MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. The South Dakota State wrestling team dropped its first dual of the season on Sunday as the No. 12 ranked Jackrabbits fell to No. 13 Minnesota 19-13.
The Jacks won the first two matches but then fell in six of the final eight.
Tanner Jordan kicked things off for the Jackrabbits with a 9-4 decision win over Patrick McKee in the 125-pound weight class. Jordan led No. 6 ranked McKee 3-2 heading into the final period and then had a reversal, a three-point nearfall and a point for riding time to secure the decision win.
No. 21 ranked Derrick Cardinal then put the Jacks up 6-0 with a 5-3 decision over Tyler Wells in the 133-pound weight class. Cardinal had a late take down in the final period to get the win.
Minnesota then won back-to-back matches via decision to tie things up at 6-6. No. 31 ranked Vance Vombaur beat Caleb Gross 5-2 at 141 and No. 19 Drew Roberts beat Alek Martin 5-2 at 149.
The Golden Gophers would then win two more matches in a row to take a 12-6 lead. No. 13 ranked Michael Blockhus beat No. 11 Cael Swensen 7-4 at 157. No. 11 ranked Tanner Cook then made his season debut for SDSU and he fell to Blaine Breener 9-6 at 165.
No. 7 ranked Cade DeVos would snap the losing streak for the Jacks. He won via a 4-1 decision against Sam Skillings at 174. Connor Gaynor then stepped in at 184 for SDSU and he lost a 14-3 major decision to No. 7 ranked Isaiah Salazar at 184.
Tanner Sloan brought the Jacks within three as he cut the lead to 16-13. Sloan, the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 197, had two takedowns in the first two periods and won an 11-2 major decision. It then all came down to the final match at heavyweight between Luke Rasmussen for SDSU and Bennett Tabor for Minnesota. Tabor had a take down in the first period and a four-point nearfall in the second period to come away with a 9-7 decision that sealed the team victory for the Golden Gophers.
SDSU will be back in action on Dec. 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas.
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