Drake Rhodes

Photo by: Evan Patzwald

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Photo by: Evan Patzwald

Weight:
165
Position:
165 Weight Class
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Billings, Mont.
High School:
Billings West H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

NCAA Qualifier (2024-25)

2024-25: One of four transfers from Iowa to transfer to the Jacks in 2024-25 … earned starting spot at 165 pounds after impressive opening weekend showing at Bison Open, going 3-0 (11/9) … entered national rankings after taking fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a win over two-time All-American Hunter Garvin (12/6) … ended regular season on seven-match winning streak … qualified for his first NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection … fought through injury suffered at the Big 12 Tournament to get SDSU a record nine NCAA Qualifiers … put together 21-7 record for the Jacks, going 8-1 in duals … 12 wins by bonus points, six by major decision, six by technical fall and one by fall … Tough Jack Award winner for SDSU.

Before SDSU: Posted 17-9 record through two years of competition at Iowa … finished second at 165 pounds at the Luther Open and Pat "Flash" Flanagan Open in 2023-24 … an academic All-Big 10 Selection in 2023-24.