SDSU POSTS TWO WINS AT VIRGINIA DUALS

Saturday, January 15

Hampton, Va.

2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT

South Dakota State University

Chattanooga

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

1/15/2022 5:57:00 PM | Wrestling

HAMPTON, Va. — The South Dakota State wrestling team ran its winning streak to six with a pair of convincing victories Saturday at the Virginia Duals. The 24^th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 7-1 overall after defeating Chattanooga, 35-10, in the opener and ending the day with a 28-6 win over Maryland.

South Dakota State 35, Chattanooga 10
The Jackrabbits posted four bonus-point victories in the second half of the dual to pull away for their first win of the day.

Leading 12-7 at the halfway mark, 29^th-ranked Tanner Cook kick-started the Jackrabbit run with a first-period pin of Drew Nicholson in the 165-pound matchup.

Tenth-ranked Cade DeVos followed with a 15-0 technical fall at 174 pounds, while Tanner Sloan and A.J. Nevills closed out the dual with back-to-back pins at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively.

Tanner Jordan opened the dual by receiving a forfeit for SDSU, with Clay Carlson (141 pounds) and Kenny O'Neil (157 pounds) each winning by decision. O'Neil tallied his 3-2 victory over Lincoln Heck with a takedown in the final 15 seconds of the match.

South Dakota State 28, Maryland 6
Carlson and DeVos each recorded their 20^th wins of the season in helping lead the Jackrabbits to a victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent for the second time in three seasons.

Carlson, ranked fifth at 141 pounds, ran his record to 20-1 with an 11-5 decision over Danny Bertoni. DeVos improved to 20-2 overall with his 11th consecutive victory, a 9-5 decision against Dominic Solis.

Kimball followed Carlson's victory with an 8-0 major decision versus Michael North.

O'Neil notched his second win of the day with an 7-0 decision versus Lucas Cordio in the 157-pound matchup. Newcomer Gabriel Tagg also won by decision at 133 pounds for the Jackrabbits, as did Sloan and Nevills. Sloan, ranked 21st, earned a 6-2 victory over No. 31 Jaron Smith at 197 pounds, while the 23rd-ranked Nevills outlasted 26^th-ranked Zach Schrader, 2-1, in the heavyweight bout.

Jordan picked up his second win by forfeit on the day to round out the scoring for SDSU.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits resume dual action next Saturday (Jan. 22) at ninth-ranked Missouri. Start time is set for 2 p.m. at Hearnes Center in Columbia, Missouri.

NOTES

South Dakota State evened its all-time series against Chattanooga and Maryland at one win apiece
Prior to Saturday, the Jackrabbits' most recent win over a Big Ten foe was a 19-17 victory against Michigan State at the South Beach Duals during the 2019-20 season
The Jackrabbits' current six-match winning streak is their longest since a school-record 14 dual wins in a row during the 2017-18 campaign
Kimball suffered his first dual loss of the season in the opener (now 5-1 at 149 pounds)
Carlson (8-0) and DeVos (7-0) remained unbeaten in duals this season

#24 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 35, CHATTANOOGA 10
125: Tanner Jordan (SDSU) won by forfeit
133: #21 Brayden Palmer (CHATT) major dec. Gabriel Tagg (SDSU), 12-0
141: #5 Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Franco Valdes (CHATT), 6-2
149: Noah Castillo (CHATT) dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 8-3
157: Kenny O'Neil (SDSU) dec. Lincoln Heck (CHATT), 3-2
165: #29 Tanner Cook (SDSU) def. Drew Nicholson (CHATT), by fall 1:24
174: #10 Cade DeVos (SDSU) tech. fall Carial Tarter (CHATT), 15-0 (5:26)
184: Matthew Waddell (CHATT) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 6-0
197: #21 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) def. Nick Benton (CHATT), by fall 3:33
285: #23 A.J. Nevills (SDSU) def. Grayson Walthall (CHATT), by fall 1:54

#24 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 28, MARYLAND 6
125: Tanner Jordan (SDSU) won by forfeit
133: Gabriel Tagg (SDSU) dec. King Sandoval (MARY), 6-4
141: #5 Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Danny Bertoni (MARY), 11-5
149: Daniel Kimball (SDSU) major dec. Michael North (MARY), 8-0
157: Kenny O'Neil (SDSU) dec. Lucas Cordio (MARY), 7-0
165: Gaven Bell (MARY) dec. #29 Tanner Cook (SDSU), 12-8
174: #10 Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. Dominic Solis (MARY), 9-5
184: #12 Kyle Cochran (MARY) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 4-0
197: #21 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. #31 Jaron Smith (MARY), 6-2
285: #23 A.J. Nevills (SDSU) dec. #26 Zach Schrader (MARY), 2-1

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