Every year my good friend Daniel Nomad writes about the longest active win streaks in college wrestling heading into the NCAA Championships. Sadly as we all know, that will not be happening this year. So, I decided to see what returning wrestlers will bring the longest win streaks into the 2020-21 season.

Nomad usually puts the cutoff point to make the list at 20 wins, but since wrestlers didn't get the opportunity to wrestle at the NCAA Championships, I'm going to make it 10. Finally, I didn't look at freshmen who were redshirting this season or include wins as a redshirting wrestler towards the win streak number. 

Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) - 47

Last Loss: December 30, 2017, in a dual to Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 9-6

When Yianni steps back on a college mat this season after taking an Olympic redshirt, it will be nearly three years since his last folkstyle loss. How close is Yianni to being undefeated on his career heading into his junior year of eligibility? He led Jaydin Eierman 5-3 with 13 seconds to go before getting cradled to his back. 

Noah Adams (West Virginia) - 32

Last Loss: March 22, 2019, NCAA Championships to Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 7-2

From 19-15 as a redshirt freshman to a flawless regular season and Big 12 title. Adams was one of the breakout stars of the season beating 10 of the top 25 ranked 197-pounders in our final rankings. The Mountaineer won't be able to sneak up on anyone next year, though, as he'll likely start the 2020-21 season as the nation's top-ranked wrestler at the weight. 

Shane Griffith (Stanford) - 28 

Last Loss: January 1, 2019, Southern Scuffle semis to Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State), 6-4

For this exercise, I did not count redshirt wins toward the win streak total, but if I had, Griffith's streak would be 37. Like Adams, Griffith completed a perfect regular season, won his conference championship, and then was named a Hodge finalist.

Pat Glory (Princeton) - 24

Last Loss: March 23, 2019, NCAA Championships to Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), FALL in 5:29

Glory burst onto the scene last year when he found the podium as a true freshman. This year he was even better winning a Midlands and EIWA title on his way to a perfect record heading into the NCAA Championships. On his way to being named a Hodge a finalist, Glory got over the hump against Nick Piccininni who beat him three times last season. 

Spencer Lee (Iowa) - 23

Last Loss: March 9, 2019, Big Ten Championships to Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 6-4 SV1

Since losing to Sebastian Rivera in last year's Big Ten finals, Spencer Lee has been utterly dominant. In the 23 matches he's wrestled since then, 20 were bonus-point wins for Lee and 15 of those matches didn't go the full seven minutes. The 2020 Hodge Trophy winner will be a massive favorite heading into his final season in the black and gold. 

Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) - 21

Last Loss: March 23, 2019, NCAA Championships to Kaleb Young (Iowa), 8-6 SV1

A year ago, Ryan Deakin stormed his way to CKLV and Midlands titles, but couldn't keep that win streak rolling through the Big Ten dual slate and Big Ten Championships. That wasn't the case this year. Deakin rolled to a CKLV title over then #1 Hayden Hidlay and #2 David Carr and never looked back. The Wildcat junior was named a Hodge finalist after heading into the NCAA Championships undefeated and racking up the most bonus point wins of his career. 

Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) - 19

Last Loss: December 1, 2018, CKLV finals to Isaiah White (Nebraska), 2-0

After being shutout by Isaiah White in the CKLV finals, Mekhi Lewis went on an incredible run that helped him rewrite the Virginia Tech history when he became the Hokies first-ever NCAA champion. On this incredible run, Lewis beat Alex Marinelli, Evan Wick, and Vincenzo Joseph in consecutive matches. When Lewis returns from his Olympic redshirt, it will have been nearly two years since his last folkstyle loss. Could we be witnessing the next four-time NCAA champion?

Gable Steveson (Minnesota) - 17

Last Loss: March 22, 2019, NCAA Championships to Anthony Cassar (Penn State), 4-3

Gable Steveson returned to the mat just before Christmas for the Golden Gophers and was dominant all season long. Stevenson picked up bonus points in 11 of his 15 matches and his percentage of bonus point wins went from 55% last year to 73% this season. 

Greg Bulsak (Clarion) - 16

Last Loss: December 7, 2019, CKLV fifth-place match to Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 4-2

After falling to Eric Schultz in the fifth-place match, Greg Bulsak just decided that he wasn't going to lose the rest of the season. The Clarion Golden Eagle would go on to put together the best season of his college career and is set up to start next season ranked in the top 10. 

Hayden Hidlay (NC State) - 16

Last Loss: December 7, 2019, CKLV finals to Ryan Deakin (Northwestern), 6-2

After losing his #1 ranking to Ryan Deakin in the CKLV finals, Hidlay was as dominant as he's ever been. The two-time All-American scored bonus points in 13 of his 16 straight wins and finished the season with a bonus rate of 72%. His career-high prior to this season was 57%. 

