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South Dakota State University Athletics
2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Zach Carlson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 184
- Position:
- 184 Weight Class
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murdock, Minn.
- High School:
- Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg H.S.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- NWCA All-America Second Team (2019-20)
- NCAA Qualifier (2019-20)
2019-20: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career ... led team in victories, posting a 25-6 overall record that included a team-best 15-3 mark in duals ... opened season by winning 184-pound title at the Bison Open (11/9) ... went 2-0 at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... compiled 3-2 record against top competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/6) ... notched 4-0 record at South Beach Duals, including 7-6 decision over Michigan State's Cameron Caffey (12/29-30) ... ended dual season on a six-match winning streak in which he won four matches by technical fall and two by major decision ... runner-up at Big 12 Wrestling Championship, finishing with a 2-1 record (3/7-8)
2018-19: Put together a breakthrough season after moving up to 184 pounds … led team’s regular starters with 22 overall victories and nine dual wins … won individual title at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, defeating Minnesota’s Owen Webster, 4-3, in the championship bout (11/4) … placed fourth at UNI Open (12/8) after posting a 5-1 record (12/8) … turned in 3-2 record at Midlands Championships (12/29) … closed dual season with four consecutive victories … wrapped up season with 2-2 record at Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/9)
2017-18: Filled a reserve role at 165 pounds ... posted a 4-2 record en route to fourth-place finish at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... wrestled in four duals, including squad's first two duals — versus Minnesota (11/17) and at Arizona State (11/26)
2016-17: Saw action at both 184 and 197 pounds ... opened his season by posting a 2-2 record in 184-pound weight class at the Cyclone Open (11/13) ... split duals while wrestling at 197 pounds in South Dakota Showcase (12/4) ... competed at 184 pounds at Midlands Championships ... closed season with technical-fall victory over Jake Godinez of SIU-Edwardsville in dual action (1/28)
2015-16: Served as understudy at 174 pounds as he redshirted during first season as a Jackrabbit … posted a 17-5 record in open tournaments, winning three titles … first tournament win came at the Grand View Open … also claimed individual championships at the Bison Open and Finn Grinaker Open … wrapped up competition season with third-place effort at the Worthington Open
BEFORE SDSU: Compiled a 201-35 career record with 92 pins for the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School program … over his final three seasons he went 137-3, winning 46 matches in a season twice and 45 matches once with one loss each year … recorded a state runner-up finish as a sophomore and third-place finishes as both a junior and senior … also posted a second-place finish at high school Nationals following his sophomore year and was a Junior Freestyle state champion in 2014, earning a spot on both Junior and Schoolboy national teams
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Overall Record | Dual Record |
| 2016-17 | 5-5 | 2-1 |
| 2017-18 | 4-6 | 0-4 |
| 2018-19 | 22-9 | 9-4 |
| 2019-20 | 25-6 | 15-3 |
| Totals | 56-26 | 26-12 |
Wrestling Big 12 Championships - Session 2 Highlights (03.06.2026)
Saturday, March 07
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Friday, March 06
Wrestling Weekly Update (03.03.2026)
Tuesday, March 03
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