- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- University of Iowa Coach
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 133 weight class
- 2009-2010 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 147 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 137 Weight Class
- 147 Weight Class
- 157 Weight Class
- Southern Illinois
- Position:
- 220 Weight Class
- Heavyweight
- Iowa State University
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 184 Weight Class
- Hometown: Gillette, Wyoming
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 142 Weight Class
- Northwestern University Coach
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 167 Weight Class
- 177 Weight Class
- University of Minnesota
- Position: Heavyweight
- Hometown: Kimball, South Dakota
- Weights: 134-141
- Record: 137-30-0
South Dakota State University
Position: 149 weight class
SDSU Wrestling Roster
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
- 160 Weight Class
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Coach
- Northern State University
- Position:
- 152 Weight Class
- 160 Weight Class
- 167 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 174 Weight Class
- 2017-2018 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 wrestler
Position: 165 weight class
Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
High School: Brandon Valley High School
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 142 Weight Class
South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 174/184 Weight Class
Hometown: Waseca, Minnesota
High School: Owatonna High School
Major: Business Economics
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 149 Weight Class
- 2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster
South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 149 weight class
Hometown: Buckingham, Iowa
High School: Con Bosco High School
Major: Exploratory Studies
South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 125 Weight Class
Hometown: St. Paris, Ohio
High School: St. Paris Graham HIgh School
Major: Wildlife and Fisheries Science
2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 130 Weight Class
- 142 Weight Class
- 150 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 141 Weight Class
- 2013-2014 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 187 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 158 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 177 Weight Class
- Oklahoma State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 133 Weight Class
- 2018-2019 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 190 Weight Class
- Wisconsin State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Position: 174 Weight Class
- University of Iowa Coach 1922-1943
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 125 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 126 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
Record:
- 2013-2014: 18-7 overall, 0-0 dual
- TOTAL: 18-7 overall, 0-0 dual
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- Jess Hoke's son
- Editor of Amateur Wrestling News
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 134 Weight Class
- Iowa State University
- Position: 177 Weight Class
South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 142 Weight Class
- 150 Weight Class
- 152 Weight Class
- University of Oklahoma
- Position: 177 Weight Class
- Washington State University
- California Polytechnic State University Coach
South Dakota State University
- Position: 150 Weight Class
- Iowa State University
- Position: 165 Weight Class
South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 150 Weight Class
- 167 Weight Class
South Dakota State University
- Position: 157 Weight Class
South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 133 Weight Class
- 149 Weight Class
- Northwestern University
- Position: 84 kg Weight Class
- Oklahoma State University
- University of Missouri
- Clemson University
- Chair of U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 118 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 177 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- USA
- Wisconsin Coach
- Ohio State University
- Position: 198 Weight Class
- Oklahoma State University
- Position: 141 Weight Class
- Oklahoma State University
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 134 Weight Class
- 142 Weight Class
- 150 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 134 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 165 Weight Class
- 174 Weight Class
- 2019-2020 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 142 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 142 Weight Class
- 150 Weight Class
- Oklahoma State University
- Position: 198 Weight Class
- Mayor Daly Club
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 118 Weight Class
- 126 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 126 Weight Class
- 145 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 167 Weight Class
- Historian
2010-11
Named to the Western Wrestling Conference Coaches' Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA in civil engineering ... compiled a 9-15 overall record on the season, including 2-8 duals
Before SDSU
Four-time state qualifier ... three-time state place winner and two-time runner-up ... named team MVP during his senior year ... part of two semi-finals qualifying teams at state in 2007 and 2009 and the state runners-up in 2008 ... finished his high school career with a 181-37 ... named an all-conference defensive back as a senior ... named Mr. Dutchmen as the school's best athlete ... four-time academic all-conference performer
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 149 Weight Class
- Davison High School Coach
- Pennsylvania State University
- Position: 174 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 142 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University head coach
- University of Minnesota
- Position: 171/184 Weight Class
- Minnesota Storm Wrestling Club - Position: 96 kg (211.5 lb.) Weight Class
- SDSU Wrestling Staff
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 149 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 197 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 142 Weight Class
- 150 Weight Class
- 158 Weight Class
- North Carolina State University
- Position: Heavyweight
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 118 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 150 Weight Class
- 158 Weight Class
- Oregon State University
- Position: 177 Weight Class
- Oregon State University Coach
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 142 Weight Class
- South Dakota State University
- Position: 184 Weight Class
- Hometown: Moorhead, Minnesota
- 2019-2020 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 133 Weight Class
- 141 Weight Class
- 2018-2019 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- South Dakota State University
- Position:
- 188 Weight Class
- 126 Weight Class
South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 141 weight class
Hometown: Pound, Wisconsin
High School: Coleman High School