David Kocer

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Photo by: Mike Smith/Matshots

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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
6-1
Weight:
174
Position:
174 Weight Class
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wagner, S.D.
High School:
Wagner H.S.
Major:
Agricultural Science

HONORS AND WARDS
• NCAA All-American (seventh at 174 pounds in 2017-18)
• Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 7, 2016; Dec. 13, 2017)
• Big 12 Conference Runner-Up (2017-18)
• NWCA All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18)
• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2016-17, 2017-18)
• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2015-16)
• Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team (2014-15)

CAREER NOTES
• Three-time NCAA qualifier (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Tied for ninth in program history with 108 career victories (108-51 overall record)

2017-18: Reached the 20-win plateau for the fourth consecutive season and made third straight trip to nationals ... led team with 11 wins by major decision ... opened season with runner-up finish at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... posted 3-0 record en route to title at Bison Open (11/11) ... named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week after downing Central Michigan's Christian Brucki in dual match between ranked opponents (12/8) ... advanced to championship match at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, falling to eventual national champion Zahid Valencia of Arizona State (12/29-30) ... began calendar year with four consecutive wins in dual competition ... became second SDSU wrestler in the Division I era -- and 14th overall -- to reach 100-win mark, reaching the milestone with a 10-2 major decision over West Virginia's Parker VonEgidy (2/11) ... reached Big 12 Conference title match, dropping 6-3 decision to Northern Iowa's Taylor Lujan (3/3-4) ... joined older brother, Alex, in earning All-America honors, placing seventh in 174-pound weight class at NCAA Division I Championships with a 5-2 record (3/15-17) ... defeated Oklahoma State's Jacobe Smith, 7-2, in seventh-place match

2016-17: Turned in his third consecutive 20-win season en route to second consecutive berth in the NCAA Championships ... named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 after opening the season with a 4-1 record ... recorded a takedown just before the buzzer to defeat nationally ranked Lelund Weatherspoon of Iowa State, 3-1, in season-opening dual (11/4), then posted 3-1 record for a runner-up finish at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... notched two pins and a major decision to go 3-0 in dual matches at South Dakota Showcase (12/4) ... turned in 2-2 record at Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... began 2017 calendar year by reeling off eight consecutive wins in dual competition, including a 7-2 decision over nationally ranked Kyle Crutchmer of Oklahoma State (1/22) ... placed third at Big 12 Conference Championship with a 3-1 record (3/4-5) ... went 1-2 at NCAA Championships, losing to 174-pound national champion Mark Hall in the opening round (3/16) ... avenged loss to Oklahoma's Matt Reed at the Big 12 tournament with an 8-0 major decision at the NCAA Championships (3/16)

2015-16: Led team in victories after posting a 30-13 overall record while wrestling exclusively at 174 pounds … finished second at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open … added a runner-up finish at the Cyclone Open later in November … turned in a sixth-place effort at the Midlands Championships, compiling a 5-3 record in the two-day tournament … closed dual season with 16-5 mark, including winning nine of final 10 dual bouts … of the nine victories, four were by major decision, one by tech fall and one by fall … placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships … recorded pair of come-from-behind wins over Richard Robertson of Wisconsin and Te’Shan Campbell of Pittsburgh en route to 2-2 mark at national meet

2014-15: Ended his freshman year with a 26-20 overall record ... recorded a 7-12 dual record and earned his first dual victory versus Drexel’s Stephen Loiseau (Nov. 23) ... garnered first fall against Dakota Wesleyan’s Alex Osborne (Jan. 11) ... finished in third place in both the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (Nov. 2) and the Bison Open (Nov. 9) ... posted 2-2 record at NCAA West Regional

BEFORE SDSU: Two-time state champion in South Dakota and a five-time placewinner ... along with back-to-back state titles, he placed third three times … compiled a 234-26 career record, including a 159-7 mark in his final four seasons ... voted Wagner's Most Valuable Wrestler and Hardest Worker as a senior … named Mitchell Daily Republic's Athlete of the Week ... academic All-State honoree ... his older brother, Alex, wrestled for the Jackrabbits from 2014-17 and was an All-American as a senior

CAREER STATISTICS