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Jacob Seely
- Weight:
- 285
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Fruita Monument HS
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
Honors and Awards
2020, 2019, 2018 NCAA Qualifier
2020, 2019, 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
2019, 2018 NWCA Division I Scholar All-American
2020 Northern Colorado Upperclassmen Academic Excellence Award
2019 Northern Colorado Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Redshirt Senior [2021-22]
- Big 12 Championship qualifier
- T33 in the NCAA Coaches Rankings going into the Big 12 Championships
- Competed at the Southern Scuffle for the first time
- Finished with an overall record of 7-4
Redshirt Junior(2) [2019-20]:
Redshirt Sophomore [2017-18]:
Redshirt Freshman [2016-17]:
Freshman [2015-16]:
Fruita Monument High School [Grand Junction, Colorado]:
2020, 2019, 2018 NCAA Qualifier
2020, 2019, 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
2019, 2018 NWCA Division I Scholar All-American
2020 Northern Colorado Upperclassmen Academic Excellence Award
2019 Northern Colorado Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Redshirt Senior [2021-22]
- Big 12 Championship qualifier
- T33 in the NCAA Coaches Rankings going into the Big 12 Championships
- Competed at the Southern Scuffle for the first time
- Finished with an overall record of 7-4
Redshirt Junior(2) [2019-20]:
- Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing fourth at the 2020 Big 12 Championships at 197 lbs. He was slated at No. 25 at the NCAAs.
- Finished the season with a 18-9 record, going 2-2 in dual matches
- Placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Invitational
- Placed second at the Northern Colorado Open
- Placed second at the Cowboy Open
- Defeated four ranked opponents in the season, including No. 9 Josh Aiello at Cliff Keen
- Recorded two falls and three tech falls during the season
- Academic All-Big 12 first team selection
- Won the Northern Colorado Upperclassmen Academic Excellence Award
- 2019 NCAA Qualifier(at-large), winning one match against No. 33 Rodney Jones(Chatt.) in the tournament
- Placed 8th at the Big 12 Championships
- Went 8-5 in dual matches, a team-high in dual wins
- Finished the season with a 14-12 overall record
- Defeated six ranked opponents, including No. 19 Cale Davidson(Wyo.) in a dual match
- Placed 5th at the Southern Scuffle
- Tied for the team lead with seven decision wins
- Second on the team with three major decisions
- 2019 Big 12 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
- 2019 NWCA Division I Scholar All-Americans
- Won the Northern Colorado Most Outstanding Wrestler award
Redshirt Sophomore [2017-18]:
- 2018 NCAA Qualifier(at-large)
- Finished the season with a 15-12 overall record and 1-3 in duals
- Placed 1st at the 2017 Cowboy Open and the 2017 Northern Colorado Open
- Recorded six tech falls during the season
- Placed 8th in the 2017 Cliff Keen Invitational. Upset No. 3 Kevin Beazley(Michigan)
- 2018 Big 12 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
- 2018 NWCA All-Academic Team
Redshirt Freshman [2016-17]:
- Finished the season 7-3 and 1-0 in duals
- Placed 4th at 2016 Cowboy Open, 2nd Northern Colorado Open
- One fall on the season
- Suffered season ending injury in November
Freshman [2015-16]:
- Competed exclusively unattached as a true freshman
- His competition season started late due to injury
- Had 3 wins for the season
- Two wins came at the Reno Tournament of Champions against Jason Snelson (wrestling unattached for Simpson) by a tech-fall 16-1 and Harley Dilulo of Boise State by decision 6-3
Fruita Monument High School [Grand Junction, Colorado]:
- Earned three letters in wrestling and two in football
- 2x All-Conference
- State Champion
- 3x State-Placer
- Two-year captain
- Holds school record for most takedowns in a season (135)
- Had a career record of 124-22
- NHSCA Junior All-American
- Asics Fargo All-American (also won in Freestyle at 195 pounds in 2015)
- Ranked top-20 in country at the end of his senior year by Flowrestling
- 46-1 record his junior year
- Career 83 pins and .85 winning percentage
- First team Academic All-State
- Undefeated at NWCA Duals (Team Colorado) 2014
HC Nickerson, Vinny Zerban, and AJ Heeg Post Dual Press Conference vs Cal Baptist 01/24/2025
Wednesday, May 21
Andrew Alirez Press Conference
Wednesday, May 21
Postmatch Press Conference - HC Troy Nickerson
Wednesday, May 21
Head Coach Troy Nickerson and Andrew Alirez Post Match Press Conference
Monday, February 24
