NCAA Division 1 SE Primer - 197 lbs.
197 lbs.
The dirtysouth has plenty of hammers to watch in Detroit. We have included qualifiers for southern schools (within the coverage of SEWrestle - FL, GA, AL, SC, TN, NC) even if they are not “homegrown” here in the SE. The images below were pulled from each school’s social media account - if you wish for the tweet, pic, etc. to be removed please contact sewrestle. The bios are pulled from each of the schools pages … it is designed to give the reader some background on who to watch at 197.
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Matthew Waddell - Tennessee-Chattanooga (Gilmer, GA - Gilmer HS)
CHATTANOOGA: Two-time NCAA Qualifier ... 33-15 career mark.
2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON: Runner-up at the SoCon Tournament where he earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships at 184 pounds ... 11-6 overall and 9-3 in dual action ... ranked in the top 25 for most of the season ... preseason All-SoCon at 184.
2019-20 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Posted a 22-9 record at 184 ... 11-5 mark in dual action and 5-1 in SoCon matches ... ranked throughout the season ... earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships after placing second at the SoCon Tournament ... won the Appalachian Open ... did not compete due to the COVID-19 shutdown ... fouth place at the Southern Scuffle ... runner-up at the Southeast Open that included an 8-5 decision over Missouri's No. 14 Dylan Wisman.
PRIOR TO UTC: Transfer from Oklahoma where he spent the previous two seasons ... redshirted the 2018-19 season ... competed at 184 pounds for the Sooners in 2017-18... compiled a 8-21 overall record (3-15 duals) in his freshman campaign … earned his first collegiate win by pinning Sacred Heart's Matt Fallon in just 39 seconds at the Journeymen/My House Northeast Duals … competed as an unattached individual at the Oklahoma City University Open on Nov. 5, placing first in the 184-pound bracket ... three-time Georgia State Champion from Gilmer High School in Gilmer, Ga. ... seven-time High School All-American ... placed third at the 2016 NHSCA Junior Nationals ... sixth-place finished at the 2016 Super 32 Challenge ... ranked No. 9 at 183 pounds by Intermat ... No. 85 overall recruit by Intermat.
Isaac Trumble - North Carolina State (Springfield, NE - Millard South HS)
2021-22
• Wrestled at 92 kg at the 2021 U.S. World Team Trials. Started with a 9-7 win over #7 seed and former Nebraska All-American Timothy Dudley before dropping his final two bouts.
• Finished fifth at the 2021 U.S. Senior Nationals at 97 kg, his first-ever senior level event. Also finished third in Greco-Roman at 97 kg at the junior level.
2020-21
• Split time as the Pack’s starter at 197 pounds as a true freshman. Lost a wrestle-off with teammate Nick Reenan for the starting spot for the postseason.
• Went 6-1 on the season, 3-1 in duals. Four of his six wins were a pin.
• Named ACC Wrestler of the Week after he downed #5 Bonaccorsi of Pitt (2021 NCAA Finalist) 6-1 in his first career dual. Hit a four-point near fall at the end of the second period to secure the win.
• Also in ACC dual action, pinned UNC’s Shaw and scored a 6-5 win over Virginia Tech’s Smeltzer.
• Rose as high as #4 in the national rankings before suffering a lose in the regualr season finale.
• Named a 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American and to the 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team.
Prep
• Named a 2020 Wrestling USA Scholastic All-American.
• Two-time state champion, going a combined 106-0 in his final two seasons.
• State champion as a senior at 285 pounds going a perfect 50-0.
• State champion as a junior at 182 pounds going a perfect 56-0.
• State runner-up as a sophomore with a 53-2 record.
• Placed fifth as a freshman, going 44-13.
• Took third at the 2019 Super32.
• A double All-American at Fargo in 2019, finishing fourth in freestyle and third in Greco.
Rankings
• #43 overall recruit and #5 at 285 pounds by FloWrestling
• #46 overall recruit and #4 at 285 pounds by InterMat
• #56 overall recruit and #7 at 285 pounds by TheOpenMat