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CARLSON PLACES FIFTH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
3/18/2023 12:45:00 PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. — South Dakota State's Clay Carlson capped a return to the All-America podium by placing fifth in the 141-pound weight class Saturday at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center.
A senior from Willmar, Minnesota, with a year of eligibility remaining, Carlson finished the three-day tournament with a 6-2 record after splitting a pair of matches Saturday morning. Both of Carlson's tournament losses came at the hands of Penn State's Beau Bartlett, who defeated Carlson, 3-2, in the Round of 16 on Thursday and then notched a 12-2 major decision in their consolation semifinal on Saturday.
Carlson met Nebraska's Brock Hardy in the fifth-place match and took a 2-0 lead on a takedown on the edge of the mat with 71 seconds remaining in the first period. Shortly after the restart, Hardy suffered an upper-body injury on a mat return and could not continue, which resulted in Carlson being awarded fifth place by injury default.
Previously an All-American with an eighth-place finish in 2021, Carlson ended the season with a 27-10 overall record and with 101 wins for his career.
UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits' Tanner Sloan will compete in the 197-pound finals Saturday night. Action begins at 6 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE RESULTS
125: #32 Tanner Jordan, Jr., St. Paris, Ohio (1-2 record)
• lost to #33 Tucker Owens, Air Force, by dec., 2-1
• def. #30 Antonio Lorenzo, Cal Poly, by dec., 4-0
• lost to #14 Noah Surtin, Missouri, by fall 4:26
Jordan eliminated; ends season with 18-16 overall record
141: #11 Clay Carlson, Sr., Willmar, Minnesota (6-2 record)
• def. #22 Malyke Hines, Lehigh, by dec., 6-1
• lost to #6 Beau Bartlett, Penn State, by dec., 3-2
• def. #28 Saul Ervin, SIU-Edwardsville, by dec., 3-2
• def. #14 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa, by dec., 7-3
• def. #8 Allan Hart, Missouri, by dec., 7-6
• def. #12 Parker Filius, Purdue, by dec., 3-1
• lost to #6 Beau Bartlett, Penn State, by major dec., 12-2
• def. #4 Brock Hardy, Nebraska, by injury default [2:11]
All-American — Fifth Place; ends season with 27-10 overall record
157: #20 Cael Swensen, R-Fr., Plymouth, Minnesota (3-2 record)
• lost to #13 Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern, by dec., 6-3
• def. #29 Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan, by dec., 7-0
• def. #19 Garrett Model, Wisconsin, by dec., 9-6
• def. #28 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State, by dec., 4-3
• lost to #9 Will Lewan, Michigan, by dec., 7-4
Swensen eliminated; ends season with 24-10 overall record
165: #22 Tanner Cook, Jr., Ilion, New York (1-2 record)
• lost to #11 Cameron Amine, Michigan, by fall 6:30
• def. #27 Will Formato, Appalachian State, by fall 1:11
• lost to #12 Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois, by dec., 8-1
Cook eliminated; ends season with 17-9 overall record
174: #13 Cade DeVos, Jr., Altoona, Iowa (3-2 record)
• def. #20 Alex Cramer, Central Michigan, by fall 2:13
• lost to #4 Chris Foca, Cornell, by dec., 8-2
• def. #14 Benjamin Pasiuk, Army, by dec., 6-1
• def. #12 Aaron Olmos, Oregon State, by dec., 3-1 [SV-1]
• lost to #7 Peyton Mocco, Missouri, by dec., 4-2
DeVos eliminated; ends season with 26-9 overall record
184: #24 Cade King, Sr., Waseca, Minn. (0-2 record)
• lost to #9 Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota, by dec., 3-0
• lost to #8 Matt Finesilver, Michigan, by dec., 7-2
King eliminated; ends season with 16-11 overall record
197: #7 Tanner Sloan, Sr., Alburnett, Iowa (3-0 record)
• def. #26 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State, by dec., 8-1
• def. #10 Jacob Cardenas, Cornell, by dec., 4-0
• def. #2 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly, by dec., 6-4 [SV-1]
• def. #3 Rocky Elam, Missouri, by dec., 7-2
• vs. #1 Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh
ALL-AMERICAN
285: #14 A.J. Nevills, Grad., Clovis, California (2-2 record)
• def. #19 Jonah Niesenbaum, Duke, by dec., 8-1
• lost to #3 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State, by major dec., 14-2
• def. #29 Jaron Smith, Maryland, by dec., 3-1 [SV-1]
• lost to #6 Yaraslau Slavikouski, Harvard, by dec., 5-3
Nevills eliminated; ends season with 22-8 overall record
TEAM SCORES (top 20)
1. Penn State – 127.5
2. Iowa – 82.5
3. Ohio State – 70.5
4. Cornell – 68.5
5. Missouri – 60.5
6. Arizona State – 55.0
7. Michigan – 54.5
8. Nebraska – 54.0
9. Virginia Tech – 49.0
10. North Carolina State – 48.0
11. Iowa State – 44.0
12. North Carolina – 38.0
13. South Dakota State – 37.0
14. Princeton – 33.5
15. Minnesota – 30.5
T16. Northern Iowa – 29.0
T16. Wisconsin – 29.0
T18. Air Force – 28.5
T18. Oklahoma State – 28.5
T20. Purdue – 28.0
T20. Lehigh – 28.0
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A senior from Willmar, Minnesota, with a year of eligibility remaining, Carlson finished the three-day tournament with a 6-2 record after splitting a pair of matches Saturday morning. Both of Carlson's tournament losses came at the hands of Penn State's Beau Bartlett, who defeated Carlson, 3-2, in the Round of 16 on Thursday and then notched a 12-2 major decision in their consolation semifinal on Saturday.
