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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Larry Slater
Larry Slater
Benjamin Dishong
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Libby Leonard

Gavin Drexler

  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 149
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Stratford, Wis.
  • High School Stratford HS

Biography

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:
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

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'5" 141 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    5'5" 141 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'5" 149 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'5" 149 lbs