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Cade DeVos

  • Height
    6-0
  • Weight
    174
  • Position
    174 Weight Class
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Altoona, Iowa
  • High School
    Southeast Polk H.S.
  • Major
    Pre-Pharmacy

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS 
  • NCAA Qualifier (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
  • Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022-23: Made his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as he continued to excel both on the mat and in the classroom ... ranked third on the team with 26 overall victories ... went 4-0 en route to 174-pound title at Daktronics Open (11/20) ... turned in 4-2 record to place fourth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/2-3) ... reeled off six consecutive bonus-point victories in dual competition, going 2-0 with both wins by major decision in triangular against Northern Illinois and California Baptist (1/7) and adding four victories — two each by major decision and technical fall — at Virginia Duals (1/13-14) ... placed third at Big 12 Wrestling Championship by notching three consecutive victories after opening-round loss to Sam Wolf of Air Force (3/4-5) ... opened competition at NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a win by fall over Alex Cramer of Central Michigan en route to a 3-2 showing in which he finished one win away from All-America status

2021-22: Moved up two weight classes to 174 pounds and responded by reaching the 30-win mark and making his second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships ... won his first eight matches of the season ... placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a 4-2 record over two days of competition (12/3-4) ... began a 13-match winning streak by winning all three bouts in a dual quadrangular at Northern Illinois (12/18) ... wrestled his way to the 174-pound title at the Southern Scuffle, winning five consecutive matches (1/1-2) ... closed the dual season with three straight bonus-point victories, winning two matches by major decision and one by fall, en route to a 13-3 dual mark (2/11-20) ... placed fourth at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/5-6), then went 1-2 in competition at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Detroit (3/17-18)

2020-21: Took on a starting role at 157 pounds ... compiled a 14-11 overall record, including a 4-7 mark in duals ... picked up first career dual win with 10-8 decision over Northern Iowa's Cayd Lara (1/10) ... turned in 3-0 record at Air Force Multi, including a 7-2 decision over the Falcons' Parker Simington in dual action ... began six-match winning streak with 12-8 dual decision against Danny Snediker of Utah Valley (2/13) ... posted team's fastest pin of the season, sticking Brigg Hoopes of Utah Valley in 55 seconds (2/13) ... earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships after a fourth-place finish with a 2-2 record at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (3/6-7) ... opened national tournament with 3-1 decision over Michigan State's Chase Saldate before dropping next two matches ... following the collegiate season, won gold in the 74-kilogram weight class of the junior men's freestyle division at the Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships ... also reached the finals of the 74-kilogram division in freestyle competition at the 2021 UWW Junior Nationals 

2019-20: Put together an impressive redshirt season, finishing the year with a 22-4 record while competing in open tournaments ... opened the season with back-to-back third-place efforts at the Bison Open (11/9) and Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/17) ... won the 157-pound title at the BVU Open, going 5-0 on the day (12/7) ... reached the placing matches of the Midlands Championships, reeling off five consecutive wins after an opening-round loss before placing eighth in the two-day event (12/29-30) ...closed his inaugural collegiate season by claiming 157-pound title at the Last Chance Open (2/22)

BEFORE SDSU: Compiled a 162-7 career record at Southeast Polk High School and won back-to-back state championships ... claimed the Class 3A state at 145 pounds as a junior, then went undefeated at 37-0 to earn the 160-pound championship in 2019 ... won the 160-pound title in Greco-Roman and placed second in freestyle at 2019 Fargo Nationals ... placed seventh at Fargo Nationals in 2018 in both freestyle and Greco-Roman

CAREER STATISTICS
 
Season Overall Record Dual Record
2020-21 14-11 4-7
2021-22 30-9 13-3
2022-23 26-9 12-4
Totals 70-29 29-14

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    157 Weight Class
    6'0" 157 lbs

  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    157 Weight Class
    6'0" 157 lbs

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    174 Weight Class
    6'0" 174 lbs

  • 2022-23Junior

    174 Weight Class
    6'0" 174 lbs

  • 2023-24Senior

    174 Weight Class
    6'0" 174 lbs
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