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2016-17 Wrestling Roster

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Jacob Waste

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 197
  • Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.
  • Prev School University at Buffalo

Biography

2015-16
  • Became CBU's first multi-NCAA Division II All-American by taking third at 184 pounds
  • Won Division II Super Region IV and RMAC championships 
  • Went 16-3 at 184 pounds, going 3-0 in duals, and with two of his losses coming to Division I opponents
  • Majored six opponents and logged one technical fall
  • Logged 12-straight victories at one point

2014-15
  • Went 30-4 at 184 pounds and 13-0 in duals
  • Earned NCAA Division II All-American honors by taking fifth in 184-pound bracket
  • Won NCAA Division II Super West Region 184-pound championship
  • Set program winning-streak record with 24-consecutive victories
  • Posted 18 bonus-point victories (nine major decisions, seven technical falls, two pins)
  • Defeated five NCAA Division I opponents from Stanford, Air Force, Bakersfield, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Grand Canyon

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
  • Wrestled one year under Head Coach Jim Biechner
  • Won New York Collegiate State Championship and placed third in conference with a 7-1 record after being ranked top-20 in NCAA Division I 174-pound bracket
  • Place seventh at Midlands 

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Prepped four years at Apple Valley High School, in Apple Valley, Minn., graduating in 2011
  • Served as team captain twice, while logging a 80-3 as an upperclassman (48-1 as a senior, 32-2 as a junior) and an undefeated 16-0 in conference in the process
  • Senior season named State Champion, Fila Junior Greco-Roman National Champion, National Finalist in Greco-Roman
  • Three-time All-State – winning state title as a senior, going runner-up as a junior and placing fourth as a freshman – and four-time all-conference and section champion
  • Finished senior year as an Asics All-American, ranked third in the country at 171 pounds and top-50 recruit overall
  • Crowned Christmas Tournament champion three times from sophomore to senior year
  • Won national championships in Fila Junior and Cadet Greco-Roman competitions as a senior and junior, respectively
  • Reached Greco-Roman national finals as a senior, won Kaufman-Brand College Open and was a freestyle All-American as a junior
  • Two-time Folkstyle National Champion (Triple Crown) as a freshmen and sophomore

PERSONAL              
  • Born March 10, 1993 in Anoka, Minn., to Jason and Jennifer Waste
  • Has one brother and one sister
  • Criminal justice major
  • Professional goal after graduation is to become a UFC Champion
  • Interests are drag racing and MMA

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Player
    5'9" 184 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Player
    5'11" 184 lbs
  • 2016-17Redshirt Senior

    5'11" 197 lbs