Wrestling drops nailbiter at South Dakota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sun Devil Wrestling dropped its first action of 2026, 24-14, in a dual against South Dakota State on Friday night at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. 

The brother duo of freshman No. 5 Kyler Larkin (133 lbs.) and redshirt sophomore No. 3 Kaleb Larkin (149 lbs.) led the way for Arizona State as each brother picked up a win by decision to get the Sun Devils off to a quick 6-3 lead. 

Kyler’s record now stands at 11-1, while Kaleb moved to 13-1 on the season. 

Redshirt sophomore No. 13 Nicco Ruiz (165 lbs.) claimed an overtime sudden victory win, as later graduate student No. 20 David Szuba (HWT) added his first technical fall win of the season (20-5 / 6:00) to put the Sun Devils within striking distance at 18-14 in team scoring. 

With 125 lbs. anchoring the contest, junior Damian Moreno suffered a pin to conclude the night’s action.

Full Results
133 | No. 5 Kyler Larkin 4-1 Dec. over Cale Seaton (SDSU)
141 | No. 15 Julian Tagg (SDSU) 8-3 Dec. over No. 26 Pierson Manville
149 | No. 3 Kaleb Larkin 5-2 Dec. over No. 21 Alek Martin (SDSU)
157 | No. 17 Cael Swenson (SDSU) MD 10-2 over Gabriel Delgado
165 | No. 13 Nicco Ruiz SV over No. 32 Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU)
174 | No. 16 Moses Espinoza-Owens MD 17-7 over Cael Valencia
184 | Brock Fettig (SDSU) Dec. 5-3 over No. 30 Shay Addison
197 | Quin Morgan (SDSU) MD 15-3 over Damion Schunke
HWT | No. 19 David Szuba TF (20-5 / 6:00) over Micah Hach (SDSU)
125 | No. 22 Brady Roark (SDSU) F (6:57) over Damian Moreno 

Up Next
The Sun Devils will return home to Tempe and Desert Financial Arena to begin a stretch of three consecutive home duals. The homestand begins with a top-five showdown against No. 4 Iowa State on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. MST. 

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