Brock Mauller (Missouri) - 16

Last Loss: December 29, 2019, in a dual to Jaron Jensen (Wyoming), 6-5

After a somewhat shocking loss to Wyoming's Jaron Jensen, Brock Mauller did what Greg Bulsak did and just decided not to lose again. That win streak included a win over then #1 Boo Lewallen inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. 

Real Woods (Stanford) - 15

Last Loss: November 10, 2019, in a dual to Luke Pletcher (Ohio State), 3-1 SV1

After losing an incredible match to #1 Luke Pletcher in sudden victory, Real Wood wouldn't lose again the rest of the season and 12 of those 15 straight wins were by bonus. 

Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) - 14

Last Loss: December 30, 2019, Midlands finals to Pat Lugo (Iowa), 8-4

O'Connor started the year as the nation's top-ranked wrestler but missed the first month of the season due to a broken hand. After returning to the mat, he nearly ran the Hawkeye gauntlet at Midlands but was unseated by Pat Lugo in the finals. Winning out the rest of the way helped O'Connor nab the #2 seed at the NCAA Championships. 

David Carr (Iowa State) -13

Last Loss: December 7, 219 CKLV semifinals to Ryan Deakin (Northwestern), 9-3

We had high expectations for Carr coming into the season and the redshirt freshman didn't disappoint. Outside of the loss to Deakin, who was clearly the best guy at 157 all season long, Carr was as good as advertised. In just his second match in a Cyclone singlet, he beat Kaleb Young and also owned wins over Kendall Coleman, Jacori Teemer, and Wyatt Sheets just to name a few. 

Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) - 13

Last Loss: December 30, 2019, Midlands finals to Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa), 5-1

After finishing as an All-American for the first time in his career last year, Stencel followed it up with another stellar season. Three of his four losses came to Mason Parris and the final one was to Anthony Cassioppi in the Midlands finals. Stencel won out the rest of the way and six of those 13 wins were by bonus points. 

Jay Aiello (Virginia) - 12

Last Loss: December 30, 2019, Midlands finals to Christian Brunner (Purdue), 7-3

Even though he lost in the Midlands finals to Brunner, Aiello burst onto the scene there when he beat Jacob Warner in the semifinals. The Cavalier put together the best season of his college career on his way to an ACC title and the #7 seed at the NCAA Championships. 

Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) - 12

Last Loss: December 30, 2019, Midlands third-place match to Michael Colaiocco (Penn), 5-4

Drew Hildebrandt was another wrestler on this list that turned in the best season of his college career and sadly didn't get his chance at the NCAA Tournament. After taking fourth at Midlands, Hildebrandt was lights out on his way to a MAC Championship. 

Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) - 12

Last Loss: January 2, 2020, Southern Scuffle third-place match to Colston DiBlasi (George Mason), FALL in 4:26

Not only did Jonathan Millner qualify for his first NCAA Tournament this season, but he also put together an impressive 31-4 record and won his last 12 matches to set up some nice momentum heading into next year. 

Micky Phillippi (Pitt) - 12

Last Loss: January 2, 2020, Southern Scuffle semifinals to Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers), 6-3

Phillippi's most recent loss was also his only loss during the 2019-20 season. True freshman Sammy Alvarez upset Phillippi in the Southern Scuffle semifinals, but Phillippi would go on to win out including his second straight ACC title and earn the #4 seed at the NCAA Championships. 

Nick Suriano (Rutgers) - 10

Last Loss: February 17, 2019, in a dual to Stevan Micic (Michigan), 3-2

Nicky win streak. Along with Daton Fix and Stevan Micic, Suriano could be the third NCAA finalist that will return to 133 next season after taking an Olympic redshirt. After falling to Micic in one of the final duals of the 2018-19season, Suriano would find his groove and roll to a Big Ten and NCAA Championship while picking up wins over Ethan Lizak, Austin DeSanto, Luke Pletcher, Micic, and Daton Fix. 

Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) - 10

Last Loss: January 11, 2020, in a dual to David Carr (Iowa State), 4-1

After a rocky start to his season, Teemer turned things around in mid-January and in this 10-match win streak picked up wins over Jarrett Jacques, AC Headlee, and Josh Humphreys. Teemer would also win a Pac-12 Championship that helped him earn #9 seed at the NCAA Championships.

We can't wait for next season to start to see who can keep these streaks going and who will start new ones. If I somehow missed someone let me know @Kbratke.