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Austin Cooley

  • Weight:
    197
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Somerset, Mass.
  • High School:
    Wyoming Seminary
  • Prev School:
    Pittsburgh
  • Instagram:
    cooley_era
  • Twitter:
    austincooley14

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (r-Sr.)

  • Finished his career 34-26 overall
  • Went 3-4 for the season

2023-24 (r-Jr.)

  • Posted a 14-11 record as a starter at 197 pounds  
  • Competed at the Big 12 Championship (March 9-10)
  • Fifth-place finisher at the Southeast Open (Nov. 4)
  • Recorded back-to-back falls - pin and tech - in the first two rounds of the SEO
  • Competed at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
  • Scored a 12-3 major decision over Luke Cochran of Central Michigan in his opening match of the KKMC
  • Picked up a 10-4 decision over No. 29 Julien Broderson of Iowa State in the team's dual (Feb. 2)
  • Gained two conference victories in the team's road sweep over Air Force and RV Northern Colorado (Dec. 8 & Dec. 10)
  • Nationally ranked in the top 33 at 197 pounds throughout the season by several publications
  • Earned the No. 8 seed in the 197-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship

2022-23 (r-So.)

  • NCAA Qualifier
  • Seventh-place finisher at Big 12 Championship in this postseason debut
  • Registered a 17-11 record as a starter at 197 pounds  
  • Sealed a 8-2 decision over Calvin Sund of Air Force in the seventh-place match (March 4-5)
  • Recorded back-to-back decisions over Caden Gerlach of Cal Baptist (4-3) and Xavier Vasquez of Noprthern Colorado (4-1) on his way to the seventh-place match
  • Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open runner-up (Nov. 13)
  • Southeast Open runner-up (Nov. 5)
  • Went 2-2 at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships  (Dec. 29-30)
  • Captured three bonus-point victories (two major decisions and one tech. fall) in the team’s sweep of Glenville State, Edinboro and Northern Colorado at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 20)
  • Nationally ranked in the top 33 at 197 pounds throughout the season by several publications
  • Earned the No. 8 seed in the 197-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
  • Earned the No. 31 seed in the 197-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

2021-22 (Summer)

  • U23 Men’s Freestyle WTT All-American 
  • Fifth-place finisher at the U23 World Team Trials (202 pounds - 92kg)

2020-21 (r-Fr.) - At Pittsburgh

  • Posted a 4-4 in his second season with the Panthers
  • Made first start and led off the dual against No. 4 Virginia Tech on the road (Feb. 12)

2019-20 (Fr.) - At Pittsburgh 

  • Won two matches unattached at the Michigan State Open, before suffering a season-ending injury.

Prep

  • Two-year letterwinner at both Somerset Berkley Regional (2015-16) and Wyoming Seminary (2017-18)
  • MA Division 3 State Champion and Runner-up at the All-State Meet as a sophomore (2016)
  • Fifth-place finisher as a freshman at MIAA Division 3 State championship  (2015)
  • Two-time Massachusetts State qualifier
  • Two-time Fargo All-American
  • Prep National Champion (2019)
  • Third-place finisher as a junior at the Prep Nationals (2017)
  • Ranked No. 3 in the country by FloWrestling to end the 2018 season and No. 5 at 195 pounds in July of 2018
  • Assisted the Blue Raiders towards their first team MIAA Division 3 state championship (2015) 

Personal

  • Son of Mike and Tracy Cooley
  • Birthday is Feb. 28
  • Has one brother
  • Majoring in communications

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    197 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    197 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

    197 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior

    197 lbs
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