University of Minnesota Athletics

2024-25 Wrestling Roster

Drew Roberts
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Drew Roberts
Photo by: Bjorn Franke
Drew Roberts
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Drew Roberts
Photo by: Bjorn Franke
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Drew Roberts

  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
  • High School:
    Coeur d'Alene HS
  • Position:
    149 lbs.

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
Italics - Redshirt Season (not counted in career totals)
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