About a dozen South Dakota State University wrestlers are scheduled to compete at the 2023 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials this weekend in Geneva, Ohio.
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Competition begins Friday and runs through Sunday at Spire Institute. Coverage of the event will be available through FloWrestling.org.
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The majority of Jackrabbit wreslters will be competing in the freestyle division of the U23 Nationals, with Spencer Trenary entered in both freestyle and Greco-Roman competition.
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Two SDSU wrestlers, Bennett Berge and Kail Wynia, are slated to compete in the U20 freestyle division. Berge has already qualified for the 86-kilogram finals based on previously winning the 2023 U.S. Open in late April. The World Team Trials finals will consist of a best-of-three series with weight-class winners earning the right to compete at the U20 World Championships in Warsaw, Poland, in August.
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Berge has previous international competition experience as he wrestled his way to a silver medal in the 86-kilogram weight class at the 2022 U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Following is a full listing of Jackrabbit wrestlers and the weight classes in which they will be competing:
 U20 WORLD TEAM TRIALS — FREESTYLE Bennett Berge – 86 kg Kail Wynia – 125 kg
 U23 NATIONALS — FREESTYLE Derrick Cardinal – 61 kg Cody Donnelly – 92 kg Brock Fettig – 74 kg Logan Graf – 57 kg Caleb Gross – 65 kg Isaac Klinkhammer – 74 kg Alek Martin – 65 kg Brandon Meredith – 57 kg Luke Rasmussen – 125 kg Cael Swensen – 74 kg Spencer Trenary – 125 kg
  U23 NATIONALS — GRECO-ROMAN Spencer Trenary – 130 kg
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