University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Roberts, Drew

Drew Roberts
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- High School:
- Coeur d'Alene HS
- Position:
- 149 lbs.
Bio
CAREER
- 2024 NWCA Scholar All-American
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
2024-25: REDSHIRT JUNIOR (149 LBS) - Match List
- Placed ninth at the Big Ten Championships for the second year in a row with a 2-2 record
- Finished runner-up in Pool B at the Patriots Last Chance Open; won two matches by tech fall
- Majored Purdue's Isaac Ruble, 13-3
- Earned a 17-2 tech fall (6:16) over Royce Nilo in a dual at Wisconsin
- Won the Cougar Clash, going 4-0; posted a tech fall win in the quarters and a major decision in the finals
- Won in overtime against Colin Dupill, 4-1, in a dual at South Dakota State
- Majored Oliver Fairchild, 11-3, in the Campbell dual
- Defeated No. 32 Gavin Drexler, 8-6, in the North Dakota State dual
- Posted a 12-5 decision over Braden Bower in the Bucknell dual
- Tied for fifth on the team with five tech fall wins
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2023-24: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (149 LBS) - Match List
- Made first career trip to the NCAA Championships; went 0-2 as the No. 23 seed at 149 pounds with both losses came to top-10 seeds
- Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships after taking ninth place at the Big Ten Championships; started 0-2 but won next two matches to claim allocation spot, including a win over No. 24 Michael Cetta of Rutgers in the ninth-place match
- Posted a 19-4 tech fall against Purdue's Jaden Reynolds (2/11)
- Scored a 15-3 major decision over Illinois' Jake Harrier (2/9)
- Dropped Northwestern's Aiden Vandenbush by tech fall, 17-2 (2/4)
- Shut out Rutgers' Michael Cetta, 3-0, in a dual (1/27)
- Finished in third place at the Cougar Clash with a 5-1 record, including a 9-7 decision over SIUE's No. 19 Caleb Tyus in the third-place match, as well as a major decision and tech fall
- Went 3-0 on East Coast road trip against Bucknell, Morgan State and George Mason, including wins via tech fall and major decision
- also secured a 2-1 decision over #33 Dylan Chappell of Bucknell
- Went 3-1 at the Bison Open, including two tech fall wins, to finish as runner-up at 149 pounds
- Ranked third on the Gophers in wins by tech fall (6) and tied for fourth in overall wins (19) and dual wins (9)
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2022-23: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (149 LBS)
- Made first career start up at 157 pounds in regular season finale, falling to #18 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) by 12-9 decision (2/11)
- Edinboro Open Champion, going 5-0 on the day
- Worthington Open champion, with three technical falls and a major decision
- Placed second at the UNI Open with a 2-1 record.
- Made season debut at Daktronics Open, going 3-2 to place fifth
- Academic All-B1G Selection
2021-22: FRESHMAN (149 LBS)
- Went 10-8 in his first season for the Maroon & Gold
- Took 3rd Place at ISU's Last Chance Open with a 3-1 record
- Took 6th Place at the Daktronics Open
- Also appeared at Bison Open and UNI Open
BEFORE MINNESOTA:
- 2021 graudate of Couer D’Alene HS
- 3x high school state champion and 4x high school state placewinner
- Idaho state champion as a junior and senior, coached by uncle Jeff Moffat at Coeur d’Alene
- Placed third at 126 pounds in the Washington state tournament as a sophomore for University High School
- Won a state title as a freshman in Oregon at 113 pounds for Crescent Valley HS
PERSONAL:
- Son of Kevin and Cami Roberts
- Has three siblings, Libby, Kyla, and Colton
- Father Kevin was a long-time Division-I wrestling coach, as well as a former D-I wrestler for the University of Oregon
- Majoring in business and marketing education
YEAR | OVERALL W-L | DUAL W-L | BIG TEN W-L | PINS | TFs | MDs | B1G FINISH | NCAA FINISH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | --- | --- |
2022-23 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | --- | --- |
2023-24 | 19-10 | 9-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 3-3 | 9th | DNP |
2024-25 | 13-8 | 6-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 3-3 | 9th | --- |
CAREER | 47-22 | 15-11 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 14-0 | 9-7 | --- | 1x NQ |
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Quarterfinals
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Pin
Thursday, March 20