Gaven Sax

Height:
6-1
Weight:
174
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Robert, Mo.

Year	Overall	Duals	Big 12 Finish	Major Decisions	Tech Falls	Pins
2020-21	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021-22	15-12	4-8	7th	2	1	2
2022-23	12-12	7-7	DNP	3	2	1
2023-24	20-7	8-3	2nd	5	7	1
2024-25	15-7	7-2	4th	3	2	3
Totals	62-38	26-20	--	13	12	7

2024-25
First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll member ... Compiled a 15-7 record as a starter at 174 pounds … Reached as high as No. 6 in the InterMat rankings ... Posted a 7-2 dual record ... Tallied three falls, two tech falls and three major decision ... Notched a team-leading seven wins against ranked opponents ... Knocked off Northern Iowa’s No. 16 Jared Simma via 5-3 decision (1/25) for highest ranked win of season … Also added dual wins against Air Force (11/8), Wyoming (11/23), Central Michigan (12/6), West Virginia (1/17), Missouri (2/1) and Arizona State (2/16) ... Went 4-1 for a second-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/4) ... Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling as the No. 3 seed in the 174-pound bracket while picking up three wins for a podium finish (fourth place) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 18 seed, finishing 1-2 with a 5-0 decision win over Pitt’s No. 15 Luca Augustine.

2023-24 (At North Dakota State)
Reached the blood round of the NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., where he was selected as a No. 14 seed in the 174-pound bracket … Finished with a 3-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-1 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 … Took third overall at the Southern Scuffle … Compiled an overall record of 20-7 … Finished with a record of 10-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled an 8-3 record in dual matches, including a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 32 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 13 bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 4:46 ... Secured seven tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 215 total match points … Secured 26 takedowns … Turned seven two-point nearfalls … Turned two three-point nearfalls … Turned 18 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 16 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points.

2022-23 (At North Dakota State)
Named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Competed at 174 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 12-12 … Finished with a record of 1-10 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 28 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Bison Open … Recorded six bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 3:10 in a dual against Utah Valley ... Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 135 total match points … Secured 16 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with eight riding-time points.

2021-22 (At North Dakota State)
Competed at 149 pounds and recorded a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-2 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 17-12 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 4-8 record in dual matches, including a 2-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 14 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:27 … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 2-4 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 142 total match points on the season … Recorded 17 takedowns … Scored four two-point nearfalls … Scored 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded nine reversals … Scored 32 escapes … Went 7-2 to place fourth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2).

2020-21 (At North Dakota State)
Did not make an appearance this season, sitting out year as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2020 from Waynesville (Mo.) High School...Four-year starter on the wrestling team under coach Lucas Smith...Team captain his senior year...Reached the state semifinals his junior year...Won the Class 4 state title at 152 pounds his senior year, finishing with a 43-1 overall record.

PERSONAL
Son of Edward and Karen ... Has two brothers, Sean and Derrick ... Sean wrestled at Westminster College in Missouri.