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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

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Eric Beck

  • Weight Class 165
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • High School LaSalle
  • Parents Michelle and Kevin Beck

Biography

Career: Earned most career wins in Bellarmine history with 93 (2017-22)...Claimed the third most wins in a season in program history with 30 in 2018-19...Accumulated the third best career win percentage in Bellarmine history (.608, 93-60)...Boasts the most career wins at 165 in Bellarmine history with 50...Collected 17 wins at 165 in a season twice - the most in Knights history...Totaled the second most career pins in Bellarmine history with 32...Tallied the most career falls at 157 (6) and 165 (21)...Claimed the most pins in a single season at 157 (5) and 165 (14).

2021-22:  Named to SoCon Honor Roll...Led Bellarmine with 16 wins, five pins, and three tech-falls in senior season...Wrestled all 17 duals and four invitationals at 174...Bested SIUE's Kevin Gschwendtner 13-8 in season opening team victory on Nov. 7...Earned two victories at the Patriot Duals with a 12-7 win by decision over George Moseley (Averett) and 5-4 victory against Nolan Springer (Bucknell) on Nov. 13...Wrestled to fourth place in the 174 bracket of the Cougar Clash on Dec. 4...Claimed first place in the 174 bracket of the NUWAY College Combat Open on Jan. 6, winning all four of his bouts by fall or tech-fall...Passed Gage Branson (84) for the most victories in Bellarmine history with his four wins at the NUWAY College Combat Open...Topped Evan Schenk of Gardner-Webb 5-4 on Jan. 16...Dominated Anthony Spera of Davidson 15-0 (tech fall, 3:23) on Jan. 21...Defeated Jon Hoover of VMI 3-0 on Jan. 28...Turned in a 3-1 effort at the Greyhound Invitational on Feb. 6, earning second place in the 174 bracket...Pinned Bryton Goering (1:10) in Bellarmine's win over Presbyterian on Feb. 11...Claimed fifth straight SoCon win with a 6-1 triumph over Cole Burke of The Citadel on Feb. 13.
2021-22 Match-By-Match Results

2020-21: Built 6-4 record on the season, ranking second on team in wins…Wrestled all 10 matches at 165…Earned program’s first-ever Division I win after defeating SIUE’s Chase Diehl 5-2 on Jan. 10 and followed by securing a 10-2 major decision over Davidson’s Anthony Spera on Jan. 17…Notched fall over The Citadel’s Ethan Willis on Jan. 24 and tallied 6-1 victory over VMI’s Jon Hoover on Jan. 31…On final day of season, edged Campbell’s Bilal Bailey 5-4.
2020-21 Match-by-Match Results

2019-20: Ranked second on team in falls (14) and tied for fourth in wins (18)…Finished 10th nationally in falls…Wrestled 25 matches at 165 and three at 174…Went 5-1 and placed third at 165 at season-opening Patriot Open…Secured 4-1 record and placed third at 165 at Greyhound Open…Earned fourth at 165 at NCAA Super Regional 4…Opened season by recording five straight falls…Won six consecutive matches, including five falls, over Feb. 8-9…Notched GLVC duals wins over Maryville, Drury and Ouachita Baptist.
2019-20 Match-by-Match Results

2018-19: Named honorable-mention All-GLVC at 165…Ranked third on team with 30 wins, going 30-20 overall…Wrestled 25 matches at 157 and 25 at 165…Registered eight falls…Captured three wins at season-opening Patriot Open…Went 4-2 and placed fifth at Mount Union Invitational…Earned three victories, including two falls, at Findlay Open…Tallied a pair of wins at Newberry Duals…Secured two victories at prestigious Midwest Classic…Amassed four wins at Spartan Mat Classic in placing sixth…Notched four consecutive wins in placing fourth at Greyhound Open…Posted 4-2 record at GLVC Championships…Owned 12-3 major decision over Marian’s Kain Rust in dual in regular-season finale…Garnered two wins at NCAA Super Regional, defeating Wheeling Jesuit’s Keegan Driscoll 9-4 and Tiffin’s Richard Screptock 7-4.
2018-19 Match-by-Match Results

2017-18: As a freshman, finished third on Knights in wins (23) and team points (46.5)…Went 10-7 at 165 and 13-6 at 157 while going 23-13 overall with four falls…Captured second place at 165 after going 4-1, including first collegiate victory, at Patriot Open on Nov. 4…Tallied 4-2 record at 165 in the Mount Union Invitational on Nov. 11…Secured a 3-1 record at the Newberry Duals on Dec. 3…Won a pair of matches in leading team at Midwest Classic on Dec. 16-17…Notched victories in GLVC duals matches against Indianapolis, Truman State, Drury and Maryville…Closed regular season with duals triumph against Marian on Feb. 9…Posted a pair of victories, including against Indianapolis’ seventh-ranked Heath Lange, in NCAA Super Regional on Feb. 23-24.
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'11"
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'11"