• South Dakota State University
• Position: 142 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 165 weight class
Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
High School: Brandon Valley High School

SDSU Wrestling Roster

RECORD:

• 2012-2013: 0-0 overall, 0-0 Dual
• 2013-2014: 29-13 overall, 10-4 dua;
• TOTAL: 29-13 overall, 10-4 dual

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 174 Weight Class
• 2017-2018 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• Northern State University
• Position:
  • 152 Weight Class
  • 160 Weight Class
  • 167 Weight Class

Jim Koch was well-known in the wrestling community. His wrestling career started in 1963 as a junior at Milbank High School. As a senior, he went 23-1-1 at the state meet, making him the school’s first wrestler to earn a medal at the competition.

Koch was recruited at SDSU for football and wrestling, and was awarded the Stephen F. Briggs academic scholarship. He focused on wrestling after his first year. Koch had an undefeated freshman wrestling season. He then became the varsity 160 pounder and competed in the North Central Conference championship finals for the next three years. Koch graduated from SDSU with honors in 1969. He earned a Master of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from SDSU in 1974. Koch’s thesis can be viewed here.

His coaching career began in 1969 as an SDSU graduate assistant. In 1970, Koch joined the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as its first head wrestling coach. He remained at UW-Parkside for 41 seasons until his retirement in 2011, during which time the school’s wrestling program earned numerous accolades. According to a UW-Parkside press release, “his wrestlers earned 128 All-America honors, 80 Academic All-America honors, and 14 wrestlers won individual national championships. Under his tutelage, Ranger Athletics emerged as one of the top programs in the nation as his teams finished with a Top 10 national ranking in 23 seasons.” His wrestlers participated in 68 national tournaments, and his teams reached both the NCAA Division II Nationals and the NAIA Nationals 31 times.

Outside of the university program, Koch was also a leader in the sport on the national level. To name a few of his roles, he chaired the National Hall of Fame Committee for both the NAIA and the NCAA Division II and oversaw the induction of more than 70 and 74 members, respectively. Koch served terms as president for those same organizations’ National Wrestling Coaches Association, and was influential in developing the academic All-American awards requirements for the two groups. He was the host coach of the NCAA Division II National Tournament in 1982, 1990, and 2002.

Koch was widely recognized for his coaching achievements and service to the sport of wrestling. In 1971, Amateur Wrestling News named Koch the Collegiate Rookie Coach of the Year. As an SDSU alumnus, he received the 1995 Ralph Ginn Coaching Award for coaching excellence. He was inducted into six hall of fames, including the NAIA National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1993, and the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2003, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame honored Koch with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Koch passed away March 23, 2017, at the age of 69, as the result of injuries from being struck by a car while jogging in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Just prior to his death, the National Wrestling Coaches’ Association renamed its hall of fame to the Jim Koch Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame. In November 2018, UW-Parkside Wrestling revealed the new Jim Koch Wrestling Center practice facility.

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 160 Weight Class
    • 167 Weight Class
• University of Wisconsin-Parkside Coach

South Dakota State University
Position: 149 weight class SDSU Wrestling Roster

• Hometown: Kimball, South Dakota
• Weights: 134-141
• Record: 137-30-0

• University of Minnesota
• Position: Heavyweight

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 167 Weight Class
  • 177 Weight Class

• Northwestern University Coach

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 142 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 184 Weight Class
• Hometown: Gillette, Wyoming

• Iowa State University

• Southern Illinois
• Position:
  • 220 Weight Class
  • Heavyweight

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 137 Weight Class
  • 147 Weight Class
  • 157 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 147 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 133 weight class
• 2009-2010 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• University of Iowa Coach

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight

• Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa
• University of Oklahoma
• Position:
  • 142 Weight Class
  • 157 Weight Class

Record:

• 2013-2014: 13-11 overall, 13-11 dual
• TOTAL: 13-11 overall, 0-0 dual

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 142 Weight Class
  • 150 Weight Class

• Colorado State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position 157 Weight Class
• 2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 145 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class
• 2019-2020 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

