2021-2022 Wrestling Roster
Wood, Jordan
Jordan Wood
- Position:
- 285
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Gilbertsville, Pa.
- High School:
- Boyertown
- Major:
- Management
Bio
Why Lehigh? “The combination of academics and wrestling is amazing and the coaching staff and team feels like family. It is also close to home.”
In 2021-22: Became first-ever five-time EIWA Champion… capped stellar career with third career All-America honor… finished third at NCAA Championships… reached NCAA semifinals for second time… clinched All-America honors with overtime win over Iowa’s Tony Cassioppi, avenging loss to the Hawkeye during regular season… picked up 100th career victory in NCAA third place match… finished career going 19-0 in EIWA Tournament competition… won Fletcher Trophy for career team points earned at EIWA Championships for second straight year… went 16-2 in dual meet competition… earned Hammer Award for winning his pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic… tied for team lead with four falls and 12 bonus wins… team captain… received EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In 2020-21: Won fourth EIWA heavyweight title becoming Lehigh’s fifth four-time EIWA Champion, the 13th in league history and the first heavyweight to accomplish the feat… originally planned Olympic redshirt before re-enrolling in late January… pinned Binghamton’s Cory Day in season debut to clinch dual win over Bearcats… beat Army’s Bobby Heald 5-0 to clinch come-from-behind victory over Black Knights… won Fletcher Trophy at EIWA Championships for career team points scored at tournament… went 2-2 at NCAAs as No. 8 seed…NWCA Scholar All-American… recipient of EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In 2019-20: NWCA second team All-American… captured third consecutive EIWA title at 285… earned No. 9 seed at NCAA Championships… went 11-4 in dual competition… won 13 of his final 14 bouts… clinched dual win at Cornell with 5-0 decision over Brendan Furman in final bout… defeated Harvard’s Yaraslau Slavikouski 9-2 in EIWA finals for biggest win of season… earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award… named to NWCA All-Academic Team.
In 2018-19: Earned first All-America honor with fourth place finish at NCAA Championships… won second straight EIWA title at 285… tied for team lead with 25 victories and 14 dual meet victories… had five falls and six major decisions… went 3-0 to win his pool at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… erased early 5-0 deficit to beat Cornell’s Jeramy Sweany 17-12 in Lehigh’s January dual win over the Big Red… all five losses were to the three wrestlers who finished above him at NCAA Championships… won Outstanding Athlete Award at season-ending Lewis Wrestling Dinner… EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient… named to NWCA All-Academic Team.
In 2017-18: Won EIWA title as freshman starter at heavyweight… finished one win shy of All-America honors after defaulting with an injury in NCAA round of 12… won 11 of 12 bouts following quarterfinal loss at Southern Scuffle… finished eighth at Southern Scuffle… had two falls and five bonus wins among 22 victories… strong 10-3 record in dual competition.
In 2016-17: Represented the United States at 120 kg at the UWW Junior World Championships in Macon, France in September… deferred eligibility… went 11-3 competing unattached in open tournaments… reached finals of prestigious Midlands Championships in late December… won title at East Stroudsburg Open… also competed at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open and Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic… named Lehigh’s Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year at the annual Lewis Dinner.
In high school: No. 10 overall recruit in class of 2016 according to InterMat and No. 20 recruit according to FloWrestling… amassed 149-5 career mark… went 20-0 as a junior, winning a state championship… four-time district and sectional champion… two-time southeast regional champion… three-time regional finalist… has won titles at Beast of the East, King of the Mountain (three titles), Escape the Rock and Super 32 (two titles)… went 42-1 as a senior but suffered injury in regional finals and missed straight tournament… Fargo freestyle national champion and Greco-Roman runner-up…. FILA freestyle cadet national champion… Cadet World silver medalist in 2014…finished fifth at the Cadet World Championships in 2015… graduated with high honors… class President.
Personal: Son of John and Jen… siblings Jessa, Janna and Jason.
