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Dean Peterson

Dean Peterson

  • Weight:
    125
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Barnegat, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Saint John Vianney

Summary

Biography

Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2023-25)
Three-time Big Ten Championships Placewinner (2025 - Sixth, 2024 - Fifth, 2023 - Seventh)
2024 Midlands Champion - 125 Pounds
2022 Midlands Championships Placewinner (Fourth)

2024-25 (Redshirt Junior): 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier ... 2025 Big Ten Championships placewinner ... closed season with 22 wins ... finished regular season ranked No. 11 in the coaches poll ... earned the No. 12 seed at the NCAA Championships, where he advanced to the Blood Round for second time in his career (3/20-21) ... pinned defending national champion Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) at NCAA Championships ... picked up two wins to finish sixth at the 2025 Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois (3/8-9) ... earned a 22-6 tech fall over Tyler Garvin in dual win at Maryland (2/7) ... downed Brandon Morvari by 8-2 decision in dual at No. 8 Minnesota (2/2) ... Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week (1/30) ... secured an 8-2 decision over Caelen Riley in dual win over No. 10 Illinois (1/26) ... delivered a 4-1 decision over No. 6 Luke Lilledahl in dual against No.1 Penn State (1/24) ... delivered 11-4 decision over No. 10 Brendan McCrone in dual at No. 4 Ohio State (1/12) ... opened Big Ten dual season with 6-2 decision over No. 23 Jacob Moran in dual victory at No. 24 Indiana (1/10) ... 2024 Midlands Champion, finishing with six victories and back-to-back ranked wins to close out the tournament (12/29-30) ... muscled tech fall in dual win at Kent State (12/14) ... earned a 5-3 decision over Ethan Rivera in dual win at Princeton (12/8) ... opened season with tech fall in dual win over Duke (11/9).
2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore): NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced 15 wins, 11 dual victories and 43 team points as 125-pound starter ... 1-2 at NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City (3/21-23) ... finished fifth, including a 7-1 decision over then-No. 1 Matt Ramos (Purdue) at Big Ten Championships in College Park, Maryland (3/9-10) ... also earned wins over No. 16 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) and No. 24 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) at Big Tens ... delivered 6-4 decision over No. 11 Patrick McKee in dual against Minnesota (1/21) ... pinned Blaine Frazier in dual victory over No. 21 Indiana (1/12) ... produced a 2-0 decision over No. 15 Eddie Ventresca in dual with No. 8 Virginia Tech (11/17).
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman): NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced team-best 25 victories and finished second finished third with 35 team points ... finished NCAA Championships with 3-2 record and appearance in 'Blood Round' ... finished seventh at 2023 Big Ten Championships with ranked wins over No. 15 Braxton Brown (Maryland) and No. 17 Jack Medley (Michigan) in Ann Arbor, Michigan (3/4-5) ... defeated No. 23 Jack Medley in dual with No. 3 Michigan (1/22) ... downed No. 24 Tristan Lujan in dual victory over No. 20 Michigan State (1/20) ... wrestled to a fourth-place finish at 2022 Midlands Championships (12/30) ... earned 10-2 major decision over No. 17 Ryan Miller in dual victory over No. 21 Penn at Prudential Center (12/4) ... made varsity debut against Clarion (11/11).
2021-22 (Freshman): Finished 2-2 wrestling unattached at 125 pounds.
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time NJSIAA state champion and three-time state finalist at Saint John Vianney ...  finished scholastic career with 72 consecutive victories, including individual state titles in 2019 and 2020 ... state runner up as a freshman in 2018 ... sat out his 2021 senior season due to injury and closed out his high school tenure with a 108-2 record ... pegged the No. 1 individual at 126 pounds by FloWrestling ... secured two Region 6 titles, three district crowns and three Shore Conference Tournament championships ... captured an individual Beast of the East title and finished fifth at Super 32.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2021-22* 2-2 --- ---/--- --- --- --- --- ---
2022-23 25-11 10-4 (5-3) 2-2/3-2 6 (3) 1 (1) 2 (0) 1:44 35
2023-24 15-9 11-5 (4-4) 3-2/1-2 --- 2 (2) 2 (2) 1:57 43
2024-25 22-8 12-4 (6-1) 2-2/2-2 2 (1) 8 (5) 1 (0) 5:42 47
CAREER 62-28 33-13 (15-8) 7-6/6-4 8 (4) 11 (8) 5 (2) 1:44 125
*redshirt record

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    125 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    125 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    125 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

    125 lbs
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