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Lehigh Wrestling Adds Heavyweight Owen Trephan To Roster
1/3/2025 11:55:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh wrestling has added two-time NCAA qualifier Owen Trephan as a graduate transfer for the spring semester. Trephan comes to Lehigh after five-and-a-half years at North Carolina State University, where for the previous two seasons he was the starting heavyweight and an ACC champion for the Wolfpack.
Trephan owns a 64-17 record over the previous four seasons at NC State. Over the last two seasons, Trephan went 41-12 overall at 285 including a 21-1 dual mark. Trephan won back-to-back ACC titles at 285 in 2023 and 2024, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both seasons. He went 2-2 in his first NCAA appearance and went 1-2 last season.
The Summerville, S.C., native is 10-0 so far in the 2024-25 season. Competing unattached he went 4-0 to claim the title at the Nov. 3 Battle at the Citadel, and then went 3-0 to win the 285B pool at the Nov. 10 Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Right before the holidays, Trephan competed unattached in Lehigh's Sheridan Tournament and went 3-0 to claim the title at 285 at Stabler Arena.
Trephan is currently ranked ninth nationally in both the FloWrestling and InterMat rankings.
Off the mats, Trephan earned Academic All-ACC honors the previous two seasons and is a four-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to his time at NC State, Trephan was a South Carolina state champion and then a two-time National Prep champion competing for Blair Academy. He was a top 75 recruit overall and top five at his weight class according to both FloWrestling and InterMat.
Trephan earned his Bachelor's degree in criminology from NC State in December 2023 and is enrolled in Lehigh's educational leadership graduate program.
The Mountain Hawks are back on the mats next weekend with road duals at Binghamton (Jan. 11) and Cornell (Jan. 12).
The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
Trephan owns a 64-17 record over the previous four seasons at NC State. Over the last two seasons, Trephan went 41-12 overall at 285 including a 21-1 dual mark. Trephan won back-to-back ACC titles at 285 in 2023 and 2024, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both seasons. He went 2-2 in his first NCAA appearance and went 1-2 last season.
The Summerville, S.C., native is 10-0 so far in the 2024-25 season. Competing unattached he went 4-0 to claim the title at the Nov. 3 Battle at the Citadel, and then went 3-0 to win the 285B pool at the Nov. 10 Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Right before the holidays, Trephan competed unattached in Lehigh's Sheridan Tournament and went 3-0 to claim the title at 285 at Stabler Arena.
Trephan is currently ranked ninth nationally in both the FloWrestling and InterMat rankings.
Off the mats, Trephan earned Academic All-ACC honors the previous two seasons and is a four-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to his time at NC State, Trephan was a South Carolina state champion and then a two-time National Prep champion competing for Blair Academy. He was a top 75 recruit overall and top five at his weight class according to both FloWrestling and InterMat.
Trephan earned his Bachelor's degree in criminology from NC State in December 2023 and is enrolled in Lehigh's educational leadership graduate program.
The Mountain Hawks are back on the mats next weekend with road duals at Binghamton (Jan. 11) and Cornell (Jan. 12).
The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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