Alex Kocer

Photo by: Mike Smith/Matshots

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
149 Weight Class
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wagner, S.D.
High School:
Wagner H.S.
Major:
Agricultural Business

HONORS AND AWARDS
• NCAA All-American (2016-17)
• All-Western Wrestling Conference First Team (2013-14)
• All-Western Wrestling Conference Second Team (2014-15)
• Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 17, 2016)
• NWCA All-Academic Team (2013-14, 2016-17)
• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2015-16)
• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2016-17)
• Western Wrestling Conference Coaches’ Honor Roll (2012-13, 2013-14)

CAREER NOTES
• Three-time NCAA qualifier (2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17)
• Finished tied for 14th in career victories at SDSU with 96-44 career record

2016-17: Completed stellar career by becoming one of first two Jackrabbits to earn All-America honors in the Division I era ... placed eighth at 149 pounds at national meet, with all three of his victories coming against seeded wrestlers ... ranked second on team with 30 wins ... picked up bonus points in 22 of his victories, winning 10 matches by major decision, seven by technical fall and five by fall ... finished second on the squad by earning 72 team dual points as he went 16-3 in dual matches ... opened season with 17-2 technical fall victory over Iowa State's Blayne Briceno in dual action (11/4) ... placed third at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with 4-1 record, winning two matches by technical fall and one by pin (11/6) ... posted 4-2 record at Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... notched pins over Northern Colorado's Ben Polkowske (1/8) and West Virginia's Christian Monserrat (2/9) in Big 12 dual matches ... earned 11-9 decision over nationally ranked Davion Jeffries of Oklahoma in key match of one-point dual victory (2/3) ... turned in 3-2 record en route to fourth-place finish at Big 12 Championship (3/4-5) ... opened third appearance at nationals by knocking off eighth-seeded Patricio Lugo of Edinboro, 6-5 ... downed ninth-seeded Justin Oliver of Central Michigan, 5-4, in second round ... secured All-America honors with 4-2 decision over 14th-seeded Steve Bleise of Northern Illinois

2015-16: Ranked fourth on team in victories with 24-12 overall record while wrestling the entire season at 149 pounds … tied for second with 14 victories in dual competition … posted runner-up finish at Cyclone Open … turned in 3-2 record at Midlands Championships … won eight of final nine dual matches, including victories over Zachary Moore of West Virginia and Oklahoma’s Davion Jeffries, to earn Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors in mid-February … went 2-2 at Big 12 Championship to place fifth … made second appearance in NCAA Championships, earning an at-large berth, but lost both matches by decision

2014-15: Spent half the season in the 141-pound weight class while finishing in the 149-pound class ... posted a 13-8 overall record after returning from injury in mid season ... captured first dual win vs. No. 18 Wisconsin (Nov. 29) ... won four consecutive dual matches late in the season, including a 7-1 victory vs. No. 18 Wyoming (Jan. 31) ... went 1-1 at NCAA West Regional

2013-14: NCAA Championship qualifier ... Western Wrestling Confererence champion ... 29-13 overall record ... 10-4 dual mark ... went 4-1 in conference matches ... his 29 wins were a team high ... placed in four tournaments, including a fourth-place showing at the Dak Open (Nov 3), third at the Cyclone Open (Nov. 16), fourth at the UNI Open (Dec. 14), along with WWC crown ... had a team-high seven major decisions ... recorded four falls, including pins over Northern Iowa's Tyler Patten and Iowa State's Blayne Briceno, to go along with his pair of pins at the Dak Open

BEFORE SDSU
Five-time South Dakota state champion (2008 at 103 pounds, 2009 at 118, 2010 at 130, 2011 and 2012 at 152) ... one of five South Dakota prep wrestlers with five state titles ... finished senior season undefeated (44-0) … brother, David, also is a member of the Jackrabbit wrestling team

CAREER STATISTICS