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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Sam Janicki
Zachary Lucy
Benjamin Dishong

Max Petersen

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 149
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Byron, Minn.
  • High School Byron HS

Biography

Big 12 Championships Eighth Place ('24)
NWCA Scholar All American ('24)
Academic All-Big 12 Team ('25)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (11/14/23)


2024-25 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big 12 Team ... Wrestled at 149 and 157 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 19-8 … Compiled a 8-3 record in dual matches, including a 5-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 29 team points in dual competition ... Recorded eight bonus-point victories on the season … Secured three tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 255 total match points on the season … Secured 59 takedowns … Turned one two-point nearfall … Turned one three-point nearfall … Turned three four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored 40 escapes … Finished with 11 riding-time points …

2023-24 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named an NWCA Scholar All American … Competed at 149 pounds and recorded an eighth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-3 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 14 after he claimed the Bison Open 149-pound title … Compiled an overall record of 20-10 … Finished with a record of 3-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled an 8-4 record in dual matches, including a 6-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 29 team points in dual competition ... Recorded seven bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 3:21 ... Secured one tech fall victory ... Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 214 total match points … Secured 51 takedowns … Turned two four-point nearfalls … Recorded two reversals … Scored 42 escapes … Finished with seven riding-time points …

2022-23 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled at 149 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 12-7 … Recorded six bonus-point victories … Recorded three victories with falls, including a season best pin of 4:16 on his way to a Don Parker Open title … Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up one major decision victory ... Scored 125 total match points … Secured 28 takedowns … Turned four two-point nearfalls … Turned seven four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored 25 escapes … Finished with six riding-time points …

HIGH SCHOOL: No. 98 overall recruit by MatScouts and No. 15 at 145 pounds … Byron High School product posted a 50-0 record on his way to a MSHSL 145 AA State Championship, as well as a 2022 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Championship at 152 pounds in May of 2022 … Claimed the Minnesota Junior Freestyle 145-pound title in May of 2021 … Had a pair of runner-up finishes at the MSHSL State Championships in 2021 and 2020 in the 138- and 120-pound divisions ... In 2019, claimed both the freestyle and Greco-Roman Minnesota Cadet 16U titles at 120 pounds …
 
PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Amy … Has one sister; Molly … Has four brothers; Matt, Mitchel, Jaxon, Jordan … Majoring in Exercise Science …

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 12-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3-0 4:16 2-0 1-0 28 4 - 7 1 25 6 125 -- --
2023-24 20-10 3-7 8-4 6-2 29 1-1 3:21 1-0 5-1 51 0 0 2 2 42 7 214 2-3 (8th) --
2024-25 19-8 0-5 8-3 5-2 29 0-0 - 3-0 5-2 59 1 1 3 1 40 11 247 -- --
Career 51-25 3-12 16-7 11-4 58 4-1 3:21 6-0 11-3 138 5 1 12 4 107 24 586 2-3 --

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'8" 149 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    5'8" 149 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'8" 149 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'8" 149 lbs