2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Washington, Donnell
Donnell Washington
- Weight:
- 184
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Portage, Ind.
- High School:
- Portage High School
Bio
2024-25 (Graduate): Went 18-11 on the season … 6-4 in dual meets … owned a +107 point differential over his opponents … had nine bonus-point victories with seven tech falls … had seven wins over ranked opponents: No. 19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State), No. 28 Jaden Bullock (Michigan), No. 16 Shane Caratena-Walsh (Rutgers), No. No. 27 Ross McFarland (Hofstra), No. 5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State), No. 19 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) and No. 10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) … took seventh place at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships as the No. 9 Seed at 184 lbs. … won his opening round match against Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) before going to the consolations where he reached the third round of wrestlebacks and reached the seventh place match … defeated No. 7 Seed Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) by medical forfeit to take seventh place … earned an automatic bid to NCAAs in the process … NCAA Qualifier … became the ninth wrestler in program history to be a four-time NCAA Qualifier … was the No. 22 Seed at 184 lbs. at NCAAs … went 4-3 at NCAAs at nationals … lost his opening round match before winning four straight matches on the backside to clinch All-American status … defeated Edmond Ruth (Illinois) by decision, 8-4, in the Blood Round to clinch a top-8 finish … took eighth place … NCAA All-American … became the program’s first All-American since Nate Jackson finished in eighth place at 184 lbs. in 2017.
2023-24 (Redshirt Senior): Went 14-8 on the season … had a 6-4 dual record … nine bonus-point victories with five tech falls … +88 point differential against opponents … defeated three ranked opponents: No. 18 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), No. 30 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), No. 32 Brody Baumann (Purdue) … first place at Sheridan Tournament … second place at Southern Scuffle … competed at 174 lbs. at the Big Ten Championships … earned All-American status at U23 Nationals taking seventh place at 86 kg in freestyle.
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior): Went 25-9 and 10-3 in duals … owned a +154 point differential over opponents … 17 of his 25 wins were in bonus-point fashion (8 MD, 6 TF, 3 pins) … NCAA qualifier for the third time in his career … went 2-2 at NCAAs, opened with a 17-2 TF win over No. 16-seed Sam Wolf (Air Force) … defeated No. 18-seed Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) in the second round of the consolation bracket … finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships … defeated five ranked opponents including Wolf, Picklo, No. 21 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army), No. 28 Max Maylor (Michigan), No. 10 Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga) … took first place at the Black Knight Invite … third place at the Tournament of Champions … first place at the Maryville Open … was nationally ranked all season ... in international competition ... took second place at 86 kg in Freestyle at U23 World Team Trials.
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore): Qualified for NCAA Championships via an at-large bid … was the No. 26 seed in the 184 lbs. weight class … competed as the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten Championships … went 13-9 on the year while going 6-3 in duals … got first place in the Cleveland State Open … got first place in the Mountaineer Invite … started the season 10-0 … had eight pins on the season … first eight victories were by pin … defeated No. 29 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) and No. 30 Max Lyon (Purdue) in duals … got ranked as high as No. 6 in the country for his weight class.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): NCAA Championships Qualifier … earned the No. 9 seed at the NCAA Championships … finished in sixth place at the Big Ten Championships … UWW Junior Nationals Champion … UWW U23 Nationals All-American … competed in Junior World Championships at 79kg in Ufa, Russia in August ... 10-7 record on the season … 6-2 in dual matches … beat No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State 10-9 in dual match … beat No. 17 Drew Hughes of Michigan State by major decision 16-3 … won by fall three times on the season … won opening match of NCAA Championships 5-3 over Jake Allar of Minnesota … in Big Ten dual competition had 13 takedowns compared to only four by his opponents.
2019-20 (Redshirt): Redshirted … led the Hoosiers in win on the season with 22 and an overall record of 22-9 … two major decisions and eight pins on the season … placed in all seven of the tournaments he competed in on the season … first place at the Greyhound Open ... second place at UNI Open, MSU Open, Ohio Open and UNI Open … third place at the Lindenwood Open … sixth place at the Midlands Championships … sixth place at the Purple Raider Open.
Prep: Held a 110-8 record in high school … placed twice at IHSAA State Championships … placed second and fifth … got fourth place at the Fargo Cadet Greco National … second at the NHSCAA Juniors … seventh at Flo Nationals … Super 32 All-American … 2018 Jr. National Runner-up, 2018 third place Jr. Central Regionals … ranked #15 by InterMat.
2023-24 (Redshirt Senior): Went 14-8 on the season … had a 6-4 dual record … nine bonus-point victories with five tech falls … +88 point differential against opponents … defeated three ranked opponents: No. 18 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), No. 30 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), No. 32 Brody Baumann (Purdue) … first place at Sheridan Tournament … second place at Southern Scuffle … competed at 174 lbs. at the Big Ten Championships … earned All-American status at U23 Nationals taking seventh place at 86 kg in freestyle.
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior): Went 25-9 and 10-3 in duals … owned a +154 point differential over opponents … 17 of his 25 wins were in bonus-point fashion (8 MD, 6 TF, 3 pins) … NCAA qualifier for the third time in his career … went 2-2 at NCAAs, opened with a 17-2 TF win over No. 16-seed Sam Wolf (Air Force) … defeated No. 18-seed Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) in the second round of the consolation bracket … finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships … defeated five ranked opponents including Wolf, Picklo, No. 21 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army), No. 28 Max Maylor (Michigan), No. 10 Rocky Jordan (Chattanooga) … took first place at the Black Knight Invite … third place at the Tournament of Champions … first place at the Maryville Open … was nationally ranked all season ... in international competition ... took second place at 86 kg in Freestyle at U23 World Team Trials.
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore): Qualified for NCAA Championships via an at-large bid … was the No. 26 seed in the 184 lbs. weight class … competed as the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten Championships … went 13-9 on the year while going 6-3 in duals … got first place in the Cleveland State Open … got first place in the Mountaineer Invite … started the season 10-0 … had eight pins on the season … first eight victories were by pin … defeated No. 29 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) and No. 30 Max Lyon (Purdue) in duals … got ranked as high as No. 6 in the country for his weight class.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): NCAA Championships Qualifier … earned the No. 9 seed at the NCAA Championships … finished in sixth place at the Big Ten Championships … UWW Junior Nationals Champion … UWW U23 Nationals All-American … competed in Junior World Championships at 79kg in Ufa, Russia in August ... 10-7 record on the season … 6-2 in dual matches … beat No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State 10-9 in dual match … beat No. 17 Drew Hughes of Michigan State by major decision 16-3 … won by fall three times on the season … won opening match of NCAA Championships 5-3 over Jake Allar of Minnesota … in Big Ten dual competition had 13 takedowns compared to only four by his opponents.
2019-20 (Redshirt): Redshirted … led the Hoosiers in win on the season with 22 and an overall record of 22-9 … two major decisions and eight pins on the season … placed in all seven of the tournaments he competed in on the season … first place at the Greyhound Open ... second place at UNI Open, MSU Open, Ohio Open and UNI Open … third place at the Lindenwood Open … sixth place at the Midlands Championships … sixth place at the Purple Raider Open.
Prep: Held a 110-8 record in high school … placed twice at IHSAA State Championships … placed second and fifth … got fourth place at the Fargo Cadet Greco National … second at the NHSCAA Juniors … seventh at Flo Nationals … Super 32 All-American … 2018 Jr. National Runner-up, 2018 third place Jr. Central Regionals … ranked #15 by InterMat.
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