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Max Thomsen
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- La Porte City, Iowa
- High School:
- Union
Bio
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: NWCA Scholar All-American
2019: 3x NCAA qualifierÂ
2019: 2nd at Midlands Championships - 149 pounds
2019: 7th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 149 pounds
2018: 2x NCAA qualifier - 149 pounds
2018: 2nd at Big 12 Championships - 149 pounds
2018: Big 12 Academic - First Team
2018: NWCAÂ All-Star Classic - won at 149 pounds
2018: 4th Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 149 pounds
2018: 5th at Southern Scuffle - 149 pounds
2017: 5th University Nationals - 70K
2017: All-American - 5th at NCAA 149 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 149 pounds
2017: 2nd at MAC Championships - 149 pounds
2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 149 pounds
2015: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
JUNIOR (2018-19): Earned third trip to NCAAs ... earned automatic bid with seventh-place finish at Big 12 Championships ... took second at Midlands Championships ... finished seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 149 pounds ... top-20 wins: No. 6 Alec Pantaleo of Michigan (ranked at 157 pounds), 7-4 at Midlands, No. 13 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 7-5 in a dual, No. 18 Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), 9-3 at NCAA Championships... named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Took second at Big 12 Championships to automatically qualify for second NCAA tournament ... opened the season with a 4-3 exhibition win against No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik of Princeton at the NWCA All-Star Classic ... took fourth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, beating No. 14 Josh Maruca (Arizona State), 10-9 ... fifth at Southern Scuffle ... named to Big 12 academic first team ... other top-25 wins: No. 15 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State), 2x No. 20 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) ... won the Grand View Open at 149 pounds ... complete list of top-25 wins: #5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), #14 Josh Maruca (Arizona State), #14 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State), #20 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), #20 Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh), #25 Frank Garcia (Binghamton).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17): Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships ... took second at MAC Championships to earn automatic bid to NCAA Championships ... knocked off No. 7 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) to take third at Southern Scuffle ... also beat No. 9 Laike Gardner (Lehigh) and No. 15 Matt Cimato (Drexel) at Southern Scuffle ... beat No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) 9-2 Feb. 12 to earn MAC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 15 ... won Grand View and UNI opens at 149 pounds.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Redshirted .... won Buena Vista and Finn Grinaker Cobber opens at 149 pounds ... dominated UNI Open winning with two falls, two major decisions and a tech fall ... fourth at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... went 3-2 wrestling unattached at the Midlands Championships ... earned bonus points in 13 of his 20 wins, posting a 20-4 overall record.
HIGH SCHOOL: The 24th wrestler to win four high school state championships in Iowa ... entered senior season with only one loss on his prep record that he suffered his freshman season at Union High School ... finished high school career ranked No. 2 in the nation ... took second at prestigious Super 32 in the 145-pound weight class ... captured the NHSCA Junior Nationals title in Virginia Beach, Virginia, March 2014 ... went 11-0 in Disney Duals for Team Iowa Black in 2015 ... won 2015 Northern Plains Regional in freestyle at 145 pounds ... Iowa’s leader in career wins (210 wins) and has the most consecutive wins (199) and career falls (157) ... inaugural winner of the Bob Steenlage Iowa High School Wrestler of the Year Award ... third at 2015 Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota ... Dan Gable 2A Wrestler of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ... four-time conference champion ... also ran cross country and played football in high school.
PERSONAL: From La Porte City, Iowa ... son of Mark and Kim ... has two older brothers (Logan and Mason) and one younger brother (Jack) ... brother Logan wrestled at Wartburg College ... majoring in management: organizational leadership.Â
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HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: NWCA Scholar All-American
2019: 3x NCAA qualifierÂ
2019: 7th at Big 12 Championships - 149 pounds
2019: Academic All-Big 12 First Team2019: 2nd at Midlands Championships - 149 pounds
2019: 7th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 149 pounds
2018: 2x NCAA qualifier - 149 pounds
2018: 2nd at Big 12 Championships - 149 pounds
2018: Big 12 Academic - First Team
2018: NWCAÂ All-Star Classic - won at 149 pounds
2018: 4th Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 149 pounds
2018: 5th at Southern Scuffle - 149 pounds
2017: 5th University Nationals - 70K
2017: All-American - 5th at NCAA 149 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 149 pounds
2017: 2nd at MAC Championships - 149 pounds
2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 149 pounds
2015: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
JUNIOR (2018-19): Earned third trip to NCAAs ... earned automatic bid with seventh-place finish at Big 12 Championships ... took second at Midlands Championships ... finished seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 149 pounds ... top-20 wins: No. 6 Alec Pantaleo of Michigan (ranked at 157 pounds), 7-4 at Midlands, No. 13 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 7-5 in a dual, No. 18 Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), 9-3 at NCAA Championships... named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Took second at Big 12 Championships to automatically qualify for second NCAA tournament ... opened the season with a 4-3 exhibition win against No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik of Princeton at the NWCA All-Star Classic ... took fourth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, beating No. 14 Josh Maruca (Arizona State), 10-9 ... fifth at Southern Scuffle ... named to Big 12 academic first team ... other top-25 wins: No. 15 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State), 2x No. 20 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) ... won the Grand View Open at 149 pounds ... complete list of top-25 wins: #5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), #14 Josh Maruca (Arizona State), #14 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State), #20 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), #20 Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh), #25 Frank Garcia (Binghamton).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17): Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships ... took second at MAC Championships to earn automatic bid to NCAA Championships ... knocked off No. 7 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) to take third at Southern Scuffle ... also beat No. 9 Laike Gardner (Lehigh) and No. 15 Matt Cimato (Drexel) at Southern Scuffle ... beat No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) 9-2 Feb. 12 to earn MAC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 15 ... won Grand View and UNI opens at 149 pounds.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Redshirted .... won Buena Vista and Finn Grinaker Cobber opens at 149 pounds ... dominated UNI Open winning with two falls, two major decisions and a tech fall ... fourth at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... went 3-2 wrestling unattached at the Midlands Championships ... earned bonus points in 13 of his 20 wins, posting a 20-4 overall record.
HIGH SCHOOL: The 24th wrestler to win four high school state championships in Iowa ... entered senior season with only one loss on his prep record that he suffered his freshman season at Union High School ... finished high school career ranked No. 2 in the nation ... took second at prestigious Super 32 in the 145-pound weight class ... captured the NHSCA Junior Nationals title in Virginia Beach, Virginia, March 2014 ... went 11-0 in Disney Duals for Team Iowa Black in 2015 ... won 2015 Northern Plains Regional in freestyle at 145 pounds ... Iowa’s leader in career wins (210 wins) and has the most consecutive wins (199) and career falls (157) ... inaugural winner of the Bob Steenlage Iowa High School Wrestler of the Year Award ... third at 2015 Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota ... Dan Gable 2A Wrestler of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ... four-time conference champion ... also ran cross country and played football in high school.
PERSONAL: From La Porte City, Iowa ... son of Mark and Kim ... has two older brothers (Logan and Mason) and one younger brother (Jack) ... brother Logan wrestled at Wartburg College ... majoring in management: organizational leadership.Â
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| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK PIN |
| 2015-16* | 20-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 1:28 |
| 2016-17 | 31-7 | 11-3 | 7-1 MAC | 6-1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1:31 |
| 2017-18 | 28-9 | 9-2 | 5-0 | 8-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1:09 |
| 2018-19 | 24-10 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 0-1 | |
| TOTALS | 83-26 | 27-8 | 10-2 | 24-3 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 1:09 |
* redshirted
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