2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Roster

Hunter Leake
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 133
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Buchanan HS
The first BIG 12 Championships W comes via #6 Hunter Leake. ???? pic.twitter.com/VnGT4myxQs
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) March 4, 2023
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Hunter Leake gets the Lancers back on the board with two bouts to go in Hempstead. ????#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/nk8p6hZCqS
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) February 18, 2023
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Once Hunter gets a hold of you, not many are getting out.???? Leake takes home the 133 for the Lancers in a 7-2 decision. ????#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/OOUy6tkIxf
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 15, 2023
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
2024-25
- Competed in 17 matches in the 2024-2025 season
- Earned a ranked win via decision over #32 Kase Mauger of Utah Valley
- Was a starter at 133 lbs at the BIG 12 Championships
- Registered two wins at the BIG 12 Championships to advance the NCAA Championship Tournament
- Became the first 2x NCAA Qualifier and BIG 12 Placer in program history
- Pinned #33 Luke Wertanen of Michigan at NCAAs
- Lost to National Champion Lucas Bird of Illinois in Quarterfinals of NCAAs via decision 2-3
2023-24
- Competed in 14 duals at 133 lbs as a junior for the Lancers
- Recorded a team best 10-4 dual recordÂ
- Posted dual wins over Wyoming, Embry-Riddle, Northern Illinois, SIUE, Kent State, Iowa State, North Dakota State, Air Force, CSUB, and Utah Valley
- Went 3-1 at the Midlands Invitational
- Entered the BIG 12 Championships as the #7 seed at 133 lbs
- Ranked in both NCAA Coaches Polls at #30 and #33
- Recorded two wins at the BIG 12 Championships and finished #6 at 133 lbs
- Became the first Lancer to qualify for Nationals with an automatic bid
- Lost to #4 Kai Orine of NC State and #33 Cayden Rooks of Indiana at Nationals
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2022-23
- Wrestled in a team-high 28 matches for the Lancers while making 12 dual starts at 133 lbs
- Posted a 6-6 dual record
- Was second on the team with three pins
- Competed at 133 lbs in the BIG 12 Championships as the only seeded wrestler at #6
- Won the program's first-ever BIG 12 Championship match over Kobe Nelms of Utah Valley
- Had dual wins over Vanguard, Iowa State, Northern Illinois, North Dakota State, Cal State Bakersfield, and Hofstra
- Faced five ranked opponents on the seasonÂ
2021-22
Logged a 12-6 record at 133 pounds and started eight of 10 duals on the year... Defeated two nationally-ranked wrestlers in No. 32 Sidney Flores of Air Force (5-3) and No. 14 Chance Flores of CSU Bakersfield (4-2, SV)... Won five dual matches and scored 20 dual points... Posted five bonus-point wins with four pins and a major decision... Recorded his fastest pin at 68 seconds... Ended the season on an eight match winning streak and won 10 of last 11.
HUNTER LEAKE WINS IN OVERTIME?
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) February 5, 2022
It's his second ranked win in as many weeks, as he defeats 14th-ranked Chance Rich of CSU Bakersfield 4-2.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/9OAmVprJjS
A reversal in the final minute locks up the 5-3 win for Hunter Leake over Air Force's Sidney Flores, who is ranked as high as #?3?2? at 133 pounds in NCAA Division I. #LanceUp? pic.twitter.com/E5hyJwrY21
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 28, 2022
2020-21
Wrestled two matches at 149 pounds in the shortened season... Went 0-2 in matches against wrestlers from Stanford and Cal Poly.Â
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., where he graduated in 2020... Placed top-eight at California State Championships twice (second in 2020, seventh in 2018). Â
PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Amanda Leake... Has two siblings, Ethan and Alivia Leake... Computer sciences major... Plans on becoming a computer programmer and give back to wrestling by helping coach somewhere... Loves wrestling, playing roundnet and playing video games.