2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Jace Schafer
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Walworth, N.Y.
- High School:
- Palmyra-Macedon HS
2024-25 (r-Jr.)
- Finished 12-6 overall for the season, including 7-1 in duals
- Defeated Campbell's No. 28 Anthony Molton by fall on Dec. 21
- Third place finisher at Southeast Open (125)
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
2023-24 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Wrestled in five duals and three opens as a reserve at 125 pounds
- Third-place finisher at the Shorty Hitchcock Classic (Nov. 18)
- Third-place finisher at the Patriot Open (Dec. 3)
- Scored a 18-1 tech. fall over Morgan State's Julian Dawson (T - 3:00) in the team's 40-3 win (Jan. 28)
- Pinned Fairmont State's Bradan Meyers (T - 1:22) in the team's 56-0 win (Dec. 19)
2022-23 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Registered eight wins in 19 matches as a reserve at 125 pounds
- Sixth-place finisher at the Southeast Open Freshman/Sophomore Division (Nov. 5)
- Wrestled at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
- Competed at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 13)
- Pinned Marco Vespa of Penn State in 2:53 at the JKBO
- Pinned Brandan Myers in 1:08 during the team’s 48-6 win over Fairmont State (Dec. 19)
- Picked up a 15-4 major decision over Devin Easton of Glenville State (Nov. 20)
- Scored a 7-4 decision over Logan Jaquay of Edinboro in first dual against a Di opponent (Nov. 20)
2021-22 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Registered 14 wins, including four pins, in seven opens unattached at 125 pounds
- Recorded a 2-2 record at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
- Claimed fifth place after going 3-2 record at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6)
- Third-place finisher with a 3-1 record at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14)
- Made debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)
Prep
- Four-year letterwinner for the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders
- Four-time team captain
- Posted a 169-10 record in his scholastic career
- Two-time NYSPHSAA State champion
- Four-time New York State qualifier
- Three-time NYSPHSAA Class champion (2019-21)
- Three-time Finger Lakes champion (2018-20)
- All-Greater Rochester Wrestler of the Year (2021)
- Three-time All-Greater Rochester first team selection (2019-21)
- Four-time All-Finger Lakes East first team selection (2018-21)
- Three-time NYSPHSAA Section V Wrestling champions (2018-20)
- Member of the Section V championship team (2020)
- NHSCA All-American (2021)
- Two-sport athlete (wrestling and soccer)
- Three-year letterwinner for the Red Raiders soccer team at the striker position
- Three-time All-League first team selection
- Two-time Section V champion (2018-19)
- Team captain (2020)
Personal
- Son of Edward Schafer III and Kelly DeFisher
- Birthday is May 28
- Has two sisters and one brother
- Majoring in business administration
- 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
