2021-2022 Wrestling Roster
Jones, Elijah
Elijah Jones
- Position:
- 197
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Perkiomenville, Pa.
- High School:
- Boyertown
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Why Lehigh? “For the terrific academics and engineering school along with a strong wrestling program.”
In 2022-23: Moved back up to heavyweight where he went 10-1 with two falls… posted first career dual victory with first period pin of Marc Berisha of Sacred Heart… capped season by winning titles at Mat Town Open II and Edinboro Open.
In 2021-22: Wrestled seven bouts, going 5-2… made first career dual appearance against Cornell… wrestled three extra countable matches… finished fourth at 197 at Mat Town Open II.
In 2020-21: Moved up to heavyweight where he wrestled four official bouts during extra matches… defeated Pitt’s Cole Rickert and Army’s Ben Sullivan.
In 2019-20: Compiled 8-6 record competing mostly in open tournaments… five of eight victories came by fall… finished third at Wilkes Open and sixth at Edinboro Open… had 21 second fall over Maryland’s Connor Bowes at Edinboro Open.
In 2018-19: Deferred eligibility… went 2-4 at 184 competing unattached in open tournaments… went 2-2 at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open and 0-2 at Wilkes Open.
In high school: Two-time regional champ… finished fifth and then fourth in the state over his final two seasons… went 132-45 in his high school career with 65 pins… 43-5 with 29 falls as a senior… 2018 Reading Eagle and Mercury Newspaper Wrestler of the Year… 2017 King of the Mountain champion… 2017 Escape The Rock third place… three-time All-Academic team honoree… 4.4 cumulative GPA… three-year member of Future Business Leaders of America… three-year FCA member.
Personal: Son of David and Theda… has nine siblings: David, Charles, Peter, Matia, Rebekah, Lydia, Kaitlyn, Logan, Mikayla… brothers David and Charles wrestled at Messiah.
CAREER RECORD
In 2022-23: Moved back up to heavyweight where he went 10-1 with two falls… posted first career dual victory with first period pin of Marc Berisha of Sacred Heart… capped season by winning titles at Mat Town Open II and Edinboro Open.
In 2021-22: Wrestled seven bouts, going 5-2… made first career dual appearance against Cornell… wrestled three extra countable matches… finished fourth at 197 at Mat Town Open II.
In 2020-21: Moved up to heavyweight where he wrestled four official bouts during extra matches… defeated Pitt’s Cole Rickert and Army’s Ben Sullivan.
In 2019-20: Compiled 8-6 record competing mostly in open tournaments… five of eight victories came by fall… finished third at Wilkes Open and sixth at Edinboro Open… had 21 second fall over Maryland’s Connor Bowes at Edinboro Open.
In 2018-19: Deferred eligibility… went 2-4 at 184 competing unattached in open tournaments… went 2-2 at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open and 0-2 at Wilkes Open.
In high school: Two-time regional champ… finished fifth and then fourth in the state over his final two seasons… went 132-45 in his high school career with 65 pins… 43-5 with 29 falls as a senior… 2018 Reading Eagle and Mercury Newspaper Wrestler of the Year… 2017 King of the Mountain champion… 2017 Escape The Rock third place… three-time All-Academic team honoree… 4.4 cumulative GPA… three-year member of Future Business Leaders of America… three-year FCA member.
Personal: Son of David and Theda… has nine siblings: David, Charles, Peter, Matia, Rebekah, Lydia, Kaitlyn, Logan, Mikayla… brothers David and Charles wrestled at Messiah.
CAREER RECORD
| Overall | Dual | PCT | Bonus | Tournaments | |
| 2018-19 | Deferred | Eligibility | |||
| 2019-20 | 8-6 | 0-0 | .571 | 5 | 3rd Wilkes, 6th Edinboro |
| 2020-21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | .500 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | 5-2 | 0-1 | .714 | 2 | 4th Mat Town II |
| 2022-23 | 10-1 | 1-0 | .909 | 6 | 1st Mat Town II, 1st Edinboro Open |
| Total | 25-16 | 1-1 | .610 | 13 |
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