2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Roster

Adam Cherne
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Medina, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata HS
NWCA Scholar All American ('24)
2024-25 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled unattached at 184 and 197 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 4-5 … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Recorded one pin on the season in a time of 1:37 ... Scored 36 total match points on the season … Secured seven takedowns … Recorded one reversal … Scored 11 escapes … Finished with two riding-time points …
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named an NWCA Scholar All American … Competed at 184 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. … Compiled an overall record of 6-10 … Finished with a record of 1-5 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 3-7 record in dual matches, including a 2-6 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 13 team points in dual competition ... Recorded four bonus-point victories … Recorded two victories with falls, including a season best pin of 1:07 … Picked up two major decision victories … Scored 87 total match points … Secured 15 takedowns … Turned one three-point nearfall … Turned two four-point nearfalls … Scored 30 escapes … Finished with one riding-time point …
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Minnesota state qualifier, including three placing finishes for Wayzata under Eric Swensen … Finished out his high school career with a 43-6 record, including 26 pins, finishing as the championship runner-up at class AAA 170 pounds … Class AAA 170-pound fourth-place finisher in 2022 as a junior, capping season with a 49-5 record … Placed fourth at 160 pounds as a sophomore after going 27-8 … State entrant at 132 pounds as a freshman, finishing season 36-12 … Five-time all-conference selection earning the honor beginning in his eighth grade season … Won sectional championship his final four seasons … Finished third on the all-time wins list at Wayzata … Also lettered in football …
PERSONAL: Son of Michelle and Derek … Both parents were college athletes at Wisconsin-River Falls, with Michelle running track and Derek playing football … Has two sisters; Maya and Tessa … Major is undecided …
CAREER STATISTICS:
2024-25 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled unattached at 184 and 197 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 4-5 … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Recorded one pin on the season in a time of 1:37 ... Scored 36 total match points on the season … Secured seven takedowns … Recorded one reversal … Scored 11 escapes … Finished with two riding-time points …
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named an NWCA Scholar All American … Competed at 184 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. … Compiled an overall record of 6-10 … Finished with a record of 1-5 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 3-7 record in dual matches, including a 2-6 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 13 team points in dual competition ... Recorded four bonus-point victories … Recorded two victories with falls, including a season best pin of 1:07 … Picked up two major decision victories … Scored 87 total match points … Secured 15 takedowns … Turned one three-point nearfall … Turned two four-point nearfalls … Scored 30 escapes … Finished with one riding-time point …
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Minnesota state qualifier, including three placing finishes for Wayzata under Eric Swensen … Finished out his high school career with a 43-6 record, including 26 pins, finishing as the championship runner-up at class AAA 170 pounds … Class AAA 170-pound fourth-place finisher in 2022 as a junior, capping season with a 49-5 record … Placed fourth at 160 pounds as a sophomore after going 27-8 … State entrant at 132 pounds as a freshman, finishing season 36-12 … Five-time all-conference selection earning the honor beginning in his eighth grade season … Won sectional championship his final four seasons … Finished third on the all-time wins list at Wayzata … Also lettered in football …
PERSONAL: Son of Michelle and Derek … Both parents were college athletes at Wisconsin-River Falls, with Michelle running track and Derek playing football … Has two sisters; Maya and Tessa … Major is undecided …
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 |
| 2023-24 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 13 | 2-1 | 1:07 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 87 | 0-2 | -- |
| 2024-25* | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 1:37 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Career | 6-10 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 13 | 2-1 | 1:07 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 87 | 0-2 | -- |
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























































