Jarod Verkleeren Season 2019-20

Parents: Tami and Gary Verkleeren
Major: HEALTH POLICY ADMINISTRATION
 
2019-20 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Posted a 17-8 overall record as the full-season starter at 149...Had three majors, a tech fall and a pin...Was to be the #19 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships before the NCAA cancelled the event.
Army West Point Invite (11/17): Season debut at AWP Invite, going 4-0 to win title, including one pin. Arizona State (11/22): Dropped tough 5-4 decision to senior Josh Maruca in road dual. Wilkes Open (12/22): Went 5-0 with two majors and a tech to win the 149-pound title. Illinois (1/10): Posted 6-2 win over Mousa Jodeh.  Northwestern (1/12): Notched 8-2 decision over Eric Yang. Rutgers (1/19): Solid 7-3 victory over Nick Santos in Rec Hall dual win. Iowa (1/31):  Lost to #3 Pat Lugo of Iowa 6-1 in road dual. Maryland (2/2): Posted 9-0 major over Ryan Garlitz in Rec Hall. Wisconsin (2/7): Notched an impressive 3-2 win over #15 Cole Martin in Madison.  Minnesota (2/9): Lost a hard-fought sudden victory decision, 7-5, to #6 Brayton Lee in Minneapolis.Ohio State (2/15): Took #1 Sammy Sasso to overtime before dropping 3-1 (sv) decision in BJC dual. American (2/23): Last second takedown to post 3-1 win over #8 Kizhan Clarke in Rec Hall.
Big Ten Championship (3/7-8): Earned automatic bid to NCAA tournament after 2-2 run at his first Big Ten tourney. Lost first two matches, then downed #19 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern and #18 Graham Rooks of Indiana to place ninth and earn a trip to NCAAs.
 
2018-19 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Collected a 15-6 overall record...Had four pins, two techs and four majors...Split time as the dual starter at 149, posting a 5-2 dual meet record...Went 3-2 in Big Ten dual action.
Kent State (11/11): Superb collegiate debut, pinning Kody Komara at the 1:20 mark in sold out Rec Hall.  Keystone Classic (11/18): Went 4-2, including a pin and two majors, to take fourth. Lehigh (12/2): Notched 5-3 win over Jimmy Hoffman in dual victory.  Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Went 2-2, including a major and a tech. Millersville Open (1/12): Won the Millersville Open, going 4-0 with two pins and a tech fall. Purdue (1/25): Won first Big Ten dual  with an 8-3 win over Parker Filius. Indiana (1/27): Beat Fernie Silva 6-4. Ohio State (2/8): Dropped hard-fought 10-8 dec. to #3 Micah Jordan in Columbus, falling victim to a last second and challenged stall call.  Michigan State (2/15): Majored Jaden Enriquez 13-3.
 
2017-18 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Career: Redshirt season...Posted 9-2 record as an unattached competitor...Notched a major and two tech falls...Won the Bearcat Open, going 5-0 with two techs...Placed seventh at the Southern Scuffle with a 4-2 record.
 
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Was a four-year starter at Hempfield High School. He won the AAA Champion in 2017 at 145 pounds...Amassed a 140-15 career record, including his senior season at Hempfield, when he went 25-1 overall and capped the year off with the state title...Placed fourth as a sophomore in 2015, going 46-7...Has two brothers, Derek and Trevor, and a sister, Alexa...Father and two uncles (Ron and Jeff) both went to Penn State.
 
