2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Rooks, Graham
Graham Rooks
- Weight:
- 149
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ind.
- High School:
- Columbus East High School
Bio
2023-24 (Graduate): Went 21-12 on the season … went 6-6 in dual appearances … had six bonus-point victories … defeated eight ranked opponents: No. 16 Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan), No. 10 Noah Castillo (Chattanooga), No. 32 Cody Bond (Appalachian State), No. 21 Drew Roberts (Minnesota), No. 28 Michael Cetta (Rutgers), No. 16 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin), No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) … first place at the Battle at The Citadel … first place at Southern Scuffle … went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships, logging an opening-round win in Sudden Victory over No. 21 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) and then two wins in the wrestlebacks … defeated No. 16 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) in the seventh place match … NCAA Qualifier … four-time NCAA qualifier, the eighth in school history … was the No. 17 seed at 149 lbs. at NCAAs … went 2-2 at nationals … had an opening-round win over No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) by major decision and defeated No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) by tech fall in the wrestlebacks … earned Academic All-Big Ten honors … named an NWCA Scholar All-American.
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior): Had a 29-11 record with a 10-3 dual record … was the Hoosiers’ routine starter at 149 lbs. … posted seven wins by major decision, one by tech fall and one by fall … owned a +102 point differential … NCAA Qualifier … made his third career appearance at NCAAs and was slotted as the No. 20 seed … made it the Round of 12 after upsetting No. 13-seed Kellyn March (North Dakota State) and No. 4-seed Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) in the opening rounds … lost to No. 12 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) and No. 10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) by decision … his run to the Round of 12 was the furthest an Indiana wrestler had gone in NCAAs since 2017 when Nate Jackson finished in eighth at 184 lbs. … finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, reached the semifinals with wins over No. 10-seed Tony White (Rutgers) and No. 2-seed Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) … defeated six ranked opponents, including the wins over March, Henson, White and Gomez, also beat No. 22 Ethen Miller (Maryland) and No. 3-seed Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) by medical forfeit … first place at the Tournament of Champions … got third place at the Black Knight Invite … finished in first place at the Maryville Open … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): Went 12-12 on the season and 6-6 in duals … had a +48 point differential over his opponents … competed at the Big Ten Championships and went 1-2, defeated No. 8 seed Christian Kanzler of Illinois in opening bout … won three duals by major decision and one by tech fall … got fourth place at Mountaineer Invite … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): NCAA Championships Qualifier … 5-7 record on the season … 2-2 in dual matches … after missing first two dual matches came back against Penn State and beat No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren by 4-2 decision … after dropping first match at Big Ten Championships beat No. 9 seed Peyton Omania 5-3 and No. 4 seed Yahya Thomas 3-2 … finished in sixth-place at Big Ten Championships … Academic All-Big Ten.
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman): NCAA qualifier … 10th place at the Big Ten Championships … Finished the season with a 15-10 overall record and 8-4 in dual matches … won six Big Ten dual matches … including redshirt year has an overall record of 30-17 over two years … ranked as high as No. 14 in the country this season … five ranked wins on the season … beat No. 6 Griffin Pariott of Purdue in dual meet … had a stretch in Big Ten competition where he won five of six matches.
2018-19 (Redshirt): 15-7 overall record in first season in Bloomington … first-place at the Cleveland State Open and third-place at the Edinboro Open … won three of his last four matches of the season … won by fall in first match of the season in 5:00 against Brendan Fitzgerald of Ohio State at the Ohio Intercollegiate … Earned the Indiana Freshman of the Year award.
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior): Had a 29-11 record with a 10-3 dual record … was the Hoosiers’ routine starter at 149 lbs. … posted seven wins by major decision, one by tech fall and one by fall … owned a +102 point differential … NCAA Qualifier … made his third career appearance at NCAAs and was slotted as the No. 20 seed … made it the Round of 12 after upsetting No. 13-seed Kellyn March (North Dakota State) and No. 4-seed Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) in the opening rounds … lost to No. 12 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) and No. 10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) by decision … his run to the Round of 12 was the furthest an Indiana wrestler had gone in NCAAs since 2017 when Nate Jackson finished in eighth at 184 lbs. … finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, reached the semifinals with wins over No. 10-seed Tony White (Rutgers) and No. 2-seed Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) … defeated six ranked opponents, including the wins over March, Henson, White and Gomez, also beat No. 22 Ethen Miller (Maryland) and No. 3-seed Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) by medical forfeit … first place at the Tournament of Champions … got third place at the Black Knight Invite … finished in first place at the Maryville Open … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): Went 12-12 on the season and 6-6 in duals … had a +48 point differential over his opponents … competed at the Big Ten Championships and went 1-2, defeated No. 8 seed Christian Kanzler of Illinois in opening bout … won three duals by major decision and one by tech fall … got fourth place at Mountaineer Invite … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): NCAA Championships Qualifier … 5-7 record on the season … 2-2 in dual matches … after missing first two dual matches came back against Penn State and beat No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren by 4-2 decision … after dropping first match at Big Ten Championships beat No. 9 seed Peyton Omania 5-3 and No. 4 seed Yahya Thomas 3-2 … finished in sixth-place at Big Ten Championships … Academic All-Big Ten.
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman): NCAA qualifier … 10th place at the Big Ten Championships … Finished the season with a 15-10 overall record and 8-4 in dual matches … won six Big Ten dual matches … including redshirt year has an overall record of 30-17 over two years … ranked as high as No. 14 in the country this season … five ranked wins on the season … beat No. 6 Griffin Pariott of Purdue in dual meet … had a stretch in Big Ten competition where he won five of six matches.
2018-19 (Redshirt): 15-7 overall record in first season in Bloomington … first-place at the Cleveland State Open and third-place at the Edinboro Open … won three of his last four matches of the season … won by fall in first match of the season in 5:00 against Brendan Fitzgerald of Ohio State at the Ohio Intercollegiate … Earned the Indiana Freshman of the Year award.
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