Jackrabbits travel to Oregon Classic
Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove
January 5, 2005
BROOKINGS, S.D. — After a four-week layoff from competition, the South Dakota State University wrestling team returns to action Friday at the Oregon Classic duals tournament. The Jackrabbits, 2-0 in duals this season, are expected to wrestle three duals against
Division I opponents in Friday’ s day-long competiton held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Ore., although pairings have yet to be announced. A high school tournament will be held in conjunction with the collegiate tournament.
SDSU is expected to wrestle shorthanded at the Oregon Classic, with the 133-pound and heavyweight classes open due to illness and injuries.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at OREGON CLASSIC
Friday, Jan. 7
Deschutes County Fairgrounds; Redmond, Ore.
SDSU PROBABLE STARTERS
125: Marcus Waters , RSFr., Lea venworth, Kan.
133: Open
141: Dusty Kavitz, Fr., Medford, Minn.
or Brad Gregory, So., Glenwood, Iowa
149: Chad Herrboldt, Jr., Scotland, S.D.
157: Andy Everson, So., Mitchell, S.D.
or Alex Watkins, Fr., Tea, S.D.
165: Nathan Althoff, So., Watertown, S.D.
174: Travis Gottschalk, So., Kimball, Minn.
184: Levi Krehmeyer, So., Gillette, Wyo.
197: Cody Nehl, Jr., Watauga, S.D.
or Jason Stripling, Fr., Minneota, Minn.
HWT: Open
OPENING DUALS RECAP:
The Jackrabbits recorded a pair of home victories to open the 2004-05 dual season.
SDSU 30, University of Mary (N.D.) 15
The Jackrabbits opened the dual season with a 30-15 victory over the University of Mary Dec. 9 at Frost Arena.
SDSU won seven weights, including a pin by Travis Gottschalk at 174 pounds. SDSU also picked up a forfeit at 125 and had major decisions by Andy Everson at 157, Cody Nehl at 197 and Chris Werth at 133 pounds.
Other winners for the Jackrabbits included Nate Althoff at 165 pounds and 149-pounder Chad Herrboldt, who both won by decision.
SDSU 18, Princeton (N.J.) 15
A pin at 125 was the difference as South Dakota State edged Princeton 18-15 in wrestling action Dec. 10.
Each team won five weights in the dual held in the Intramur al Building (The Barn) on the SDSU campus, the first varsity athletic event in the facility since January 1973. A crowd of 300, including a group of former Jackrabbit wrestlers who competed in The Barn,
watched the action.
The difference in the team score came in the second match of the night, when SDSU’s Marcus Waters pinned Princeton’s Audrey Pang in 29 seconds.That came after Princeton’s Kristopher Berr won a 2-1 overtime decision at heavyweight to start the action.That was one of three overtime victories for the Tigers , who went 1-3 on their trip to the Dakotas. SDSU also had decisions by Chris Werth at 133, Chad Herrboldt at 149, A n dy Everson at 157 and Nate Althoff at 165.
http://www3.sdstate.edu/ClassLibrary...ase_1-5-05.pdf
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