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2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Henry Pohlmeyer
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 149
- Position:
- 149 Weight Class
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Johnston, Iowa
- High School:
- Johnston H.S.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019-20: Completed his collegiate career by qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the third season in a row ... tied for second on the team in overall victories with 22 ... opened the season with a third-place finish at the Bison Open (11/9) ... posted a 12-2 record in duals, starting with a major decision against Binghamton (11/15) ... recorded runner-up finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... notched 9-1 major decision over nationally ranked Max Thomsen to help lead team to dual win at Northern Iowa (1/10) ... won final six dual matches of the season, starting the streak with pins against Little Rock (2/2) and West Virginia (2/7) ... wrestled his way to a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/7-8)
2018-19: Returned to the NCAA Championships after moving up to the 149-pound weight class … reached the 20-win mark for the second year in a row, compiling a 20-15 record … was nationally ranked for much of the season … began the season by winning the 149-pound title at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/4) … also claimed the title at the Buena Vista Open (12/1) … placed seventh at the Midlands Championships, posting a 3-3 record over two days (12/29-30) … earned pair of one-point victories over nationally ranked Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa, winning 2-1 in dual action (1/11) and 5-4 in first bout of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/9) … placed fifth at conference tournament to secure NCAA berth (3/9-10)
2017-18: Earned starting role at 141 pounds on a full-time basis ... ranked third on team with seven pins ... opened season with third-place effort at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, compiling a 5-1 record (11/5) ... recorded runner-up finish at Bison Open, earning bonus-point victories in each of his first three matches (11/11) ... avenged loss to Oregon State's Jack Hathaway at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with 5-2 decision in home dual a week later to begin string of eight wins in final nine dual matches (1/5) ... completed weekend road swing with pins in duals against Utah Valley (1/12) and Air Force (1/14) ... pinned nationally ranked Nick Zanetta of Pittsburgh early in third period of road dual (2/9) ... placed fourth at Big 12 Wrestling Championship with 3-2 record over two days, including pins over Fresno State's Chris De Loza and Oklahoma's Mike Longo (3/3-4) ... received at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and turned in a 1-2 record (3/15-16) ... victory at national meet was a third-period pin of Cleveland State's Evan Cheek
2016-17: Served as the team's primary starter at 141 pounds ... placed fourth at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with a 4-2 record, winning first two matches by fall (11/6) ... completed the season with an 11-12 overall record, with six of his wins by fall ... upset Nebraska's Colton McCrystal with a second-period pin at Midlands Championships, a tournament in which he posted a 3-2 record (12/29-30) ... after missing nearly a month due to injury, returned to the lineup with a 9-2 decision over Trevor Feagans of SIU-Edwardsville in dual action (1/28) ... ended season by going 1-2 at Big 12 Championship (3/4)
2015-16: Put together a strong redshirt season as he compiled a 16-5 record in open tournaments ... of his 16 victories, 11 came by pin … recorded pins of three of four opponents en route to 133-pound title at the Grand View Open … notched four falls in winning title at Finn Grinaker Open … in final competition of the season, turned in a third-place finish at the Worthington Open
BEFORE SDSU: Owned a 137-31 career record at Johnston High School, where he was considered one of the top pound-for-pound wrestlers in Iowa …went 37-5 as a sophomore en route to a state title at 106 pounds … posted 43-3 record and runner-up finish in 113-pound weight class as a junior … qualified for state tournament in 132-pound weight class as a senior … also was a 2014 USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals champion and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament … four-time Greco and freestyle state champion, along with being a Fargo All-American
CAREER STATISTICS
- NWCA All-America Second Team (2019-20)
- NCAA Qualifier (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
- NWCA Division I Scholar All-American (2019-20)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2017-18)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
2019-20: Completed his collegiate career by qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the third season in a row ... tied for second on the team in overall victories with 22 ... opened the season with a third-place finish at the Bison Open (11/9) ... posted a 12-2 record in duals, starting with a major decision against Binghamton (11/15) ... recorded runner-up finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... notched 9-1 major decision over nationally ranked Max Thomsen to help lead team to dual win at Northern Iowa (1/10) ... won final six dual matches of the season, starting the streak with pins against Little Rock (2/2) and West Virginia (2/7) ... wrestled his way to a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/7-8)
2018-19: Returned to the NCAA Championships after moving up to the 149-pound weight class … reached the 20-win mark for the second year in a row, compiling a 20-15 record … was nationally ranked for much of the season … began the season by winning the 149-pound title at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/4) … also claimed the title at the Buena Vista Open (12/1) … placed seventh at the Midlands Championships, posting a 3-3 record over two days (12/29-30) … earned pair of one-point victories over nationally ranked Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa, winning 2-1 in dual action (1/11) and 5-4 in first bout of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/9) … placed fifth at conference tournament to secure NCAA berth (3/9-10)
2017-18: Earned starting role at 141 pounds on a full-time basis ... ranked third on team with seven pins ... opened season with third-place effort at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, compiling a 5-1 record (11/5) ... recorded runner-up finish at Bison Open, earning bonus-point victories in each of his first three matches (11/11) ... avenged loss to Oregon State's Jack Hathaway at 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with 5-2 decision in home dual a week later to begin string of eight wins in final nine dual matches (1/5) ... completed weekend road swing with pins in duals against Utah Valley (1/12) and Air Force (1/14) ... pinned nationally ranked Nick Zanetta of Pittsburgh early in third period of road dual (2/9) ... placed fourth at Big 12 Wrestling Championship with 3-2 record over two days, including pins over Fresno State's Chris De Loza and Oklahoma's Mike Longo (3/3-4) ... received at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and turned in a 1-2 record (3/15-16) ... victory at national meet was a third-period pin of Cleveland State's Evan Cheek
2016-17: Served as the team's primary starter at 141 pounds ... placed fourth at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open with a 4-2 record, winning first two matches by fall (11/6) ... completed the season with an 11-12 overall record, with six of his wins by fall ... upset Nebraska's Colton McCrystal with a second-period pin at Midlands Championships, a tournament in which he posted a 3-2 record (12/29-30) ... after missing nearly a month due to injury, returned to the lineup with a 9-2 decision over Trevor Feagans of SIU-Edwardsville in dual action (1/28) ... ended season by going 1-2 at Big 12 Championship (3/4)
2015-16: Put together a strong redshirt season as he compiled a 16-5 record in open tournaments ... of his 16 victories, 11 came by pin … recorded pins of three of four opponents en route to 133-pound title at the Grand View Open … notched four falls in winning title at Finn Grinaker Open … in final competition of the season, turned in a third-place finish at the Worthington Open
BEFORE SDSU: Owned a 137-31 career record at Johnston High School, where he was considered one of the top pound-for-pound wrestlers in Iowa …went 37-5 as a sophomore en route to a state title at 106 pounds … posted 43-3 record and runner-up finish in 113-pound weight class as a junior … qualified for state tournament in 132-pound weight class as a senior … also was a 2014 USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals champion and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament … four-time Greco and freestyle state champion, along with being a Fargo All-American
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Overall Record | Dual Record |
| 2016-17 | 11-12 | 3-6 |
| 2017-18 | 23-11 | 10-3 |
| 2018-19 | 20-15 | 6-7 |
| 2019-20 | 22-5 | 12-2 |
| Totals | 76-43 | 31-18 |
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