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| Date | Thursday March 20th – Saturday March 22nd | ||
| Time (CT) | Session 1: Pigtails & First Round – 11 a.m. Session 2: Second Round & Consolation First Round – 6:00 p.m. Session 3: Quarterfinals & Consolation Second & Third Rounds – 11 a.m. Session 4: Semifinals & Consolation Fourth & Fifth Rounds – 7 p.m. Session 5: Consolation Semifinals & Placing Matches – 10 a.m. Session 6: Finals – 6 p.m. |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Site | Wells Fargo Center | ||
| TV / Stream | ESPNU (Sessions 1,3,5), ESPN2 (Session 4), ESPN (Session 2, 6) | ||
| Live Stats | TrackWrestling | ||
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page | ||
Brookings, S.D. – After finishing third as a team at the Big 12 Championships, nine Jacks are back in action at the NCAA Championships. After bringing home a program record of four All-Americans in 2024, the Jacks will look to show out again at this year’s big dance. Amongst the returning All-Americans are Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge, and Tanner Jordan. Zach Glazier and Cobe Siebrecht qualified for their second NCAA’s, and Julian Tagg, Drake Rhodes and Luke Rasmussen qualified for their first.
The Jacks are coming off a year where they had a program record, four All-Americans. They have had 15 D1 All-Americans and 57 NCAA Qualifiers throughout program history. The Jacks have had one national champion, Seth Gross, in 2018 at 133 pounds. Amongst the returning All-Americans are Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge and Tanner Jordan.
THE LINEUP: These are the nine qualifiers for the NCAA Tournament for SDSU:
125 – No. 23 Tanner Jordan (23-8)
133 – No. 30 Derrick Cardinal (18-14)
141 – No.18 Julian Tagg (15-11)
157 – No.19 Cobe Siebrecht (13-8)
165 – No.14 Drake Rhodes (21-5)
174 – No.13 Cade DeVos (19-7)
184 – No. 5 Bennett Berge (26-5)
197 – No.14 Zach Glazier (16-6)
285 – No.25 Luke Rasmussen (22-9)
*NCAA Pre-Seeds
NCAA Seedings and First-Round Matchups
125: No. 23 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) vs. No. 10 Stevo Poulin (UNCO)
133: No. 30 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) vs. No. 3 Nasir Bailey (LR)
141: No. 18 Julian Tagg (SDSU) vs. No. 15 Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers)
157: No. 19 Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) vs. No. 14 Jude Swisher (Penn)
165: No. 14 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) vs. No. 19 Jack Thomsen (UNI)
174: No. 13 Cade DeVos (SDSU) vs. No. 20 Dan Braunagel (ILL)
184: No. 5 Bennett Berge (SDSU) vs. No. 28 Dennis Robin (WVU)
197: No. 14 Zach Glazier (SDSU) vs. No. 19 Andy Smith (VT)
285: No. 25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) vs. No. 8 Luke Luffman (ILL)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times central)
Thursday, March 20
Session 1: Pigtails & First Round – 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Session 2: Second Round & Consolation First Round – 6:00 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, March 21
Session 3: Quarterfinals & Consolation Second & Third Rounds – 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Session 4: Semifinals & Consolation Fourth & Fifth Rounds – 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, March 22
Session 5: Consolation Semifinals & Placing Matches – 10 a.m. (ESPNU)
Session 6: Finals – 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Jackrabbit NCAA Wrestling Social – Saturday, March 22
- Social Location – 1100 Social at Xfinity Live!, 1100 Pattinson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
- 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET
- Free to fans who purchased their tickets through SDSU; otherwise, admission is $45.
- Registration at www.jackrabbitwrestlingclub.com
LAST TIME OUT: Big 12 Recap
Nine Jacks finished on the podium at the Big 12 Championships on Sunday, with six out placing their seeds as the Jacks finished third out of 14 teams.
Cobe Siebrecht was the Jackrabbit who finished the highest, making it all the way to the championship match after wins over Ryker Fullmer, No. 5 Jared Hill and No. 1 Cody Chittum. In the finals, Siebrecht went up against No. 6 Vinny Zerban. Zerban scored an early takedown followed by a near-fall to get out to a quick 5-0 lead over Siebrecht. Siebrecht battled back, scoring two escapes in the first two periods and forcing three stall calls against Zerban, but there wasn’t enough time to even the score as Siebrecht dropped the title match 7-4. He finished as the runner-up at 157 pounds.
