2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Lanning, Jake

Jake Lanning
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pontiac, IL
- High School:
- Pontiac Township
Bio
2021-22: Went 7-10 overall, 1-3 in duals and 0-1 in MAC duals... had eight takedowns and nine escapes on the season.
2020-21: Went 1-6 overall and 0-4 in MAC duals on the season… had four takedowns and seven escapes… went 1-2 at the MAC Championships, including a win over Bloomsburg’s Tanner Culver.
2019-20: Began the season as the starter at 174, but miss the latter part of the season with an injury... was 4-10 overall, 4-8 in duals and 0-5 in MAC duals on the season... won by fall over LIU’s Mike Parrish in only 1:41... earned a 12-1 major decision over Cal Poly’s Nathan Trausch... had 20 takedowns and 23 escapes on the season.
2018-19: Went 6-16 overall, 4-12 in duals and 2-5 in MAC duals on the season… had his first career dual win over Cleveland State’s Dimitri Williams - a 13-5 major decision… earned MAC dual wins over SIU-Edwardsville’s Kevin Gschwendtner (13-4) and Central Michigan’s Collin Lieber (6-3)… finished fourth at the MAC Championships at 174.
2017-18: Redshirted as a freshman… went 14-15 in open tournaments.
High School: Hails from Pontiac High School in Illinois where he wrestled at 170 lbs... won the Class 2A State Championship in 2017 and finished the season with a 44-0 record and ranked 18th in the nation... was a three-time state placer, also finishing third in 2015 and sixth in 2016... posted a school-record 32 pins his senior year and during the regular season not a single opponent lasted the full six minutes... finished his career with a record of 163-22... took first place at the 2014 Illinois Freestyle State Championships... in 2012, he finished second at the World of Wrestling Tulsa Nationals in Oklahoma.
2020-21: Went 1-6 overall and 0-4 in MAC duals on the season… had four takedowns and seven escapes… went 1-2 at the MAC Championships, including a win over Bloomsburg’s Tanner Culver.
2019-20: Began the season as the starter at 174, but miss the latter part of the season with an injury... was 4-10 overall, 4-8 in duals and 0-5 in MAC duals on the season... won by fall over LIU’s Mike Parrish in only 1:41... earned a 12-1 major decision over Cal Poly’s Nathan Trausch... had 20 takedowns and 23 escapes on the season.
2018-19: Went 6-16 overall, 4-12 in duals and 2-5 in MAC duals on the season… had his first career dual win over Cleveland State’s Dimitri Williams - a 13-5 major decision… earned MAC dual wins over SIU-Edwardsville’s Kevin Gschwendtner (13-4) and Central Michigan’s Collin Lieber (6-3)… finished fourth at the MAC Championships at 174.
2017-18: Redshirted as a freshman… went 14-15 in open tournaments.
High School: Hails from Pontiac High School in Illinois where he wrestled at 170 lbs... won the Class 2A State Championship in 2017 and finished the season with a 44-0 record and ranked 18th in the nation... was a three-time state placer, also finishing third in 2015 and sixth in 2016... posted a school-record 32 pins his senior year and during the regular season not a single opponent lasted the full six minutes... finished his career with a record of 163-22... took first place at the 2014 Illinois Freestyle State Championships... in 2012, he finished second at the World of Wrestling Tulsa Nationals in Oklahoma.
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Thursday, March 06
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Monday, February 17
In the Bullseye Podcast: Wrestling HC Donnie Vinson on the teams progress & season-long expectations
Thursday, February 06
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Tuesday, January 28