day to end the event with a team-best 4-0 mark.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are slated to travel to Fargo, North Dakota, for a triangular on Feb. 7. SDSU is set to face host North Dakota State at 11 a.m., followed by a 3 p.m. matchup against Iowa State.

NOTES

SDSU dropped to 3-4 all-time in duals against Oklahoma
The Jackrabbits ran their dual winning streak against Stanford to three matches and lead the all-time series, 3-2
SDSU improved to 2-0 against Little Rock with both matchups taking place over the past two seasons
Sloan stayed unbeaten this season at 10-0, with eight of his wins by technical fall (five) or fall (three)
Both Anderson (133) and Brookings native Jacob Schoon (184) made their Jackrabbit dual debuts in the opener against Oklahoma

#22 OKLAHOMA 21, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 13
125: Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Mason Naifeh (OU), 7-6
133: #19 Anthony Madrigal (OU) def. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), by fall 2:40
141: #7 Dom Demas (OU) dec. #22 Clay Carlson, 3-2
149: #13 Mitch Moore (OU) dec. Hunter Marko (SDSU), 2-0
157: #11 Justin Thomas (OU) dec. #18 Cade DeVos (SDSU), 4-0
165: Colten Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Jake Stiles (OU), 23-11
174: Cade King (SDSU) dec. #22 Anthony Mantanona (OU), 7-5
184: Darrien Roberts (OU) dec. Jacob Schoon (SDSU), 7-5
197: #9 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. #12 Jake Woodley (OU), 6-1
285: #24 Josh Heindselman (OU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 4-1 [TB-1]
Note: Rankings by FloWrestling

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 23, #21 STANFORD 15
125: Danny Vega (SDSU) def. Jackson DiSario (STAN), by fall 5:34
133: Jason Miranda (STAN) dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 6-0
141: #22 Clay Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Luciano Arroyo (STAN), 19-6
149: #14 Jaden Abas (STAN) dec. Hunter Marko (SDSU), 7-4
157: Requir Van der Merwe (STAN) dec. #18 Cade DeVos (SDSU), 3-2
165: Colten Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Charlie Darracott (STAN), 16-5
174: Cade King (SDSU) dec. Tyler Eischens (STAN),10-8
184: Nick Addison (STAN) dec. Jacob Schoon (SDSU), 5-2
197: #9 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) def. Nick Stemmet (STAN), by fall 2:52
285: Nathan Traxler (STAN) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 8-2
Notes: Eischens ranked 22^nd at 157 pounds, Traxler ranked 10^th at 197 pounds for Stanford

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 28, LITTLE ROCK 10
125: Khyler Brewer (LR) dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 14-8
133: Paul Bianchi (LR) major dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 15-5
141: #22 Clay Carlson (SDSU) tech. fall Conner Ward (LR), 21-6 [7:00]
149: Hunter Marko (SDSU) dec. Joseph Bianchi (LR), 6-2
157: #18 Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. Kyle Prewitt (LR), 11-4
165: Colten Carlson (SDSU) tech. fall Alex Hernandez (LR), 17-1 [6:35]
174: Cade King (SDSU) major dec. Triston Wills (LR), 13-1
184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) dec. Tanner Mendoza (LR), 8-1
197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) tech. fall Dylan Johnson (LR), 18-0 [2:22]
285: Gabe Beyer (LR) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 6-4 [SV-1]

EXTRA MATCHES
125: Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. Tommy Hoskins (OU), 5-0
125: Jayden Carson (LR) dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 8-5
125: Joshua Sarpy (LR) def. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), by fall 1:18
133: Jaylen Carson (LR) dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 8-2
133: Trayton Anderson (SDSU dec. Aidan Campbell (LR), 5-2
141: Daniel Kimball (SDSU) major dec. Austin Keal (LR), 12-3
157: Charlie Darracott (STAN) dec. Jack Thomsen (SDSU), 11-6
157: Jack Thomsen (SDSU) tech. fall Tristan Tadeo (LR), 22-6 [5:00]
165: Kenny O'Neil (SDSU) dec. Zeke Beach (LR), 6-2
184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) dec. Carson Berryhill (OU), 10-6
184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) dec. Ethan Woods (STAN), 8-1
184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) tech. fall Zane Davis (LR), 18-3
285: Bowen McConville (SDSU) dec. Seamus O'Malley (STAN), 5-3 [SV-1]
285: Bowen McConville (SDSU) dec. Josiah Hill (LR), 7-2
285: Spencer Trenary (SDSU) def. Caspian Grabowski (LR), by fall 1:13
285: Peter Ming (STAN) major dec. Spencer Trenary (SDSU), 12-3

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