JACKS SET TO HOST CYCLONES IN LAST HOME DUAL

Friday, February 14

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Iowa State

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2/13/2025 11:59:00 AM | Wrestling

#11 South Dakota State vs. #14 Iowa State

Date

Friday, February 14th

Time (CT)

7 p.m.

Location

Brookings, S.D.

Site

First Bank & Trust Arena

TV / Stream

Midco Sports Plus

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Brookings, S.D. - The Jacks welcome the Iowa State Cyclones to First Bank & Trust Arena this week for the final home dual of the season. The last matchup for the two schools was back in 2021 when the Cyclones held on to a 19-12 victory against the Jacks on a neutral floor in Fargo. It will be the first time since 2020 that the Cyclones visit Brookings. The Jacks will look to pull off the win in their home dual finale.

The Jacks are 2-12 all-time against the Cyclones and 2-4 since the move to D1 wrestling. The Cyclones have taken the last three meetings between the squads, with the last two being close contests, finishing with scores of 19-12 and 22-17.

THE LINEUP: This is the probable lineup against No. 14 Iowa State:

125 - No. 15 Tanner Jordan (20-4)

133 - No. 28 Derrick Cardinal (16-10)

141 - No. 21 Julian Tagg (12-9)

149 - Colin Dupill (12-12) -or- Avery Allen (18-11)

157 - No. 17 Cobe Siebrecht (9-5)

165 - No. 10 Drake Rhodes (19-3)

174 - No. 10 Cade DeVos (15-5)

184 - No. 5 Bennett Berge (20-4)

197 - No. 15 Zach Glazier (8-4) -or- Thomas Dineen (16-10)

285 - No. 26 Luke Rasmussen (17-6)

*FloWrestling Rankings used

LAST TIME OUT: Northern Colorado Recap

The SDSU Jackrabbits took seven of the 10 matches on Friday night on their way to a 30-10 victory over Northern Colorado.

The dual began at 133 pounds, where the Jacks were faced with a tough matchup as No. 26 Derrick Cardinal took on No. 14 Dominic Serrano. Serrano scored a takedown in each of the first two periods on his way to a 9-2 decision and the 3-0 lead for the Bears.

No. 22 Julian Tagg went up against former national champion No. 2 Andrew Alirez at 141 pounds. Tagg held off attacks from Alirez throughout the first two periods but gave up a late takedown, allowing a major decision victory for Alirez, adding to the Northern Colorado lead, 7-0. Avery Allen took on Benji Alanis at 149 pounds. Alanis scored an early takedown to go up 3-1 after the first period, and it proved to be the difference, as Allen was unable to find a takedown of his own, falling in the match 4-3.

No. 18 Cobe Siebrecht got the Jacks on the board when he took on No. 15 Vinny Zerban. Siebrecht got an early lead by securing a takedown in the first period and scoring on an escape in the second. He fended off Zerban in the third, scoring consecutive ranked wins with a 4-1 decision over Zerban.

No. 10 Drake Rhodes followed up Siebrecht's momentum going to work against Clayton Ulrey. After two takedowns in the first two periods, Rhodes scored his third in the final period to secure a major decision, cutting the Bears lead to 10-7 heading into the intermission.

No. 10 Cade DeVos got the Jacks started after intermission with a bang against Aydin Rix-McElhinney. DeVos scored three takedowns in the first and never let his foot off the gas, scoring a 21-5 tech fall over Rix-McElhinney to give the Jacks the lead, 12-10.

No. 6 Bennett Berge went up against AJ Heeg at 184 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Berge was able to score a takedown in the second and ride the period out. This would be the decisive blow as Berge secured a 4-1 decision over Heeg, adding to the Jacks lead, 15-10.

At 197 pounds, No. 15 Zach Glazier returned to the mat for the first time since December, taking on Andrew Donahue. Glazier got off to a fast start, scoring a takedown in the first and added two more takedowns in the second and third to secure a major decision in his return to action.

Luke Rasmussen capped off the night's final match when he took on Jose Valdez at 285 pounds. Rasmussen got an early lead, scoring a takedown and a four-point near fall within a minute of the match's start. Rasmussen never looked back, scoring on another takedown in the second and adding another four-point near fall, securing a 15-0 tech fall.

At 125 pounds, Tanner Jordan accepted a forfeit to finish the match.

WRESTLERS TO WATCH: Bennett Berge
Bennett Berge will be a wrestler to watch this week in his projected matchup with No. 14 Evan Bockman. Berge has scored seven ranked wins this season including five in the top-20.

Berge is 5-0 in his last five duals, with a ranked decision win over No. 33 Eddie Neitenbach of Wyoming and a major decision win over No. 33 Nathan Haas of Cal Baptist in his last five duals.

Evan Bockman is 11-4 on the year after transferring to Iowa State from Utah Valley this season. He has ranked wins over Isaac Dean of Rider, Dennis Robin of West Virginia and Colin Fegley of Lock Haven.

184 pounds will be a key weight for the Jacks in the dual.

