2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Dennis Robin
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, N.Y.
- High School:
- Arlington HS
2024-25 (r-Sr.)
- NCAA Qualifier at 184 pounds
- Competed at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships (184)
- Finished 19-14 overall for the season, including six wins against Big 12 opponents
- Defeated Oklahoma's No. 21 DJ Parker by decision, 11-5, on Jan. 17
- Nationally ranked in the top 33 throughout the season
- Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open champion
- Fifth place finisher at Southeast Open (184)
- Seventh place finisher at Cliff Keen Invitational
2023-24 (r-Jr.)
- Seventh-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship (March 9-10)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Posted a 22-11 overall record as a starter at 184 pounds, including three wins over ranked opponents
- Picked up two pins over Branson Britten of Northern Colorado (4:49) and Ethan Ducca of Wyoming (2:32) at the Big 12 Championship
- Third-place finisher at the Southeast Open (Nov. 4)
- Claimed a 16-2 major decision over No. 19 Caleb Hopkins of Campbell in the third-place match of the SEO
- Logged a 7-4 decision over No. 21 Zayne Lehman of Ohio at the SEO
- Fifth-place finisher at the Shorty Hitcock Classic (Nov. 18)
- Recored a 4-1 record at the SHC
- Registered a 3-2 record at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
- Gained two conference victories in the team's road sweep over Air Force and RV Northern Colorado (Dec. 8 & Dec. 10)
- Earned a 11-0 decision over No. 30 Giuseppe Hoose of Oklahoma (Dec. 3)
- Collected three wins in the team's sweep of Kent State, Cleveland State and Duke (Nov. 12)
- Nationally ranked in the top 33 at 141 pounds throughout the season by several publications
- Earned the No. 7 seed in the 184-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
2022-23 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Registered a 24-9 overall record while competing unattached at 184 pounds
- Tied for second on the team in wins (24)
- Third-place finisher at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 13)
- Scored a 16-1 tech. fall over Binghamton’s John Baker to begin the JKBO
- Went 3-2 at the 58th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
- JCU Open National and Zingo Nationals Champion (Feb. 12 & Feb. 26)
- Secured a 16-0 tech. fall over Ohio’s Charlie Heydorn in the opening round of the JCUO
- Sealed the ZN Championship with a 5-3 decision over Drexel’s Josh Stillings
- Recorded a 16-2 major decision over Brown’s Nick Olivieri and a 16-0 tech. fall over Rutgers’ Stratos Kantanas on his championship run at ZN
- Third-place finisher at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 15)
- Registered four straight major decisions to secure a top-three spot at the PRO
- Fourth-place finisher at the Cleveland State Open
- Fifth-place finisher at the Mat-Town II Open
- Pinned Lock Haven’s Cael Black in 5:47 and claimed a 16-1 tech. fall over Buffalo’s Gilbert Maquez to end 3-1 at M-T II
2021-22 (So.)
- NCAA Qualifier
- Eighth-place finisher at Big 12 Championship in this postseason debut
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Recorded 13 wins at 174 pounds, including four against ranked opponents
- Won by a 4-2 decision over Air Force’s Sam Wolf at the Big 12 Championship to clinch an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships
- Pinned No. 33 Kekana Fouret of Utah Valley in 2:06 (Feb. 12)
- Pinned No. 17 Joel Devine of Iowa State in 1:09 (Feb. 4)
- Defeated No. 32 Triston Wills of Little Rock Arkansas at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2)
- Registered a 10-8 decision over Davidson’s Steven Newell (Nov. 19)
- Unseeded competitor in the 174-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned the No. 31 seed in the 174-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)
Prep
- Had a high school record of 266-45, becoming the winningest wrestler in Arlington High and Dutchess County history
- Ranks No. 2 on Section 1’s all-time wins list
- Four-time New York state placer, finishing as high as third his senior year
- Five-time county finalist
- Earned a medal at the Eastern States Classic a trio of times
- Took second at the 2020 Eastern States Classic, the first wrestler in school history to reach the finals of the annual tournament
Personal
- Son of Dale and Kelly Robin
- Father wrestler at Appalachian State
- Birthday is Jan. 3
- Has one brother and one sister
- Majoring in communications studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 Wrestling Schedule Release Video
Friday, October 03
NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap
Friday, March 28
Greg Jones Ceremony Feb. 23
Wednesday, March 12
WRES: NCAA Recap
Tuesday, March 26
