JACKS RETURN HOME FOR DUAL WITH CAMPBELL

Sunday, December 21

Brookings, S.D.

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Campbell

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A wrestler in a blue singlet, Marcus Espinoza-Owens, grabs the leg of another wrestler in a yellow singlet, putting it under his arm.

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12/19/2025 11:21:00 AM | Wrestling

Week 5: #8 South Dakota State vs. Campbell
Date and Time	Sunday, Dec. 21st, 6 p.m. CT
Location	Brookings, S.D.
Site	First Bank & Trust Arena
Television/Stream	Midco Sports Plus
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Brookings, S.D. - The Jacks return to First Bank & Trust Arena after a week off, to take on the Fighting Camels of Campbell. The Jackrabbits are 1-1 against Campbell all-time, taking the first meeting between the two schools back in 2006, before dropping the next meeting in 2011. SDSU heads into the dual ranked No. 8 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, with a 2-0 record. They'll look to put on a strong showing at home to finish out the calendar year.

THE LINEUP: This is the probable lineup for this weekend's contest:
125 - #22 Brady Roark (10-2)
133 - #23 Derrick Cardinal (5-2) or Cale Seaton (6-1)
141 - #18 Julian Tagg (5-2)
149 - #21 Alek Martin (5-5) or Avery Allen (3-4)
157 - #18 Cael Swensen (8-3)
165 - #28 Marcus Espinoza-Owens (8-5)
174 - #17 Moses Espinoza-Owens (11-4)
184 - Brock Fettig (5-5)
197 - Quin Morgan (4-4)
285 - #21 Luke Rasmussen (5-2)

LAST TIME OUT: CKLV

Five Jackrabbit wrestlers found their spots on the podium on Saturday at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

Moses Espinoza-Owens started the day by dropping his semi-finals match against Oklahoma's Carter Schubert, 2-1, via the ride time point. Espinoza-Owens was able to bounce back later in session three, scoring a decision over Northwestern's Eddie Enwright, 4-2 to send him to session four where he would wrestle for third against Michigan's Beau Mantanona, in a rematch from Friday. In a back-and-forth match with Mantanona, Espinoza-Owens found himself tied 2-2 with 1:30 left in the third period. Espinoza-Owens would go for the takedown but was caught by Mantanona with 30 seconds remaining, ultimately dropping the match, 3-6. Espinoza-Owens finished fourth, the highest of any Jackrabbit wrestler.

Derrick Cardinal started his day off in the wrestlebacks against Tyler Ferrera. Cardinal struggled to get his offense in and ultimately dropped the match, 2-14. But against No. 15 overall and 4-seed Sean Spidle, Cardinal was able to grab more of a foothold in the match, scoring multiple takedowns and securing a major decision over Spidle, claiming 7th place at 133 pounds.

Luke Rasmussen dropped his opening bout to 8-seed David Szuba but rallied valiantly against Devon Dawson of NIU. After ending regulation tied at 2-2, Rasmussen was able to score a takedown and get two near-fall swipes against Dawson in sudden victory to secure 7th place.

After advancing to the semi-finals on Friday, Marcus Espinoza-Owens hit a wall on Saturday, dropping three consecutive major decisions and taking 6th at 165 pounds.

After a day of hard-fought bouts on Friday, Alek Martin struggled on Saturday, going 0-2 in his matches, ultimately taking 8th in a competitive 149-pound weight class.

JACKS IN THE RANKINGS
125: Brady Roark 20/22
133:Derrick Cardinal 28/23
141: Julian Tagg 14/18
149: Alek Martin 22/21
157: Cael Swensen 18/18
165: Marcus Espinoza-Owens 32/28
174: Moses Espinoza-Owens 16/17
197: Bennett Berge 5/6
285: Luke Rasmussen 21/21

NWCA COACHES POLL
Rank Team (First) Record Points
1 Penn St.(13) (4-0) 397
2 Ohio State (3) (8-0) 387
3 Iowa State (2-0) 367
4 Iowa (7-2) 352
5 Oklahoma St. (7-1) 337
6 Nebraska (5-2) 319
7 Virginia Tech (4-2) 290
8 SDSU (2-0) 280
9 NC State (5-3) 262
10 Illinois (5-2) 254
11 Minnesota (6-2) 245
12 Northern Iowa (3-2) 218
13 Michigan (4-2) 192
14 Pittsburgh (6-1) 168
15 Oklahoma (4-1) 149
16 North Carolina (6-0) 143
17 Missouri (6-6) 137
18 Cornell (0-2) 130
19 Rutgers (6-2) 129
20 Lehigh (3-4) 102
21 Wisconsin (5-0) 99
22 West Virginia (5-2) 81
23 Stanford (1-2) 38
24 Oregon State (1-0) 34
25 Indiana (5-1) 30

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 15, Purdue 15, Little Rock 9, Penn 8, Wyoming 5, Utah Valley 4, Columbia 3, Army West Point 1

WRESTLER TO WATCH: Moses Espinoza-Owens

Moses Espinoza-Owens has been showing out at 174 pounds this season after moving up from 157 pounds, where he had competed his first two seasons at SDSU.

The redshirt sophomore currently holds an 11-4 record overall, and a 2-0 record in duals. He has already pulled off upsets over No. 11 Cam Steed, No. 12 Beau Mantanona and No. 20 Ethan Riddle early in the season. On top of this 7 of his 11 wins are with bonus points, with four major decisions and three tech falls.

Two weekends ago at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Moses finished fourth in his bracket and was the highest placing Jackrabbit at the toughest regular season tournament in the country.

He comes into this weekend's dual ranked No. 16/17 in the country at 174 pounds and will look to show out again this weekend against Campbell.

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 nine of it's starters listed in InterMat's and FloWrestling's Rankings. Amongst the highest ranked are Berge at No. 5, Julian Tagg at No. 18, Cael Swensen at No. 18 and Moses Espinoza-Owens at 17. The Jacks also made an appearance in the top 10 of the NWCA Division 1 Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 8, the highest ranking in school history.

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 Jackrabbits will head to Sioux Falls to start the new year as they take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Pentagon on Jan. 2.

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