Jarrett Degen

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Photo by: Brett Rojo/For The Big 12 Confer

Weight:
149
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Belgrade, Mont.
High School:
Belgrade
Prev School:
Virginia Tech

Awards and Honors
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 Big 12 Championship (Fourth Place)
2021 NCAA Qualifier
2021 Big 12 Championship (Fourth Place)
2020 NCAA All-American (First Team)
2020 Big 12 Championship (Third Place)
2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Sixth Place)
2019 NCAA All American (Seventh Place)
2019 Big 12 Runner Up
2018 NCAA Qualifier
2018 Big 12 Championship (Third Place)

2021-22
2022 NCAA Qualifier ... finished fourth at 149-pounds at the Big 12 Championship ... became the first five-time NCAA Qualifier in Iowa State history ... compiled an 18-7 overall record, including 12-3 in dual meets ... Finished year with three major decisions, two tech falls and three falls ... Picked up two wins over Missouri's No. 22 Josh Edmond ... opened season with a win at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open ... finished career with a 92-35 record, including 41-12 in dual meets ... Of his 92 wins, 37 came via bonus points.

2020-21
2021 NCAA Qualifier… Iowa State’s 46^th four-time NCAA Qualifier in program history… finished fourth at 149-pounds at the 2021 Big 12 Championship… announced that he will be using his extra year of eligibility… finished with a 6-5 record in 2021… sidelined with an injury for the first two months of the season… posted one win by major decision… went 3-1 in dual action… tallied nine takedowns and 29 total dual match points.

2019-20
Wrestled to a 16-4 record, 5-2 dual, during his redshirt junior season… earned First Team All-America honors from the NWCA... qualified for the NCAA Championships at 149 pounds and was seeded eighth for the national tournament before the season ended early due to the outbreak of Covid-19 virus worldwide… qualified for the NCAA Championships with a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championship… reached the semifinals at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational before suffering a shoulder injury that sidelined him for two months during the season… in his return to the mat, he pinned Fresno State’s Greg Gaxiola in 4:27… finished the season with two major decision and three pins.

2018-19
Took seventh-place at the 2019 NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors… the first All American alongside Willie Miklus during the Kevin Dresser era at Iowa State… 292^nd All American in school history… finished runner-up at the Big 12 Championship… tallied a 29-8 record, which was the most wins on the team… tallied 12 bonus-point wins, including seven by fall… went 12-2 in dual competition… recorded 40 takedowns in duals on the season, which was tied for the team's best… finished fifth at the Southern Scuffle… won the Lindenwood Open… finished runner-up at the Cyclone Open.

2017-18
Ended his redshirt freshman season with a 23-11 record… compiled a 10-4 record in duals… qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships… Iowa State’s only qualifier… made it to the round of 12 at the NCAA tournament before falling in the blood round to ASU’s Jason Tsirtsis, 4-3… took third place at the Big 12 Championship to qualify for the national tournament with an automatic bid… compiled a seven match win streak from Dec. 9 through Jan. 21… tallied a team high in wins (23)… tied for second on the team in dual wins (10)… second on the team in dual takedowns (37)… second on the team in total back points (30)… compiled 11 total bonus-point wins with three pins, five tech falls and three major decisions.

Before Iowa State
Transferred to Iowa State from Virginia Tech… compiled a 22-9 record while redshirting in 2016-17… double All American at the 2016 USA Wrestling Junior Nationals… originally the No. 83 overall recruit in the class of 2016… four-time Montana state wrestling champion… compiled a 184-8 prep mark… wrestled for Belgrade High School.

Personal
Son of Jane and Terry Degen… has nine siblings, Mandi, Richie, Lacey, BJ, Lyle, Sawyer, John, Taya and Clayton… majoring in Child, Adult & Family Services.