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2022-23 Wrestling Roster

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Casperson, Nick

Nick Casperson

  • Height
    6-0
  • Weight
    197
  • Position
    197 Weight Class
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Beresford, S.D.
  • High School
    Beresford H.S.
  • Major
    Exercise Science/Pre-Chiropractic

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022-23: Backed up All-American Tanner Sloan at 197 pounds ... compiled a 6-2 overall record ... won lone dual match of the season in opener against Augustana (11/18) ... won title at Daktronics Open, posting a 4-0 record with two wins by major decision and two more by fall (11/20) ... final competition of the season came at the Soldier Salute (12/29)

2021-22: Filled in at 197 pounds for the first half of the season ... finished the season 13-9 overall and 4-1 in dual competition .... opened the season with a third-place finish at the Bison Open (11/13) ... earned a victory by major decision in dual opener against Augustana (11/19), then went 3-0 with two more majors and another win by fall in quadrangular hosted by Northern Illinois (12/18) ... added a runner-up finish in Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/21) ... recorded a 1-2 mark at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) ... suffered lone dual loss of the season in home match against Northern Iowa (1/9), then competed in extra matches the remainder of the year

2020-21: Held the starting spot at 184 pounds for much of the season, compiling a 7-9 overall record and a 2-5 mark in duals ... split matches at Air Force Multi, including defeating the Falcons' Sam Wolf in dual action (1/17) ... posted a 4-0 mark at the Little Rock Quad, including a dual win against the host school (1/31) ... turned in a 2-1 record at the SDSU Triangular (2/13)

2019-20: Sat out the entire 2019-20 after transferring from Fresno State

BEFORE SDSU: Placed six times at South Dakota high school state championships ... 2017 South Dakota state champion at 182 pounds ... runner-up at heavyweight as a senior to complete a 44-1 campaign ... went 137-2 in his final three seasons as a prep at Beresford High School... two-time Cadet National All-American

CAREER STATISTICS
 
Season Overall Record Dual Record
2020-21 7-9 2-5
2021-22 13-9 4-1
2022-23 6-2 1-0
Totals 26-20 7-6

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    184/197 Weight Class
    6'0" 184 lbs

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    184 Weight Class
    6'0" 184 lbs

  • 2021-22Junior

    197 Weight Class
    6'0" 197 lbs

  • 2022-23Senior

    197 Weight Class
    6'0" 197 lbs
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