2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Daly, Luke

Luke Daly
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Wt.:
- 174
- Hometown:
- Carbondale, Ill.
- High School:
- Carbondale
Bio
2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore) 17-7 Overall, 16-6 Open Tournaments, 1-0 Duals: Opened the season placing fourth at the Clarion Open going 3-2, including a dominant 19-4 tech. fall … Placed second at the Black Knight Invite going 3-1, in the first-place match, he dropped to teammate Kael Wisler, 8-1 … Would finish the season winning seven-straight matches, during that stretch he tallied three falls, two decisions, one tech fall and one major decision.
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman) 11-11 Overall, 9-8 Open Tournaments, 2-3 Duals: Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Won three matches by major decision, won one match by fall and tech. fall … Made his collegiate starting debut against Davidson, defeating Brett Sanderlin in major fashion, 14-1 … Would make his second start the following week against American, won a close, 4-3 decision over Lucas White … Went 3-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a pair of decisions and an 18-1 tech. fall over Ian Vasquez of Warner Pacific … Finished the season making his B1G debut against Ohio State, losing to All-American Kaleb Romero. Â
2021-22 (Freshman) 15-10 Overall, 15-10 Open Tournaments: Won two matches by fall and one major decision … Started the season going 3-1 in the freshman/sophomore division at the MSU Open with a win by major decision over Ohio’s Sal Perrine  … Finished in third place at the Lindenwood Open in the freshman/sophomore division with a win by fall over Liberty’s Ethan Martin and two wins by decision including one in the third-place final over Northeast Oklahoma’s Dayton Fields … Went 3-2 at the Storm Open with a win by fall over Parker Moore of Notre Dame College … Went 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open … Finished the season going 2-2 at the Purple Raider Open and 0-2 at the Edinboro Open.Â
PREP: Comes from same high school as Spartan teammate and NCAA qualifier Cameron Caffey … Was the 2021 Southern Illinois Wrestler of the Year while at Carbondale, going undefeated at 17-0 and ranked second in the state for 170 … Received all-state honors as a junior and senior … Was an All-South Region four times … Two-time regional champion … Went 44-4 as a junior, finishing fifth at states at 170 … Finished high school career with 127-30 record … Began at 132 class and wrestled at 160 as a sophomore … Also earned two varsity letters in baseball (2018-2019) and football (2020-21).
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PERSONAL: Son of John and Reona Daly … Undecided on major.
2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman) 11-11 Overall, 9-8 Open Tournaments, 2-3 Duals: Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Won three matches by major decision, won one match by fall and tech. fall … Made his collegiate starting debut against Davidson, defeating Brett Sanderlin in major fashion, 14-1 … Would make his second start the following week against American, won a close, 4-3 decision over Lucas White … Went 3-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a pair of decisions and an 18-1 tech. fall over Ian Vasquez of Warner Pacific … Finished the season making his B1G debut against Ohio State, losing to All-American Kaleb Romero. Â
2021-22 (Freshman) 15-10 Overall, 15-10 Open Tournaments: Won two matches by fall and one major decision … Started the season going 3-1 in the freshman/sophomore division at the MSU Open with a win by major decision over Ohio’s Sal Perrine  … Finished in third place at the Lindenwood Open in the freshman/sophomore division with a win by fall over Liberty’s Ethan Martin and two wins by decision including one in the third-place final over Northeast Oklahoma’s Dayton Fields … Went 3-2 at the Storm Open with a win by fall over Parker Moore of Notre Dame College … Went 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open … Finished the season going 2-2 at the Purple Raider Open and 0-2 at the Edinboro Open.Â
PREP: Comes from same high school as Spartan teammate and NCAA qualifier Cameron Caffey … Was the 2021 Southern Illinois Wrestler of the Year while at Carbondale, going undefeated at 17-0 and ranked second in the state for 170 … Received all-state honors as a junior and senior … Was an All-South Region four times … Two-time regional champion … Went 44-4 as a junior, finishing fifth at states at 170 … Finished high school career with 127-30 record … Began at 132 class and wrestled at 160 as a sophomore … Also earned two varsity letters in baseball (2018-2019) and football (2020-21).
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PERSONAL: Son of John and Reona Daly … Undecided on major.
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