Key Storylines

The New: South Dakota State added four transfers in September from the University of Iowa: Zach Glazier, Cobe and Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes. The transfers come in alongside six freshmen.
The Old: SDSU returns seven of its 10 starters from last year, including All-Americans Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos and Bennett Berge. The team also returns NCAA Qualifiers Derrick Cardinal, Alek Martin and Cael Swensen.
Program Records: The Jacks brought home a program record four All-Americans in 2023-24 with Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge and Tanner Sloan. The Jacks tied their program record of eight NCAA Qualifiers by sending Cardinal, Martin, Swensen and Clay Carlson.
Experience Matters: The projected starting lineup for the Jackrabbits this year includes five athletes in their sixth year of collegiate eligibility. Amongst those five athletes, they total eight NCAA Qualifications, 1 Big 12 Title and two All-American honors.
In the Rankings: In the Rankings: SDSU is ranked No. 11 in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week. There is no movement in the Coaches poll this week. The Jacks continue to be ranked No. 3 in the NWCA Coaches Mid-Major Poll. Iowa State comes in ranked at No. 14 in the NWCA Coaches Poll.
Home Mat Advantage: The Jackrabbits put up a home record in 2023-24 of 7-1. Their only loss came to fellow ranked program Missouri, only losing the dual 19-21. SDSU scored over 30 points in six of their eight home duals.
In the Classroom: The SDSU wrestling program had the fourth-highest team GPA in the country amongst wrestling programs last year, according to NWCA. The Jackrabbits compiled a 3.5416 team grade-point average to receive the team recognition for the fourth season and were the highest-ranking Big 12 Conference school.
New Staff, Familiar Faces: Two-time All-American Clay Carlson was added to the wrestling coaching staff in the offseason as an assistant coach. Carlson wrestled at SDSU for six years and was a four-time NCAA qualifier, two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Wrestling scholar athlete of the year. Brady Berge was also promoted from volunteer assistant coach to the head coach of the JWC regional training center.
Individual Rankings: The Jacks have a wrestler ranked in nine of 10 weight classes as we hit week 15 of the college wrestling season. Drake Rhodes, Luke Rasmussen, Julian Tagg and Derrick Cardinal have been the biggest movers, going from unranked in the pre-season to ranked in FloWrestling's polls as of week 15.
Proven Winner: Damion Hahn recently picked up his 70th win as the head coach of the Jackrabbits, making him the winningest D1 Coach in SDSU wrestling history.
Series vs. Iowa State: The Jacks are 2-12 all-time against the Cyclones and 2-4 since the move to D1 wrestling. The Cyclones have taken the last three meetings between the squads with the last two being close contests, finishing with scores of 19-12 and 22-17.
Offseason work: Cael Swensen finished second at the U23 National Duals in Geneva, Ohio, over the summer in the 74-kilogram division. Fellow Jackrabbits Marcus Espinoza Owens, Thomas Dineen, Derrick Cardinal and Brock Fettig competed at the event, with Dineen placing fourth in his division

Jackrabbit Summary

The South Dakota State Jackrabbit Wrestling program is looking to capitalize on a successful 2023-24 season as they return to action in 2024-25 under head coach Damion Hahn.

The return of three All-Americans highlights the squad: Tanner Jordan (125), Cade DeVos (174), and Bennett Berge (184). They return alongside NCAA qualifiers Derrick Cardinal (133), Alek Martin (149), and Cael Swensen (157).

SDSU returns to the mat in 2024-25 after finishing third in the Big 12 Championships and 13th at the NCAA Championships in 2023-24. The Big 12 Championships were highlighted by the crowning of Cade DeVos (174) and Tanner Sloan (197) as champions in their respective weight classes.

The Jacks are coming off a season in 2023-24 where they had a program-record four All-Americans and a program-record-tying eight NCAA Qualifiers. The Jacks went 13-4 in dual meets and 7-2 in conference duals. This is highlighted by a 7-1 home record for South Dakota State with wins over Air Force and Wyoming.

SDSU is full of new faces, as the program brought in 12 newcomers in the offseason. Six of the newcomers are freshmen. This includes Burk Blasius, Kenton Cooke, Shane McConville, Logan Swensen, Tyson Peach, and Quin Morgan. Sophomore Jacob Fistler wrestled with the JWC last year but has now been added to the 2024-25 squad.

In September, the Jackrabbits announced the addition of four transfers from the University of Iowa. Those include Zach Glazier, Cobe Siebrecht, Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes.

Glazier was the runner-up at 197 pounds at the Big 10 Championships for Iowa in 2023-24. He put together a 37-9 record over 4 years with Iowa, including a 9-4 record against ranked opponents in 2023-24.

Cobe Siebrecht sat out of competition in 2023-24, but in 2022-23, Siebrecht was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 pounds and finished seventh at the Big 10 Championships. He put together a 21-11 record over three years of competition at Iowa.

The Jacks are led by head coach Damion Hahn, who is in his seventh year at the helm of SDSU. Hahn holds a record of 58-34 overall and a Big 12 dual record of 28-21. The 2023-24 season was his best mark by far as the leader of the Jackrabbit wrestling program, as the team went 13-4 in duals. SDSU received their highest preseason ranking from InterMat under Hahn as they are ranked No. 9 to start the season, and are No. 10 and No. 12 in the FloWrestling and NWCA Coaches polls, respectively. He is joined by Cam Simaz, Cody Caldwell, and Clay Carlson as his assistant coaches.

A Look Ahead
The Jacks will return to action on Feb. 23rd against North Dakota State in the Battle for the Border Bell. The dual will be in Fargo, N.D., at 2 p.m.

-GoJacks.com-