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Kaden Gfeller
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Heritage Hall
Bio
2022-23: Went 22-8 in his final season as a Cowboy … Returned to the program in August and decided to wrestle at 157 pounds … Put together a 13-3 mark in duals … Picked up the highest-ranked win of his career over No. 2 Brayton Lee of Minnesota, 2-0 … Defeated No. 8 Jarrett Jacques of Missouri to spur the Cowboys to an upset over No. 8 Missouri … Claimed a 14-3 major decision over Jacob Butler (OU) in the final home match of his career … Took runner up at the Big 12 Championships going 3-1 at the event with his only loss coming in the finals to top-seeded Jared Franek of NDSU … Earned the No. 10 seed at the Big 12 Championships but went 1-2 at the event after sustaining a shoulder injury in the first match of the tournament ... Finished his career with an 81-22 career record with a 36-9 mark in duals.
2021-22: Posted a 21-4 record as a senior in his first season as a full-time starter for the Cowboys since the 2018-19 season … Claimed his second individual Big 12 title at 149 pounds with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald … Entered his second NCAA Championships as the No. 9 seed … Went 3-2 at the tournament coming one win shy of earning All-America honors … Defeated three ranked opponents at the tournament in No. 24 Josh Ogunsanya of Army, No. 23 Jaden Abas of Stanford, who had defeated him in the season opener, and McDougald of Oklahoma … Tallied eight bonus-point wins with five falls, two major decisions and a technical fall … Earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after defeating OU’s Dom Demas who was ranked sixth at the time by a score of 9-3 to open the Bedlam dual in Norman … Capped off a 14-2 dual record with a 12-2 major decision over McDougald to open the second Bedlam dual on Senior Day for OSU … Pinned No. 23 Josh Edmond of Missouri in 4:51 that improved his win streak to 12 matches that spanned from Nov. 20 to Feb. 6 … Tallied a 10-4 mark against ranked opponents.
2020-21: Began the season 4-1 competing in extra matches before being sidelined with an injury for the remainder of the regular season … Cut down to 141 pounds to fill in at the Big 12 Championship where he went 1-2 resulting in an eighth-place finish … Picked up four bonus-point wins, including a 12-3 major decision over WVU’s Jeff Boyd at the conference tournament.
2019-20: Only competed at the Southern Scuffle where he was the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds … Went 5-1 at the tournament to bring home a second place-finish … Picked up a fall of No. 20 Kyle Shoop in the semifinals.
2018-19: Compiled a 30-7 record in his redshirt-freshman campaign at 149 pounds … Took first place at the OCU Open with two pins and a major decision over Oklahoma’s Matt Waddell in the finals … Made his dual debut at Minnesota where he upset No. 18 Tommy Thorn, 9-3 … Became a staple in the Cowboy lineup after Boo Lewallen suffered a season-ending injury … Collected 17 bonus-point wins on the year with seven falls and five major decisions and technical falls going 9-4 in dual action for the Pokes … Claimed top honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions where he went 6-0 with a major decision, three technical falls and two pins … Won his second-consecutive Southern Scuffle title, pinning his first three opponents at the event and taking a 3-2 decision from No. 6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) in the finals … Picked up six wins over ranked opponents over the course of the season … Went 4-0 at the conference championship and claimed his first Big 12 title with a 6-5 thriller in the finals against No. 12 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) … Scored the No. 7 seed entering the NCAA Tournament but lost back-to-back bouts to Ryan Blees (Va. Tech) and Josh Maruca (Arizona State).
2017-18 (Redshirt Year): Posted a 21-4 record at 141 pounds on the season … Earned four falls, six technical falls and seven major decisions, competing in open tournaments for the Cowboys … Had bonus points in each of his matches at the OCU Open to finish with top honors … Brought home third place from the Lindenwood and Bob Smith Open tournaments … Finished fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions with two major decisions and losses coming at the hands for top-five wrestlers… Knocked off No. 12 Luke Karam (Lehigh) and pinned Nick Lee (Penn State) to collect a first-place finish at the Southern Scuffle.
