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Gavin Drexler
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stratford, Wis.
- High School:
- Stratford HS
NCAA All-American ('25)
NCAA Championship Participant ('25)
Big 12 Championships Third Place ('25)
Academic All-Big 12 Team ('25)
2024-25 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned NCAA All-American honors and recorded an eighth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships … Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., where he was selected as a No. 22 seed in the 149-pound bracket … Finished with a 4-3 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-1 record … Academic All-Big 12 Team ... Compiled an overall record of 26-12 … Finished with a record of 8-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 9-6 record in dual matches, including a 7-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 33 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 14 bonus-point victories on the season … Secured five tech fall victories … Picked up nine major decision victories … Scored 311 total match points on the season … Secured 56 takedowns … Turned four two-point nearfalls … Turned 11 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 11 reversals … Scored 53 escapes … Finished with 13 riding-time points …
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 141 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 1-2 record … Claimed the Bison Open 141-pound title … Compiled an overall record of 14-9 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 3-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 23 team points in dual competition ... Recorded four bonus-point victories … Picked up four major decision victories … Scored 144 total match points … Secured 28 takedowns … Turned one two-point nearfall … Turned one three-point nearfall … Turned one four-point nearfall … Recorded eight reversals … Scored 24 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2022-23 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled at 141 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 15-5 … Compiled a 1-1 record in dual matches, with both matches coming in Big 12 duals … Won his dual debut with a 11-2 major decision at California Baptist, scoring four team points in dual competition ... Took third overall at the Daktronics Open … Recorded eight bonus-point victories … Secured three tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 159 total match points … Secured 34 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded four reversals … Scored 20 escapes … Finished with seven riding-time points …
HIGH SCHOOL: No. 126 overall recruit by MatScouts and No. 22 recruit at 138 pounds … Four-year starter for Stratford High School, posting a 38-1 record during his senior season … Finished as an All-American at the USAW National Championships in Fargo in Summer of 2022, placing seventh at 145 … Split time between 138 and 145 as a senior … Claimed the 138-pound WIAA Individual State Championship as a junior and senior … Won the 126-pound title in 2020 … WWF Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wisconsin State Championships at 145 pounds in May of 2022 ... In May of 2019, Won the 16U WWF state championships in both disciplines at 120 pounds …
PERSONAL: Son of Cara and Daniel … Has one sister; Grace … Has two brothers; Jake and Manny … Majoring in Business and Finance …
CAREER STATISTICS:
NCAA Championship Participant ('25)
Big 12 Championships Third Place ('25)
Academic All-Big 12 Team ('25)
2024-25 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned NCAA All-American honors and recorded an eighth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships … Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., where he was selected as a No. 22 seed in the 149-pound bracket … Finished with a 4-3 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-1 record … Academic All-Big 12 Team ... Compiled an overall record of 26-12 … Finished with a record of 8-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 9-6 record in dual matches, including a 7-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 33 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 14 bonus-point victories on the season … Secured five tech fall victories … Picked up nine major decision victories … Scored 311 total match points on the season … Secured 56 takedowns … Turned four two-point nearfalls … Turned 11 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 11 reversals … Scored 53 escapes … Finished with 13 riding-time points …
2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 141 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 1-2 record … Claimed the Bison Open 141-pound title … Compiled an overall record of 14-9 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 3-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 23 team points in dual competition ... Recorded four bonus-point victories … Picked up four major decision victories … Scored 144 total match points … Secured 28 takedowns … Turned one two-point nearfall … Turned one three-point nearfall … Turned one four-point nearfall … Recorded eight reversals … Scored 24 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2022-23 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled at 141 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 15-5 … Compiled a 1-1 record in dual matches, with both matches coming in Big 12 duals … Won his dual debut with a 11-2 major decision at California Baptist, scoring four team points in dual competition ... Took third overall at the Daktronics Open … Recorded eight bonus-point victories … Secured three tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 159 total match points … Secured 34 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded four reversals … Scored 20 escapes … Finished with seven riding-time points …
HIGH SCHOOL: No. 126 overall recruit by MatScouts and No. 22 recruit at 138 pounds … Four-year starter for Stratford High School, posting a 38-1 record during his senior season … Finished as an All-American at the USAW National Championships in Fargo in Summer of 2022, placing seventh at 145 … Split time between 138 and 145 as a senior … Claimed the 138-pound WIAA Individual State Championship as a junior and senior … Won the 126-pound title in 2020 … WWF Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wisconsin State Championships at 145 pounds in May of 2022 ... In May of 2019, Won the 16U WWF state championships in both disciplines at 120 pounds …
PERSONAL: Son of Cara and Daniel … Has one sister; Grace … Has two brothers; Jake and Manny … Majoring in Business and Finance …
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 |
| 2022-23 | 15-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0-1 | - | 3-0 | 5-0 | 34 | 8 | - | 10 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 159 | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | 14-9 | 1-7 | 7-7 | 3-5 | 23 | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | 4-3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 142 | 1-2 | -- |
| 2024-25 | 26-12 | 8-9 | 9-6 | 7-2 | 33 | 0-0 | - | 5-1 | 9-2 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 13 | 308 | 4-1 (3rd) | 4-3 (8th) |
| Career | 55-26 | 9-18 | 17-14 | 11-8 | 60 | 0-2 | - | 8-2 | 18-5 | 118 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 97 | 29 | 609 | 5-3 | 4-3 |
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
