2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Boone McDermott
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dubuque, Iowa
- High School:
- Dubuque Wahlert
2023 NCAA Qualifier
2023 Big Ten Championships Placewinner (Eighth)
2022 Midlands Championships Placewinner (Eighth)
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Two-Time Big Ten Championships Starter (2022-23)
2020 NJCAA national champion at Iowa Central C.C.
2022-23 (Junior): NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner with eighth-place finish in Ann Arbor, Michigan (3/4-5) ... finished with 16 victories and a perfect 8-0 record in dual action ... contributed 31 dual points ... closed dual season with back-to-back wins against Maryland and Nebraska ... finished eighth at 2022 Midlands Championships (12/30) ... earned a 11-5 decision over No. 24 Ben Goldin in dual victory over No. 21 Penn at Prudential Center (12/4) ... earned individual Roadrunner Invitational title in Bakersfield, California (11/20).
2021-22 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Championships starter ... 2021 Matmen Open placewinner (eighth) ... finished 15-12 as full-time starter at heavyweight ... went 12-6 in dual action with 51 team points ... went 1-3 at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... closed regular season with three consecutive dual wins against Maryland (2/12), Princeton (2/18) and Columbia (2/19) ... finished eighth with two wins at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... opened season with ranked victory over No. 28 Joe Doyle (Binghamton ) during RU Quad Meet (11/7).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Prior to Rutgers: Wrestled first collegiate season at Iowa Central Community College … will have three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2020-21 … 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) heavyweight champion with a 36-1 record in 2019-20 … produced 21 falls and outscored his opponents, 244-43, during first collegiate season, recording 62 takedowns against just six allowed … also a district champion during his time at Iowa Central … rated the No. 1 junior college 285-pound recruit by Intermat.
Prior to Iowa Central: Competed at Dubuque Wahlert in Dubuque, Iowa … captured a Class 2A state title at 220 pounds in 2018 … finished senior season with a 45-1 record … first team all-Iowa Elite selection by The Des Moines Register … voted a junior All-American during his time at Dubuque.
* at Iowa Central C.C.
2023 Big Ten Championships Placewinner (Eighth)
2022 Midlands Championships Placewinner (Eighth)
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
Two-Time Big Ten Championships Starter (2022-23)
2020 NJCAA national champion at Iowa Central C.C.
2022-23 (Junior): NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner with eighth-place finish in Ann Arbor, Michigan (3/4-5) ... finished with 16 victories and a perfect 8-0 record in dual action ... contributed 31 dual points ... closed dual season with back-to-back wins against Maryland and Nebraska ... finished eighth at 2022 Midlands Championships (12/30) ... earned a 11-5 decision over No. 24 Ben Goldin in dual victory over No. 21 Penn at Prudential Center (12/4) ... earned individual Roadrunner Invitational title in Bakersfield, California (11/20).
2021-22 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Championships starter ... 2021 Matmen Open placewinner (eighth) ... finished 15-12 as full-time starter at heavyweight ... went 12-6 in dual action with 51 team points ... went 1-3 at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... closed regular season with three consecutive dual wins against Maryland (2/12), Princeton (2/18) and Columbia (2/19) ... finished eighth with two wins at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... opened season with ranked victory over No. 28 Joe Doyle (Binghamton ) during RU Quad Meet (11/7).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
- Went 2-1 in first varsity season with wins against Ohio State and Purdue
Prior to Rutgers: Wrestled first collegiate season at Iowa Central Community College … will have three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2020-21 … 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) heavyweight champion with a 36-1 record in 2019-20 … produced 21 falls and outscored his opponents, 244-43, during first collegiate season, recording 62 takedowns against just six allowed … also a district champion during his time at Iowa Central … rated the No. 1 junior college 285-pound recruit by Intermat.
Prior to Iowa Central: Competed at Dubuque Wahlert in Dubuque, Iowa … captured a Class 2A state title at 220 pounds in 2018 … finished senior season with a 45-1 record … first team all-Iowa Elite selection by The Des Moines Register … voted a junior All-American during his time at Dubuque.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20* | 36-1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 21 | --- | --- |
| 2020-21 | 2-1 | 1-1 (1-1) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 15-12 | 12-6 (2-5) | 1-3/--- | 1 (0) | --- | 3 (3) | 0:55 | 51 |
| 2022-23 | 16-7 | 8-0 (2-0) | 2-2/0-2 | 1 (1) | --- | 3 (2) | 0:13 | 31 |
| CAREER | 33-20 | 21-7 (5-6) | 3-5/0-2 | 2 (1) | --- | 6 (5) | 0:13 | 85 |
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