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SLOAN EARNS TOP SEED FOR BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
2/27/2023 6:41:00 PM | Wrestling
IRVING, Texas — South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan is seeded first in the 197-pound weight class for this weekend's Big 12 Wrestling Championship, conference officials announced Monday.
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A senior from Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan leads a group of eight Jackrabbit wrestlers seeded in the top eight of their respective weight classes. He has compiled a 20-1 overall record and has won 17 matches in a row enter the tournament, which is set for Saturday and Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Earning No. 4 seeds were redshirt freshman 157-pounder Cael Swensen and senior heavyweight A.J. Nevills. Swensen has posted an 18-6 record in his first season in the lineup, while the veteran Nevills enters his final Big 12 championship with an 18-4 mark.
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Clay Carlson, 17-7 overall, earned the No. 5 seed at 141 pounds, while 125-pounder Tanner Jordan (16-12 overall) and 174-pounder Cade DeVos (20-6 overall) are each seeded sixth.
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Rounding out the seeds for SDSU were 165-pounder Tanner Cook and 184-pounder Cade King, both of whom are seeded seventh. Cook has tallied a 14-4 overall record, with King sporting a 15-7 record entering the postseason.
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Unseeded for the Jackrabbits were Derrick Cardinal at 133 pounds (10-13 record) and 149-pounder Alek Martin (17-12 overall). Both are redshirt freshmen.
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Defending champion Missouri paced the league with all 10 of its wrestlers seeded, including a pair of top seeds in 149-pounder Brock Mauller and Peyton Mocco at 174 pounds. Each of the 10 weight classes will feature 13 wrestlers.
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Pairings for the tournament are expected to be announced Thursday.
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Action at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the evening session starting at 5 p.m. Competition Sunday begins at noon, with the championship matches slated to start at 8 p.m. The first three sessions will be streamed through Big 12 Now On ESPN+, with the championship round televised on ESPNU.
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TOP SEEDS
125 – Killian Cardinale, West Virginia
133 – Daton Fix, Oklahoma State
141 – Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado
149 – Brock Mauller, Missouri
157 – Jared Franek, North Dakota State
165 – David Carr, Iowa State
174 – Peyton Mocco, Missouri
184 – Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa
197- Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
285 – Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force
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A senior from Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan leads a group of eight Jackrabbit wrestlers seeded in the top eight of their respective weight classes. He has compiled a 20-1 overall record and has won 17 matches in a row enter the tournament, which is set for Saturday and Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Earning No. 4 seeds were redshirt freshman 157-pounder Cael Swensen and senior heavyweight A.J. Nevills. Swensen has posted an 18-6 record in his first season in the lineup, while the veteran Nevills enters his final Big 12 championship with an 18-4 mark.
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Clay Carlson, 17-7 overall, earned the No. 5 seed at 141 pounds, while 125-pounder Tanner Jordan (16-12 overall) and 174-pounder Cade DeVos (20-6 overall) are each seeded sixth.
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Rounding out the seeds for SDSU were 165-pounder Tanner Cook and 184-pounder Cade King, both of whom are seeded seventh. Cook has tallied a 14-4 overall record, with King sporting a 15-7 record entering the postseason.
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Unseeded for the Jackrabbits were Derrick Cardinal at 133 pounds (10-13 record) and 149-pounder Alek Martin (17-12 overall). Both are redshirt freshmen.
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Defending champion Missouri paced the league with all 10 of its wrestlers seeded, including a pair of top seeds in 149-pounder Brock Mauller and Peyton Mocco at 174 pounds. Each of the 10 weight classes will feature 13 wrestlers.
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Pairings for the tournament are expected to be announced Thursday.
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Action at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the evening session starting at 5 p.m. Competition Sunday begins at noon, with the championship matches slated to start at 8 p.m. The first three sessions will be streamed through Big 12 Now On ESPN+, with the championship round televised on ESPNU.
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TOP SEEDS
125 – Killian Cardinale, West Virginia
133 – Daton Fix, Oklahoma State
141 – Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado
149 – Brock Mauller, Missouri
157 – Jared Franek, North Dakota State
165 – David Carr, Iowa State
174 – Peyton Mocco, Missouri
184 – Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa
197- Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
285 – Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force
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