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2024-25 Wrestling Roster

Michael Baker

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 197
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beavercreek, Ohio
  • High School La Salle HS

Biography

2024-25 SEASON (SENIOR): Wrestled at 197 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 2-11 … Finished with an 0-1 record in dual matches … Recorded two bonus-point victories on the season … Recorded one pin on the season in a time of 3:36 ... Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 50 total match points on the season … Secured six takedowns … Turned three three-point nearfalls … Turned four four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored five escapes …

COLUMBIA: Wrestled four seasons at Columbia, wrapping up in 2022-23 … Posted a 13-20 record, including a 2-2 mark in EIWA duals … Posted seven wins at 184 pounds in his junior season, including a pin in his only dual appearance against Long Island …
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in wrestling and football at La Salle in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Went 170-38 in high school ... Two-time state placer and four-time state qualifier ... Finished sixth (jr.) and second (sr.) at the Ohio State Championships at 195 pounds ... 2019 USA Wrestling Junior Nationals All-American (8th) ... Third all-time in wins at La Salle ... Three-time All-Ohio Academic Team ... Member of back-to-back (2016-17) State Championship football squads ... Member of wrestling squad that finished in the final four of the State Championships in 2017-18 and finished second in 2018-19 …
 
PERSONAL: Son of Rex and Lisa … Has one sibling; Thomas, who wrestled and played football collegiately at Urbana … Majoring in Psychology and Economics …

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
2019-20 (Columbia) 6-12 0-1 1-2 0-0 5 0-4 - 2-1 3-0 - - - - - - - 99 -- --
2021-22 (Columbia) 6-6 0-1 1-0 0-0 6 1-2 2:42 2-3 0-0 - - - - - - - 59 -- --
2022-23 (Columbia) 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 - 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - - 3 -- --
2023-24 (Columbia) 3-5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0-1 - 1-1 0-1 - - - - - - - 42 -- --
2024-25 2-11 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 1-8 3:36 1-0 0-1 6 0 3 4 1 5 0 50 -- --
Career 18-36 0-3 2-4 0-0 11 2-16 2:42 6-5 3-2 6 0 3 4 1 5 0 253 -- --