JACKS DROP BORDER BELL DUAL TO BISON, 20-13

Sunday, February 22

Brookings, S.D.

2 p.m.

South Dakota State University

North Dakota State

Moses Espinoza-Owens, a wrestler in a blue singlet, holds a headlock on a wrestler in a green singlet during a match

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

2/22/2026 5:00:00 PM | Wrestling

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Jacks came up short in their dual against the Bison Sunday afternoon, as NDSU scored the upset victory over No. 19 SDSU, 20-13.

The Bison pulled off key upsets at 125, 157, 197 and 285 pounds during the dual. Starting the match off, No. 19 Brady Roark and No. 27 Ezekiel Witt went head-to-head at 125 pounds. The crafty Witt was able to best Roark with his eccentric style, scoring a major decision and giving the Bison the lead to start the dual, 4-0.

At 133 pounds, Cale Seaton grappled with Tristan Daugherty in a rematch from the Daktronics Invitational. The pair were deadlocked at 1-1 heading into sudden victory, where Seaton was able to get in on a single leg and wrestle Daugherty to his back, scoring the decision for the Jackrabbits, cutting the Bison lead to 4-3.

On Senior Day, Julian Tagg went to work against Devon Harrison. After giving up an early takedown, Tagg battled back with two takedowns of his own in the second and third period to secure the decision, 10-5, putting the Jacks on top, 6-4.

Colin Dupill faced a ranked opponent at 149 pounds taking on #19 Max Petersen. Dupill scored first in the match, but it was all Petersen from there, as Petersen exploded in the third period with three takedowns to secure a 16-7 major decision and put the Bison back on top, 7-6.

The first half of the dual was rounded out at 157 pounds with a match between No. 13 Cael Swensen took on Gavin Drexler. Drexler got to Swensen early, scoring a takedown that injured Swensen, stifling him for the rest of the match. Drexler was unable to score another takedown in the match as Swensen gutted out the rest of the match to hold him to a decision, 6-3.

The Jacks came out firing after the break as No. 29 Marcus Espinoza-Owens went against Boeden Greenley. Espinoza-Owens was all over Greenley from the beginning, forcing two stall calls in the first, before finding a takedown in the second. Espinoza-Owens exploded in the third, landing takedown after takedown and coming away with the major decision, cutting the Bison's lead to 11-10.

At 174 pounds, No. 16 Moses Espinoza-Owens took the mat against Max Magayna. Moses scored two takedowns in the first and second periods on Magayna, but Magayna battled back and scored a late takedown of his own, to hold Moses to a decision, but giving the Jacks the lead, 13-11.

The freshman, Jarrett Wadsen, got the call at 184 pounds against No. 28 Aidan Brenot. Wadsen was the aggressor throughout the match, but Brenot was able to counter it with a few takedowns, holding on to an 8-2 decision and giving the Bison back the lead, 14-13.

The Bison stacked upsets at 197 and 285 pounds as No. 28 Devin Wasley scored an upset over No. 4 Bennett Berge, due to two takedowns in the second and third periods.

With the dual on the line, No. 25 Luke Rasmussen went up against Shilo Jones. After missing an ankle pick in the first, Rasmussen was caught by Jones and ridden out, which set the tone for the rest of the match. Jones won 10-6 and secured the dual for NDSU, 20-13, giving NDSU its first win over the Jacks since 2021.

NOTES

Attendance: 2,358

UP NEXT
The Jacks' next competition is the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 6th and 7th. The Jacks have finished third at the Big 12 Championships the last two years and will look to cause some chaos this year down in Tulsa.

RESULTS:
125: #27 Ezekiel Witt (NDSU) over #19 Brady Roark (SDSU) (MD 17-6)
133: Cale Seaton (SDSU) over Tristan Daugherty (NDSU) (SV-1 4-1)
141: #10 Julian Tagg (SDSU) over Devon Harrison (NDSU) (Dec 10-5)
149: #19 Max Petersen (NDSU) over Colin Dupill (SDSU) (MD 16-7)
157: Gavin Drexler (NDSU) over #13 Cael Swensen (SDSU) (Dec 6-3)
165: #29 Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) over Boeden Greenley (NDSU) (MD 16-4)
174: #16 Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) over Max Magayna (NDSU) (Dec 13-6)
184: #28 Aidan Brenot (NDSU) over Jarrett Wadsen (SDSU) (Dec 8-2)
197: #28 Devin Wasley (NDSU) over #4 Bennett Berge (SDSU) (Dec 9-5)
285: Shilo Jones (NDSU) over #25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) (Dec 10-6)

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