Sam Goin

Photo by: Emma Pearce/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
184
Club:
3rd Year
Hometown:
Crown Point, Ind.
High School:
Crown Point High School

2025-26: Went 13-10 on the season … was 9-5 in dual competition … had four major decisions and one pin … was the team’s starter at 184 lbs. … had four ranked victories: No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia), No. 24 Brock DelSignore (Little Rock), No. 26 James Rowley (Purdue) and No. 30 Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) … was the No. 9 Seed at the Big Ten Championships … went 2-2 at Big Tens and finished in ninth place to claim an automatic bid for nationals … NCAA Qualifier … was the No. 33 Seed at nationals … went 1-2 in the tournament with a win in the opening round of consolations, defeating No. 30 Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) in tiebreakers … Academic All-Big Ten honoree … NWCA Scholar All-American.

2024-25: Redshirted … went 9-2 on the season … 3-0 in dual meets … five of his wins were bonus-point victories … had three ranked victories … defeated No. 26 Nathan Haas (Cal Baptist) in a 4-2 decision, No. 32 Tye Monteiro (Stanford) due to injury default and No. 20 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) by decision, 12-6 … the ranked win over Haas was the first match of his collegiate career … took first place at the Wabash Open.

Prep: Standout at Crown Point High School under head coach Brandon Lorek … two-time IHSAA State Champion (152 lbs., 2022) (160 lbs., 2024) … four-time IHSAA state placer … Crown Point won three state tiles in his four years … 2023 recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for Indiana … ranked the No. 59 overall prospect nationally by MatScouts … graduated high school in 2023, deferred enrollment to 2024-25 school year.