Blake Rypel

Weight:
197
Height:
6-0
Year:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
High School:
Cathedral

2016-17 (Redshirt)
Alma Open Champion at 197 lbs. (1/21) … Greyhound Open Champion at 197 lbs. (2/5) … Second-place at the Michigan State Open (11/19) … seventh-place at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5) … led the redshirt group with a 13-5 record and 10 bonus point wins, including eight wins by fall … kicked off the season with an 80-second stick over Devin King (Ohio) at the Eastern Michigan Open … ran through his first three opponents in a runner-up result at the Michigan State Open, earning two falls before a 12-point major decision in the semifinals … the only IU redshirt to make the trip to the 54^th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (12/29-30), where he went 2-2 … scored an 80-second pin the first round before falling to No. 7 Brett Harner (Princeton) … upset No. 15 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) in the wrestle-backs with a 4-2 decision, but saw his tournament weekend close after a 5-2 loss to No. 22 Austin Severn (Central Michigan) … won his last six matches of the year for titles at the Alma Open (1/21) and Greyhound Open (2/5), including four pins and a technical fall … ended the unattached campaign with a 5-2 decision over Kobe Woods (Purdue) in the Greyhound Open title match.

Prep/Personal: Ranked the No. 2 wrestler in the nation at 192 lbs. by FloWrestling … also listed as the No. 42 overall recruit in the class by InterMat … a two-time NHSCA National Champion … runner-up at the 2015 Flo Nationals … 2015 Super 32 Champion at 195 lbs. … a USA Wrestling National Champion … wrestled four seasons under coach Sean McGinley at Cathedral high school in Indianapolis … a four-time podium finisher, three-time finalist, and two-time champion at the IHSAA State Championships … named the 2016 IHSAA Wrestler of the Year … tallied a career record of 168-7 with the Irish, aiding them to a team state championship in 2014 … the son of Tami Rypel … born September 6, 1997 … has two brothers, Eric and Zayden, and one sister, Victoria.