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Bellarmine University Athletics

2021-22 Wrestling Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
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Brandon Lucas

  • Weight Class 125
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mt. Orab, OH
  • High School Western Brown
  • Parents Tracy and Barry Lucas

Biography

CAREER: Finished Bellarmine career with the sixth most wins in program history (43)...Ranks first in program history for most career wins at 125 (42)...Ranks eighth in BU history for most wins in a single season (24 in 2018-19)...Earned 12 pins in 2018-19, ranking first for most pins at 125 in a single season in program history...Also owns the most career pins at 125 with 16...One of two wrestlers in program history to wrestle at the NCAA Championships (2019 NCAA DII Championships)

2021-22:  Missed the first 14 duals of senior season with injury...Wrestled three times in the final three duals...Returned on Feb. 11 at Presbyterian and defeated Khalid Brinkley 13-10, helping Bellarmine earn its first SoCon victory of the season.
2021-22 Match-by-Match Results

2020-21: Competed in nine matches on the season, with eight at 125 and another at 133.
2020-21 Match-by-Match Results

2019-20: Tied for fourth on team in wins (18)…Recorded four falls…Wrestled all 35 of his matches at 125…Went 5-1 in placing fifth at Findlay Open…Placed third at Spartan Mat Classic…Won six of seven matches during stretch from Nov. 16-21.
2019-20 Match-by-Match Results

2018-19: Named honorable-mention All-GLVC at 125…Earned spot on NWCA All-Academic team...Along with Gage Branson, became first wrestlers in program history to earn berths to NCAA Championships…Ranked fifth on team with 24 wins and second with 12 falls…Built 24-20 record, wrestling every match at 125…Notched first collegiate win in first match, pinning Oskar Flowers of Mount Saint Joseph’s in Patriot Open…Recorded 4-2 record while placing fourth at Mount Union Invitational…Tallied 4-2 record, including three falls, in placing sixth at Spartan Mat Classic…Delivered a pair of pins in taking fourth at Greyhound Open…Went 4-2 with two falls at GLVC Championships…Edged NAIA’s 17th-ranked Chris Sharp of Marian, 3-2, in regular-season finale…Punched ticket to NCAA Championships after placing second at NCAA Super Regional, defeating third-ranked Blake Glogouski of Lake Erie, 9-4, and pinning Indianapolis’ D.J. Smith…Tallied a pair of wins at NCAA Championships, pinning Kutztown’s Joe Renne and earning an 11-6 decision over Ohio Valley’s Anthony Tripke.
2018-19 Match-by-Match Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'8"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'8"