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Sawyer Degen
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 133
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Mont.
- High School:
- Belgrade HS
2020 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
2019-20 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling first team...Competed at 141 pounds...Compiled an 11-8 record including 3-3 (0-2 Big 12) in duals with three pins and a pair of major decisions...Runner-up at Bison Open (11-9-19) with a 3-1 record...Won the Ridgewater Open (2-1-20)...Finished with 2-2 record at the Southern Scuffle (1-1-20)...Career 21-24 record including 4-10 in duals with four pins and four major decisions.
2018-19 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Gained invaluable experience at 141 pounds...Compiled a 10-16 record including 1-7 in duals with two major decisions and one tech fall...Went 1-2 at the 2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championships (3-9-19)...Dual win came with a 9-5 decision over South Dakota State's Aric Williams (2-15-19)...Placed second at the Jimmie Open (11-3-18), fourth in Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-17-18) and sixth at the Bison Open (11-10-18).
2017-18 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the program...Wrestled unattached at 133 pounds...Put together a 14-11 record including five pins, a pair of major decisions and a tech fall…Placed in top four in 4 of 6 open tournaments including runner-up showing at the North Country Open (1-27-18)...Went 3-1 including a fall and major decision … Placed fourth at the SDSU Daktronics Open (11-5-17), the Bison Open (11-11-17) and in the Dragon Open/Red Division (12-2-17)...Went 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12-17-17).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Montana Class A state champion for Belgrade High School and head coach Sean Dellow in four different weight classes, 98, 113, 126 and 138 pounds … Compiled a career record of 158-10 including a 47-0 ledger as a senior...Competed in cross country and track and field...Montana state runner-up in cross country...Regular on the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...Son of Terry and Jane Degen...Has four brothers, Jarrett, Lyle, Brandon and Richie, and two sisters, Lacey and Mandi...Brother, Jarrett, competes at Iowa State.
CAREER STATISTICS
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals
2019-20 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling first team...Competed at 141 pounds...Compiled an 11-8 record including 3-3 (0-2 Big 12) in duals with three pins and a pair of major decisions...Runner-up at Bison Open (11-9-19) with a 3-1 record...Won the Ridgewater Open (2-1-20)...Finished with 2-2 record at the Southern Scuffle (1-1-20)...Career 21-24 record including 4-10 in duals with four pins and four major decisions.
2018-19 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Gained invaluable experience at 141 pounds...Compiled a 10-16 record including 1-7 in duals with two major decisions and one tech fall...Went 1-2 at the 2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championships (3-9-19)...Dual win came with a 9-5 decision over South Dakota State's Aric Williams (2-15-19)...Placed second at the Jimmie Open (11-3-18), fourth in Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-17-18) and sixth at the Bison Open (11-10-18).
2017-18 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the program...Wrestled unattached at 133 pounds...Put together a 14-11 record including five pins, a pair of major decisions and a tech fall…Placed in top four in 4 of 6 open tournaments including runner-up showing at the North Country Open (1-27-18)...Went 3-1 including a fall and major decision … Placed fourth at the SDSU Daktronics Open (11-5-17), the Bison Open (11-11-17) and in the Dragon Open/Red Division (12-2-17)...Went 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12-17-17).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Montana Class A state champion for Belgrade High School and head coach Sean Dellow in four different weight classes, 98, 113, 126 and 138 pounds … Compiled a career record of 158-10 including a 47-0 ledger as a senior...Competed in cross country and track and field...Montana state runner-up in cross country...Regular on the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...Son of Terry and Jane Degen...Has four brothers, Jarrett, Lyle, Brandon and Richie, and two sisters, Lacey and Mandi...Brother, Jarrett, competes at Iowa State.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | Big 12 T | NCAA |
| 2017-18* | 14-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 10-16 | 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | -- |
| 2019-20 | 11-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 21-24 | 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
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