No. 14 South Dakota States Takes Air Force Down, 37-5

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The 14^th ranked South Dakota State Jack Rabbits defeated Falcon wrestling in Big 12 dual action, 37-5, Friday evening in the First Bank & Trust Arena. Air Force drops to 4-4 on the dual slate and remains in the hunt for a conference dual meet win (0-3). SDSU improved to 11-3 (4-2 Big 12) in the win.

Air Force sophomore Carter Nogle had the highlight performance for AF, handily defeating Tyson Peach by technical fall, 19-3. Nogle improved to 14 wins on the season with a 5-2 record in dual action. Nogle has two Big 12 dual meet wins this season.

Falcon C2C Gavin Caprella left it all on the mat, climbing out of a four-point deficit heading into the third period against Cale Seaton. Caprella put up four points to knot the match at four, but a determined Seaton escaped the ride, winning the bout, 5-4.

Sophomore 165-pounder Logan Fowler, last week's Warthog of the Week, took No. 27 Marcus Espinoza-Owens the distance. A second period takedown by Espinoza-Owens proved to be the difference in the 4-2 final.

Air Force C3C Brian Burburija was a takedown short against Brock Fettig in the 184 division, dropping the bout 6-3.

SDSU won five bouts in the bonus, tallying three technical falls, a major decision and a pin.

Next up, the Falcons head to Fargo, North Dakota, to take on the North Dakota State Bison on Sunday. Action in the Scheels center is slated for a 1 p.m. CT start.

Jan. 30 – #14 South Dakota State 37, Air Force 5
125: Daniel Guanajuato (SDSU) over Tucker Owens (AF) (MD 10-1)
133: Cale Seaton (SDSU) over Gavin Caprella (AF) (Dec 5-4)
141: Carter Nogle (AF) over Tyson Peach (SDSU) (TF 20-3 7:00)
149: Colin Dupill (SDSU) over Bryce Shelton (AF) (Dec 4-2)
157: #20 Cael Swensen (SDSU) over EJ Beloncik (AF) (Fall 4:03)
165: #27 Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) over Logan Fowler (AF) (Dec 4-2)
174: #17 Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) over Gunner Cramblett (AF) (TF 20-5 6:56)
184: Brock Fettig (SDSU) over Brian Burburija (AF) (Dec 6-3)
197: #6 Bennett Berge (SDSU) over Owen Heiser (AF) (TF 17-2 5:30)
285: #25 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) over Antonio Ramos (AF) (TF 16-0 5:35)

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