Jore Volk

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lakeville, Minn.
High School:
Lakeville North HS
Position:
125 lbs.

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS:

2x All-American (7th Place in 2024 (while at Wyoming) and in 2026)
3x qualifier to NCAA Championships (2023, '24, '26)
2026 Second Team All-Big Ten
2024 Big 12 Champion
1x Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
2026 NWCA Scholar All-American

2025-26: SENIOR (125 LBS) - Match List

Earned the second All-America honors of his career with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships
- Went 4-2 as the No. 6 seed to become Minnesota's first All-American at the weight since Patrick McKee in 2022
- Opened with wins over No. 27 Brady Roark of South Dakota State (8-2) and No. 11 Tyler Klinsky of Rider (2-0) in the opening two rounds
- Fell to No. 14 Jacob Moran of Indiana in the quarterfinals, 5-4, before topping No. 17 Jett Strickenberger of West Virginia in the Blood Round, 7-2
- Dropped a 4-1 match in overtime to No. 12 Vincent Robinson of North Carolina State before topping Klinsky by major decision, 14-1, in the 7th-place match
Finalist at the Big Ten Championships with 4-1 loss in the finals coming in sudden victory to No. 1 Luke Lilledahl of Penn State
- Tied for the lowest-seeded Gopher (No. 6) to make a Big Ten final since 2000
- After a tech fall of Nebraska's Kael Lauridsen in the opening round, defeated No. 15 Spencer Moore of Illinois by decision and then topped No. 2 Nic Bouzakis of Ohio State in the semifinals, 8-1
Recorded a 15-3 major decision over Maryland's Abram Cline
Majored Iowa's Joey Cruz, 8-0, in dual win over the Hawkeyes
Knocked off No. 16 Nicolar Rivera in a dual against Wisconsin, 4-1 SV1
Posted a 22-6 (6:26) tech fall of Illinois' CJ Campbell
Used a takedown and 4 nearfall points in the closing seconds to defeat No. 30 Ezekiel Witt in a dual against North Dakota State
Posted a 4-1 record at the National Duals Invitational with all four wins coming over ranked opponents
- Beat No. 4 Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech twice (3-1 TB1, 4-2), No. 13 Trever Anderson of Northern Iowa (5-2) and No. 28 Mack Mauger of Missouri (2-1); lone loss was to Ohio State's Nic Bouzakis
Went 3-0 and outscored opponents 34-8 to win the Bison Open
Made Minnesota debut by winning the Southeast Open; went 4-0 with two tech fall victories and an injury default win over No. 6 Jett Strickenberger of West Virginia in the finals
Tied for the team lead in overall wins (26), dual matches wrestled (16) and Big Ten dual matches wrestled (8)
Second on the roster in overall win percentage (.788, 26-7), dual wins (12), ranked wins (13) and win percentage against ranked opponents (.722, 13-5); tied for second in matches against ranked opponents (18) and shutout wins (5)
Third on the team in total matches wrestled on the season (33), Big Ten dual wins (6) and Big Ten win percentage (.750, 6-2); tied for third in tech fall wins (5)
Fourth on the Gophers in dominance (2.21 net team points per match), dual win percentage (.750, 12-4) and dual team points scored in B1G matches (22)
Fifth on Minnesota in dual team points scored (40)
NWCA Scholar All-American

2024-25: JUNIOR (125 LBS at Wyoming)

In January, announced that he would be sitting out the remainder of the season due to injury and would seek a medical redshirt
Competed in just four matches on the season due to injury, going 2-2

2023-24: SOPHOMORE (125 LBS at Wyoming)

Compiled a record of 27-8, missing a couple duals with minor injuries. His record included a 15-8 mark against ranked foes
- Went a team-best 8-3 in duals, adding an 8-2 postseason record and an 11-3 mark in regular-season tournaments
Earned All-American status after finishing seventh at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
- After an opening-round loss, followed four straight wins over the No. 21 seed (Oregon State’s Brandon Kaylor), the No. 11 seed (Virginia Tech’s Cooper Flynn), the No. 14 seed (Stanford’s Nico Provo) and the No. 1 seed (Penn State’s Braeden Davis).
Won the 2024 Big 12 title as the fifth seed, beating the No. 4 seed (South Dakota State’s Tanner Jordan), the No. 1 seed (Missouri’s Noah Surtin) and the No. 2 seed (Oklahoma State’s Troy Spratley).
Won the Reno Tournament of Champions, highlighted by a win over No. 1 Richard Figueroa of Arizona State
- As a result, was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the tournament and dubbed Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
Piled up a team-high 46 takedowns and six technical falls

2022-23: FRESHMAN (125 LBS at Wyoming)

Recorded 24 wins, including five ranked wins with three inside the top-20.
Qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 21 seed; went 1-2 in his first appearance at the Championships, picking up a 3-1 upset victory over Michigan's No. 12 Michael DeAugustino
Finished fifth at the Big 12 Tournament, earning automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships
Picked up his first career ranked win with an 11-1 major decision upset over Missouri's No. 12 Noah Surtin
Finished third at the Cowboy Open, Reno Tournament of Champions and Soldier Salute tournaments.
Won the Western Colorado Open, posting a 3-0 record with two bonus-point wins.

HIGH SCHOOL

A four-time state finalist and a three-time state champion while competing at Lakeville North High school
Won the 2022 U20 Freestyle World Team Trials, earning a spot on the U20 Freestyle World Team
Was a 2019 USAW Cadet National Champion in Freestyle and Greco-Roman
Finished fourth in a highly competitive field at the 2021 Super 32 Tournament
Tabbed as the 48th ranked prospect in the country

PERSONAL

Majoring in business and marketing education
Brother, Gannon, wrestled at Minnesota (2015-17)

YEAR	OVERALL W-L	DUAL W-L	CONF. W-L	PINS	TFs	MDs	CONF. FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2022-23^	24-9	5-2	5-2	1-1	5-0	5-3	5th	DNP
2023-24^	27-8	8-3	5-3	0-0	6-0	1-1	1st	7th
2024-25^	2-2	2-2	0-2	1-0	0-0	0-0	---	---
2025-26	26-7	12-4	6-2	0-0	5-0	3-0	2nd	7th
CAREER	79-26	27-11	16-9	2-1	16-0	9-4	---	2x AA; 3x NQ