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Otterbein University Athletics

2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Lance Kriesch
Ed Syguda
Ed Syguda
Ed Syguda

Drew Kasper

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 285
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington
  • High School Lexington

Biography


Three-year starter and letterman ... 2x national qualifier and returning All-American ... Team Captain ... Enters final season with 78-13 career record and perfect 15-0 in OAC matches ... As a Junior (2018-19): Went 32-2 overall and 6-0 in the OAC after moving up to heavyweight ... Had 23 bonus-point victories, including nine pins, eight majors and six technical falls ... Became Otterbein's first All-American with a fifth-place finish at NCAA Championships ... Began the year 30-0 leading into nationals ... Repeated at first team All-OAC pick and was NCAA Central Regional champion, breezing through the bracket with four-straight bonus-point wins ... Beat defending national champion Jake Evans (Waynesburg) in thrilling 12-11 victory in second round of NCAA's ... Won individual titles at Star City Open and Wheaton Invitational ... As a Sophomore (2017-18): Repeated as first team All-OAC selection at 197 lbs ... Went 19-5 overall and reached as high as No. 9 in national rankings ... Finished a perfect 4-0 in league matches ... Tallied four major decisions, four technical falls and two pins ... Defended his title at Ohio Northern Invitational and also finished fourth in season-opening Ithaca Invitational ... Took runner-up honors at NCAA Central Regionals ... As a Freshman (2016-17): First year at Otterbein after transferring from Indiana Tech ... Compiled 27-6 record competing at 197 pounds ... Named first team All-OAC after going perfect 5-0 against the league ... Reached as high as No. 10 in the national rankings ... Won individual title at Ohio Northern Invitational ... Finished fourth at Wheaton Invitational ... Earned All-Midwest Region honors following fifth-place result ... Tallied four technical falls, four major decisions and three pins ... High School: Four-year letterman ... State champion as a senior ... Two-time district champion ... Received Disney All-American award and Flo National All-American honors as a junior ... Major: Exercise Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'11" 197 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'11" 197 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'11" 285 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11" 285 lbs