2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Gunderson, John

John Gunderson
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baraboo, Wis.
- High School:
- Baraboo High School
Bio
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SENIOR (2024-25): Did not compete due to injury.
JUNIOR (2023-24): Did not compete.
SOPHOMOREÂ (2022-23): Finished in fifth place at 285 pounds at the UNI Open, going 2-2 on the season.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Â Pulled his redshirt for the Oklahoma State and Oklahoma duals midway through the season ... Competed unattached at 197 pounds ... Won the Grand View Open ... Third place in the freshman/sophomore division at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished 10-9 overall.Â
HIGH SCHOOL:  Was a four-time freestyle Wisconsin state champion for Baraboo High School … was a four-time Greco Wisconsin state champion ... was a one-time Folkstyle Wisconsin state champion ... helped lead the Baraboo High School Thunderbirds to a Badger Conference championship title … earned a 3.7 high school GPA.
PERSONAL: Parents are Dan and Vonny Gunderson … Siblings are Grace and Clara … Favorite memory of wrestling is winning his individual state championship and earning a team conference title …The best lesson that he has ever learned is to always work hard and smart because there's not enough time for anything else ... Majoring in business and coaching at UNI.
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* REDSHIRTED
SENIOR (2024-25): Did not compete due to injury.
JUNIOR (2023-24): Did not compete.
SOPHOMOREÂ (2022-23): Finished in fifth place at 285 pounds at the UNI Open, going 2-2 on the season.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Â Pulled his redshirt for the Oklahoma State and Oklahoma duals midway through the season ... Competed unattached at 197 pounds ... Won the Grand View Open ... Third place in the freshman/sophomore division at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished 10-9 overall.Â
HIGH SCHOOL:  Was a four-time freestyle Wisconsin state champion for Baraboo High School … was a four-time Greco Wisconsin state champion ... was a one-time Folkstyle Wisconsin state champion ... helped lead the Baraboo High School Thunderbirds to a Badger Conference championship title … earned a 3.7 high school GPA.
PERSONAL: Parents are Dan and Vonny Gunderson … Siblings are Grace and Clara … Favorite memory of wrestling is winning his individual state championship and earning a team conference title …The best lesson that he has ever learned is to always work hard and smart because there's not enough time for anything else ... Majoring in business and coaching at UNI.
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YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK FALL |
2021-22 | 10-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1:47 |
2022-23* | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
2023-24 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
2024-25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
TOTALS | 10-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1:47 |
* REDSHIRTED
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