The Jacks had three wrestlers place third at their respective weights. Bennett Berge led the way, scoring a decision win over No. 5 DJ Parker of Oklahoma and another major decision over No. 6 Eddie Neitenbach of Wyoming to secure third place at 184 pounds. Berge one-ups his finish from last year’s Big 12 Tournament, where he took fourth.
No. 4 Zach Glazier needed a win in his consolation semi-final match to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, and he scored his win in style, posting an 8-0 shutout over Air Force’s Brian Burburija. This win will send Glazier to his second National Championships. In the third-place match, he squared off against No. 5 Ian Bush of West Virginia in a quarterfinal rematch. Glazier scored an early takedown and never looked back, posting a 4-3 decision and a third-place finish.
No. 7 Luke Rasmussen also needed a win to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In his way stood No. 5 Juan Mora of Oklahoma, who held a 10-3 decision over Rasmussen this year. Rasmussen shot out to an early lead, scoring a takedown and a near fall to go up 7-0. But Mora stormed back with several reversals to tie the match 10-10. After Rasmussen scored an escape, the score was functional, 11-11 with Mora’s ride time, but Rasmussen defended a single leg takedown and scored on the go behind to secure his first NCAA Qualification. In his third-place match, he faced off with No. 8 Sam Mitchell. Mitchell scored the opening takedown, but Rasmussen took him out of the match with two reversals and a takedown to secure an 8-3 decision and third place at the Big 12 Tournament.
In total, nine Jackrabbits made the podium in their respective weight classes. Cade DeVos placed fifth after scoring his third win over No. 4 Jared Simma this year by decision. Derrick Cardinal and Julian Tagg placed fifth at 133 and 141 pounds after accepting medical forfeits in their fifth-place matches.
Finally, Tanner Jordan dropped a tightly contested dual, giving up a last-second pin to Trever Anderson of UNI to take eighth place at 125 pounds. Jordan will be up for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Avery Allen wrestled two tightly contested duals on Sunday, first against Teague Travis of Oklahoma State. Travis scored a reversal in the third period, which Allen couldn’t recover from, dropping a 3-0 decision. In the fifth-place match, Allen took on No. 3 Willie McDougald of Oklahoma. After trading escapes, McDouglad was able to score a takedown in the third period, securing a 5-2 decision over Allen. Allen ends his run at the Big 12 Tournament, going 2-3, finishing sixth at 149 pounds after entering unseeded.
WRESTLERS TO WATCH: Bennett Berge
Bennett Berge is the highest-seeded Jackrabbit at this year’s NCAA Championships. Berge comes in ranked as the No.5 overall seed at 184 pounds behind Carter Starocci, Parker Keckeisen, Max McEnnelly and Dustin Plott.
Berge is coming off a strong showing at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed third at 184 pounds with wins over Eddie Neitenbach, DJ Parker and Shay Addison, adding two more wins over Neitenbach by major decision.
Berge sports a record of 26-5 this year with a 14-3 record in duals. In last year’s NCAA Championship, Berge was upset in the first round before wrestling all the way back to a fourth-place finish and his first All-American honor. He will look to replicate his success this weekend as the Jacks head to Philly.
Key Storylines
- The New: South Dakota State added four transfers in September from the University of Iowa: Zach Glazier, Cobe and Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes. The transfers come in alongside six freshmen.
- The Old: SDSU returns seven of its 10 starters from last year, including All-Americans Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos and Bennett Berge. The team also returns NCAA Qualifiers Derrick Cardinal, Alek Martin and Cael Swensen.
- Program Records: The Jacks brought home a program record four All-Americans in 2023-24 with Tanner Jordan, Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge and Tanner Sloan. The Jacks tied their program record of eight NCAA Qualifiers by sending Cardinal, Martin, Swensen and Clay Carlson.
- Experience Matters: The projected starting lineup for the Jackrabbits this year includes four athletes in their sixth year of collegiate eligibility. Amongst those four athletes, they total eight NCAA Qualifications, 1 Big 12 Title and two All-American honors.
- In the Rankings: The Jacks are ranked No. 13 in this week’s NWCA Coaches Poll. There is no movement from the Jacks in this week’s coaches poll.
- Home Mat Advantage: The Jackrabbits put up a home record in 2023-24 of 7-1. Their only loss came to fellow ranked program Missouri, only losing the dual 19-21. SDSU scored over 30 points in six of their eight home duals.
