TULSA, Okla. – Six South Dakota State wrestlers advanced to the semifinals during action in the first session of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship Saturday.
Nine of the 10 Jackrabbit wrestlers competing in the two-tournament, including top seeds Seth Gross at 133 pounds and 174-pounder David Kocer, won a match during the opening session. Saturday’s evening session is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the BOK Center.
Gross pinned ninth-seeded Jacob Rubio of Oklahoma in his lone match of the first session to move on to face fourth-seeded Cam Sykora of North Dakota State in semifinal action. With his second-period pin, Gross improved to 28-1 on the season.
Kocer also made quick work of his opponent with a 16-0 technical fall over eighth-seeded Dylan Urbach of North Dakota State, winning in 3 minutes and 34 seconds. He will face fifth-seeded Matt Reed of Oklahoma in the semifinals.
Alex Kocer, seeded second at 149 pounds, turned in a convincing victory with a 10-0 major decision over West Virginia’s Christian Monserrat. Alex Kocer will square off against Davion Jeffries of Oklahoma Saturday night.
Second-seeded 197-pounder Nate Rotert recorded a 9-4 decision over North Dakota State’s Cordell Eaton in the quarterfinals and moves on to meet third-seeded Preston Weigel of Oklahoma State in the semifinals. The two battled in last year’s Big 12 Conference championship match, with Weigel winning by a 4-3 decision.
Also advancing to the semifinals were 165-pounder Luke Zilverberg and Martin Mueller in the 184-pound weight class. Zilverberg, seeded fourth, downed fifth-seeded Yoanse Mejias of Oklahoma, 4-0, and will meet top-seeded Chandler Rogers of Oklahoma State in the next round.
The third-seeded Mueller posted a hard-fought 1-0 decision over sixth-seeded Parker VonEgidy of West Virginia. He will wrestle No. 2 seed Dylan Gabel of Northern Colorado in the semis.
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Three other Jackrabbits – Ben Gillette (125), Logan Peterson (157) and Alex Macki (heavyweight) – were seeded seventh and won opening-round matches before falling in the quarterfinals. All three will wrestle in the consolation rounds Saturday night.
Henry Pohlmeyer was the lone Jackrabbit to go without a win during the opening session. The redshirt freshman 141-pounder dropped an 8-2 decision to Joe Wheeling of West Virginia in the opening round to drop into the consolation bracket.
SDSU is second in the team standings after the opening session. Oklahoma State has all 10 of its wrestlers in the championship bracket and leads with 74.5 points. SDSU is second with 43.5 points, followed by North Dakota State and Oklahoma State each with 39.5 points.
SDSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
125: #7 Ben Gillette, Sr., Redfield, S.D. (1-1 record)
dec. #10 Devin Brown (West Virginia), 9-6
lost to #2 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), by tech. fall (18-2, 5:09)
vs. Drew Romero (Air Force)
133: #1 Seth Gross, So., Apple Valley, Minn. (1-0 record)
def. #9 Jacob Rubio (Oklahoma), by fall 3:41
vs. #4 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State)
141: #10 Henry Pohlmeyer, R-Fr., Johnston, Iowa (0-1 record)
lost to Joe Wheeling (West Virginia), by dec., 8-2
vs. #9 Taylor Nein (North Dakota State)
149: #2 Alex Kocer, Sr., Wagner, S.D. (1-0 record)
major dec. #7 Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), 10-0
vs. #3 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma)
157: #7 Logan Peterson, So., Lake Lillian, Minn. (1-1 record)
dec. #10 Dayton Garrett (West Virginia), 10-5
lost to #2 Clay Ream (North Dakota State), by dec., 5-2
vs. #9 Jimmy Fate (Northern Colorado)
165: #4 Luke Zilverberg, Jr., Belle Plaine, Minn. (1-0 record)
dec. #5 Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), 4-0
vs. #1 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State)
174: #1 David Kocer, Sr., Wagner, S.D. (1-0 record)
tech. fall #8 Dylan Urbach (North Dakota State), 16-0 (3:34)
vs. #5 Matt Reed (Oklahoma)
184: #3 Martin Mueller, R-Fr., Rapid City, S.D. (1-0 record)
dec. #6 Parker VonEgidy (West Virginia), 1-0
vs. #2 Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado)
197: #2 Nate Rotert, Jr., Spearfish, S.D. (1-0 record)
dec. #7 Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State), 9-4
vs. #3 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State)
285: #7 Alex Macki, Jr., Cambridge, Iowa (1-1 record)
dec. #10 Brandon Ngati (West Virginia), 4-2 (TB-2)
lost to #2 Ross Larson (Oklahoma), by tech. fall (16-0, 2:32)
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Oklahoma State – 76.5
2. South Dakota State – 43.5
3. Oklahoma – 39.5
3. North Dakota State – 39.5
5. Iowa State – 27.5
6. Wyoming – 27
7. Northern Colorado -16
8. West Virginia – 15
9. Utah Valley – 8
10. Air Force – 4
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