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Owen Pentz
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgan, Utah
- High School:
- Morgan HS
3x NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier (’21, '22, '23)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (1/18/22)
Big 12 Championships Fourth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Sixth Place ('22)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('21)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 16 seed in the 197-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 3-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 18-9 … Finished with a record of 7-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-4 record in dual matches, including a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 33 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 10 bonus-point victories, including nine victories by fall … Finished with a season best pin of 1:23 against Air Force in the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a pin over #2/4 Ethan Laird of Rider to lead to a Southern Scuffle title … Took second overall at the Bison Open … Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 131 total match points … Secured 30 takedowns … Turned three two-point nearfalls … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded five reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with two riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 22 seed in the 197-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 1-3 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on January 18 after recording a pin against the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country … Compiled an overall record of 18-11 … Finished with a record of 6-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 10-4 record in dual matches, including a 5-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 51 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Bison Open individual title (Nov. 13) … Recorded 13 bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 13-2 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:53 His 13 pins led all Bison and his 12 pins against D1 competition finished the season ranked fourth in the country and first in the 197-pound weight class … Scored 116 total match points on the season … Recorded 28 takedowns … Scored two two-point nearfalls … Scored four four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 21 escapes …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships … Compiled a 2-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. ... Finished with a record of 2-2 on the mat at the Big 12 Championships at 197 pounds ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Closed the year ranked No.28 by TrackWrestling.com ... Appeared in 15 matches on the season, all at 197 pounds, compiling a 9-6 record, including a 4-2 record in dual matches and a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 21 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 18 points in Big 12 duals ... Finished 2-4 against ranked opposition ... Picked up a pin in his first collegiate match against Fresno State in Big 12 play (1/30) … Recorded four victories overall with a pin, including two on the same day against Air Force and Utah Valley, both Big 12 matches (2/13) ... Also recorded a victory by pin in an upset in the first round of the NCAA Championships, taking down No. 2 ranked Eric Schultz of Nebraska … Scored three major decision victories, all coming in postseason play ... Picked up two major victories against Utah Valley (3/6) and Northern Colorado (3/7) at the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a major decision win against Army at the NCAA Championships (3/19) …
BEFORE NDSU: Member of Fresno State's first signing class in November 2016...Went on a two-year Mormon mission from 2017-19 prior to enrolling at Fresno State, which announced in October 2020 that the program would be discontinued...Transferred to North Dakota State in January 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Utah state champion winning the 2017 Class 3A title at 182 pounds as a senior...Also won the 170-pound weight class as a junior in 2016...Junior national freestyle runner-up at 170 pounds.
CAREER STATISTICS:
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (1/18/22)
Big 12 Championships Fourth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Sixth Place ('22)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('21)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 16 seed in the 197-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 3-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 18-9 … Finished with a record of 7-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-4 record in dual matches, including a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 33 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 10 bonus-point victories, including nine victories by fall … Finished with a season best pin of 1:23 against Air Force in the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a pin over #2/4 Ethan Laird of Rider to lead to a Southern Scuffle title … Took second overall at the Bison Open … Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 131 total match points … Secured 30 takedowns … Turned three two-point nearfalls … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded five reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with two riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 22 seed in the 197-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 1-3 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on January 18 after recording a pin against the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country … Compiled an overall record of 18-11 … Finished with a record of 6-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 10-4 record in dual matches, including a 5-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 51 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Bison Open individual title (Nov. 13) … Recorded 13 bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 13-2 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:53 His 13 pins led all Bison and his 12 pins against D1 competition finished the season ranked fourth in the country and first in the 197-pound weight class … Scored 116 total match points on the season … Recorded 28 takedowns … Scored two two-point nearfalls … Scored four four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 21 escapes …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships … Compiled a 2-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. ... Finished with a record of 2-2 on the mat at the Big 12 Championships at 197 pounds ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Closed the year ranked No.28 by TrackWrestling.com ... Appeared in 15 matches on the season, all at 197 pounds, compiling a 9-6 record, including a 4-2 record in dual matches and a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 21 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 18 points in Big 12 duals ... Finished 2-4 against ranked opposition ... Picked up a pin in his first collegiate match against Fresno State in Big 12 play (1/30) … Recorded four victories overall with a pin, including two on the same day against Air Force and Utah Valley, both Big 12 matches (2/13) ... Also recorded a victory by pin in an upset in the first round of the NCAA Championships, taking down No. 2 ranked Eric Schultz of Nebraska … Scored three major decision victories, all coming in postseason play ... Picked up two major victories against Utah Valley (3/6) and Northern Colorado (3/7) at the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a major decision win against Army at the NCAA Championships (3/19) …
BEFORE NDSU: Member of Fresno State's first signing class in November 2016...Went on a two-year Mormon mission from 2017-19 prior to enrolling at Fresno State, which announced in October 2020 that the program would be discontinued...Transferred to North Dakota State in January 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Utah state champion winning the 2017 Class 3A title at 182 pounds as a senior...Also won the 170-pound weight class as a junior in 2016...Junior national freestyle runner-up at 170 pounds.
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year | Overall | vs. Rank |
Duals | Big 12 Duals |
Dual Pts |
Falls | Fast Pin |
TF | MD | TD | N2 | N4 | RV | E | RT | Pts | Big 12 Champ |
NCAA Champ |
| 2020-21 | 9-6 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 21 | 4-2 | 2:09 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 74 | 2-2 (7th) | 2-2 |
| 2021-22 | 18-11 | 6-9 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 51 | 13-2 | 0:53 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 116 | 1-3 (6th) | 1-2 |
| 2022-23 | 18-9 | 7-8 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 33 | 9-0 | 1:23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 131 | 3-2 (4th) | 1-2 |
| Career | 45-26 | 15-22 | 21-10 | 12-7 | 105 | 26-4 | 0:53 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 71 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 11 | 321 | 6-7 | 4-6 |
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
