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Kellyn March
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, S.D.
- High School:
- Canton HS
NCAA Championships Qualifier ('23)
Big 12 Championships Fourth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('21)
NWCA All-Academic Team ('21)
2024-25 SEASON (SENIOR): Wrestled at 141 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 2-5 … Finished with an 0-3 record in dual matches, including an 0-1 record in Big 12 duals … Recorded two bonus-point victories on the season … Recorded two victories with falls, including a season best pin of 0:24 … Scored 26 total match points on the season … Secured four takedowns … Turned one four-point nearfall … Scored 10 escapes …
2023-24 SEASON (SENIOR): Wrestled at 149 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 1-3 … Finished with an 0-2 record in dual matches … Recorded one bonus-point victory … Recorded one pin in a time of 6:54 ... Scored 11 total match points … Secured two takedowns … Turned one three-point nearfall … Scored two escapes …
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 13 seed in the 149-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, also at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 25-9 … Finished with a record of 5-9 against ranked opposition, including a pair of ranked wins on his way to a Southern Scuffle title … Compiled a 9-3 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 37 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Daktronics Open … Recorded nine bonus-point victories … Recorded seven victories with falls, including a season best pin of 13 seconds, one shy of his NDSU Div. 1 era record of 12 seconds … Three pins came in the Big 12 Championships, and one came at the NCAA Championships … Secured one tech fall victory ... Picked up one major decision victory ... Scored 206 total match points … Secured 45 takedowns … Turned six two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded eight reversals … Scored 42 escapes … Finished with 10 riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Competed at 133 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 14-9 … Finished with a record of 3-3 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 8-4 record in dual matches, including a 3-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 36 team points in dual competition ... Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 5-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 12 seconds, which set the Bison records for fastest pin against a D1 opponent, fastest pin in a dual and fastest overall pin since the Bison started competing at the D1 level in 2004-05 … Scored 78 total match points on the season … Recorded 21 takedowns … Scored one two-point nearfall … Scored one four-point nearfall … Recorded five reversals … Scored 14 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points … Went 2-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13) …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Finished with a record of 2-2 on the mat at the Big 12 Championships at 133 pounds to earn seventh place ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Finished the regular season with a final ranking of No. 31 in the NCAA Coaches Poll … Closed the year ranked No.17 by FloWrestling.org, No.22 by TrackWrestling.com, and No.28 by TheOpenMat.com ... Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team … Appeared in 15 matches on the season, all at 133, compiling a 7-8 record ... Finished at 4-6 in dual matches with a 1-6 record in Big 12 duals ... First conference win came against Air Force in another ranked victory (2/13) … Scored a total of 18 points for the Bison in dual matches, including six points in Big 12 duals ... Finished 4-7 against ranked opposition ... Began his collegiate career by scoring a victory by major decision in his first match against No.7 ranked Devan Turner of Oregon State (1/3) ... Recorded two victories by pin, defeating South Dakota State (2/20) and then Northern Iowa in the Big 12 Championships (3/6) ... Secured one victory by tech fall against California Baptist (1/30) ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020 from Canton High School...Four-time South Dakota Class B state champion at 106, 126, 132 and 138 pounds...Undefeated his final two seasons finishing 53-0 as a junior and 52-0 as a senior...Went 199-2 over four varsity seasons...Set the school record with 41 pins his junior year...Had a state record 49 consecutive pins...Helped the C-Hawks to a state-record 110 consecutive dual meet victories and three straight Class B state tournament championships under coaches Jeremy Swenson and Jeremy Ask...Three-time USA Wrestling All-American at the Fargo nationals...Three-time Northern Plains champion...Also competed in cross country.
PERSONAL: Majoring in University Studies with a minor in Biological Studies and Public Health ... Son of Dan and Linda March ... Has a sister, Aliya.
