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Gavin Drexler
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stratford, Wis.
- High School:
- Stratford HS
NCAA All-American ('25)
2x NCAA Championship Participant ('25, '26)
Big 12 Championships Third Place ('25)
Big 12 Championships Fifth Place ('26)
2x Academic All-Big 12 Team ('25, '26)
2025-26 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was selected as a No. 28 seed in the 157-pound bracket … 2026 NWCA Scholar All-America Team … 2026 Academic All-Big 12 Team … Finished with a 0-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 16-12 … Finished with a record of 3-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 9-6 record in dual matches, including a 6-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 30 team points in dual competition ... Recorded six bonus-point victories on the season … Recorded one pin on the season in a time of 4:34 ... Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 174 total match points on the season … Secured 33 takedowns … Turned one three-point and one four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 34 escapes … Finished with 12 riding-time points …
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:
2x NCAA Championship Participant ('25, '26)
Big 12 Championships Third Place ('25)
Big 12 Championships Fifth Place ('26)
2x Academic All-Big 12 Team ('25, '26)
2025-26 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was selected as a No. 28 seed in the 157-pound bracket … 2026 NWCA Scholar All-America Team … 2026 Academic All-Big 12 Team … Finished with a 0-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 4-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 16-12 … Finished with a record of 3-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 9-6 record in dual matches, including a 6-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 30 team points in dual competition ... Recorded six bonus-point victories on the season … Recorded one pin on the season in a time of 4:34 ... Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 174 total match points on the season … Secured 33 takedowns … Turned one three-point and one four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 34 escapes … Finished with 12 riding-time points …
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) |
| 2025-26 | 16-12 | 3-8 | 9-6 | 6-1 | 30 | 1-0 | 4:34 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 172 | 4-2 (5th) | 0-2 |
| Career | 71-38 | 12-26 | 26-20 | 17-9 | 90 | 1-2 | 4:34 | 8-2 | 23-9 | 151 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 131 | 41 | 781 | 9-5 | 4-5 |
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