CAREER RECORD
In 2021-22: Became first-ever five-time EIWA Champion… capped stellar career with third career All-America honor… finished third at NCAA Championships… reached NCAA semifinals for second time… clinched All-America honors with overtime win over Iowa’s Tony Cassioppi, avenging loss to the Hawkeye during regular season… picked up 100th career victory in NCAA third place match… finished career going 19-0 in EIWA Tournament competition… won Fletcher Trophy for career team points earned at EIWA Championships for second straight year… went 16-2 in dual meet competition… earned Hammer Award for winning his pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic… tied for team lead with four falls and 12 bonus wins… team captain… received EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In 2020-21: Won fourth EIWA heavyweight title becoming Lehigh’s fifth four-time EIWA Champion, the 13th in league history and the first heavyweight to accomplish the feat… originally planned Olympic redshirt before re-enrolling in late January… pinned Binghamton’s Cory Day in season debut to clinch dual win over Bearcats… beat Army’s Bobby Heald 5-0 to clinch come-from-behind victory over Black Knights… won Fletcher Trophy at EIWA Championships for career team points scored at tournament… went 2-2 at NCAAs as No. 8 seed…NWCA Scholar All-American… recipient of EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In 2019-20: NWCA second team All-American… captured third consecutive EIWA title at 285… earned No. 9 seed at NCAA Championships… went 11-4 in dual competition… won 13 of his final 14 bouts… clinched dual win at Cornell with 5-0 decision over Brendan Furman in final bout… defeated Harvard’s Yaraslau Slavikouski 9-2 in EIWA finals for biggest win of season… earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award… named to NWCA All-Academic Team.
In 2018-19: Earned first All-America honor with fourth place finish at NCAA Championships… won second straight EIWA title at 285… tied for team lead with 25 victories and 14 dual meet victories… had five falls and six major decisions… went 3-0 to win his pool at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… erased early 5-0 deficit to beat Cornell’s Jeramy Sweany 17-12 in Lehigh’s January dual win over the Big Red… all five losses were to the three wrestlers who finished above him at NCAA Championships… won Outstanding Athlete Award at season-ending Lewis Wrestling Dinner… EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient… named to NWCA All-Academic Team.
In 2017-18: Won EIWA title as freshman starter at heavyweight… finished one win shy of All-America honors after defaulting with an injury in NCAA round of 12… won 11 of 12 bouts following quarterfinal loss at Southern Scuffle… finished eighth at Southern Scuffle… had two falls and five bonus wins among 22 victories… strong 10-3 record in dual competition.
In 2016-17: Represented the United States at 120 kg at the UWW Junior World Championships in Macon, France in September… deferred eligibility… went 11-3 competing unattached in open tournaments… reached finals of prestigious Midlands Championships in late December… won title at East Stroudsburg Open… also competed at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open and Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic… named Lehigh’s Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year at the annual Lewis Dinner.
In high school: No. 10 overall recruit in class of 2016 according to InterMat and No. 20 recruit according to FloWrestling… amassed 149-5 career mark… went 20-0 as a junior, winning a state championship… four-time district and sectional champion… two-time southeast regional champion… three-time regional finalist… has won titles at Beast of the East, King of the Mountain (three titles), Escape the Rock and Super 32 (two titles)… went 42-1 as a senior but suffered injury in regional finals and missed straight tournament… Fargo freestyle national champion and Greco-Roman runner-up…. FILA freestyle cadet national champion… Cadet World silver medalist in 2014…finished fifth at the Cadet World Championships in 2015… graduated with high honors… class President.
Personal: Son of John and Jen… siblings Jessa, Janna and Jason.
CAREER RECORD
| Overall | Dual | PCT | Bonus | Tournaments | |
| 2016-17 | Deferred | Eligibility | 1st ESU, 2nd Midlands | ||
| 2017-18 | 22-7 | 10-3 | .758 | 5 | 1st EIWA, 8th Scuffle |
| 2018-19 | 25-5 | 14-3 | .833 | 12 | 4th NCAA, 1st EIWA |
| 2019-20 | 17-5 | 11-4 | .773 | 6 | 1st EIWA |
| 2020-21 | 9-3 | 4-1 | .750 | 3 | 1st EIWA |
| 2021-22 | 27-3 | 16-2 | .900 | 12 | 1st EIWA, 3rd NCAA |
| Total | 100-23 | 45-13 | .813 | 38 |
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