PONTEVEDRA, Spain — Tanner Sloan's quest for a title at the U23 World Championship came up two points short as the South Dakota State wrestler dropped a 5-3 decision to Amirali Azarpira of Iran in the gold medal match Saturday. Sloan scored a takedown out of a scramble for the lone points of the first period, but Azipara gained control in the second and final period with three points on [...]
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Incoming South Dakota State wrestler Bennett Berge earned a silver medal in the 86-kilogram weight class Wednesday at the 2022 U20 World Championships. A native of Mantorville, Minnesota, and a member of the Pinnacle Wrestling Club, Berge posted a 4-1 record over two days of competition. He won his first three matches all by technical fall Tuesday, outscoring his opponents by a 32-2 margin. In [...]
GENEVA, Ohio — South Dakota State wrestler Tanner Sloan earned a spot on the U.S. World Team by winning the 97-kilogram title in the senior freestyle division and incoming Jackrabbit Bennett Berge claimed the 86-kilogram championship in the under-20 class during weekend competition at the UWW World Team Trials. A native of Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan advanced to the championship round by winning his first three matches by a combined 37-4, [...]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- South Dakota State University wrestler Tanner Sloan's debut in international competition was a successful one as he claimed the 97-kilogram championship Friday in the junior division of the Pan-American Championships. A native of Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan went undefeated in round-robin competition Friday to claim the title. Wrestling as a member of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club, Sloan opened the day with a 10-0 shutout of Cristian Solano [...]
AKRON, Ohio — South Dakota State University wrestlers Danny Vega and Zach Price each earned All-America status with top-eight finishes in the freestyle division at the 2019 UWW U23 Nationals over the weekend. Vega finished as runner-up in the 57-kilogram weight class, while Price placed eighth in the 61-kilogram class. Both wrestlers competed as members of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club. Seeded fourth, Vega finished the weekend with a [...]
South Dakota State University wrestler Tanner Sloan will compete in a second international tournament after being selected to wrestle at next week's United World Wrestling Pan-American Championships. A native of Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan will wrestle in the 97-kilogram division of the junior freestyle competition June 7 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The UWW Pan-American Championships feature top wrestlers in 10 different weight classes from North America and South America, with [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. – South Dakota State University wrestler Tanner Sloan will represent the United States in international competition later this summer after winning the 97-kilogram division at the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials over the weekend. A native of Alburnett, Iowa, and a member of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club, Sloan posted a 4-0 record over two days. Seeded first in the bracketed portion of the event, Sloan received a [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. — South Dakota State University wrestler Tanner Sloan is scheduled to compete for a spot on the United States national team at this weekend's UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. Competition begins at 10 a.m. Eastern Time Friday at Reynolds Coliseum on the North Carolina State University campus and runs through Saturday. The champion in each of the 10 weight classes will earn the right to represent the [...]
LAS VEGAS — South Dakota State University wrestler Tanner Sloan placed second in the 97-kilogram division of the UWW Junior Freestyle competition at the 2019 Marine Corps U.S. Open over the weekend. Wrestling under the banner of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club, Sloan compiled a 4-1 record in the two-day tournament and earned a spot in the Junior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 17-19. He [...]
Six South Dakota State University wrestlers are scheduled to compete at this weekend's 2019 Marine Corps U.S. Open UWW Junior Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing under the banner of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club in the freestyle portion of the tournament Friday and Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center are: Rylee Molitor, 61 kilograms; Zach Price, 61 kilograms; Clay Carlson, 65 kilograms; Dalton Lakmann, 74 kilograms; Kenny [...]