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.
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!