2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Leake, Hunter
184/197
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
157/165
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
165/174
/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
184/197
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
Hunter Leake
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- 133
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 141
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Buchanan HS
Bio
The first BIG 12 Championships W comes via #6 Hunter Leake. ???? pic.twitter.com/VnGT4myxQs
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) March 4, 2023
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
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 record
- 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
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 season
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.
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).
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.
WRESTLING VS NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Monday, October 28
WRESTLING VS SIUE
Monday, October 28
WRESTLING VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Monday, October 28
CBU WRESTLING VS AIR FORCE
Monday, October 28
