Gannon Gremmel

Weight:
285
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Dubuque, Iowa
High School:
Hempstead

Awards and Honors
2021 NCAA All-American (Fifth Place)
2021 Big 12 Champion
2020 U23 Nationals (Third Place)
2020 NCAA All-American (Second Team)
2020 Big 12 Runner Up
2020 Southern Scuffle Champion
2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Fourth Place)
2019 NCAA Qualifier
2019 Big 12 Championship (Fifth Place)

2020-21
2021 All-American... finished fifth at the NCAA Championships… 2021 heavyweight Big 12 Champion… Iowa State’s 301^st All-American in program history… 87^th two-time All-American in Iowa State history… finished his Iowa State career as a two-time All-American with an 89-33 record… three-time NCAA Championships Qualifier… compiled a dual record of 30-11… tallied five career falls, five technical falls and 11 major decisions… closed out his career having won 31 of his last 34 matches… compiled a 19-3 record during his senior campaign… posted two wins by major decision and one by fall… recorded nine wins over wrestlers who were nationally ranked in the NCAA Coaches Poll… went 11-1 in dual action… third on the team in total dual points scored (89) and fourth on the team in dual takedowns (21)… had walk-off wins for the Cyclones against Oklahoma and UNI.

2019-20
Wrestled to a 24-8 record, 10-5 dual, during his redshirt junior season… named Second Team All-American by the NWCA... qualified for the NCAA Championships at 285 pounds and was seeded 11^th for the national tournament before the season ended early due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus worldwide… qualified for the NCAA Championships with a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship… led the team in total wins on the year… prior to his loss in the Big 12 finals, he was riding an 11-match winning streak… one of two Cyclones to wrestle in all 15 duals… won the 2020 Southern Scuffle, going 5-0 at the tournament… took fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational… opened the season with a first-place showing at the Cyclone Open… in nine out of his 10 dual wins, earned a point for riding time… pushed the pace and accumulated forced 12 stall calls in duals… compiled four wins by major decision.

2018-19
Wrestled to a 27-15 record in his first full season in the lineup during his redshirt sophomore campaign… qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championships… took fifth at the Big 12 Championship… wrestled to a 9-5 mark in dual action… tallied 14 takedowns in dual meets… recorded seven victories by bonus-point margin that included three major decisions, a technical fall and three pins… finished eighth at the Southern Scuffle… finished runner-up at the Lindenwood Open… posted a pair of third-place finishes at the Cyclone Open and the UNI Open.

2017-18
Wrestled to a 19-7 record in during his redshirt freshman season… went 0-1 in dual action… finished runner-up at the Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open and Willie Myers Open… competed at the Midlands Championship, compiling a 2-2 record… took first place at the UNI Open… began the year with a third-place showing at the Cyclone Open.. 10 of his 19 wins came via bonus-point victory including three falls, five technical falls and two major decisions.

2016-17
Redshirted his initial season at Iowa State.

High School
One of the sought after heavyweight preps in the country… ranked No. 60 nationally by Intermat… two-time Fargo National Champion… 2016 State Champion… three-time state finalist… posted a 168-14 record while wrestling for Chuck Haas at Dubuque Hempstead.

Personal
Born on January 30, 1998… son of Desiree and Joe Gremmel… has one brother, Gavin Gremmel… majoring in Management.