- In the Classroom: The SDSU wrestling program had the fourth-highest team GPA in the country amongst wrestling programs last year, according to NWCA. The Jackrabbits compiled a 3.5416 team grade-point average to receive the team recognition for the fourth season and were the highest-ranking Big 12 Conference school.
- New Staff, Familiar Faces: Two-Time All-American Clay Carlson was added to the wrestling coaching staff in the offseason as an assistant coach. Carlson wrestled at SDSU for six years and was a four-time NCAA qualifier, two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Wrestling scholar athlete of the year. Brady Berge was also promoted from volunteer assistant coach to the head coach of the JWC regional training center.
- Individual Rankings: The Jacks have a wrestler ranked in nine of 10 weight classes as we hit week 19 of the college wrestling season. Drake Rhodes, Luke Rasmussen, Julian Tagg and Derrick Cardinal have been the biggest movers, going from unranked in the pre-season to ranked in FloWrestling’s polls as of week 19.
- Proven Winner: Damion Hahn recently picked up his 70th win as the head coach of the Jackrabbits, making him the winningest D1 Coach in SDSU wrestling history.
- At the NCAA Championships: The Jacks are coming off a year where they had a program record, four All-Americans. They have had 15 D1 All-Americans and 57 NCAA Qualifiers throughout program history. The Jacks have had one national champion, Seth Gross in 2018 at 133 pounds. Amongst the returning All-Americans are Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge and Tanner Jordan.
- Offseason work: Cael Swensen finished second at the U23 National Duals in Geneva, Ohio, over the summer in the 74-kilogram division. Fellow Jackrabbits Marcus Espinoza Owens, Thomas Dineen, Derrick Cardinal and Brock Fettig competed at the event, with Dineen placing fourth in his division
Jackrabbit Summary
The South Dakota State Jackrabbit Wrestling program is looking to capitalize on a successful 2023-24 season as they return to action in 2024-25 under head coach Damion Hahn.
The return of three All-Americans highlights the squad: Tanner Jordan (125), Cade DeVos (174), and Bennett Berge (184). They return alongside NCAA qualifiers Derrick Cardinal (133), Alek Martin (149), and Cael Swensen (157).
SDSU returns to the mat in 2024-25 after finishing third in the Big 12 Championships and 13th at the NCAA Championships in 2023-24. The Big 12 Championships were highlighted by the crowning of Cade DeVos (174) and Tanner Sloan (197) as champions in their respective weight classes.
The Jacks are coming off a season in 2023-24 where they had a program-record four All-Americans and a program-record-tying eight NCAA Qualifiers. The Jacks went 13-4 in dual meets and 7-2 in conference duals. This is highlighted by a 7-1 home record for South Dakota State with wins over Air Force and Wyoming.
SDSU is full of new faces, as the program brought in 12 newcomers in the offseason. Six of the newcomers are freshmen. This includes Burk Blasius, Kenton Cooke, Shane McConville, Logan Swensen, Tyson Peach, and Quin Morgan. Sophomore Jacob Fistler wrestled with the JWC last year but has now been added to the 2024-25 squad.
In September, the Jackrabbits announced the addition of four transfers from the University of Iowa. Those include Zach Glazier, Cobe Siebrecht, Cade Siebrecht and Drake Rhodes.
Glazier was the runner-up at 197 pounds at the Big 10 Championships for Iowa in 2023-24. He put together a 37-9 record over 4 years with Iowa, including a 9-4 record against ranked opponents in 2023-24.
Cobe Siebrecht sat out of competition in 2023-24, but in 2022-23, Siebrecht was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 pounds and finished seventh at the Big 10 Championships. He put together a 21-11 record over three years of competition at Iowa.
The Jacks are led by head coach Damion Hahn, who is in his seventh year at the helm of SDSU. Hahn holds a record of 58-34 overall and a Big 12 dual record of 28-21. The 2023-24 season was his best mark by far as the leader of the Jackrabbit wrestling program, as the team went 13-4 in duals. SDSU received their highest preseason ranking from InterMat under Hahn as they are ranked No. 9 to start the season and are No. 10 and No. 12 in the FloWrestling and NWCA Coaches polls, respectively. He is joined by Cam Simaz, Cody Caldwell, and Clay Carlson as his assistant coaches.
-GoJacks.com-