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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Jace Koelzer vs. SDSU
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Jace Koelzer

Jace Koelzer

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Weight:
    133
  • Hometown:
    Olathe, Kan.
  • Prev School:
    Northern Colorado
Year Overall Duals Big 12 Finish Major Decisions Tech Falls Pins
2018-19 2-2 0-0 DNC 0 0 0
2019-20 12-9 7-3 DNP 1 2 1
2020-21 8-8 3-2 8thĀ  2 0 1
2021-22 12-10 6-2 6thĀ  2 0 1
2022-23 14-11 8-5 DNP 2 1 1
2023-24 15-14 6-5 5th 3 2 0
Totals 63-54 30-17 -- 10 5 4


2023-24
Compiled an 18-14 record (15-14 against D1 opponents) as a starter at 133 pounds in first season with the Sooners … Posted aĀ 6-5 dual record ... Claimed four wins against ranked opponents, including a memorable win on senior night by shutting out South Dakota State’s No. 16 Derrick Cardinal, 2-0 … Secured first dual win with Oklahoma in season-opener (Nov. 9), defeating Central Michigan’s Vince Perez via 17-2 tech fall (7:00) … Placed at two tournaments: Michigan State Open (third place) and Southern Scuffle (seventh place) ... Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling unseeded in the 133-pound bracket while picking up two wins for a podium finish (seventh place) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 29 seed after a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, the best finish of his career … Tallied seven bonus point wins, including a pair of pins and tech falls on the year … NWCA Scholar All-American … CSC Academic All-District At-Large team.

2022-23 (At Northern Colorado)Ā 
Competed as the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 Championships … Wrestled at 133 pounds for the first time in his career ... Picked up first win at 133 by technical fall (6:44) against Corbin White (Fort Hays State) ... While Koelzer started the match out strong, it was two takedowns and two four-point near falls in the third period that solidified extra points for UNC … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … NWCA Scholar All-American.

2021-22 (At Northern Colorado)Ā 
Became a first-time NCAA Championships qualifier during his redshirt junior year … No. 30 going into the NCAA Championships … Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships … No. 8 seed going into Big 12 Championships … Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Cliff Keen Invitational … Finished with an overall record of 14-11 … NWCA Scholar All-American.
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2020-21 (At Northern Colorado)Ā 
Earned an eighth place finish at the Big 12 Championships as a redshirt sophomore … Went 8-8 on the year … Recorded one fall, coming against Wyoming … 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American … 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
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2019-20 (At Northern Colorado)Ā 
Finished the season with a 16-9 record, going 7-3 in dual matches as a redshirt freshman … Started for UNC in the Big 12 Championships at 125 pounds … Placed second at the Northern Colorado Open … Placed second at the Cowboy Open … 2020 Academic All-Big 12 first team selection … Recorded three tech falls and one fall for the season … Won the 2020 Underclassman Academic Excellence award.
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2018-19 (At Northern Colorado)Ā 
Redshirted … Finished with a 20-2 overall record, competing unattached … Won the 125 pound bracket at the Cowboy Open, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open and Bob Smith Open … Placed second at the Northern Colorado Open and UNK Holiday Inn Open … Recorded two fall and five tech falls, along with two major decision.Ā 
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HIGH SCHOOLĀ 
2x State Champion … Placed fourth at the 2019 UWW Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Cadet/Junior National Champion … 6x Cadet/Junior All-American … 3x Cadet/Junior Finalist … NHSCA Junior National Champion.

PERSONALĀ 
Parents Jason and Yung … Brothers Dallas, Austin, Jordan, Jaden, Jayden, and Tyler, along with a sister Kenziei.Ā 

WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day Two)
Sunday, March 09
WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day One)
Saturday, March 08
WR Highlights: OU 32, Arizona State 6
Sunday, February 16
WR Highlights: OU 23, Missouri 13
Saturday, February 01