TULSA, Okla. — After 10 minutes of action Sunday night, Tanner Sloan’s mission to become South Dakota State’s first Big 12 Conference individual wrestling champion in five years came up one point short in a 2-1, tiebreaker loss to Missouri’s Rocky Elam in the 197-pound title bout.
A senior from Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan suffered his second loss of the season, falling to 23-2 overall and had his 20-match winning streak snapped. Sloan scored the first point of the methodical match on an escape with exactly a minute remaining in the second period.
Elam chose a neutral start to the third period, but neither wrestler was able to deliver a takedown in the third period, sending the match to overtime. After another two minutes of little action, the match was decided in tiebreakers when Elam rode out Sloan for the first 30-second interval and then managed an escape in the second half without an answer from Sloan to secure the final point.
The victory by Elam secured Missouri’s second consecutive team title as the Tigers finished with 148 points on the strength of placing six wrestlers in the finals. Iowa State with 134 points and Iowa State with 129 points rounded out the top three.
SDSU, which had ended each of the previous three sessions in fifth place, slipped to sixth in the final session with 86.5 points.
UP NEXT
Sloan is one of six Jackrabbits who qualified automatically for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships March 16-18 in Tulsa. At-large qualifiers will be announced Tuesday afternoon, with brackets and pairings revealed Wednesday night.
SDSU RESULTS
125 | #6 Tanner Jordan, Jr., St. Paris, Ohio (1-2 record)
• def. Devin Garcia, California Baptist, by fall 4:28
• lost to #3 Noah Surtin, Missouri, by major dec., 13-2
• lost to Corey Cabanban, Iowa State, by dec., 5-2
Jordan eliminated
133 | Derrick Cardinal, R-Fr., Forest Lake, Minnesota (1-2 record)
• dec. #7 McGwire Midkiff, North Dakota State, 4-2
• lost to #2 Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa, by major dec., 12-2
• lost to Garrett Ricks, Wyoming, by dec., 3-2
Cardinal eliminated
141 | #5 Clay Carlson, Sr., Willmar, Minnesota (4-1 record)
• dec. Casey Swiderski, Iowa State, 6-3
• lost to #4 Carter Young, Oklahoma State, by dec., 4-2
• def. Christian Nunez, California Baptist, by fall 4:48
• dec. #8 Jordan Titus, West Virginia, 4-3
• dec. Casey Swiderski, Iowa State, 4-3 [TB-1]
Third Place — National Qualifier
149 | Alek Martin, R-Fr., St. Paris, Ohio (0-2 record)
• lost to #2 Colin Realbuto, Northern Iowa, by dec., 8-2
• lost to Isaiah Delgado, Utah Valley, by dec., 5-4
Martin eliminated
157 | #4 Cael Swensen, R-Fr., Plymouth, Minnesota (3-2 record)
• dec. Nolan Miller-Johnston, California Baptist, 3-0
• dec. Jared Hill, Oklahoma, 6-3
• lost to #1 Jared Franek, North Dakota State, by dec., 3-2
• lost to #7 Jason Kraisser, Iowa State, by dec., 5-4
• dec. Jared Hill, Oklahoma, 5-2
Fifth Place — National Qualifier
165 | #7 Tanner Cook, Jr., Ilion, New York (2-3 record)
• def. Seamus Casey, Air Force, by fall 3:42
• lost to #2 Keegan O’Toole, Missouri, by major dec., 12-2
• def. #8 Baylor Fernandes, Northern Colorado, by fall 4:30
• lost to Cole Moody, Wyoming, by major dec., 2-1
• lost to #5 Gerrit Nijenhuis, Oklahoma, by dec., 8-3
Eighth Place — National Qualifier
174 | #6 Cade DeVos, Jr., Altoona, Iowa (3-1 record)
• Received first-round bye
• lost to #3 Sam Wolf, Air Force, by dec., 3-2
• dec. Andrew Berreyesa, Northern Colorado, 6-3
• dec. Julien Broderson, Iowa State, 3-2
• dec. #5 Tate Picklo, Oklahoma, 6-1
Third Place — National Qualifier
184 | #7 Cade King, Sr., Waseca, Minnesota (1-2 record)
• lost to Noah Blake, Air Force, by dec., 3-1 [SV-1]
• dec. #8 Anthony Carman, West Virginia, 1-0
• lost to #5 D.J. Parker, North Dakota State, by dec., 3-0
Seventh Place
197 | #1 Tanner Sloan, Sr., Alburnett, Iowa (3-0 record)
• def. Caden Gerlach, California Baptist, by fall 3:37
• def. Carson Berryhill, Oklahoma, by fall 3:56
• major dec. #4 Luke Surber, Oklahoma State, 12-1
• lost to #2 Rocky Elam, Missouri, by dec., 2-1 [TB-1]
Second Place — National Qualifier
285 | #4 A.J. Nevills, Sr., Clovis, California (2-2 record)
• dec. Juan Mora, North Dakota State, 6-4 [SV-1]
• dec. #5 Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia, 3-2
• lost to #1 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force, by technical fall, 16-1 (5:35)
• lost to #7 Tyrell Gordon, Northern Iowa, by dec., 2-0
Sixth Place — National Qualifier
TEAM SCORES
Missouri (1) – 148.0
Oklahoma State (2) – 134.0
Iowa State (2) – 131.0
Oklahoma – 97.5
North Dakota State (1) – 89.0
South Dakota State – 86.5
Northern Iowa (1) – 73.0
Air Force (1) – 64.5
Northern Colorado (2) – 50.0
Wyoming – 41.0
Utah Valley 37.5
West Virginia – 34.5
California Baptist – 1.0
Note: Number of individual champions in parentheses
SUNDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
174: #2 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec. Peyton Mocco (Missouri), 5-3
184: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec. #2 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 6-2
197: #2 Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. #1 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), 2-1 [TB-1]
285: #1 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) dec. #2 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State), 8-2
125: ##4 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) dec. #3 Noah Surtin (Missouri), 11-4
133: #1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) major dec. #3 Zach Redding (Iowa State), 10-2
141: #1 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec. #6 Allan Hart (Missouri), 8-4
149: #3 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec. #1 Brock Mauller (Missouri), 10-4
157: #1 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec. #2 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State), 5-3
165: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) dec. #2 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri), 5-3 [SV-1]
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