Jason Kraisser

Weight:
157
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.
High School:
Centennial
Prev School:
Campbell

Awards and Accomplishments
2023 NCAA Qualifier (2023)
2023 Big 12 Championships (Fourth Place)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24)
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2020 SoCon All-Freshman Team

2023-24
Compiled a 15-5 record, including a 2-1 dual mark … 10-of-15 wins came with bonus points (five falls, four tech falls, one major decision … opened the season with a 19-3 tech fall over Cleveland State’s Shane Heil … runner-up at the Doane Open and placed third at the Daktronics Open … defeated Oklahoma’s No. 31 Jared Hill, 2-0 ... entered the transfer portal following the season.

2022-23
Won the starting job at 157 pounds … NCAA Qualifier … went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships and scored 3.0 team points … avenged two prior losses to the No. 10 seed Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) with a pin at the national tournament … placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships as the No. 7 seed to steal a bid to the NCAA Championships … defeated No. 10 Jarrett Jacques and No. 20 Cael Swensen at the Big 12 Championships … posted a 19-15 record with 21 of his 34 matches being decided by three points or less, including 16 by a takedown or less … went 9-9 in dual action … five pins on the year … won the UNI Open.

2021-22
Redshirted initial season at Iowa State, competing in a pair of open tournaments ... finished year with a 2-3 record ... Finished second at the Last Chance Open ... Had a 13-4 major decision against Northenr Iowa's Kaleb Olijniczak in his first match of the year ... Earned a fall (1:54) over Arizona State's Ricky Roberto in the first match of the Last Chance Open.

2020-21 (Campbell)
Went 5-2 overall on the season at 149 pounds, including a 3-1 dual record and a 2-1 mark in SoCon matches…Posted a 7-4 decision over VMI’s Joshua Yost in his dual season debut…Notched the first of three pins on the year in a CU win over Gardner-Webb, topping Anthony Schiess in just 21 seconds, the fastest fall by a Camel all season…Also picked up pins in extra matches against Chattanooga and Bellarmine…

2019-20 (Campbell)
Named to the 2020 SoCon All-Freshman team…Went 21-8 overall with a 9-2 dual record and a 5-2 mark in conference outings with 11 total pins, plus three major decisions and a tech fall…Finished the regular season by winning nine of his final 11 matches, only falling to ranked opponents…Seeded third at the SoCon Championships at 149 pounds…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Ranked as high as No. 30 in the country at 149 pounds during the season (The Open Mat, Jan. 29)…Placed at the Southeast Open and the Southern Scuffle…Went 3-2 in his collegiate debut at the SE Open, placing sixth, including three bonus point wins…Posted a 5-2 mark at the Southern Scuffle, placing seventh…Also went 4-2 at the Wolfpack Open…Entered the Campbell lineup at Duals on the Diamond, going 3-0, including pins over Iowa State’s Ryan Leisure (4:03) and Arizona State’s Joshua Maruca (3:41), as well as a 7-1 decision over Harvard’s Aaron Kruk…Pinned The Citadel’s Selwyn Porter (4:49) in his SoCon debut…Posted his quickest pin of the season against Presbyterian’s Bryton Goering (0:58)…Opened the SoCon Championships with a 9-1 major decision over Davidson’s Will Baldwin…

High School
A four-time state champion…Named a Fargo Freestyle All-American…Placed third in the UWW Cadet Nationals…Notched a fifth place showing at FloNationals…A NHSCA Freshman National Champion…Fashioned a 159-4 career record…Coached by Cliff Kraisser, Tommy Vigliotti, John Przybala and Mark Hanssen…Also lettered in cross country and lacrosse.

Personal
Brother, Austin, also wrestled for Iowa State.