University of Oklahoma Athletics

2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Jake Woodley NCAAs
Jake Woodley MSU Open
Woodley UNI
Photo by: Ty Russell
Jake Woodley Cliff Keen
Woodley ASU
Woodley MSU Open
Jake Woodley vs. Iowa State
Jake Woodley
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Jake Woodley
Photo by: Rod Sanford
Jake Woodley

Jake Woodley

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    197
  • High School:
    North Alleghany HS
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
Year Overall Duals Big 12 Finish Major Decisions Tech Falls Pins
2017-18 9-3 0-0 DNC 0 1 0
2018-19 22-10 11-4 3rd 2 1 0
2019-20 20-9 9-3 5th 4 0 0
2020-21 12-10 5-5 5th 2 3 0
2021-22 25-10 11-4 4th 7 3 1
Totals 88-42 36-16 -- 15 8 1

2021-22
Fourth year starting at 197 for the Sooners ... Compiled a 25-10 record, going 11-4 in dual action ... Led the team in wins, ranked wins and major decisionsĀ ... Ā Won the 197 pound title at the Michigan State Open, beating three future NCAA qualifiers and two ranked opponentsĀ ... Opened the season on a 10 match win streak ... Beat No. 7 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) in a 5-3 decision ...Ā Took fourth at the Cliff Keen Invitational, picking up his first career pin in the first round ... Majored Oklahoma State's Gavin Stika 13-3 in Bedlam in Stillwater ... Given the No. 3 seed at the Big 12 Championship ... Earned a tech fall against Stika in the first round of Big 12s, wrestled his way to a fourth place finish ... The No. 13 seed at the NCAA tournament, upset No. 4 seed Patrick Brucki (Michigan) to move on to the championship quarterfinals before eventually being eliminated in the bloodrounds ... All-Big 12 Academic First Team member andĀ NWCA Scholar All-American

2021
Third-year starter at 197 pounds ... Became Oklahoma's 276th All-American by finishing sixth at NCAA Championship ... Earned No. 26 seed at the NCAA Championship and became lowest-seeded wrestler in NCAA history to appear in national semifinal ... Tallied 12-10 record on season and 5-5 mark in dual action ... Team-high three tech falls ... Outscored opponents 115-49 in regular season ... All 10 losses came at the hands of top-eight wrestlersĀ ... Pair of wins via tech fall at Big 12 championship helped power Sooners to first conference title since 2002 ... At NCAA Championships he upset seeds No. 7 Rocky Elam (MIZZ), No. 10 Cam Caffey (MSU) and No. 15 Michael Beard (PSU) ...Ā Named First Team All-Big 12 Academic and NWCA Scholar All-American.

2019-20
Second-year starter at 197 poundsĀ ... Went 20-7 on the season and 9-3 in dual matches ... Earned automatic bid to NCAAs after winning fifth-place match at Big 12 Championships ... Highest rank of No. 9 in early January 2020 ... Finished as runner-up at the Michigan State Open, third at the Journeymen and fourth at Cliff Keen ... Won six matches vs. ranked opponents ... Defeated No. 6 Eric Schultz (NEB) via 3-2 decision at Cliff Keen Invite ... Finished regular season by winning six of seven matches, including a Bedlam win over No. 11 Dakota Geer ... Named Second Team Academic All-Big 12 and NWCA Scholar All-American.

2018-19
First-year starter at 197 pounds ... Finished his first year of full competition at 19-11 overall … Was an automatic qualifier for the 2019 NCAA Championships, where he got a first-round victory over Appalachian State’s Randall Diabe in a 4-3 decision … Took third at the Big 12 Championship … Went 6-2 against conference opponents during the regular season and 10-4 in dual matches … Closed out the regular season on a five-match winning streak that included an upset win over No. 14 Josh Hokit of Fresno State … Took first at the Michigan State Open on Nov. 3, 2018 in his first tournament as a Sooner … Went 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for his work in the classroom.

2017-18
Redshirted … 9-3 record at open tournaments ... Placed fifth at the UWW U20 World Team Qualifier in the 92 kg class … Finished third at 92 kg in Junior Freestyle at the 2018 Marine Cup US Open Wrestling Championships.

OTHER COMPETITIONS
2021 UWW Junior National runner-up at 92 kg ... 2020 UWW Junior National Champion at 92 kg ... 2019 UWW U23 national champion 92 kg.Ā 

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time Fargo All-American ... Two-time Pennsylvania State Champion ... Ranked No. 11 at 195 pounds by Flo ... No. 70 overall recruit in the class of 2017 ... Named to the honor roll.

PERSONAL
Parents are Rusty and Temple Woodley ... Has one sibling, Logann ... Majoring in health and exercise science.

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