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vs NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Day 2
South Dakota State University Athletics
Photo by: Evan Patzwald
JACKS FINISH DAY 1 AT SOLDIER SALUTE
12/29/2024 7:56:00 PM | Wrestling
CORALVILLE, Iowa - 11 Jackrabbits will have the opportunity to compete for the podium on Monday after a strong showing at the Soldier Salute on Sunday.
Impressive freshmen Cale Seaton and Logan Swensen scored wins in their opening rounds at the Solider Salute, Seaton by pinfall and Swensen by tech fall. Swensen then scored a decision win over UNI's Julian Farber to advance to the semi-finals on Monday. Seaton dropped his quarterfinal match but bounced back with a major decision over David Saenz (Wyoming). Both of the talented freshmen will compete for podium spots tomorrow.
SDSU will have three wrestlers compete for podium spots at 141 pounds as Julian Tagg and Tyson Peach scored wins in their round of 16 and quarterfinals match-ups. They compete in the semi-finals of the 141-pound bracket on Monday. Caleb Gross dropped his opening round match to Cole Brooks of Wyoming but wrestled all the way back to the podium with two decision wins and a pin.
Marcus Espinoza-Owens scored a technical fall and a major decision on his way to the semi-finals at 165 pounds. Brock Fettig also grabbed two decision wins on his way to the semi-finals at 184 pounds.
Burk Blasius, Tommy Dineen and Cody Donnelly all dropped their quarterfinals matches after wins in the round of 16. All three would score decisions in their consolation matches, allowing the trio to compete for the podium at the Soldier Salute tomorrow.
UP NEXT
The Jacks will return to action tomorrow as they compete on day two of the Soldier Salute.
RESULTS*
SOLDIER SALUTE DAY 1
125| Daniel Guanajuato
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Major decision over Kody Tanimoto (NDSU), 14-3
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Decision over Nick Treaster (Navy), 9-5
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Decision loss to No. 27 Joey Cruz (Iowa), 4-2
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Pinfall loss to Trever Anderson (UNI), 6:28
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Eliminated
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133| Cale Seaton
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Pinfall win over Andrew Crapps (Missouri), 6:07
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Decision loss to No. 32 Stockton O'Brien (Wyoming), 8-3
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Major decision win over David Saenz (Wyoming), 12-4
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Podium
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133| Logan Swensen
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Tech fall over Micha Medina (Bellarmine), 15-0
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Decison over Julian Farber (UNI), 10-3
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Semi-finals
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133| Kenton Cooke
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Pinfall loss to Garrett Grice (Iowa St.), 2:44
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Major decision loss to Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine), 9-0
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Eliminated
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141| Caleb Gross
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Major decision loss to Cole Brooks (Wyoming), 11-3
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Decision win over Carter Freeman (UNI), 7-1
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Pinfall win over Sam Sutton (Tarleton State), 4:13
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Decision win over Nikolaus O'Neill (UNC), 9-6
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Podium
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141| Tyson Peach
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Decision over John Alden (Wyoming), 10-6
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Decision over Michael Olson (NDSU), 5-4
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Decision win over Nikolaus O'Neill (UNC), 6-0
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Semi-finals
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141| Julian Tagg
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SV-1 win over Jesse Ybarra (Iowa), 5-2
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Decision win over Owen Uhls (Missouri), 6-0
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Semi-finals
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149| Colin Dupill
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Major decision over Jack Nelson (Minnesota), 13-3
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Decision loss to Miguel Estrada (Iowa), 7-2
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Decision loss to Carter Fousek (Iowa St.), 5-2
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Eliminated
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149| Avery Allen
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Decision over Carter Fousek (Iowa St.), 7-1
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Decision loss to Kaemen Smith (Navy), 8-3
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Major decision over Connor Thorpe (UNI), 13-2
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Decision over Antonio Avila (Wyoming), 4-1
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Medical forfeit win over Caleb Rathjen (Iowa)
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Podium
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157| Moses Espinoza-Owens
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Decision over Danny Nini (Unattached), 6-4
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Decision loss to No. 6 Tommy Askey (Minnesota), 4-2
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Major decision win over Warren Carr (Wyoming),10-1
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SV-1 loss to Logan Swaw (Illinois), 8-5
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Eliminated
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Tech fall over Brady Benham (Iowa), 19-3
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Major decision over Collin Carrigan (UNC), 13-3
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Semi-finals
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184| Burk Blasius
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Major decision over Aiden McCain (Iowa), 14-5
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Major decision loss to Angelo Ferrari (Iowa), 16-5
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Decision over Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine), 6-5
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Podium
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184| Brock Fettig
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Decision over Nathan Campbell (Navy Wrestling Club), 9-3
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Decision over Keenan Wyatt (Bellarmine), 5-4
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Semi-finals
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184| Jared Thiry
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Tech fall loss to CJ Walrath (UNI), 18-2
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Pinfall loss to Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine), 3:08
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Eliminated
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197| Thomas Dineen
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Decision over Kalob Runyon (UNI), 4-1
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Major decision loss to Aeodan Sinclair (Missouri), 14-4
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Decision over Robert Platt (UNC), 9-3
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Podium
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197| Quin Morgan
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Decision loss to Nathan Schon (Iowa St.), 14-8
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Decision loss to Robert Platt (UNC), 10-9
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Eliminated
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285| Cody Donnelly
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Pinfall win over Koby Kidd (Tarleton State), 4:53
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Pinfall loss to Bennett Tabor (Minnesota), 3:52
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Decision over Easton Fleshman (Iowa), 5-0
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Podium
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* FloWrestling Rankings
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Players Mentioned
149
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
165
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
141/149
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
184
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