Carlson met Nebraska's Brock Hardy in the fifth-place match and took a 2-0 lead on a takedown on the edge of the mat with 71 seconds remaining in the first period. Shortly after the restart, Hardy suffered an upper-body injury on a mat return and could not continue, which resulted in Carlson being awarded fifth place by injury default.
Previously an All-American with an eighth-place finish in 2021, Carlson ended the season with a 27-10 overall record and with 101 wins for his career.
UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits' Tanner Sloan will compete in the 197-pound finals Saturday night. Action begins at 6 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE RESULTS
125: #32 Tanner Jordan, Jr., St. Paris, Ohio (1-2 record)
• lost to #33 Tucker Owens, Air Force, by dec., 2-1
• def. #30 Antonio Lorenzo, Cal Poly, by dec., 4-0
• lost to #14 Noah Surtin, Missouri, by fall 4:26
Jordan eliminated; ends season with 18-16 overall record
141: #11 Clay Carlson, Sr., Willmar, Minnesota (6-2 record)
• def. #22 Malyke Hines, Lehigh, by dec., 6-1
• lost to #6 Beau Bartlett, Penn State, by dec., 3-2
• def. #28 Saul Ervin, SIU-Edwardsville, by dec., 3-2
• def. #14 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa, by dec., 7-3
• def. #8 Allan Hart, Missouri, by dec., 7-6
• def. #12 Parker Filius, Purdue, by dec., 3-1
• lost to #6 Beau Bartlett, Penn State, by major dec., 12-2
• def. #4 Brock Hardy, Nebraska, by injury default [2:11]
All-American — Fifth Place; ends season with 27-10 overall record
157: #20 Cael Swensen, R-Fr., Plymouth, Minnesota (3-2 record)
• lost to #13 Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern, by dec., 6-3
• def. #29 Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan, by dec., 7-0
• def. #19 Garrett Model, Wisconsin, by dec., 9-6
• def. #28 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State, by dec., 4-3
• lost to #9 Will Lewan, Michigan, by dec., 7-4
Swensen eliminated; ends season with 24-10 overall record
165: #22 Tanner Cook, Jr., Ilion, New York (1-2 record)
• lost to #11 Cameron Amine, Michigan, by fall 6:30
• def. #27 Will Formato, Appalachian State, by fall 1:11
• lost to #12 Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois, by dec., 8-1
Cook eliminated; ends season with 17-9 overall record
174: #13 Cade DeVos, Jr., Altoona, Iowa (3-2 record)
• def. #20 Alex Cramer, Central Michigan, by fall 2:13
• lost to #4 Chris Foca, Cornell, by dec., 8-2
• def. #14 Benjamin Pasiuk, Army, by dec., 6-1
• def. #12 Aaron Olmos, Oregon State, by dec., 3-1 [SV-1]
• lost to #7 Peyton Mocco, Missouri, by dec., 4-2
DeVos eliminated; ends season with 26-9 overall record
184: #24 Cade King, Sr., Waseca, Minn. (0-2 record)
• lost to #9 Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota, by dec., 3-0
• lost to #8 Matt Finesilver, Michigan, by dec., 7-2
King eliminated; ends season with 16-11 overall record
197: #7 Tanner Sloan, Sr., Alburnett, Iowa (3-0 record)
• def. #26 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State, by dec., 8-1
• def. #10 Jacob Cardenas, Cornell, by dec., 4-0
• def. #2 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly, by dec., 6-4 [SV-1]
• def. #3 Rocky Elam, Missouri, by dec., 7-2
• vs. #1 Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh
ALL-AMERICAN
285: #14 A.J. Nevills, Grad., Clovis, California (2-2 record)
• def. #19 Jonah Niesenbaum, Duke, by dec., 8-1
• lost to #3 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State, by major dec., 14-2
• def. #29 Jaron Smith, Maryland, by dec., 3-1 [SV-1]
• lost to #6 Yaraslau Slavikouski, Harvard, by dec., 5-3
Nevills eliminated; ends season with 22-8 overall record
TEAM SCORES (top 20)
1. Penn State – 127.5
2. Iowa – 82.5
3. Ohio State – 70.5
4. Cornell – 68.5
5. Missouri – 60.5
6. Arizona State – 55.0
7. Michigan – 54.5
8. Nebraska – 54.0
9. Virginia Tech – 49.0
10. North Carolina State – 48.0
11. Iowa State – 44.0
12. North Carolina – 38.0
13. South Dakota State – 37.0
14. Princeton – 33.5
15. Minnesota – 30.5
T16. Northern Iowa – 29.0
T16. Wisconsin – 29.0
T18. Air Force – 28.5
T18. Oklahoma State – 28.5
T20. Purdue – 28.0
T20. Lehigh – 28.0
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