Jackrabbits sweep Rider Quadrangular, beat Drexel

The South Dakota State wrestling team won four duals over the weekend.

The Jackrabbits swept their three dual at the Rider Quadrangular in New Jersey and then beat Drexel on Sunday. SDSU picked up victories over Rider, Pittsburgh and Maryland in the quadrangular.

The Jacks will participat in the Soldier Salute next in Coralville, Iowa, on Dec. 29-30.

Sunday

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The Jacks scored wins in seven of the 10 matches on Saturday as they took care of business against the Drexel Dragons, 25-10.

No. 12 Tanner Jordan started the dual off with bonus points in the first match as he took down Desmond Pleasant by major decision, 16-3. No. 23 Derrick Cardinal followed him up by battling through a 6-3 decision win over Kyle Waterman.

Caleb Gross scored his third win of the season in his first week of action as he took down Jordan Soriano on a 9-6 decision. Colin Dupill got back in the win column, scoring a dominant 5-1 win over Dominic Findora, putting the Jackrabbits up 13-0 in the match.

The Dragons got on the board at 157 and 165 pounds as Luke Richter scored a 12-3 major decision win over Moses Espinoza-Owens and Cody Walsh scored a hard-fought decision over SDSUs Marcus Espinoza-Owens, 4-3. At 184 pounds Brock Fettig held a lead over Giuseppe Hoose for most of the match before allowing a late takedown, dropping a 5-4 decision to Hoose.

Cade DeVos, Thomas Dineen, and Luke Rasmussen closed the match with wins at 174, 197, and 285 pounds. DeVos scored a major decision win to get the Jacks back on track in the dual taking the match, 13-3. Dineen scored his third win of the weekend at 197 pounds as he fought through a challenging match with Ethan Wilson, 9-6. Rasmussen added the only technical fall of the day for the Jacks taking out Shane Whitney, 18-3.

Up next

The Jacks are back in action after the Christmas break as they head to Coralville, Iowa, to compete in the Soldier Salute on Dec. 29-30. Luke Rasmussen will look to follow up his 2023 runner-up finish at the Soldier Salute with another strong showing this year.

Results

No. 14 SDSU 25, Drexel 10

• 125 | No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) MD Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 16-3
• 133 | No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) dec. Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 6-3
• 141 | Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Jordan Soriano (Drexel), 9-6
• 149 | Colin Dupill (SDSU) dec. Dominic Findora (Drexel), 5-1
• 157 | Luke Richter (Drexel) MD Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 12-3
• 165 | Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec. Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 4-3
• 174 | No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) MD Jack Janda (Drexel), 13-3
• 184 | Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) dec. Brock Fettig (SDSU), 5-4
• 197 | Thomas Dineen (SDSU) dec. Ethan Wilson (Drexel), 9-6
• 285 | No. 25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) TF Shane Whitney (Drexel), 18-3

Friday

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. The Jacks scored a pair of ranked wins over No. 18 Pittsburgh and No. 24 Maryland as they swept all three of their duals Friday at Rider. The duals were a homecoming for head coach Damion Hahn as he returned to New Jersey, where he was a three-time high school state champ and held the record for pins and consecutive wins.

SDSUs first dual of the day was with the host, Rider. The Jacks had three wrestlers make their season dual debuts: Caleb Gross, Brock Fettig and Thomas Dineen. Dineen and Fettig scored wins in their matchups, with Fettig scoring a sudden victory win against ranked opponent No. 24 Isaac Dean. Elsewhere, Tanner Jordan, Derrick Cardinal, Drake Rhodes, Cade DeVos and Luke Rasmussen took care of business as the Jackrabbits handled the Broncos, 30-10.

The Jacks went up against the No. 18 Pitt Panthers in their second dual of the day. Caleb Gross scored his first win of the season over No. 31 Anthony Santaniello, a 2-0 gritty decision win. Jordan and Cardinal started the match off with back-to-back decision victories, with Cardinals being over No. 27 Vinny Santaniello. Drake Rhodes shutout No. 32 Jared Keslar, and Bennett Berge came away with a top-15 win over Pitts Reece Heller, 9-6, thanks to some third-period heroics from the redshirt sophomore. Berge scored two takedowns in the third for a gritty win over Heller. The Jacks took six of the 10 matches as they scored their first ranked win of the day over No. 18 Pitt.

SDSU finished out the Rider quad with a dual against No. 24 Maryland. Moses Espinoza-Owens scored his first dual win of the season, scoring some late takedowns against Marylands Mekhi Neal for an 8-3 decision. Jordan, DeVos and Rhodes all scored their third wins of the day by decision, with DeVos scoring a major. Berge took home a top-10 win against Jaxon Smith after scoring a takedown against the No. 9 wrestler at 184 pounds with 20 seconds left in the match. Tommy Dineen and Luke Rasmussen closed the action with back-to-back major decisions, capping off a 27-7 win for the Jackrabbits. .

Results

No. 14 SDSU 30, Rider 10

• 125 | No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) MD Kaden Naame, 8-0
• 133 | No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) pinfall win over Nieko Malone, 6:52
• 141 | McKenzie Bell (Rider) dec. Caleb Gross (SDSU), 2-1
• 149 | No. 19 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) dec. Colin Dupill (SDSU), 8-3
• 157 | No. 31 Colton Washleski (Rider) MD Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 11-2
• 165 | No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) TF Enrique Munguia (Rider), 17-2
• 174 | No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) TF No. 28 Michael Wilson (Rider), 19-4
• 184 | Brock Fettig (SDSU) SV-1 No. 24 Isaac Dean (Rider), 4-1
• 197 | Thomas Dineen (SDSU) dec. Steyn De Laneg (Rider), 8-3
• 285 | No. 25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) MD Colin French (Rider), 14-5

No. 14 SDSU 18, No. 18 Pitt 15

• 125 | No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. Matt Marlow (Pitt), 4-0
• 133 | No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) dec. No. 27 Vinny Santaniello (Pitt), 7-2
• 141 | Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. No. 31 Anthony Santaniello (Pitt), 2-0
• 149 | Kade Brown (Pitt) MD Avery Allen (SDSU), 11-2
• 157 | No. 32 Dylan Evans (Pitt) dec. Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 8-6
• 165 | No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) dec. No. 32 Jared Keslar (Pitt), 5-0
• 174 | No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) TB-1 No. 20 Luca Augustine, 3-2
• 184 | No. 6 Bennett Berge (SDSU) dec. No. 11 Reece Heller (Pitt), 9-6
• 197 | No. 21 Mac Stout (Pitt) MD No. 15 Zach Glazier (SDSU), 9-0
• 285 | No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) MD Thomas Dineen(SDSU), 12-2

No. 14 SDSU 27, No. 24 Maryland 7

• 125 | No. 12 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. Tyler Garvin (Maryland), 6-0
• 133 | No. 16 Braxton Brown (Marylands) MD No. 23 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU), 14-2
• 141 | Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Dario Lemus (Maryland), 5-2
• 149 | Kal Miller (Maryland) SV-1 Colin Dupill (SDSU), 4-1
• 157 | Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) dec. Mekhi Neal (Maryland), 8-5
• 165 | No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) dec. Sammy Gautreau (Maryland), 8-3
• 174 | No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) MD Branson John (Maryland), 11-3
• 184 | No. 6 Bennett Berge (SDSU dec. No. 9 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 4-2
• 197 | Thomas Dineen (SDSU) MD Chase Mielnik (Maryland), 15-3
• 285 | No. 25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) MD