Isaac Dean

Weight:
184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Medford, N.J.
High School:
Shawnee
Prev School:
Rider

YEAR	WEIGHT	RECORD	DUAL RECORD	FALLS	TECH FALLS	MAJOR DECISIONS	TAKEDOWNS FOR (AGAINST)	CONF. FINISH	NCAA FINISH
*^2021-22	184	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	N/A	-	-
*2022-23	174/184	7-16	1-6	0	0	0	N/A	DNP	-
*2023-24	184	12-14	6-8	1	0	0	N/A	8th	-
*2024-25	184	26-9	13-3	0	4	2	N/A	1st	R16
2025-26	184	17-9	8-3	0	2	1	35 (10)	6th	R32
CAREER	-	62-48	28-20	1	6	3	35 (10)	-	-

^Redshirted (Does not count toward career record)
*at Rider

Awards & Accomplishments
2x NCAA Qualifier (2025, ‘26)
2026 Big 12 Championships (Sixth Place)
2025 MAC Champion (2025)

2025-26
NCAA Qualifier … compiled a 17-9 record, including an 8-3 in duals, and earned the No. 13 seed at 184 pounds … went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships while wrestling on a torn ACL … suffered a knee injury in the ISU-OKST dual on Feb. 1 and missed the final month of the regular season … made his return to the mat for the Big 12 Championship where he placed sixth … reached the Big 12 semifinals as the No. 7 seed before medically forfeiting out of the tournament after suffering an even more severe knee injury which impacted his performance at the NCAA Championships two weeks later … had 14 matches decided by a takedown or less, going 9-5 in those matches … 5-2 record in overtime matches … placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Invitational … Cyclone Invitational champion … finished career with a 62-48 record and a 13-10 record in overtime matches.

2024-25 (at Rider)
Qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships as the No. 7 seed at 184 pounds … reached the Round of 16, finishing the tournament with a 2-2 record … both losses at the NCAA Championships came in overtime … MAC Champion … tallied a 25-9 season record, including a 13-3 mark in dual action … nearly doubled his win total from his sophomore to junior season after registering 13 wins in 2023-24 and 25 wins in 2024-25 … placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Invitational … registered notable ranked wins over No. 6 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), No. 8 Bennett Berge (SDSU), No. 16 Reece Heller (Pitt) and No. 23 Nick Fine (Columbia) during the season … recorded six bonus-point victories (four tech falls, two major decisions).

2023-24 (at Rider)
Compiled a 13-14 record in his sophomore season … registered a 6-8 mark in dual action … placed eighth at 184 pounds at the MAC Championships.

2022-23 (at Rider)
Posted a 7-16 record as a redshirt freshman … began the season wrestling in open tournaments at 174 pounds before moving up to 184 pounds … saw action in seven duals.

2021-22 (at Rider)
Redshirted … posted a 2-4 record wrestling unattached … competed at the Patriot Open and the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open.

High School
Prepped at Shawnee high school … did not start wrestling until eighth grade … 2021 State Runner-Up … two-time South Regional champion (2021, 2020) … became the fifth wrestler in Shawnee history to win multiple regional titles … district champion … 2020-21 Athlete of the Year … 2021 All-Conference and All-Burlington County First Team ... Posted a 94-24 record in high school.