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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Kanzler

Christian Kanzler

  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Ht./Wt.
    - / 149
  • Hometown
    Fox Lake, Ill.
  • High School
    Lincoln College
  • Twitter
    C_Kanzler

Biography

2021-22

  • Went 12-11 as a starter at 149 pounds
  • Took 3rd place at the Michigan State Open
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

  • Competed in five extra matches during the dual season
  • Went 0-2 at the Big Ten Championships at 149-pounds

2019-20

  • Redshirt season

2018-19

  • Won his first dual as an Illini vs. Michigan State's Jaden Enriquez, 8-4
  • Made his Illini debut at the Grapple in the Grove vs. Missouri

At Lincoln College

  • 2018 JUCO 141-Pound Runner-Up
  • 2018 NJCAA Second Team All-American
  • 2017 NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American

High School

  • 2016 IHSA Class 3A 126 Pounds 6th Place

Career Record

Year W L F Big Ten NCAA
2018-19 4 14 0 -- --
2019-20* 0 0 0 -- --
2020-21 2 5 0 --
2021-22 12 11 0 -- --
Total 18 30 0

*Redshirt season

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    141 lbs

  • 2019-20Senior

    149 lbs

  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    149 lbs

  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    149 lbs