CAREER STATISTICS:
Big 12 Championships Fourth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('21)
NWCA All-Academic Team ('21)
2024-25 SEASON (SENIOR): Wrestled at 141 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 2-5 … Finished with an 0-3 record in dual matches, including an 0-1 record in Big 12 duals … Recorded two bonus-point victories on the season … Recorded two victories with falls, including a season best pin of 0:24 … Scored 26 total match points on the season … Secured four takedowns … Turned one four-point nearfall … Scored 10 escapes …
2023-24 SEASON (SENIOR): Wrestled at 149 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 1-3 … Finished with an 0-2 record in dual matches … Recorded one bonus-point victory … Recorded one pin in a time of 6:54 ... Scored 11 total match points … Secured two takedowns … Turned one three-point nearfall … Scored two escapes …
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 13 seed in the 149-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, also at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 25-9 … Finished with a record of 5-9 against ranked opposition, including a pair of ranked wins on his way to a Southern Scuffle title … Compiled a 9-3 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 37 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Daktronics Open … Recorded nine bonus-point victories … Recorded seven victories with falls, including a season best pin of 13 seconds, one shy of his NDSU Div. 1 era record of 12 seconds … Three pins came in the Big 12 Championships, and one came at the NCAA Championships … Secured one tech fall victory ... Picked up one major decision victory ... Scored 206 total match points … Secured 45 takedowns … Turned six two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded eight reversals … Scored 42 escapes … Finished with 10 riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Competed at 133 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 14-9 … Finished with a record of 3-3 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 8-4 record in dual matches, including a 3-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 36 team points in dual competition ... Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 5-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 12 seconds, which set the Bison records for fastest pin against a D1 opponent, fastest pin in a dual and fastest overall pin since the Bison started competing at the D1 level in 2004-05 … Scored 78 total match points on the season … Recorded 21 takedowns … Scored one two-point nearfall … Scored one four-point nearfall … Recorded five reversals … Scored 14 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points … Went 2-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13) …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Finished with a record of 2-2 on the mat at the Big 12 Championships at 133 pounds to earn seventh place ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Finished the regular season with a final ranking of No. 31 in the NCAA Coaches Poll … Closed the year ranked No.17 by FloWrestling.org, No.22 by TrackWrestling.com, and No.28 by TheOpenMat.com ... Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team … Appeared in 15 matches on the season, all at 133, compiling a 7-8 record ... Finished at 4-6 in dual matches with a 1-6 record in Big 12 duals ... First conference win came against Air Force in another ranked victory (2/13) … Scored a total of 18 points for the Bison in dual matches, including six points in Big 12 duals ... Finished 4-7 against ranked opposition ... Began his collegiate career by scoring a victory by major decision in his first match against No.7 ranked Devan Turner of Oregon State (1/3) ... Recorded two victories by pin, defeating South Dakota State (2/20) and then Northern Iowa in the Big 12 Championships (3/6) ... Secured one victory by tech fall against California Baptist (1/30) ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020 from Canton High School...Four-time South Dakota Class B state champion at 106, 126, 132 and 138 pounds...Undefeated his final two seasons finishing 53-0 as a junior and 52-0 as a senior...Went 199-2 over four varsity seasons...Set the school record with 41 pins his junior year...Had a state record 49 consecutive pins...Helped the C-Hawks to a state-record 110 consecutive dual meet victories and three straight Class B state tournament championships under coaches Jeremy Swenson and Jeremy Ask...Three-time USA Wrestling All-American at the Fargo nationals...Three-time Northern Plains champion...Also competed in cross country.
PERSONAL: Majoring in University Studies with a minor in Biological Studies and Public Health ... Son of Dan and Linda March ... Has a sister, Aliya.
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year | Overall | vs. Rank |
Duals | Big 12 Duals |
Dual Pts |
Falls | Fast Pin |
TF | MD | TD | N2 | N3 | N4 | RV | E | RT | Pts | Big 12 Champ |
NCAA Champ |
| 2020-21 | 7-8 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 1-6 | 18 | 1-0 | 1:25 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 16 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 82 | 2-2 (7th) | -- |
| 2021-22 | 14-9 | 3-3 | 8-4 | 3-3 | 36 | 5-0 | 0:12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 21 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 78 | 0-2 | -- |
| 2022-23 | 25-9 | 5-9 | 9-3 | 7-1 | 37 | 7-1 | 0:13 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 45 | 6 | - | 9 | 8 | 42 | 10 | 206 | 4-2 (4th) | 1-2 |
| 2023-24 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6:54 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -- | -- |
| 2024-25 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0:24 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | -- | -- |
| Career | 49-34 | 12-22 | 21-18 | 11-11 | 91 | 16-1 | 0:12 | 2-2 | 2-7 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 88 | 18 | 403 | 6-6 | 1-2 |
North Dakota State vs. Air Force
Sunday, February 01
North Dakota State vs. Northern Colorado
Friday, January 30
North Dakota State vs. California Baptist
Sunday, January 25
North Dakota State vs. Iowa State
Sunday, January 11
