Blake Wolters

North Dakota State's Brandon Metz, South Dakota State's Blake Wolters. Image taken at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship, Sunday, March 08, 2020, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK. Brett Rojo/For The Big 12 Conference

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Height:
6-1
Weight:
285
Position:
285 Weight Class
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pipestone, Minn.
High School:
Pipestone Area H.S.
Major:
Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering

HONORS AND AWARDS

Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)

2020-21: Continued to be a mainstay in the lineup at heavyweight ... finished with a 4-10 overall record, including a 3-8 mark in duals ... five of his matches were decided in overtime (1-4 record) ... downed Oregon State's Brian Barnes, 4-1, in dual action for first win of the season (1/3) ... closed regular season with 2-1, tiebreaker victory over Utah Valley's Chase Trussell (2/13) ... went 0-2 at Big 12 Championship (3/6)

2019-20: Showed steady improvement throughout the season to finish with a 16-20 overall record, including a 6-12 mark in duals, at heavyweight ... opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Bison Open (11/9) ... placed fourth at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... went 2-2 at South Beach Duals and added two more victories in individual competition (12/29-30) ... went 2-3 at Big 12 Wrestling Championship for an eighth-place finish (3/7-8)

2018-19: Took over the starting role at heavyweight ... finished the year with a 13-20 overall record and 2-11 mark in duals ... went 2-2 at season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/4) ... won heavyweight title at the Buena Vista Open with 4-0 record (12/1) ... helped seal dual victory at Oregon State with 6-1 decision over Jamarcus Grant (12/16) ... turned in strong showing at Midlands Championships with 3-2 record (12/29) ... other dual win was a 5-2 decision over Oklahoma's Jake Boyd (2/22)

2017-18: Backed up at heavyweight, posting 2-1 record in duals and 16-14 overall ... both of his dual wins came at Dakota Showcase (12/3) ... also competed in several open tournaments, posting four top-five finishes ... placed fifth at Bison Open (11/11) ... recorded third-place finishes at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) and Worthington Open (1/20) ... closed season with fourth-place finish at North Country Open (1/27)

2016-17: Recorded three top-four finishes in open tournaments while redshirting during his first season in the Jackrabbit wrestling program ... won heavyweight title with 3-0 record at Ridgewater Open (1/14) ... placed second a week later at Worthington Open (1/21) ... completed season by turning in a 4-2 record for a fourth-place finish at Sioux City Open (2/4)

BEFORE SDSU: Qualified for the Minnesota Class A state tournament in both his junior and senior seasons … turned in a 30-10 record as a junior, followed by a 37-3 mark and third-place state finish at 285 pounds his final prep season

CAREER STATISTICS