Derrick Cardinal

South Dakota State, 133 pounds, Division I. 2 seasons on ScorebookIQ, 27–19 in all.

Career record	Seasons	Bonus	Best NCAA finish
27–19	2	41%	–

Career

Season	Team	Record	NCAA
	South Dakota State 133 lbs	6–3	–
	South Dakota State 133 lbs	21–16	–

Seasons are linked by name, school and weight. Ratings start fresh each season.

2025–26 at South Dakota State

South Dakota State, 133 pounds, Division I, 6–3, ranked 47th at 133 by Elo rating.

Record	Falls	Tech falls	Majors	Bonus	Vs top 20	Elo	Glicko-2	RPI
6–3	0	1	1	33%	1–1	1574	1748±290	.550

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Match log

			Result
Dec 5	W	Robert Jones Cal State Bakersfield	Dec 9-6	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R12
Dec 5	W	Calvin Werden Northern Illinois	Dec 12-6	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R16
Dec 5	W	Tyler Knox Stanford	MFF	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R8
Dec 5	L	Luke Willochell Wyoming	Dec 9-3	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational R16
Dec 5	W	Evin Gursoy Columbia	Dec 9-2	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational R32
Dec 6	W	Sean Spidle Northwestern	MD 14-2	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 7th place
Dec 6	L	Tyler Ferrara Cornell	MD 14-2	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons QF
Dec 21	W	Logan Heil Campbell	TF 20-5	Campbell vs South Dakota State
Feb 8	L	Julian Farber Northern Iowa	MD 10-1	Northern Iowa vs South Dakota State
Feb 15	W	Kenton Cooke Teammate, so it doesn’t count toward the record	TF 19-4	Jackrabbits Open
Feb 15	L	Cale Seaton Teammate, so it doesn’t count toward the record	Dec 5-0	Jackrabbits Open

Best wins

15Tyler Knox
Stanford, MFF, Dec 5
1705
45Evin Gursoy
Columbia, Dec 9-2, Dec 5
1580
51Sean Spidle
Northwestern, MD 14-2, Dec 6
1563
64Logan Heil
Campbell, TF 20-5, Dec 21
1547
105Robert Jones
Cal State Bakersfield, Dec 9-6, Dec 5
1470

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2025–26; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 0Tech fall 1Major 1Decision 3

Losses by decision (1), major (2).

Elo through the season

8 rated bouts

2024–25 at South Dakota State

South Dakota State, 133 pounds, Division I, 21–16, ranked 50th at 133 by Elo rating.

Record	Falls	Tech falls	Majors	Bonus	Vs top 20	Elo	Glicko-2	RPI
21–16	2	3	4	43%	1–12	1580	1718±156	.535

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Match log

			Result
Nov 9	W	Sean O'Brien North Dakota State	TF 16-1	Bison Open
Nov 9	W	Peyton Moore North Dakota State	TF 19-4	Bison Open
Nov 15	W	Owen Hansen Augustana (SD)	Fall 1:36	Augustana (SD) vs South Dakota State
Nov 17	W	Gavin Caprella Air Force	MD 15-3	Daktronics Open
Nov 17	W	Kyle Burwick North Dakota State	MD 9-1	Daktronics Invitational
Nov 17	W	Carter Schmidt Oklahoma	TF 18-3	Daktronics Open
Nov 24	L	Cory Land Northern Iowa	Dec 9-7	Northern Iowa vs South Dakota State
Dec 1	L	Tyler Wells Minnesota	MD 10-2	Minnesota vs South Dakota State
Dec 6	W	Julian Chlebove Arizona State	MD 15-6	Cliff Keen Invitational
Dec 6	W	Brendan Ferretti Navy	Dec 12-5	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R16
Dec 6	W	Andrew Fallon Sacred Heart	Dec 6-4	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R8
Dec 6	L	Zeth Romney Cal Poly	Fall 2:09	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational R2
Dec 6	W	Dylan Ragusin Michigan	Dec 12-5	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Seventh Place
Dec 7	L	Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State	Dec 10-3	Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cons R8
Dec 20	L	Braxton Brown Maryland	MD 14-2	Maryland vs South Dakota State
Dec 20	W	Vinnie Santaniello Pitt	Dec 7-2	Pitt vs South Dakota State
Dec 20	W	Nieko Malone Rider	Fall 6:52	Rider vs South Dakota State
Dec 21	W	Kyle Waterman Drexel	Dec 6-3	Drexel vs South Dakota State
Jan 10	L	Sean Spidle Central Michigan	Dec 10-3	Central Michigan vs South Dakota State
Jan 10	L	Ryan Miller Penn	MD 8-0	Penn vs South Dakota State
Jan 11	L	Nasir Bailey Little Rock	MD 11-1	Little Rock vs South Dakota State
Jan 11	L	Julian Farber Northern Iowa	Dec 6-3	Northern Iowa vs South Dakota State
Jan 16	W	Hunter Leake California Baptist	Dec 7-2	California Baptist vs South Dakota State
Jan 18	W	Gavin Caprella Air Force	Dec 4-0	Air Force vs South Dakota State
Feb 1	W	Stockton O'Brien Wyoming	MD 15-3	South Dakota State vs Wyoming
Feb 7	L	Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado	Dec 8-2	Northern Colorado vs South Dakota State
Feb 14	L	Evan Frost Iowa State	MD 11-3	Iowa State vs South Dakota State
Feb 23	L	Kyle Burwick North Dakota State	MD 18-7	North Dakota State vs South Dakota State
Mar 8	W	Cleveland Belton Oklahoma	Dec 7-0	2025 Big 12 Championships Cons QF
Mar 8	W	Gavin Caprella Air Force	Dec 7-0	2025 Big 12 Championships Cons R2
Mar 8	L	Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado	Dec 8-5	2025 Big 12 Championships QF
Mar 9	W	Hunter Leake California Baptist	MFF	2025 Big 12 Championships 5th place
Mar 9	L	Kade Moore Missouri	INJ 1:22	2025 Big 12 Championships Cons SF
Mar 20	W	Nolan Wertanen Michigan	result not printed on bracket	2025 NCAA Championships Cons Pigtail
Mar 20	W	Takeo Davis Gardner-Webb	Dec 5-4	2025 NCAA Championships Cons R32
Mar 20	L	Nasir Bailey Little Rock	Dec 9-8	2025 NCAA Championships R32
Mar 21	L	Tyler Knox Stanford	MD 9-0	2025 NCAA Championships Cons R16

Best wins

14Kyle Burwick
North Dakota State, MD 9-1, Nov 17
1699
36Kyle Waterman
Drexel, Dec 6-3, Dec 21
1628
49Dylan Ragusin
Michigan, Dec 12-5, Dec 6
1582
60Cleveland Belton
Oklahoma, Dec 7-0, Mar 8
1556
72Gavin Caprella
Air Force, MD 15-3, Nov 17
1526

Ordered by the opponent’s Elo at the end of 2024–25; the number on the left is their rank.

How the wins came

Fall 2Tech fall 3Major 4Decision 10

Losses by decision (7), major (7), fall (1), inj (1).

Elo through the season

34 rated bouts