Completed Event: Wrestling versus NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Day 2 on March 20, 2026 ,
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FINAL
Wrestling
vs NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Day 2
South Dakota State University Athletics
2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Cade King
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Position:
- 184 Weight Class
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waseca, Minn.
- High School:
- Owatonna H.S.
- Major:
- Business Economics
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021-22: Moved up to 184 pounds and broke through with a 14-9 overall record, including an 11-4 mark in duals ... tied for fifth place in first action of the season at UNI Open (12/11) ... helped propel the Jackrabbits to dual victory at ninth-ranked Missouri with upset win (6-4, SV-1) over Jeremiah Kent (1/22) ... ran winning streak to season-best five matches with hard-fought 5-3 decision over West Virginia's Anthony Carman in home dual (1/28) ... rallied for 5-4 victory over North Dakota State's D.J. Parker to close out dual slate (2/20) ... dropped both of his matches at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/5)
2020-21: Showed steady improvement, compiling a 10-10 overall record with a 5-6 mark in duals ... recorded an 8-6 sudden victory over Colton Beisley in dual against Oregon State for first win of the season (1/3) ... went 3-0 in dual competition at Little Rock Quad (1/31), including knocking off a pair of ranked wrestlers in Oklahoma's Anthony Mantanona (7-5) and Tyler Eischens of Stanford (10-8) ... tallied a 6-3 decision in dual upset of Iowa State's Julien Broderson (2/7) ... lone victory at Big 12 Championship was a 20-3 technical fall over Zack Gonzalez of Fresno State (3/6)
2019-20: Earned a spot in the starting lineup as a true freshman ... posted a 9-19 overall record, including a 2-12 mark in duals, while wrestling at 174 pounds ... recorded back-to-back third-place finishes at the Bison Open (11/9) and Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... both of his wins in round-robin competition at Daktronics Open were by fall ... picked up first collegiate dual win with 8-4 decision over Alec Cramer of Old Dominion at South Beach Duals (12/30) ... won by technical fall (18-2) over Tristan Tadeo in shutout victory at Little Rock (2/2)Â
BEFORE SDSU: Won more than 200 matches during an outstanding prep career ... Minnesota Class AAA state champion at 182 pounds for Owatonna High School as a junior and was runner-up as a senior ... went undefeated as a junior and was 43-5 as a senior ... also was state runner-up at 152 pounds as a sophomore ... recorded third-place finish in the 132-pound weight class for Waseca High School as an eighth-grader ... was selected to represent Team USA at USA vs. Illinois Cliff Keen/Wrestling USA Dream Team Classic in April 2019 ... majoring in business economics
CAREER STATISTICS
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- NCAA Qualifier (2022-23)
- NWCA Scholar All-American (2021-22, 2022-23)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2021-22: Moved up to 184 pounds and broke through with a 14-9 overall record, including an 11-4 mark in duals ... tied for fifth place in first action of the season at UNI Open (12/11) ... helped propel the Jackrabbits to dual victory at ninth-ranked Missouri with upset win (6-4, SV-1) over Jeremiah Kent (1/22) ... ran winning streak to season-best five matches with hard-fought 5-3 decision over West Virginia's Anthony Carman in home dual (1/28) ... rallied for 5-4 victory over North Dakota State's D.J. Parker to close out dual slate (2/20) ... dropped both of his matches at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/5)
2020-21: Showed steady improvement, compiling a 10-10 overall record with a 5-6 mark in duals ... recorded an 8-6 sudden victory over Colton Beisley in dual against Oregon State for first win of the season (1/3) ... went 3-0 in dual competition at Little Rock Quad (1/31), including knocking off a pair of ranked wrestlers in Oklahoma's Anthony Mantanona (7-5) and Tyler Eischens of Stanford (10-8) ... tallied a 6-3 decision in dual upset of Iowa State's Julien Broderson (2/7) ... lone victory at Big 12 Championship was a 20-3 technical fall over Zack Gonzalez of Fresno State (3/6)
2019-20: Earned a spot in the starting lineup as a true freshman ... posted a 9-19 overall record, including a 2-12 mark in duals, while wrestling at 174 pounds ... recorded back-to-back third-place finishes at the Bison Open (11/9) and Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... both of his wins in round-robin competition at Daktronics Open were by fall ... picked up first collegiate dual win with 8-4 decision over Alec Cramer of Old Dominion at South Beach Duals (12/30) ... won by technical fall (18-2) over Tristan Tadeo in shutout victory at Little Rock (2/2)Â
BEFORE SDSU: Won more than 200 matches during an outstanding prep career ... Minnesota Class AAA state champion at 182 pounds for Owatonna High School as a junior and was runner-up as a senior ... went undefeated as a junior and was 43-5 as a senior ... also was state runner-up at 152 pounds as a sophomore ... recorded third-place finish in the 132-pound weight class for Waseca High School as an eighth-grader ... was selected to represent Team USA at USA vs. Illinois Cliff Keen/Wrestling USA Dream Team Classic in April 2019 ... majoring in business economics
CAREER STATISTICS
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| Season | Overall Record | Dual Record |
| 2019-20 | 9-19 | 2-12 |
| 2020-21 | 10-10 | 5-6 |
| 2021-22 | 14-9 | 11-4 |
| 2022-23 | 16-11 | 9-4 |
| Totals | 49-49 | 27-26 |
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