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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

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Jacob Reiner
Zachary Lucy
Xavier Bonner
Carrie Snyder
Sam Janicki
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Luke Weber

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Forsyth, Mont.
  • High School Forsyth HS

Biography

2x NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier (’21, '22)
4x Big 12 Championships Participant (’19, ’20, ’21, '22)
Big 12 Champion at 165 pounds ('21)
Big 12 Championships Fourth-Place Finish ('22)
Big 12 Championships Sixth-Place Finish ('19)

Big 12 Championships Eighth-Place Finish ('20)
2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (’21, '22)

2021-22 SEASON (SENIOR):  Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 16 seed in the 165-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 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-2 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 22-9 … Finished with a record of 7-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 11-3 record in dual matches, including a 5-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 53 team points in dual competition to lead all Bison ... Claimed the Bison Open individual title (Nov. 13) … Recorded 10 bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 7-1 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:47 … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 2-2 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 154 total match points on the season … Recorded 32 takedowns … Scored two two-point nearfalls … Scored six four-point nearfalls … Recorded 11 reversals to lead all Bison … Scored 30 escapes … Scored eight riding-time points … Went 4-2 to place fifth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) …

2020-21 SEASON (SENIOR): Automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships with a Big 12 Championship at 165 pounds after going 3-0 on the mat at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Compiled a 3-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Finished the regular season with a final ranking of No. 29 in the NCAA Coaches Poll … Also finished the Big 12 Tournament ranked unanimously across the major polls … Closed the year ranked No.13 by FloWrestling.org, No.13 by InterMat.com, No.14 by TheOpenMat.com, No.15 by TrackWrestling.com, and No.19 by WIN Magazine ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Appeared in 20 matches on the season at 165 and 174 pounds, compiling a 16-4 record … Led the Bison with an 8-2 record in dual matches and a 6-1 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 37 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 27 points in Big 12 duals, both team highs ... Finished 5-3 against ranked opposition, including a win over No. 2 Travis Wittlake of Oklahoma State (3/6) en route to the Big 12 Conference Championship ... Recorded four victories by way of a pin, including the season opener against Oregon State (1/3) and on three consecutive weeks against Iowa State (2/7), Air Force (2/13) and South Dakota State (2/20) ... Scored two victories by major decision, a win over California Baptist (1/30) and an opening round victory at the Big 12 Championships against Oklahoma (3/6) ...
 
2019-20 SEASON (JUNIOR): Wrestled at 157, 165 and 174 pounds during the season...Placed eighth at 174 pounds at Big 12 Championships with a 1-3 record...Finished 15-13 overall including 3-3 in duals with three pins and three major decisions...Had 2-3 record in Big 12 duals...Went 5-2 to place fifth at 157 pounds at the Southern Scuffle (1-2-20) including two pins and a major decision...Finished sixth at the Daktronics Open (11-17-19) and Bison Open (11-9-19)...Finished the season with a 44-25 career record including 8-5 in duals (5-4 Big 12) with eight pins, one tech fall and nine major decisions.

2018-19 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Went 3-1 with Nebraska including a second-place finish at the Daktronics Open (11-4-18) before transferring to North Dakota State...Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships with a 1-3 record that included a major decision win over No. 23 Wyatt Sheets of Oklahoma State, then a 7-5 tiebreaker-1 loss to Jacob Wright of Fresno State...Compiled a 10-6 record (13-7 including Nebraska) including 5-2 in duals...Went 3-1 in Big 12 Conference duals...Had four major decisions...Went 3-1 in matches against nationally-ranked opponents including 10-4 decision over then No. 10 Taleb Rahmani of Pitt in first home appearance (1-12-19).
 
2017-18 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Wrestled at 149 and 157 pounds for Nebraska...Compiled a 19-6 record overall including five pins, one tech fall and a pair of major decisions...Went 4-0 to take Roger Denker Open (1-21-18) championship...Placed third at the Bob Smith Open (12-3-17) and finished fourth at Daktronics Open (11-5-17).
 
2016-17 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt season at Nebraska...Wrestled unattached at 157 pounds...Put together 26-7 record with 11 pins and three tech falls...Won the Hastings Cusatis Open (1-7-17) and the Roger Denker Open (1-22-17)...Also tied for first at the Sioux City Dave Edmunds Open (2-4-17).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Montana state champion for Forsyth High School and head coach Scott Weber...Rolled up 212-5 record...Set Montana state records for career wins and pins (174)...Set Montana state records for season wins (58) and pins (50)...Named the 2016 Montana Wrestler of the Year...Recipient of the 2016 Junior Schalles Award presented annually by WIN Wrestling Magazine and Cliff Keen Athletics to nation’s top pinner...Had 54-0 record in 2016, 53-1 in 2015, 58-0 in 2014 and 47-4 in 2013...Forsyth won the 2013 state championship...Won the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 145 pounds...Three-time all-state selection in football...Competed in track and field for three years...Four-year honor roll member.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in biology...Plans to attend dental school...Son of Scott and Maria Weber...Has four brothers, Brandon, Matthew, Nathan, and Michael...Michael Weber wrestles at NDSU.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year

Weight

W-L
vs.
Rank

Duals
Big 12
Duals
Dual
Points
Falls/
Pins
Fast
Pin
Tech
Falls
Maj.
Dec.
Take
Downs
Near
Fall (2)
Near
Fall (4)

Rev.

Esc.
Ride
Time
Big 12
Champ
NCAA
Champ
2016-17 (Nebraska)* 157 26-7 - - - - 11 - 3 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 (Nebraska) 149/157 19-6 - - - - 5 - 1 2 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 (Nebraska) 157 3-1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - -
Career (Nebraska) 149/157 22-7 - - - 5 - 1 4 - -
2018-19 157 10-6 3-1 5-2 3-1 16 0-0 - 0-0 4-1 17 0 10 3 14 6 1-3 -
2019-20 157/165/174 15-14 2-6 3-3 2-3 12 3-1 1:45 0-0 3-1 27 3 3 9 40 9 1-3 -
2020-21 165/174 16-4 5-3 8-2 6-1 37 4-0 2:07 0-0 2-0 15 2 6 2 29 6 3-0 3-2
2021-22 165 22-9 7-8 11-3 5-3 53 7-1 0:47 1-0 2-2 32 2 6 11 30 10 3-2 1-2
Career (NDSU) 157/165/174 63-33 17-18 27-10 16-8 118 14-2 0:47 1-0 11-4 91 7 25 25 113 31 8-8 4-4
Career 149/157/165/174 85-40 - - - - - - - 8-8 4-4
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'10" 157 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'10" 174 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'10" 174 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'10" 165 lbs