2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Pepple, Garrett

Garrett Pepple
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Wt.:
- 133
- Hometown:
- Angola, Ind.
- High School:
- East Noble
Bio
2019-20 (Redshirt Senior) 16-16 Overall, 7-10 Duals, 10-4 Open Tournaments: 2020 NCAA Championships Alternate selection at 133 pounds ... Ranked as high as No. 20 in NCAA RPI Rankings ... Competed in 17 duals for the Spartans at 133 pounds ... Had three wins on the season by fall,, one by technical fall and three by major decision ... Tallied 30 dual points on the season ... Secured third place finishes at both the Navy Classic and Cougar Clash ... Went 4-1 at the Navy Classic, which included a top 25 win over Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers (6-2) ... Finished 3-1 at the Cougar Clash with a tech fall over Darby Diedrich of Brown ... Faced eight ranked opponents on the season ... Defeated Zach Price of South Dakota State by decision at the South Beach Duals ... Claimed three wins in the Big Ten ... Defeated Brent Jones of No. 5 Minnesota by major decision, 11-0, on Jan. 17 in East Lansing ... Pinned Seth Koleno of Clarion at 3:35 at home on Jan. 24 ... Won by decision over Dylan Utterback of Northwestern by decision (8-4) ... Went 0-2 at Big Ten Championships, falling to Joey Silva of Michigan and Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers ... Selected as an alternate to NCAA Championships.
BEFORE MSU: Wrestled at Indiana University from 2015-19.. Compiled a 36-43 overall record with 15 dual wins during his time at Indiana.
PREP: Wrestled under Keith Hoffer at East Noble....Lettered all four years of high school (2011-15)...Elected captain for junior and senior seasons..Was a two-time State champion and two-time runner-up... Finished high school career 130-4, including a perfect 46-0 record his senior season...2015 Dave Schultz Excellence Award Winner at Indiana...Fargo Freestyle All-American...Recorded a fourth place finish at 2014 Super 32.
PERSONAL: Born April 17, 1997...Son on Brett and Windy Pepple....Majoring in sport coaching and leadership.
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BEFORE MSU: Wrestled at Indiana University from 2015-19.. Compiled a 36-43 overall record with 15 dual wins during his time at Indiana.
PREP: Wrestled under Keith Hoffer at East Noble....Lettered all four years of high school (2011-15)...Elected captain for junior and senior seasons..Was a two-time State champion and two-time runner-up... Finished high school career 130-4, including a perfect 46-0 record his senior season...2015 Dave Schultz Excellence Award Winner at Indiana...Fargo Freestyle All-American...Recorded a fourth place finish at 2014 Super 32.
PERSONAL: Born April 17, 1997...Son on Brett and Windy Pepple....Majoring in sport coaching and leadership.
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