2020 FloWrestling 8-Man Challenge: 195 lbs

195-Pound 8-Man Challenge By The NCAA Numbers

195-Pound 8-Man Challenge By The NCAA Numbers

All the NCAA accolades from the competitors of the 195-Pound 8-Man Challenge.

Oct 27, 2020 by Andrew Spey
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Every entrant competing for that $20,000 bag has a mighty impressive resume. We tallied the accolades to see just how daunting their D1 NCAA accomplishments are. 

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Let's start with a summary of all eight competitors. 

NCAA Titles: 5

Gabe Dean 2, Myles Martin 1, Drew Foster 1, Keith Gavin 1


NCAA All-American Honors: 17

Gabe Dean 4, Myles Martin 4, Drew Foster 2, Keith Gavin 2, Nate Jackson 2, Sammy Brooks 2, Shakur Rasheed 1


NCAA Qualifications: 27

Gabe Dean 4, Myles Martin 4, Taylor Lujan 4, Drew Foster 3, Keith Gavin 3, Nate Jackson 3, Sammy Brooks 3, Shakur Rasheed 3


Conference Titles: 14

Gabe Dean 4, Taylor Lujan 3, Drew Foster 2, Keith Gavin 2, Sammy Brooks 2, Myles Martin 1


NCAA #1 Seeds: 6

Gabe Dean 3, Keith Gavin 1, Myles Martin 1, Taylor Lujan 1


Approximate Total NCAA Points: 242.5

Based on placement and advancement and NOT factoring in bonus points: Gabe Dean 69.5, Myles Martin 59.5, Keith Gavin 36, Drew Foster 27, Sammy Brooks 20, Nate Jackson 17, Shakur Rasheed 8*, Taylor Lujan 5.5*

*Had Rasheed and Lujan wrestled to seed at the canceled 2020 NCAA tournament they would have scored an additional 2.5 and 21 points, respectively. 


Conferences Represented: 5

Seasons: Big Ten 16, Big 12; EIWA 4; EWL 4; MAC 3


Home States Represented: 7

Illinois 2 (Brooks, Jackson), Georgia (Lujan), New York (Rasheed), New Jersey (Martin), Gavin (Pennsylvania), Iowa (Foster)


Lightest And Heaviest Varsity Weight Class: 165 and 197

165 (Gavin, Rasheed), 197 (Rasheed)


Bonus video! Myles Martin's 2015 NCAA Championship match:


And now let's finish up by going through each wrestler's NCAA placement by year of eligibility.

Gabe Dean, Cornell

Freshman year: Third

Sophomore year: First

Junior year: First

Senior year: Second

Myles Martin, Ohio State

Freshman year: First

Sophomore year: Fifth

Junior year: Second

Senior year: Third

Drew Foster, Northern Iowa

Freshman year: Did not qualify

Sophomore year: Seventh

Junior year: Round of 24

Senior year: First

Keith Gavin, Pittsburgh

Freshman year: Did not qualify

Sophomore year: Round of 32

Junior year: Second

Senior year: First

Sammy Brooks, Iowa

Freshman year: Did not qualify

Sophomore year: Round of 12

Junior year: Eighth

Senior year: Fourth

Nate Jackson, Indiana

Freshman year: Did not qualify

Sophomore year: Round of 16

Junior year: Fifth

Senior year: Eighth

Shakur Rasheed, Penn State

Freshman year: Did not qualify

Sophomore year: Seventh

Junior year: Round of 16

Senior year: #14 seed

Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa

Freshman year: Round of 16

Sophomore year: Round of 12

Junior year: Round 12

Senior year: #1 seed

Halloween is going to be both spooky and lucrative this year!