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Gaven Sax
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Robert, Mo.
- High School:
- Waynesville HS
NCAA Championships Qualifier - 174 pounds ('24)
Big 12 Championships Runner-Up ('24)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('22)
2x NWCA Scholar All-America Team ('22, '23)
2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team ('22, '23)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (11/7/23)
2023-24 SEASON (JUNIOR): Reached the blood round of the NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., where he was selected as a No. 14 seed in the 174-pound bracket … Finished with a 3-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-1 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 … Took third overall at the Southern Scuffle … Compiled an overall record of 20-7 … Finished with a record of 10-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled an 8-3 record in dual matches, including a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 32 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 13 bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 4:46 ... Secured seven tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 215 total match points … Secured 26 takedowns … Turned seven two-point nearfalls … Turned two three-point nearfalls … Turned 18 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 16 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2022-23 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Competed at 174 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 12-12 … Finished with a record of 1-10 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 28 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Bison Open … Recorded six bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 3:10 in a dual against Utah Valley ... Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 135 total match points … Secured 16 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with eight riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 149 pounds and recorded a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-2 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 17-12 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 4-8 record in dual matches, including a 2-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 14 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:27 … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 2-4 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 142 total match points on the season … Recorded 17 takedowns … Scored four two-point nearfalls … Scored 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded nine reversals … Scored 32 escapes … Went 7-2 to place fourth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) …
2020-21 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Did not make an appearance this season, sitting out year as a redshirt ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020 from Waynesville (Mo.) High School...Four-year starter on the wrestling team under coach Lucas Smith...Team captain his senior year...Reached the state semifinals his junior year...Won the Class 4 state title at 152 pounds his senior year, finishing with a 43-1 overall record.
PERSONAL: Son of Edward and Karen ... Has two brothers, Sean and Derrick ... Sean wrestled at Westminster College in Missouri ... Majoring in Sport Management ...
CAREER STATISTICS:
Big 12 Championships Runner-Up ('24)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('22)
2x NWCA Scholar All-America Team ('22, '23)
2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team ('22, '23)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (11/7/23)
2023-24 SEASON (JUNIOR): Reached the blood round of the NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., where he was selected as a No. 14 seed in the 174-pound bracket … Finished with a 3-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-1 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 … Took third overall at the Southern Scuffle … Compiled an overall record of 20-7 … Finished with a record of 10-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled an 8-3 record in dual matches, including a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 32 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 13 bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 4:46 ... Secured seven tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 215 total match points … Secured 26 takedowns … Turned seven two-point nearfalls … Turned two three-point nearfalls … Turned 18 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 16 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2022-23 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Competed at 174 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 12-12 … Finished with a record of 1-10 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 28 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Bison Open … Recorded six bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 3:10 in a dual against Utah Valley ... Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 135 total match points … Secured 16 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with eight riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 149 pounds and recorded a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-2 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 17-12 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 4-8 record in dual matches, including a 2-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 14 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:27 … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 2-4 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 142 total match points on the season … Recorded 17 takedowns … Scored four two-point nearfalls … Scored 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded nine reversals … Scored 32 escapes … Went 7-2 to place fourth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) …
2020-21 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Did not make an appearance this season, sitting out year as a redshirt ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020 from Waynesville (Mo.) High School...Four-year starter on the wrestling team under coach Lucas Smith...Team captain his senior year...Reached the state semifinals his junior year...Won the Class 4 state title at 152 pounds his senior year, finishing with a 43-1 overall record.
PERSONAL: Son of Edward and Karen ... Has two brothers, Sean and Derrick ... Sean wrestled at Westminster College in Missouri ... Majoring in Sport Management ...
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 |
| 2021-22 | 17-12 | 1-7 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 14 | 2-0 | 1:27 | 1-0 | 2-4 | 17 | 4 | - | 10 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 142 | 2-2 (7th) | -- |
| 2022-23 | 12-12 | 1-10 | 7-7 | 4-4 | 28 | 1-2 | 3:10 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 16 | 8 | - | 9 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 135 | 0-2 | -- |
| 2023-24 | 20-7 | 10-7 | 8-3 | 3-2 | 32 | 1-1 | 4:46 | 7-0 | 5-1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 215 | 3-1 (2nd) | 3-2 (BR) |
| Career | 49-31 | 12-24 | 19-18 | 9-11 | 74 | 4-3 | 1:27 | 10-0 | 10-7 | 59 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 77 | 27 | 492 | 5-5 | 3-2 |
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