Indiana University Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Jacob Moran
- Weight:
- 125
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Portage, Ind.
- High School:
- Portage High School
2025-26 (Graduate): Had 20-8 final season for the Hoosiers … was 11-3 in duals … owned a +152 point differential over his opponents … totaled four wins by major decision and eight tech falls … was the team’s starter at 125 lbs. … had six wins over ranked opponents: No. 31 Davis Motyka (Penn), No. 15 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), No. 28 Diego Sotelo (Michigan), No. 19 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina), No. 3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) and No. 6 Jore Volk (Minnesota) … finished the regular season with a 14-3 mark and opened the year with a 9-0 start … was the No. 4 Seed at the Big Ten Championships at 125 lbs. … won his first two matches of the tournament to put himself in the semifinals and clinch an automatic bid to nationals … lost in the semifinals and then won his first match on the backside to put himself in the third place bout … took fourth at the Big Ten Championships … NCAA Qualifier … earned the No. 14 Seed at the NCAA Championships … ripped off three-straight wins at nationals to put himself in the semifinals and clinch a spot on the podium, he defeated No. 19 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina) in a 4-2 decision to open the tournament before topping No. 3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) in a 10-2 major decision to advance to the quarterfinals, then used a late takedown to advance past No. 6 Jore Volk (Minnesota) in a 5-4 decision … lost his semifinals match to No. 10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) in a 4-1 decision … dropped his consolation matches to No. 7 Nico Provo (Stanford) and No. 5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) … finished in sixth place at the NCAA Championships … NCAA All-American … was the first Hoosier to reach the NCAA semifinals and highest placing Hoosier since Nate Jackson took fifth in 2016 … Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner … Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner … was named to the preseason Big Ten Wrestlers to Watch List … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … NWCA Scholar All-American.
2024-25 (Graduate): Went 27-11 on the season … had a 10-3 dual record … owned a +117 point differential over his opponents … had 11 bonus-point victories with six tech falls … had six ranked wins: No. 20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard), No. 16 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), No. 15 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota), No. 9 Dean Peterson, No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) and No. 17 Max Gallagher (Penn) … took third place at the Navy Classic and Sheridan Tournament … got fourth place at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … went 4-2 at the Big Ten Championships as the No. 6 seed at 125 lbs. … won opening round match before losing and then going to the consi semis … defeated No. 3 Seed Dean Peterson (Rutgers) in the fifth place match by medical forfeit … earned an automatic bid to NCAAs in the process … NCAA Qualifier … was the No. 18 seed at 125 lbs. at NCAAs … went 2-2 at nationals … won his opening match and reached the third round of consolations … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … NWCA Scholar All-American ... took third place wrestling for Puerto Rico at the Grand Prix of Spain at 57 kg in Freestyle in the offseason.
2023-24 (Redshirt Season): Redshirted … went 7-2 while wrestling unattached … competed at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … took first place at Greyhound Open … earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2022-23 (Junior): Posted a 23-15 overall record and a 7-6 dual mark … won six bouts by major decision and four by tech fall … the team’s routine starter at 125 lbs. … competed and won two matches at the Big Ten Championships … eighth place at Midlands Championships … second place at Black Knight Invite … first place finish at the Maryville Open … Academic All-Big Ten ... in international competition ... took bronze at 57 kg in Freestyle as part of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in July for Team Puerto Rico ... went 1-1 at 57 kg in Freestyle while representing Team Puerto Rico in the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania in October.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Had a 12-13 record … 4-8 in duals … recorded three wins by tech fall and one win by major decision … beat three ranked wrestlers … started in every dual and in the Big Ten Championships … went 2-4 at the Big Ten Championships … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 (Freshman): 5-7 record on the season … started in six dual matches on the season … beat former cadet world champion Kurt McHenry 4-1 in extra match at Michigan … pinned Zach Spence of Maryland in dual match ... won the first two matches of his collegiate career.
Prep: Two-time IHSAA State Champion ... NHSCA Senior National Champion ... Austria Flatz Open Champion ... Junior Nationals Freestyle All-American ... 2018 State Champion, Junior Freestyle Fourth Place, NHCSA Junior Nationals Champion ... Ranked No. 6 on FloWrestling ... spent a year following graduation training at the Olympic Training Center.
2024-25 (Graduate): Went 27-11 on the season … had a 10-3 dual record … owned a +117 point differential over his opponents … had 11 bonus-point victories with six tech falls … had six ranked wins: No. 20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard), No. 16 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), No. 15 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota), No. 9 Dean Peterson, No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) and No. 17 Max Gallagher (Penn) … took third place at the Navy Classic and Sheridan Tournament … got fourth place at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … went 4-2 at the Big Ten Championships as the No. 6 seed at 125 lbs. … won opening round match before losing and then going to the consi semis … defeated No. 3 Seed Dean Peterson (Rutgers) in the fifth place match by medical forfeit … earned an automatic bid to NCAAs in the process … NCAA Qualifier … was the No. 18 seed at 125 lbs. at NCAAs … went 2-2 at nationals … won his opening match and reached the third round of consolations … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … NWCA Scholar All-American ... took third place wrestling for Puerto Rico at the Grand Prix of Spain at 57 kg in Freestyle in the offseason.
2023-24 (Redshirt Season): Redshirted … went 7-2 while wrestling unattached … competed at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … took first place at Greyhound Open … earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2022-23 (Junior): Posted a 23-15 overall record and a 7-6 dual mark … won six bouts by major decision and four by tech fall … the team’s routine starter at 125 lbs. … competed and won two matches at the Big Ten Championships … eighth place at Midlands Championships … second place at Black Knight Invite … first place finish at the Maryville Open … Academic All-Big Ten ... in international competition ... took bronze at 57 kg in Freestyle as part of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in July for Team Puerto Rico ... went 1-1 at 57 kg in Freestyle while representing Team Puerto Rico in the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania in October.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Had a 12-13 record … 4-8 in duals … recorded three wins by tech fall and one win by major decision … beat three ranked wrestlers … started in every dual and in the Big Ten Championships … went 2-4 at the Big Ten Championships … Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 (Freshman): 5-7 record on the season … started in six dual matches on the season … beat former cadet world champion Kurt McHenry 4-1 in extra match at Michigan … pinned Zach Spence of Maryland in dual match ... won the first two matches of his collegiate career.
Prep: Two-time IHSAA State Champion ... NHSCA Senior National Champion ... Austria Flatz Open Champion ... Junior Nationals Freestyle All-American ... 2018 State Champion, Junior Freestyle Fourth Place, NHCSA Junior Nationals Champion ... Ranked No. 6 on FloWrestling ... spent a year following graduation training at the Olympic Training Center.
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