Upcoming Event: Wrestling versus Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 5, 2025 at 11 a.m.
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Wrestling
vs Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, December 5
Las Vegas, Nev.
11 a.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Photo by: Sam Janicki
5 JACKS ADVANCE TO DAY 2 AT CKLV
12/5/2025 10:35:00 PM | Wrestling
Las Vegas, Nev. - Five Jackrabbits advanced to day two of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after a hard-fought Friday in Vegas.
The Espinoza-Owens twins both finished their day undefeated as they advanced to the semi-finals of the 165 and 174-pound brackets.Â
After an opening round bye, Marcus Espinoza-Owens put together a decision win over Ryan Burgos from Edinboro and followed it up with a 15-2 major decision over Brandon Abdon from Rider to secure his spot in the semi-finals.
Moses Espinoza-Owens put together a tech fall in his round of 32 matchup and followed it up with a MD in his round of 16 bout. In his quarterfinal match, he took on No. 12 overall and 3-seed Beau Mantanona from Michigan. After giving up a takedown in the first, Espinoza-Owens rallied back, scoring a takedown of his own and riding out Mantanona in the second, before stifling his offense in the third to secure a 5-4 decision and a spot in the semis.
Alongside the Espinoza-Owens brothers, Derrick Cardinal, Alek Martin and Luke Rasmussen all secured their spots on the podium by battling on Friday night.Â
Martin returned to action for the first time since the Tiger Style Invite in November. He scored an 8-0 major decision in his opening bout and followed it up with a 15-10 back-and-forth decision win over Wyoming's Gabe Willochell in the round of 16. Unfortunately, Martin would run into the No. 2 wrestler in the country and 1-seed Kaleb Larkin in the quarters. Martin was unable to score a takedown on Larkin and dropped a tight decision, 3-7. But he would bounce back in his next bout, taking home an 8-2 decision and securing a spot on the podium.Â
Derrick Cardinal made his season debut with the Jacks, taking over the 133-pound spot. He would make quick work of his round of 32 opponent Evin Gursoy, scoring a 9-2 decision before dropping his round of 16 match to Luke Willochell, 3-9. But Cardinal caught his second wind in the consolation bracket, putting together two decision wins over Calvin Werden and Robert Jones before accepting a medical forfeit from Tyler Knox, securing his spot on the podium.
Luke Rasmussen, fresh off an upset win against No. 13 Koy Hopke, scored a 7-2 decision in his round of 16 match over Utah Valley's Jack Forbes, but was stopped by 5-seed Cal Poly's Trevor Tinker in the quarters by decision. Luke bounced back and scored a pin over Tristan Kemp to find his spot on the podium and continue his run into day two of the Cliff Keen Invitational.
RESULTS:
125: #3 Brady RoarkRound of 32: MD loss Damian Moreno (ASU), 4-12
Cons. Round of 16 #1: Decision over Cooper Shore (CBU), 9-5
Cons. Round of 16 #2: MD over Logan Brzozwski (Harvard), 8-0
Cons. Round of 8 #1: MD loss to Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), 5-17
  - Eliminated
133: #5 Derrick CardinalÂRound of 32: Decision over Evin Gursoy (Columbia), 9-2
Round of 16: Decision loss to Luke Willochell (Wyoming), 3-9
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Decision over Calvin Werden (NIU), 12-6
Cons. Round of 8 #1: Decision over Robert Jones (Call State Bakersfield), 9-6
Cons. Round of 8 #2: Medical forfeit win over Tyler Knox (Stanford)
  - Podium
141: #3 Julian TaggÂRound of 32: Pinned Abe Hermes (Ohio), 5:39
Round of 16: Decision loss to Jordan Titus (WVU), 6-8
Cons. Round of 16 #2: MD over Gabriel Bouyssou (Cornell), 14-4
Cons. Round of 8 #1: SV-1 over #11 Pierson Manville (ASU), 10-7
Cons. Round of 8 #2: Decision loss to #9 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley), 3-5
  - Eliminated
149: #8 Alek MartinRound of 32: MD over Hayden Zinkin (Cal State Bakersfield), 8-0
Round of 16: Decision over #9 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming), 15-10
Quarters: Decision loss to #1 Kaleb Larkin (ASU), 3-7
Cons. Round of 8 #2:Decision over Kaden Keiser (App St.), 8-2
  - Podium
157: #5 Cael SwensenRound of 32: MD over CJ Hamblin (Oregon St.), 11-1
Round of 16: MD over Felix Lettini (SHU), 12-1
Quarters: Decision loss to #4 Stoney Buell (Purdue), 3-4
Cons. Round of 8 #2:Decision loss to Derek Raike (Ohio), 2-3
  - Eliminated
165: #6 Marcus Espinoza-OwensRound of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Decision over Ryan Burgos (Edinboro), 8-4
Quarters: MD over Brendan Abdon (Rider), 15-2
  - Semi-finals
174: #6 Moses Espinoza-OwensÂRound of 32: TF over Dominic Wheatley (F&M), 19-4
Round of 16: MD over Beau Lewis (VMI), 17-4
Quarters: Decision over #3 Beau Mantanona (Michigan), 5-4
  - Semi-finals
184: Brock Fettig (SDSU)Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Decision loss to #1 Brock Mantanona (Michigan), 2-7
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Decision loss to Abraham Wojcikiewicz (Stanford), 2-4
   - Eliminated
197: #3 Bennett BergeRound of 32: Decision over Angelo Posado (Stanford), 3-1
Round of 16: Medical Forfeit loss to Joseph Walker (Michigan)
Medical Forfeit - Eliminated
285: #4 Luke RasmussenRound of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Decision over Jack Forbes (Utah Valley), 7-2
Quarters: Decision loss to #5 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly), 2-6
Cons. Round of 8 #2: Pinned Tristan Kemp (CBU), 2:25
  - Podium
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