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Max Hermes
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milan, Ohio
- High School:
- Edison
2025-26 (Jr.): Finished sixth with three wins at Keystone Classic (11/23) ... opened season with pin during Rutgers Quad (11/2).
2024-25 (So.): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Zingo Nationals Champion (3/1) ... wrestled in Big Ten duals at No. 4 Ohio State (1/12) and No. 24 Indiana (1/10) ... competed at the Midlands (12/29-30) ... picked up four wins at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (11/16) ... made season debut at Journeymen Classic (11/10).
2023-24 (Fr.): Produced 12 victories competing at 133 and 141 pounds during first collegiate season ... competed in maximum amount of varsity matches before going into redshirt ... produced six victories by bonus ... wrestled in Big Ten dual at No. 1 Penn State (2/12) ... made Big Ten dual debut against No. 21 Indiana (1/12) ... made collegiate debut at Princeton Open, wrestling to a sixth-place finish at 133 pounds (11/6).
Prior to Rutgers: Three-time Ohio state champion at Edison … closed collegiate career with a 223-12 record … went 52-3 en route to a OHSAA Division III state title as a senior in 2023 … closed senior campaign with 337 takedowns … named Outstanding Wrestler at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, helping Team Ohio defeat Team Pennsylvania … closed junior season with second state championship and a 58-3 record … added first state title with a 55-3 mark as a sophomore in 2021.
2024-25 (So.): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Zingo Nationals Champion (3/1) ... wrestled in Big Ten duals at No. 4 Ohio State (1/12) and No. 24 Indiana (1/10) ... competed at the Midlands (12/29-30) ... picked up four wins at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (11/16) ... made season debut at Journeymen Classic (11/10).
2023-24 (Fr.): Produced 12 victories competing at 133 and 141 pounds during first collegiate season ... competed in maximum amount of varsity matches before going into redshirt ... produced six victories by bonus ... wrestled in Big Ten dual at No. 1 Penn State (2/12) ... made Big Ten dual debut against No. 21 Indiana (1/12) ... made collegiate debut at Princeton Open, wrestling to a sixth-place finish at 133 pounds (11/6).
Prior to Rutgers: Three-time Ohio state champion at Edison … closed collegiate career with a 223-12 record … went 52-3 en route to a OHSAA Division III state title as a senior in 2023 … closed senior campaign with 337 takedowns … named Outstanding Wrestler at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, helping Team Ohio defeat Team Pennsylvania … closed junior season with second state championship and a 58-3 record … added first state title with a 55-3 mark as a sophomore in 2021.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 12-8 | 1-2 (0-2) | ---/--- | 5 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 1:21 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 10-9 | 0-2 (0-2) | ---/--- | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 2:45 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 5-4 | 1-0 (0-0) | ---/--- | 1 (0) | --- | 1 (1) | 1:24 | 6 |
| CAREER | 27-21 | 2-4 (0-4) | --- | 7 (0) | 3 (0) | 3 (1) | 1:21 | 12 |
Rutgers Wrestling Preview Show 2025-26
Thursday, October 23
Day in the Life of Head Coach Scott Goodale: Part 3
Thursday, October 23
Scott Goodale Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, October 21
Day in the Life of Head Coach Scott Goodale: Part 2
Friday, October 17
