JACKS START DUAL SEASON AT HOME

Friday, November 14

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Augustana

Tickets

Photo by: Jenna Batka

11/13/2025 12:02:00 PM | Wrestling

Week 2: # 17 South Dakota State vs. Augustana, Warren Williamson Daktronics Invitational
Date and Time	Friday, Nov. 14th, 7 p.m. (Augustana) and Sunday, Nov. 16th, 10 a.m. (Daktronics)
Location	Brookings, S.D.
Site	First Bank & Trust Arena (Augustana), SJAC (Daktronics)
Television/Stream	Midco Sports Plus (Augustana), FloWrestling (Daktronics)
Live Stats	TrackWrestling (Augustana), TrackWrestling (Daktronics)
South Dakota State	Game Notes \| Home Page

Brookings, S.D. - The Jackrabbits are back at home this weekend against Augustana and competing in the Daktronics Invitational after opening their season on the road last weekend. The Jackrabbits will host the Vikings on Friday night in their first dual competition of the year. They are coming off a year where they went 14-4 overall in duals and 4-2 in duals at home. The Jackrabbits took the last matchup between the two schools, 49-0.

THE LINEUP: This is the probable lineup for this week's contest:

125 - #23 Brady Roark (4-0)

133 - Cale Seaton (3-0)

141 - Tyson Peach (0-3)

149 - Avery Allen (1-2) or #23 Alek Martin (2-2)

157 - #15 Cael Swensen (2-1)

165 - Marcus Espinoza-Owens (3-1)

174 - #26 Moses Espinoza-Owens (3-1)

184 - #25 Brock Fettig (4-1)

197 - Quin Morgan (1-3)

285 - #21 Luke Rasmussen (0-0)

JACKS IN THE RANKINGS:
125: Brady Roark 23/27
133:Derrick Cardinal 17/15
141: Julian Tagg 12/12
149: Alek Martin 23/28
157: Cael Swensen 15/22
165: Drake Rhodes 14/10
174: Moses Espinoza-Owens 26/27
184: Brock Fettig 25/27
197: Bennett Berge 8/7
285: Luke Rasmussen 21/20
*Flo/InterMat

NWCA COACHES POLL
1 Penn State (16) (0-0) 400
2 Nebraska (1-0) 383
3 Iowa (1-0) 367
4 Ohio State (1-0) 341
5 Oklahoma State (1-0) 340
6 Iowa State (0-0) 323
7 NC State (1-0) 294
8 Lehigh (2-0) 283
9 Minnesota (0-0) 272
10 Virginia Tech (1-0) 260
11 Michigan (1-0) 232
12 Cornell (0-0) 206
13 Rutgers (4-0) 201
14 Northern Iowa (0-0) 197
15 Illinois (1-0) 180
16 Missouri (3-0) 149
17 South Dakota State (0-0) 129
18 Oklahoma (0-0) 104
19 Pittsburgh (2-0) 100
20 West Virginia (1-0) 86
21 North Carolina (1-0) 78
22 Little Rock (2-0) 76
23 Stanford (0-2) 67
24 Wyoming (1-0) 33
25 Army West Point (0-1) 32
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 21, Utah Valley 16, Penn 10, Purdue 7, Arizona State 6, Lock Haven 5, Navy 2, Cal Poly 2, Oregon State 1.

LAST TIME OUT: Bison Open, Tiger Style Invite

Brady Roark and Cale Seaton both brought home titles from the Tiger Style Invite at 125 and 133 pounds as the Jacks opened their season on Sunday.

Roark fought for three consecutive decisions before facing off with No. 31 Mack Mauger in the finals. Down 5-1 with 15 seconds remaining, Roark was able to hit a Winn-Dixie roll to secure a takedown and nearfall points just in the nick of time, coming away with a 7-5 decision win over Mauger.

Seaton scored a major in his opening match before facing off with the No. 19 Blake Boarman in the semi-finals. Seaton was able to secure his spot in the finals by scoring a takedown in sudden victory, pulling off the upset. In the finals, faced with a similar situation, Seaton was once again able to score a takedown in sudden victory against Isaiah Schaefer to secure the 133 pound title.

The Jacks had five wrestlers make the finals of their respective weight classes. Cael Swensen and Marcus Espinoza-Owens fell just short in their finals matches with No. 28 Stoney Buell and No. 13 Maxx Mayfield, coming away with runner-up finishes on the day. Tommy Dineen scored a ranked win in his first match of the day, on his way to a runner-up finish after he defaulted in the finals.

