Completed Event: Wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 20, 2025 , , 23rd Place - 19.0 Points (1 All-American)
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(23rd Place - 19.0 Points (1 All-American))
at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Zilverberg, Luke
Luke Zilverberg
- Position:
- 165 Weight Class
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Belle Plaine, Minn.
- High School:
- Belle Plaine H.S.
- Major:
- Wildlife and Fisheries
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• NCAA All-American (eighth place at 157 pounds)
• Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 9, 2017)
• NWCA Division I All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18)
• All-Big 12 Conference Wrestling Academic First Team (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team (2014-15)
• WWC Coaches’ Honor Roll (2013-14)
CAREER NOTES
• NCAA Qualifier (2016-17, 2017-18)
• Western Wrestling Conference/NCAA West Regional Runner-Up (2014-15)
• Tied for 15th in program history with 99 victories (99-48 overall record)
2017-18: Closed collegiate career by earning All-America honors at 157 pounds, after previously wrestling at 165 pounds ... led team with 30 victories ... opened season with third-place finish at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... reached championship match at Bison Open (11/11) ... went 3-0 in dual matches at Dakota Showcase, winning two matches by fall (12/3) ... posted 4-2 record en route to fifth-place finish at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... notched 7-2 record in duals against Big 12 Conference foes, then turned in a third-place finish with 3-1 mark at conference tournament to earn second consecutive NCAA Championships berth (3/3-4) ... opened national meet with wins over Justin Staudenmayer of Brown and Arizona State's Josh Shields (3/15) ... sealed All-America honor with 6-5 decision over North Carolina's Kennedy Monday (3/17)
2016-17: Recorded third consecutive 20-win season, setting a career high with 26 victories ... qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time ... posted 15-3 record in duals, starting with a 14-2 major decision over Iowa State's Colston DiBlasi in season opener (11/4) ... went 4-1 to turn in a third-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/6) ... compiled a 3-2 record at the Midlands Championships (12/29) ... named Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week after notching pair of 5-3 overtime decisions in wins against Boise State (1/6) and Northern Colorado (1/8) ... closed dual season with five consecutive wins, including 3-2 decision over Andrew Fogarty of North Dakota State in narrow team victory (2/19) ... placed fourth at Big 12 Conference Championship to secure NCAA berth (3/4-5) ... recorded 2-2 record at NCAA Championships, winning one-point matches against Columbia's Tyrel White, 6-5, and Andrew Mendel of Army, 4-3 (3/16-17)
2015-16: Moved up to 165 pounds and compiled a 22-12 overall record, including an 8-6 mark in duals … opened season by posting a third-place finish with a 5-1 record in the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open … won two of three matches in the Gopher Duals … also recorded a third-place showing at the Cyclone Open as all five of his wins came by major decision … notched a 2-2 record at the Midlands Championships … reached the 20-win mark with a 14-7 decision over North Dakota State’s Grant Nehring in final dual of the season … placed fifth at Big 12 Championship after going 2-2 in two-day meet
2014-15: Named to NWCA All-Academic team … finished his first full season in the lineup by posting a 21-15 overall record ... garnered a 5-8 dual record and earned his first dual victory Jan. 16 against Boise State’s Jared Johnshoy ... finished second in Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open ... reached finals of 141-pound weight class at NCAA West Regional
2013-14: Redshirted ... went 19-13 wrestling unattached in his first year on campus ... placed fourth at the UNK Open (Nov. 23) and sixth at the Bison Open (Nov. 9) ... recorded four pins and tied for a team-high seven major decisions
BEFORE SDSU: Compiled a 135-30 prep career record at Belle Plaine High School, which finished second at state twice ... two-time Minnesota state placewinner ... finished third as a senior and fifth as a sophomore ... recorded a pair of runner-up finishes at Rumble on the Red ... as a team, BPHS finished ranked No. 32 in the nation in 2012
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Overall Record | Dual Record |
| 2014-15 | 21-15 | 5-8 |
| 2015-16 | 22-12 | 8-6 |
| 2016-17 | 26-10 | 15-3 |
| 2017-18 | 30-11 | 13-3 |
| Totals | 99-48 | 41-20 |
Wrestling Weekly Update (03.25.2025)
Tuesday, March 25
Wrestling NCAA Championships Session 3 Highlights (03.21.2025)
Friday, March 21
Wrestling NCAA Championships Session 2 Highlights (03.20.2025)
Friday, March 21
Wrestling NCAA Championships Session 1 Highlights (03.20.2025)
Thursday, March 20
