2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Jett Strickenberger
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- Ponderosa HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Kansas Technical College
2024-25 (Sr.)
- Big 12 Champion at 125 pounds
- NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds
- Advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships
- Finished 19-8 overall for the season, including 10-3 against Big 12 opponents
- Defeated Iowa State's No. 14 Kysen Terukina by decision, 4-1, on Jan. 8
- Beat Pitt's No. 19 Nick Babin by major decision, 9-0, on Jan. 12
- Beat Oklahoma's No. 23 Antonio Lorenzo by major decision, 11-2, on Jan. 17
- Defeated Oklahoma State's No. 4 Troy Spratley by fall on Jan. 19
- Defeated Northern Iowa's No. 2 Trever Anderson by decision, 10-5 on Feb. 2
- Earned wins against five consecutive ranked opponents during the regular season
- Nationally ranked in the top 33 throughout the season
- Second place finisher at Southeast Open (125)
- Team’s Most Improved
- Big Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 23, 2025)
2023-24 (Jr.)
- NCAA Qualifier
- Third-place finisher in his postseason debut at the Big 12 Championship (March 9-10)
- Posted a 20-8 overall record as a starter at 125 pounds, including eight wins over ranked opponents
- Pinned No. 25 Kysen Terukina of Iowa State (4:58) in the third-place match of the Big 12 Championship
- Picked up a a 12-9 decision over No. 14 Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado in the consolation road of the Big 12 Championship
- Earned a 15-8 decision over No. 24 Trever Anderson of Northern Iowa in the consolation round of the Big 12 Championship
- Southeast Open Champion (Nov. 4)
- Earned a 4-1 overtime decision over No. 14 Brandon Kaylor of Oregon State in the finals of the SEO
- Pinned Kyle Montaperto of Virginia (3:50) in the semifinals of the SEO
- Competed at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
- Third-place finisher at the Mat-Town Open II (Jan. 28)
- Delivered a 9-6 decision over No. 28 Trever Anderson of Northern Iowa (Feb. 4)
- Scored a pair of ranked wins over No. 27 Tucker Owens of Air Force and No. 6 Stevo Poulin of RV Northern Colorado in the team's road sweep (Dec. 8 & Dec. 10)
- Collected three bonus-point victories in the team's sweep of Kent State, Cleveland State and Duke (Nov. 12)
- Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 7 & Dec. 12)
- Nationally ranked in the top 33 at 125 pounds throughout the season by several publications
- Earned the No. 7 seed in the 125-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned the No. 19 seed in the 125-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2022-23 (So.) – Northwest Kansas Technical College
- NJCAA National Champion at 125 pounds
- NJCAA All-American
- NJCAA Ernest B. Gould Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
- NJCAA Wrestler of the Year by The Open Mat
- KJCCC All-Conference First Team
- Undefeated record
- Defeated four Division I wrestlers, including 133-pounder Garrett Ricks (Wyoming), who was the 2022 NJCAA National Wrestling Champion at 125 pounds
- Seventh Maverick to become national champion and second at his respective weight
- Assisted the Mavericks to a sixth-place finish at the NJCAA Championships
2021-22 (Fr.) – North Idaho
- NJCAA All-American
- Third-place finisher at the NJCAA Championships
- Assisted the Cardinals to a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA Championships
Prep
- Four-year letter winner for the Ponderosa Mustangs
- CJSAA State Championship runner-up (2021)
- CJSAA State Championship third-place finisher (2019)
- Two-time Colorado state qualifier
- Double-Fargo All-American (2021)
- Fargo runner-up in Greco-Roman and fourth-place finisher in Freestyle
- USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals Champion (2020)
- Cadet Greco-Roman World Team Member (2019)
- Competed at the Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, going 1-1
Personal
- Pursuing an M.S. in executive sport management
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