Perhaps the biggest win of the day for the Jacks was Moses Espinoza-Owens taking down No. 8 Cam Steed, a returning All-American in his debut at 174 pounds, by decision 12-8. Espinoza-Owens finished third at 174 pounds. Brock Fettig also finished third after avenging an earlier loss to Mizzou's Logan Cole, 6-4, by decision.

In other action, Logan Swensen, Daniel Guanajuato, Tyson Peach, Alek Martin, and Burk Blasius all secured fifth-place finishes.

Meanwhile, in Fargo at the Bison Open, the newest members of the SDSU wrestling team were making waves. Jacob Herm made the biggest splash, taking down No. 7 in the country, Peyten Kellar, in the semi-finals by decision, 13-7, on his way to a runner-up finish at 165 pounds. In his finals match against No. 11 Andrew Sparks, Herm made a valiant effort but fell just short, dropping the match, 7-11. Alongside Herm, freshman Liam Neitzel, Conlan Carlson and Keenan Sheridan all finished third in their respective brackets, which included two tech falls for Sheridan, highlighted by a 17-1 tech fall over No. 32 Max Maganya of NDSU.

WRESTLER TO WATCH: Brady Roark

Brady Roark is coming off a weekend where he made the most of a trip back to his home state. The redshirt sophomore started his season 4-0 and took home the 125-pound title at the Tiger Style Invite.

Roark won all of his matches by decision and was especially impressive in a ranked match versus No. 31 Mack Mauger of Mizzou, where he scored a takedown and near fall points in the last 15 seconds of the match to claim the victory.

Roark is slated to take over the 125-pound starting position from two-time NCAA Qualifier Tanner Jordan and will look to make the most of his opportunities this upcoming weekend against Augustana and at the Daktronics Invitational

Key Storylines

BACK FOR MORE: The Jackrabbits return Cael Swensen and Alek Martin to their lineup after both sat out the 2024-25 season with injuries
PROGRAM RECORDS: The Jackrabbits continued to set program records under Damion Hahn in 2024-25, sending a record nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia
REPLACING DEVOS: The Jackrabbits will have a few options at 174 pounds this year as they try to replace two-time All-American and five-time NCAA Qualifier Cade DeVos. Fighting for the spot will be Connor Gaynor and Moses Espinoza-Owens.
MOVIN' ON, MOVIN' UP: All-American Bennett Berge will make the jump from 184 pounds, where he was a two-time NCAA Qualifier and a fourth-place finisher in 2024, to 197 pounds this year, replacing the graduated Zach Glazier. The jump to 197 pounds mirrors Coach Hahn's jump from 184 pounds to 197 pounds, where he won two National Championships.
RETURNING PRODUCTION: The Jacks will have an NCAA Qualifier at 7 of their 10 weights this year, while Moses Espinoza-Owens, Brock Fettig and Brady Roark all filled in at their respective weights due to injuries last season.
JACKS IN THE RANKINGS: SDSU has all 10 of its starters listed in InterMat's Rankings. Amongst the highest ranked are Berge at No. 7, Julian Tagg at No. 12, Drake Rhodes at No. 10 and Derrick Cardinal at No. 15
PROVEN WINNER: Last season, Damion Hahn became the winningest coach at the D1 level in South Dakota State history, passing Chris Bono with 65 wins. Hahn's 72 dual wins for the Jackrabbits rank fourth all-time among all Jackrabbit Wrestling coaches behind Jason Liles, Warren Williamson and Mike Engels.
OFF-SEASON WORK: The JWC was incredibly successful on the freestyle and Greco-Roman circuits between March and August. Quin Morgan took home the U20 Greco-Roman Championship at 97kg at the US Open to start the season. Tommy Dineen and Daniel Guanjuato added runner-up finishes at their respective weights at the U23 Freestyle Nationals. Dineen also added a gold medal at the Junior Pan-American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay.
HOME COOKING: The Jacks have been consistent under head coach Damion Hahn at home. After posting a 7-1 record at home in 2023-24, the Jacks followed it up with a 4-2 record at home last year.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: Last year's freshman class put up an impressive 92-28 total record through open competitions and duals. Leading the way was freshman Logan Swensen with a 28-6 record overall. Swensen looks to back up returning NCAA Qualifier Derrick Cardinal at 133 pounds this year.
STOP SIGNS IN BROOKINGS: The incoming freshmen at SDSU are coming off an impressive summer. Micah Hach (8th), Keenan Sheridan (8th), Conlan Carlson (8th) and Jarrett Wadsen (2nd) all earned All-American honors at the Fargo Nationals in Freestyle. Wadsen (4th) and Bas Diaz (2nd) earned All-American honors in Greco as well.

A Look Ahead

The Jacks are off next week before heading on the road to Damion Hahn's Alma Mater, as they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a dual on Nov. 25th at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

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