High School: Rattled off a perfect 133-0 record in high school, wrestling at Heritage Hall under coach Floyd Lorne … Was a four-time Oklahoma state champion … Was a four-time Fargo All-American, including a title and runner-up finish … Was a two-time Pan-American gold medalist … Was the recipient of a number of awards during his high school years, including earning the title of the Daily Oklahoman’s All-City Wrestler of the Year.
Personal: Son of Chris and Heather Gfeller … Has one brother, Kaleb … Finished his undergraduate degree in University Studies in May 2022 and is closing in on a second degree in Sport and Coaching Sciences.
2021-22: Posted a 21-4 record as a senior in his first season as a full-time starter for the Cowboys since the 2018-19 season … Claimed his second individual Big 12 title at 149 pounds with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald … Entered his second NCAA Championships as the No. 9 seed … Went 3-2 at the tournament coming one win shy of earning All-America honors … Defeated three ranked opponents at the tournament in No. 24 Josh Ogunsanya of Army, No. 23 Jaden Abas of Stanford, who had defeated him in the season opener, and McDougald of Oklahoma … Tallied eight bonus-point wins with five falls, two major decisions and a technical fall … Earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after defeating OU’s Dom Demas who was ranked sixth at the time by a score of 9-3 to open the Bedlam dual in Norman … Capped off a 14-2 dual record with a 12-2 major decision over McDougald to open the second Bedlam dual on Senior Day for OSU … Pinned No. 23 Josh Edmond of Missouri in 4:51 that improved his win streak to 12 matches that spanned from Nov. 20 to Feb. 6 … Tallied a 10-4 mark against ranked opponents.
2020-21: Began the season 4-1 competing in extra matches before being sidelined with an injury for the remainder of the regular season … Cut down to 141 pounds to fill in at the Big 12 Championship where he went 1-2 resulting in an eighth-place finish … Picked up four bonus-point wins, including a 12-3 major decision over WVU’s Jeff Boyd at the conference tournament.
2019-20: Only competed at the Southern Scuffle where he was the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds … Went 5-1 at the tournament to bring home a second place-finish … Picked up a fall of No. 20 Kyle Shoop in the semifinals.
2018-19: Compiled a 30-7 record in his redshirt-freshman campaign at 149 pounds … Took first place at the OCU Open with two pins and a major decision over Oklahoma’s Matt Waddell in the finals … Made his dual debut at Minnesota where he upset No. 18 Tommy Thorn, 9-3 … Became a staple in the Cowboy lineup after Boo Lewallen suffered a season-ending injury … Collected 17 bonus-point wins on the year with seven falls and five major decisions and technical falls going 9-4 in dual action for the Pokes … Claimed top honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions where he went 6-0 with a major decision, three technical falls and two pins … Won his second-consecutive Southern Scuffle title, pinning his first three opponents at the event and taking a 3-2 decision from No. 6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) in the finals … Picked up six wins over ranked opponents over the course of the season … Went 4-0 at the conference championship and claimed his first Big 12 title with a 6-5 thriller in the finals against No. 12 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) … Scored the No. 7 seed entering the NCAA Tournament but lost back-to-back bouts to Ryan Blees (Va. Tech) and Josh Maruca (Arizona State).
2017-18 (Redshirt Year): Posted a 21-4 record at 141 pounds on the season … Earned four falls, six technical falls and seven major decisions, competing in open tournaments for the Cowboys … Had bonus points in each of his matches at the OCU Open to finish with top honors … Brought home third place from the Lindenwood and Bob Smith Open tournaments … Finished fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions with two major decisions and losses coming at the hands for top-five wrestlers… Knocked off No. 12 Luke Karam (Lehigh) and pinned Nick Lee (Penn State) to collect a first-place finish at the Southern Scuffle.
High School: Rattled off a perfect 133-0 record in high school, wrestling at Heritage Hall under coach Floyd Lorne … Was a four-time Oklahoma state champion … Was a four-time Fargo All-American, including a title and runner-up finish … Was a two-time Pan-American gold medalist … Was the recipient of a number of awards during his high school years, including earning the title of the Daily Oklahoman’s All-City Wrestler of the Year.
Personal: Son of Chris and Heather Gfeller … Has one brother, Kaleb … Finished his undergraduate degree in University Studies in May 2022 and is closing in on a second degree in Sport and Coaching Sciences.
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