• Cornell College

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

• Wyoming University Coach

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

Before SDSU
Placed second at 285 pounds as a senior at Mitchell High School ... placed second as a junior at 215 pounds and seventh as a freshman at 160 pounds ... majoring in nursing

• University of Minnesota
• Position: 149 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

• Iowa
• Position: 125 Weight Class

• UHI wrestler
• Lehigh University Coach

Record:

• 2013-2014: 9-9 overall, 0-0 dual
• TOTAL: 9-9 overall, 0-0 dual

• University of Minnesota

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

• Iowa State University
• Position: 191 Weight Class
• Hometown: Wayzata, MInnesota

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 123 Weight Class

• Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

• Oregon State University
• Position: 213 Weight Class

• Virginia Tech
• Position: 165 Weight Class

• Rapid City Stevens High School, South Dakota
• Position: 126 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 118 Weight Class

South Dakota State University Wrestling Head Coach, Record: 11-20
Northern Montana University Coach
Hometown: Havre, Minnesota
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

• SDSU Wrestling Coaching Staff

• South Dakota State University

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 165 Weight Class
• 2013-2014 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• Lock Haven University
• Position: 134 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 147 Weight Class

2011-12
Was 7-15 overall and 1-10 in duals at 184 pounds ... Scored one major decision and six decisions on the season

Before SDSU
Two-time national qualifier ... 55-10 record overall ... Muskeegan CC Open champion ... 7-0 record at Muskeegan Duals ... New York state collegiate tournament qualifier ... all-state, all-region three times, champion ... 2010-11 finalist ... two-time JCC Open champion ... Mount Union Open third place ... Niagra CC Open champion

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 190 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position 137 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 137 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 190 Weight Class
  • Heavyweight

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 134 Weight Class

• Pennsylvania State University Coach, 1979-1992

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 190 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class

2010-11
Named to the Western Wrestling Conference Coaches' Honor Roll with a 3.517 GPA in architecture ... tallied a 0-7 overall record, including 0-3 in the WWC

Before SDSU
Won sixth place at the South Dakota state wrestling meet in 2010, second in 2009 and seventh in 2008 ... recipient of the white honor letter at Sturgis High School as a senior ... four-time letter winnter in wrestling and three-time letter winner in both football and track ... National Honor Society member

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 149 weight class
• SDSU Wrestling Roster

South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 149 weight class
Hometown: St. Paris, Oio
High School: St. Paris Graham High School

SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 125 weight class
• 2008-09 Wrestling Roster

• University of Iowa
• Position: 126.5 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Weight Class: Heavyweight
• 2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• Pennsylvania State University
• Position: Heavyweight

• Position: Heavyweight

• Coach at Upper Iowa University

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 134 Weight Class

• Athlete at Iowa State Teachers College
• University of Iowa Coach (42 years)

• Iowa State University
• Position: 125 Weight Class

• Wrestler at Ohio State University
• University of Indiana Coach
• University of Michigan" Coach

• Iowa State University
  Position:
  • 142 Weight Class
  • 150 Weight Class
  • 152 Weight Class
• Hometown: Phillip, South Dakota

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 167 Weight Class
  • 177 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 184 weight class
• SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 165 weight class
• 2007-08 Wrestling Roster

2010-11
Named to the Western Wrestling Conference Coaches' Honor Roll with a 3.613 GPA in pharmacy ... compiled a 3-8 record on the season, including 0-2 in duals

2009-10
Lone win of his freshman season came at the season opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with a 9-0 major decision win (11/7)

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 133 Weight Class
  • 141 Weight Class
• 2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• Oklahoma State University
• Position: 158 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 130 Weight Class

• University of California - Davis

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 174 Weight Class
• 2013-2014 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position:
  • 167 Weight Class
  • 177 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 167 Weight Class

• Bakersfield, California

• North Dakota State University
• Position: 177 Weight Class
• Minnesota Coach

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 174 Weight Class

• Moorhead State University
• New York Athletic Club
• Position: 114.5 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 125 Weight Class
• 2019-2020 SDSU Wrestling Roster

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 126 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: 137 Weight Class

• South Dakota State University
• Position: Heavyweight