University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Wells, Tyler
Tyler Wells
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Princeton, Minn.
- High School:
- Princeton HS
- Position:
- 133 lbs.
Bio
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2x national qualifier at the NCAA Championships (2024, '25)
- 2024 NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Named Freshman of the Year at 2024 team banquet
- Went 2-2 as the No. 21 seed at the NCAA Championships; after an opening-round loss to the No. 11 seed Evan Frost (Iowa State), defeated No. 27 Ethan Berginc of Army and No. 5 Dominick Serrano of Northern Colorado before a loss in the third round of consolations to No. 13 Tyler Knox (Stanford)
- Did not place at the Big Ten Championships
- Won Pool B at the Patriots Last Chance Open with a 2-0 record
- Earned a 12-3 major decision over Noah Wertanen in the Michigan dual
- Finished second at the Cougar Clash; won by tech fall in the quarters but fell in the finals to No. 20 Dominick Serrano of Northern Colorado, 4-1
- Majored No. 28 Derrick Cardinal, 10-2, in a dual at South Dakota State
- Recorded a 10-2 major decision over No. 22 Domenic Zaccone in the Campbell dual
- Posted an 8-2 decision over No. 15 Kurt Phipps in the Bucknell dual
- Won both matches at the Mountaineer Invite to win the 133-pound title, including a 3-1 win over No. 8 Connor McGonagle that saw Wells scoring the winning takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining in the match
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Made his NCAA Championships debut as the No. 20 seed and lost in the Blood Round of the NCAA Championships after a 3-2 performance; scored upset wins over No. 14 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) by major decision and No. 12 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) in overtime
- Did not place in his first trip to the Big Ten Championships; went 1-2 with a loss to No. 5 Dylan Ragusin of Michigan and a medical forfeit
- Won in overtime against Wisconsin's Nicolar Rivera, 4-1 (2/16)
- Recorded a 21-5 tech fall vs. Northwestern's Patrick Adams (2/4)
- Upset No. 8 Dylan Shawver, 5-2 SV1, to clinch Minnesota's dual win at Rutgers (1/27)
- Posted a 6-3 SV1 victory over Nebraska's Kyle Burwick (1/19)
- Made Big Ten dual debut with a 6-3 decision over Iowa's Kale Petersen (1/15)
- Finished third at the Cougar Clash with a 3-1 record
- Upset #17 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell, 11-5, in his dual debut (11/16)
- Made his Gopher debut by winning the Bison Open at 133 pounds; went 3-0 with two wins by tech fall and one by major decision
- Tied for fourth on the team in Big Ten wins (5) and was fifth in win percentage against ranked opponents (.444, 4-5)
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- Named Freshman of the Year at annual team banquet
- A four-time state champion at Princeton High School in Princeton, Minn.
- Won his last two state titles at 132 pounds, while as a sophomore he captured the 113-pound crown after winning at 106 pounds as a freshman
- One of 31 wrestlers all-time with at least four individual state titles
- Finished with a career record of 162-1 for a winning percentage of .994, the best in state history; he was undefeated as a freshman, junior and senior
- Ranks sixth all-time in Minnesota high school history with 976 takedowns in his career
- Won the 2019 United World Wrestling Championships U15 freestyle title at 41 kg, and he came in third at the 2021 USA Wrestling Nationals 16U freestyle at 120 pounds
- Parents are Carin and Eric Wells
- Has two brothers: Zach and Noah
- Majoring in business and marketing education
| YEAR | OVERALL W-L | DUAL W-L | B1G W-L | PINS | TFs | MDs | B1G FINISH | NCAA FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 16-8 | 6-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | DNP | DNP |
| 2024-25 | 13-10 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | DNP | DNP |
| CAREER | 29-18 | 11-7 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | --- | 2x 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
