SD State Wrestling: PRZ Dakotas Prospect Tracker
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We love our football at Prep Redzone Dakotas, but man do we also love duel sport athletes. Over the years, I have really evaluated and been able to tell when football players are also dominate on the mat during winter…
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Continue ReadingWe love our football at Prep Redzone Dakotas, but man do we also love duel sport athletes. Over the years, I have really evaluated and been able to tell when football players are also dominate on the mat during winter wrestling season. It’s due to their contact level and physicality they lay out on every play is how we can really tell the difference. The best combo sport to me for those offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs is wrestling due to what I mentioned above. However, when I skim this list below, I absolutely love how many skill players are also outstanding wrestlers in South Dakota.
With this piece, we tracked down each ranked Prep Redzone Dakotas prospect and see how they are doing at the South Dakota State Wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Center. To our count, we were able to find 32 ranked players from Classes 2022 thru 2024 that are competing this weekend in Sioux Falls. Note: When it says they advanced to the semifinals, I am stating they are still in the hunt for a state title on the mat! Hope you enjoy. If I missed anyone on our rankings, shoot me a message!
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Elliott Renville Elliott Renville 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL SF Lincoln | 2023 State | OL | Sioux Falls Lincoln (2023)
36-17 record, has Division I and Division II interest for football. Lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Navarro Schunke Navarro Schunke 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD | OL | Brandon Valley (2024)
45-0 record, the #1 overall prospect in the Class of 2024. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Zach Brady Zach Brady 6'3" | 270 lbs | OL Vermillion | 2022 State | OL | Vermillion (2022)
35-7 record, committed to Minnesota State-Mankato for football. Also advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Josh Larsen Josh Larsen 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Harrisburg | 2022 State | OL | Harrisburg (2022)
25-9 record, committed to South Dakota for football. Lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Canyon Burkard Canyon Burkard 6'5" | 305 lbs | OL Chamberlain | 2024 State SD | OL | Chamberlain (2024)
25-9 record, a stout offensive linemen for the Cubs, looking forward to seeing some film from Canyon soon! Lost in the quarterfinals to Vermillion’s Zach Brady Zach Brady 6'3" | 270 lbs | OL Vermillion | 2022 State .
Quinten Christensen Quinten Christensen 6'5" | 250 lbs | DL Wessington Springs | 2022 State | OL | Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central (2022)
40-0 record, committed to South Dakota State for football. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
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Griffen Schnider Griffen Schnider 6'0" | 235 lbs | OL Tea Area | 2023 State | OL | Tea Area (2023)
A top 120 overall prospect in the Dakotas on the Tea Titans offensive line. 36-11 record. Lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.
Abraham Myers Abraham Myers 6'4" | 215 lbs | DL Sioux Falls Washington | 2023 State | DL | Sioux Falls Washington (2023)
35-15, one offer thus far from South Dakota for football along with plenty of interest from Division I schools. Lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Zak Juelfs Zak Juelfs 6'1" | 245 lbs | DL Sturgis | 2024 State | DL | Sturgis (2024)
Zak is a ranked 2024 prospect. 37-11 record, lost in the quarterfinals in the state tournament.
Ayden Viox Ayden Viox 6'0" | 230 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2022 State | LB/FB | Harrisburg (2022)
44-4, one of our top uncommitted football prospects in the Class of 2022. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Carson Leonhardt Carson Leonhardt ATH Faulkton Area | 2024 State SD | LB | Faulkton (2024)
Carson is a top 15 ranked 2024 prospect. Got to state with a 14-24 record. Lost in the first round.
Herman Frisvold Herman Frisvold 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL Lemmon-McIntosh | 2022 State | DL | Lemmon-McIntosh (2022)
Herman is a ranked 2022 prospect. 24-22 record, lost in the first round.
