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Julian Farber
- Position:
- wrestler
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bonaire, Ga.
- High School:
- Veterans HS
Bio
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HONORS:
2025: NCAA Qualifier (133) | 3rd at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | Academic All Big 12 Team
2024: At-Large NCAA Qualifier (133) | 7th at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | CSC Academic All-District | First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023: Big 12 All-Academic First Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25): Posted an 18-8 record at 133 pounds with eight major decisions and three technical falls and an 8-3 dual record (4-1 in Big 12 duals) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships as the 18-seed with a win in the opening round ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championships to earn his second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched eight wins over ranked opponents, including an upset of No. 3 Evan Frost (Iowa State) at the Big 12 Championships, as well as a victory over All-American Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) in the opening round of the NCAA Championships ... Placed fifth at the Soldier Salute ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All Big 12 Team.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Posted a 20-11 record with six major decisions and one technical fall at 133 pounds ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... First Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships ... Competed at the NCAA Championships as the 19-seed and as an at-large selection ... Four top-30 wins on the season, including an upset of No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) at the Collegiate Duals ... Second place at the Daktronics Open ... Seventh place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23): Competed in one extra bout at 133 pounds at the Collegiate Duals ... Third place at the Cyclone Open ... Second at the UNI Open... Won the 133-pound title at the Last Chance Open at Iowa State ... Finished the season with a 9-4 record...Big 12 All-Academic First Team
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Won the Loras and Harold Nichols Cyclone Open titles at 133 pounds ... Fourth at the Matmen Open ... Sixth at the UNI Open ... finished with a 16-7 record ... Earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 61kg weight class at the U23 World Team Trials in the freestyle division, going 6-2 overall with five consecutive wins in the wrestlebacks.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 – COVID): Redshirted ... Wrestled once, grabbing a 14-6 major decision over Zack Zeamer (Oklahoma) at 141 pounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: Georgia high school state champion at 132 pounds ... went 60-1 during his senior year ... two-time state runner-up state runner up ... four-time state placer ... was eighth at the Super 32 in 2019 ... was a Disney All-Star all-American in 2019 ... won the state freestyle and Greco-Roman championships in 2019 ... No. 104 Ranked recruit by MatScouts.com.
PERSONAL: Son of Dareen and Jenalyn Farber ... majoring in supply chain management ... was a Hospice volunteer and helped at the humane society ... likes to collect and sell wrestling shoes.
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HONORS:
2025: NCAA Qualifier (133) | 3rd at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | Academic All Big 12 Team
2024: At-Large NCAA Qualifier (133) | 7th at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | CSC Academic All-District | First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023: Big 12 All-Academic First Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25): Posted an 18-8 record at 133 pounds with eight major decisions and three technical falls and an 8-3 dual record (4-1 in Big 12 duals) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships as the 18-seed with a win in the opening round ... Placed third at the Big 12 Championships to earn his second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched eight wins over ranked opponents, including an upset of No. 3 Evan Frost (Iowa State) at the Big 12 Championships, as well as a victory over All-American Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) in the opening round of the NCAA Championships ... Placed fifth at the Soldier Salute ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All Big 12 Team.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Posted a 20-11 record with six major decisions and one technical fall at 133 pounds ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... First Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships ... Competed at the NCAA Championships as the 19-seed and as an at-large selection ... Four top-30 wins on the season, including an upset of No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) at the Collegiate Duals ... Second place at the Daktronics Open ... Seventh place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23): Competed in one extra bout at 133 pounds at the Collegiate Duals ... Third place at the Cyclone Open ... Second at the UNI Open... Won the 133-pound title at the Last Chance Open at Iowa State ... Finished the season with a 9-4 record...Big 12 All-Academic First Team
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Won the Loras and Harold Nichols Cyclone Open titles at 133 pounds ... Fourth at the Matmen Open ... Sixth at the UNI Open ... finished with a 16-7 record ... Earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 61kg weight class at the U23 World Team Trials in the freestyle division, going 6-2 overall with five consecutive wins in the wrestlebacks.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 – COVID): Redshirted ... Wrestled once, grabbing a 14-6 major decision over Zack Zeamer (Oklahoma) at 141 pounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: Georgia high school state champion at 132 pounds ... went 60-1 during his senior year ... two-time state runner-up state runner up ... four-time state placer ... was eighth at the Super 32 in 2019 ... was a Disney All-Star all-American in 2019 ... won the state freestyle and Greco-Roman championships in 2019 ... No. 104 Ranked recruit by MatScouts.com.
PERSONAL: Son of Dareen and Jenalyn Farber ... majoring in supply chain management ... was a Hospice volunteer and helped at the humane society ... likes to collect and sell wrestling shoes.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK PINS |
| 2020-21* | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2021-22 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2:53 |
| 2022-23 | 9-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2023-24 | 20-11 | 10-4 | 6-2 | 6-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2024-25 | 18-8 | 8-3 | 4-1 | 8-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| CAREER | 63-30 | 18-8 | 10-4 | 17-6 | 7-1 | 1-0 | 2:53 |
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