Brady Roark

Brady Roark in a blue singlet stands in his stance during a wrestling match.

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A wrestler in a blue singlet paces back in forth on a mat before a match.

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Brady Roark in a blue singlet, squares off with a wrestler in a white singlet.

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Brady Roark, a wrestler in a blue singlet, has his hand raised by a referee at the Sanford Pentagon after a match.

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Height:
5-5
Weight:
125
Position:
125 Pound Weight Class
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Seneca, Mo.
High School:
Seneca H.S.
Major:
Construction Management

Honors and Awards

NCAA Qualifier (2025-26)
NWCA Scholar All-American (2025-26)
Academic All-Big 12 (2025-26)

2025-26: Took over the 125-pound starting spot from Tanner Jordan after his graduation … qualified for his first NCAA Wrestling Championships as the 27-seed … went 1-2 on the weekend with a win over 22-seed Davis Motyka (Penn), before falling to returning National Champion Vince Robinson (NCST) … finished 6th at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships … picked up a signature win over No. 3 Jore Volk (Minnesota) by decision on a late takedown, catapulting SDSU to their first win over Minnesota in 51 years … Tiger Style Invitational Champion with a win over No. 31 Mack Mauger (Mizzou) … put up a 21-9 record overall, going 9-2 in duals … 36 dual team points … NWCA Scholar All-American and Academic All-Big 12 selection.

2024-25: Provided depth for the Jackrabbits at 125 pounds, filling in for NCAA Qualifier when needed … went 8-1 overall through the season and went 1-0 in duals, winning his only dual match over Augustana’s Jaxson Rohman (11/15) … crowned 125 pound champion at Bison Open after 4-0 performance (11/9) … only loss by medical forfeit at Daktronics Invite … decision win over NCAA Qualifer Antonio Lorenzo (11/17) … three wins by bonus points, two by major decision and one by tech fall.

2023-24: Redshirted his freshman season at SDSU … went 12-3 overall throughout the year … crowned champion at the Don Parker Open (2/3) at 125 pounds and co-champion at the Worthington Open (1/20) at 125 pounds … scored eight of his wins by technical fall.

Before SDSU: Brady was a four-time state finalist and three-time Missouri Class 2 state champion for Seneca High School ... won consecutive state titles in three different weight classes: 106 pounds as a sophomore, 120 pounds as a junior and 132 pounds as a senior ... compiled a 191-4 record over four seasons, posting a 43-1 record as a sophomore and completing back-to-back perfect seasons of 48-0 as a junior and 56-0 as a senior ... in addition to his three high school state championships, Roark was crowned 106-pound champion in the sophomore division at the 2021 NHSCA High School Nationals ,,, in freestyle competition, placed fifth in the 126-pound weight class at the 2023 Fargo Nationals ... honored multiple times on academic all-state teams

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Saturday, March 07

Frank J. Kurtenbach and family stand in front of the Frank J. Kurtenbach Wrestling Center at SDSU.

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Monday, June 01

Kurtenbach Family Wrestling Center Interior

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Tuesday, May 05

A wrestler in a blue tracksuit looks up during lineup intros before a dual.

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Thursday, April 30

EIGHT JACKRABBITS HONORED BY NWCA

Thursday, April 02

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