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Noah Hutmacher Noah Hutmacher 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Chamberlain | 2023 State | LB | Chamberlain (2023)
Top 35 overall prospect in 2023. 37-4 record. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Kadin Nelson Kadin Nelson 6'4" | 200 lbs | WR RC Stevens | 2022 State | WR | Rapid City Stevens (2022)
An uncommitted 2022 WR prospect. 22-20 record, lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Jase Langbehn Jase Langbehn LB Lennox | 2023 State | | Lennox (2023)
Jase is a ranked 2023 prospect. 32-9 record, lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.
Caleb Loehr Caleb Loehr 6'0" | 215 lbs | DL Brookings | 2023 State | | Brookings (2023)
Caleb is a ranked 2023 prospect inside our top 150. 23-15 record, lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Noah McDermott Noah McDermott QB Elk Point-Jefferson | 2023 State | QB | Elk Point-Jefferson (2023)
Noah is a ranked 2023 QB prospect. 28-17 record, lost in the first round of the state tournament.
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Joe Van Overschlelde | LB | Mitchell (2022)
Joe is a ranked 2022 LB prospect committed to Dakota Wesleyan for football. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Sterling Sword Sterling Sword QB Custer | 2022 State | QB | Custer (2022)
Sterling is a ranked 2022 QB prospect. 26-10 record, lost in the first round of the state tournament.
Tate Hoffman Tate Hoffman 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Miller/Highmore/Harrold | 2023 State | ATH | Miller-Highmore (2023)
Tate is a Prep Redzone Dakotas showcase alum and a ranked 2023 athlete prospect. Lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. 42-10 record.
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Jaxon Bowes Jaxon Bowes QB Brookings | 2022 State | QB | Brookings (2022)
Jaxon is a 2022 QB prospect. 29-4 record. Advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Lucas Slack Lucas Slack 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Brandon Valley | 2023 State | QB | Brandon Valley (2023)
Lucas is a top 20 overall QB prospect in the Dakotas. 41-8 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Burk Blasius Burk Blasius 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Wall | 2024 State SD | QB | Wall (2024)
Burk is a 2024 QB prospect on our watchlist. 26-0 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Joey Cole Joey Cole DL Winner | 2022 State | QB | Winner (2022)
Joey is committed to Dakota State for football and is a ranked QB prospect in the class of 2022. 39-10 record, lost in the first round of the state tournament.
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Tyson Brandt Tyson Brandt ATH Brookings | 2023 State | ATH | Brookings (2023)
Tyson is a top 75 ranked Dakotas prospect in the 2023 class as a athlete. 31-3 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Jayden Wiebe Jayden Wiebe 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Pierre | 2023 State | DB | Pierre (2023)
Jayden is a top 30 ranked Dakotas prospect in the 2023 class at defensive back. 29-19 record, lost in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.
Riley Orel Riley Orel RB Winner | 2023 State | RB | Winner (2023)
Riley is a ranked running back in our 2023 class with excellent speed. 43-0 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
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Justin Zirpel Justin Zirpel QB West Central | 2023 State | QB | West Central (2022)
Just is a ranked 2022 QB prospect that is still uncommitted. 35-1 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
Grayson Hanson Grayson Hanson LB Platte-Geddes | 2022 State | LB | Platte-Geddes (2022)
Grayson is a top 30 prospect in our 2022 class committed to Dakota Wesleyan for football. 41-6 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
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Kaden Keiser Kaden Keiser DB Winner | 2022 State | | Winner (2023)
Kaden is a 2022 ranked prospect out of Winner. 52-0 record, advanced into the semifinals of the state tournament.
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Blessing Taniah Blessing Taniah 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB SF Washington | 2022 State | RB | Sioux Falls Washington (2022)
Blessiing is a 2022 ranked prospect at running back out of Sioux Falls Washington. 32-13 record, lost in the 1st round of the state tournament.
Chase Varilek Chase Varilek 5'9" | 150 lbs | DB Platte Geddes | 2022 State | ATH | Platte-Geddes (2022)
Chase is a Prep Redzone Dakotas showcase alum ranked as a athlete in the Class of 2022. 38-4 record, advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament. Platte-Geddes will have two football prospects in this weekend’s semifinals the other being DWU commit Grayson Hanson Grayson Hanson LB Platte-Geddes | 2022 State .