Sam Kruger

Weight:
184
Position:
184 Weight Class
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Winner, S.D.
High School:
Winner H.S.

2021-22: Redshirted, but turned in some solid performances in open tournaments, ending the season with a 16-8 mark ... tied for third at the season-opening Bison Open ... placed fifth at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with a 3-2 record ... wound up in third place in the Freshman/Sophomore Division at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open after posting a 3-1 record in which he won two matches by technical fall and one by pin ... reeled off four consecutive wins en route to a fourth-place finish at the Doane Open (12/4) ... closed by season with a 4-1 mark and third-place finish at the Don Parker Open

BEFORE SDSU: Earned Class B Wrestler of the Year honors his senior season at Winner High School after winning his third consecutive state title … went 38-0 at 170 pounds during the 2020-21 season and did not surrender a point in his four state tournament matches … also was undefeated as a junior at 37-0 and ended his prep career with an 86-match winning streak … won back-to-back state titles at 160 pounds as a sophomore and junior and took second in both 2016 and 2018 … also was an all-state selection in football as a running back and linebacker