2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Thomsen, Jack

Jack Thomsen
- Position:
- 165
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- La Porte City, Iowa
- High School:
- Union HS
Bio
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HONORS:
2025: NCAA Qualifier (165) | 7th at Big 12 Championships
2024: NCAA At-Large Qualifier (165) | 6th at Big 12 Championships
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25): Posted a 21-12 record at 165 pounds with eight major decisions and two pins and a 10-5 dual record (4-4 in Big 12 duals) ... NCAA qualifier with a 2-2 record at the national tournament as the 19-seed ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships to earn second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched five wins over ranked opponents, including an upset of No. 4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, as well as No. 10 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) in the opening round of the NCAA Championships ... Grand View Open runner-up ... Also competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023-24): Posted an 18-9 record with seven major decisions, two technical falls and one fall at 165 pounds after transferring from South Dakota State ... Went 1-2 in duals (1-1 in Big 12 duals) ... Won his pigtail match as the 33-seed at the NCAA Championships against 32-seed Jake Logan (Lehigh) as an at-large selection ... Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships ... Fourth place at the Daktronics Open ... Tied for first place at the Jim Koch Open ... Competed at the Soldier Salute ... Made his collegiate dual debut against Iowa State.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022-23 | SDSU): Compiled an 12-4 record at 165 pounds ... placed third at the season-opening Bison Open (11/12), followed by a fifth-place finish at the Daktronics Open a week later (11/20) .... posted a 4-0 record to win the title at the Cyclone Open (11/27) ... wrapped up competition with a 3-1 record and runner-up effort at the Soldier Salute (12/29-30).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021-22 | SDSU): Split time between 157 and 165 pounds, ending the year with a 16-12 overall record ... did not see any dual action ... opened the season by tying for fifth place at the Bison Open (11/13) ... went 2-2 at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/21) ... earned a fourth-place finish at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open with a 3-2 record (11/28) ... moved up to 165 pounds and won a pair of matches at the Southern Scuffle (1/1) ... reeled off four consecutive wins in extra matches in the second half of the season ... advanced to the 74-kilogram freestyle finals of the under-20 division at the UWW World Team Trials over the summer.
FRESHMAN (2020-21| SDSU): Gained valuable experience by competing in six events at 157 pounds ... compiled a 10-4 overall record, but did not compete in duals ... split matches at SDSU Tri-Dual (1/10), winning a 4-3 decision over Northern Iowa’s Derek Holschlag for first win as a Jackrabbit ... won nine of last 11 matches, including a five-match winning streak that began with a technical fall at Little Rock Quad (1/31) ... went 3-0 at SDSU Triangular (2/13)
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed at the Iowa state meet four times, highlighted by winning the Class 2A championship at 138 pounds as a junior ... went undefeated as a junior, posting a 47-0 record ... finished third at 120 pounds as a sophomore and third at 145 pounds as a senior ... placed seventh in the 106-pound division his freshman year ... honor roll student.
PERSONAL: From La Porte City, Iowa ... son of Mark and Kim ... brother Logan (Wartburg) and Max (UNI) both wrestled collegiately ... Majoring in communication/public relations: sports public relations.
HONORS:
2025: NCAA Qualifier (165) | 7th at Big 12 Championships
2024: NCAA At-Large Qualifier (165) | 6th at Big 12 Championships
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25): Posted a 21-12 record at 165 pounds with eight major decisions and two pins and a 10-5 dual record (4-4 in Big 12 duals) ... NCAA qualifier with a 2-2 record at the national tournament as the 19-seed ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships to earn second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched five wins over ranked opponents, including an upset of No. 4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, as well as No. 10 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) in the opening round of the NCAA Championships ... Grand View Open runner-up ... Also competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023-24): Posted an 18-9 record with seven major decisions, two technical falls and one fall at 165 pounds after transferring from South Dakota State ... Went 1-2 in duals (1-1 in Big 12 duals) ... Won his pigtail match as the 33-seed at the NCAA Championships against 32-seed Jake Logan (Lehigh) as an at-large selection ... Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships ... Fourth place at the Daktronics Open ... Tied for first place at the Jim Koch Open ... Competed at the Soldier Salute ... Made his collegiate dual debut against Iowa State.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022-23 | SDSU): Compiled an 12-4 record at 165 pounds ... placed third at the season-opening Bison Open (11/12), followed by a fifth-place finish at the Daktronics Open a week later (11/20) .... posted a 4-0 record to win the title at the Cyclone Open (11/27) ... wrapped up competition with a 3-1 record and runner-up effort at the Soldier Salute (12/29-30).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021-22 | SDSU): Split time between 157 and 165 pounds, ending the year with a 16-12 overall record ... did not see any dual action ... opened the season by tying for fifth place at the Bison Open (11/13) ... went 2-2 at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/21) ... earned a fourth-place finish at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open with a 3-2 record (11/28) ... moved up to 165 pounds and won a pair of matches at the Southern Scuffle (1/1) ... reeled off four consecutive wins in extra matches in the second half of the season ... advanced to the 74-kilogram freestyle finals of the under-20 division at the UWW World Team Trials over the summer.
FRESHMAN (2020-21| SDSU): Gained valuable experience by competing in six events at 157 pounds ... compiled a 10-4 overall record, but did not compete in duals ... split matches at SDSU Tri-Dual (1/10), winning a 4-3 decision over Northern Iowa’s Derek Holschlag for first win as a Jackrabbit ... won nine of last 11 matches, including a five-match winning streak that began with a technical fall at Little Rock Quad (1/31) ... went 3-0 at SDSU Triangular (2/13)
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed at the Iowa state meet four times, highlighted by winning the Class 2A championship at 138 pounds as a junior ... went undefeated as a junior, posting a 47-0 record ... finished third at 120 pounds as a sophomore and third at 145 pounds as a senior ... placed seventh in the 106-pound division his freshman year ... honor roll student.
PERSONAL: From La Porte City, Iowa ... son of Mark and Kim ... brother Logan (Wartburg) and Max (UNI) both wrestled collegiately ... Majoring in communication/public relations: sports public relations.
YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK FALL |
2020-21*^ | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
2021-22 ^ | 16-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2:15 |
2022-23 ^ | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2:34 |
2023-24 | 18-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1:06 |
2024-25 | 21-12 | 10-5 | 4-4 | 8-4 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2:23 |
CAREER | 66-37 | 11-7 | 4-5 | 20-13 | 3-6 | 6-4 | 1:06 |
* REDSHIRT
^ Wrestled at South Dakota State
^ Wrestled at South Dakota State
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