2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Dylan Duncan
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 141
- Hometown:
- Winfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
2021-22
- Competed in seven matches
- Did not appear until late January, won his first three matches back
2020-21
- Earned All-American honors at 141-pounds
- Finished fifth at 141-pounds at NCAA Championships
- NCAA Qualifier at 141-pounds
- Went 13-6 in his senior season with the Illini
- Scored 17 dual points and recorded a 5-2 dual record on the season
2019-20
- NCAA Qualifier at 141-pounds; NCAA Championships canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Finished seventh at 141-pounds at Big Ten Championships, securing automatic bid to nationals
- Went 20-10 in his first season wrestling at 141-pounds after competing the last two seasons at 133-pounds
- Recorded a 6-3 record in Big Ten matches, scoring 29 dual points for the Illini
- Led the team with four pins, with his fastest fall time coming at 2:20 against Nathan Swartz (Northern Illinois)
- Placed fourth at Midlands, going 6-2 with two wins coming by Fall
- Finished fourth at the MSU Open
2018-19
- NCAA Qualifier at 133-pounds
- Placed eighth at Big Ten Championships
- Finished sixth at Midlands, going 3-2
- Started in nine duals for the Illini
2017-18
- NCAA Qualifier at 133 pounds
- Finished third on the team in wins with 20
- Tallied a 5-1 record at Big Ten Championships to place third at 133 pounds
- Defeated No. 3 seed #13 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) in third-place match
- Went 15-6 during the regular season, including 7-2 in Big Ten duals
- Placed 5th at Midlands with a 4-2 record
- Recorded his first Big Ten win against Phillip Laux (Iowa), a 6-1 decision, on Dec. 1
- Placed runner-up at the Roadrunner Open with a 4-1 record
- Picked up his first career win with a 12-4 major decision at Fresno State
- Made his Illini debut against #9 John Erneste at Missouri
2016-17
- Wrestled unattached at Midlands, finishing with a 2-2 record
- Recorded his first collegiate pin at the UNI Open
- Placed runner-up in the 133-pound bracket at the Kaufman Brand Open and Joe Parisi Open
High School
- Two-time IHSA State Champion at 132 pounds
- Ranked No. 46 in Class of 2016
- Junior National Freestyle All-American
- 2014 Cadet National freestyle gold medalist
Personal
- Son of John and Ronda Duncan
- Born January 26, 1998
- Majoring in engineering
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17* | 12 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3rd | DNP |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 8th | DNP |
| 2019-20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7th | Canceled |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 5th |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Total | 68 | 43 | 8 |
*Redshirt season
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