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2014-15 Wrestling Roster

Brandon Jones

  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 141
  • Class Senior
  • Major Economics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown West Des Moines, IA
  • High School Valley

Biography

2013-14: Compiled a 23-3 record in the 141-pound weight class, leading the team in wins…earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships, tying for the best national finish (third place) ever by a NYU wrestler…finished first at the NCAA East Regional Championships (3/2)…produced the most major decisions on the team (7), tied for the most tech falls (3) and recorded one fall…UAA Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler…All-UAA…five-time UAA Athlete of the Week (12/2, 1/13, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17)…tied for first at the College of Mount Saint Vincent Invitational (1/18)…UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team…Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee Spring Honor Roll…NYU Junior Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.
 
2012-13: Joined team for the 2013 spring semester…earned All-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the 133-pound weight class at the NCAA Division III Championships (3/15-16)…compiled a 17-2 record, good for a team-leading .895 winning percentage…wrestled in two weight classes, going 12-2 at 133 pounds and an undefeated 5-0 at 141 pounds…NCAA East Region 133-Pound Champion (3/2)…Centennial Conference 133-Pound Champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler (2/23)…First Team All-Centennial Conference…All-UAA…four-time UAA Athlete of the Week (1/14, 2/25, 3/4, 3/18)...Wilbert Abele Invitational 141-Pound Champion (1/12)…tied for the team lead in tech falls (2), finished third in major decisions (4) and recorded one fall.
 
Pre-NYU: Attended Iowa State University, where he was a two-year member of the wrestling team…earned Big 12 First Team All-Academic honors as a freshman…posted a 12-24 overall record…red-shirted as a sophomore…Dean’s List student and a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

High School: Four-year team member…served as a captain his senior year…placed in the top 10 in the state three times and won the state championship at 112 pounds as a junior…Iowa Freestyle State Champion at 130 pounds as a senior…four-year Honor Roll student and four-time wrestling team academic award recipient.
 
Personal: Enjoys boating and being outdoors…chose NYU for its “academics and career opportunities”…aspires to work in equity investments and capital markets.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'7" 133 lbs
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    2013-14Junior

    5'7" 141 lbs
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    2014-15Senior

    5'7" 141 lbs
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