VERKLEEREN MATCH-BY-MATCH
 
2019-20
Date       Wt.      Result            Opponent                                                    Place Record
11/17    149     WBF              Nick Lombard, Michigan (6:34)                   AWP        1-0
11/17    149     W, 6-1           Michael Doetsch, Maryland                         AWP        2-0
11/17    149     W, 6-2           Reece Heller, Hofstra                                   AWP        3-0
11/17    149     W, 3-2           Luke Gardner, Penn State                  AWP (1st)        4-0
11/22    149     L, 4-5            Josh Maruca, Arizona State                         dual        4-1
12/6       149     L, 1-3 (sv)     Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh                                dual        4-2
12/22    149     W, 16-6        JT Colley, Lehigh (major)                           Wilkes        5-2
12/22    149     W, 16-1        Chris Naegele, Sacred Heart (TF; 2:43)   Wilkes        6-2
12/22    149     W, 6-1           Zach McCann, American                          Wilkes        7-2
12/22    149     W, 16-4        Tyler Gazaway, Roger Williams                 Wilkes        8-2
12/22    149     W, md. frf.     Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh                    Wilkes (1st)        9-2
1/10       149     W, 6-2           Mousa Jodeh, Illinois                                     dual      10-2
1/12       149     W, 8-2           Eric Yang, Northwestern                               dual      11-2
1/19       149     W, 7-3           Nick Santos, Rutgers                                    dual      12-2
1/24       149     LBF                #14 Collin Purinton, Nebraska (5:50)           dual      12-3
1/31       149     L, 1-6            #3 Pat Lugo, Iowa                                         dual      12-4
2/2         149     W, 9-0           Ryan Garlitz, Maryland (major)                      dual      13-4
2/7         149     W, 3-2           #15 Cole Martin, Wisconsin                          dual      14-4
2/9         149     L, 5-7 (sv)     #6 Brayton Lee, Minnesota                          dual      14-5
2/15       149     L, 1-3 (sv)     #1 Sammy Sasso, Ohio State                      dual      14-6
2/23       149     W, 3-1           #8 Kizhan Clarke, American                         dual      15-6
3/7         149     L, 3-6            #19 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern              B1G      15-7
3/7         149     L, 2-5            #16 Collin Purinton, Nebraska                     B1G      15-8
3/8         149     W, 4-2           #19 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern              B1G      16-8
3/8         149     W, 6-4           #18 Graham Rooks, Indiana                B1G (9th)      17-8
 
2018-19
Date       Wt.      Result            Opponent                                                    Place Record
11/11    149     WBF              Kody Komara, Kent State (1:20)                  dual        1-0
11/18    149     WBF              Jerrod Hunziker, VMI (1:56)                            KC        2-0
11/18    149     W, 12-4        Vince Foggia, Drexel (major)                           KC        3-0
11/18    149     W, 14-3        Evan Fidelibus, Rider (major)                          KC        4-0
11/18    149     L, 2-3            #15 Brady Berge, Penn State                        KC        4-1
11/18    149     W, 7-4           Jonathan Milner, Appalachia St.                    KC        5-1
11/18    149     L, 2-4 (sv2)   Anthony Artalona, Penn                         KC (4th)        5-2
12/2       149     W, 5-3           Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh                                dual        6-2
1/1         149     W, 24-9        Wyatt Sladek, Campbell (TF; 4:40)             Scuff        7-2
1/1         149     W,  17-6       Alec Opsal, Air Force (major)                      Scuff        8-2
1/1         149     L, 2-3            #12 Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State           Scuff        8-3
1/2         149     LBF                Matt Zovistoski, Appalachian St. (6:59)      Scuff        8-4
1/12       149     WBF              River Curtis, UA-Navy (1:53)                     M’ville        9-4
1/12       149     WBF              Christian Schoenherr, Cornell (3:59)         M’ville      10-4
1/12       149     W, 28-10      Paul Crane, UA-Navy (TF; 6:28)                M’ville      11-4
1/12       149     W, med.forf  Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh                     M’ville (1st)      12-4
1/25       149     W, 8-3           Parker Filius, Purdue                                     dual      13-4
1/27       149     W, 6-4           Fernie Silva, Indiana                                      dual      14-4
2/1         149     L,  5-7           Malik Amine, Michigan                                  dual      14-5
2/8         149     L, 8-10          #3 Micah Jordan, Ohio State                       dual      14-6
2/15       149     W, 13-3        Jaden Enriquez, Michigan State (major)      dual      15-6