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Bellarmine University Athletics

2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Gage Branson

  • Weight Class 149
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • High School Glen Este
  • Parents Brett and Nicole Branson

Biography

2019-20: Named second-team All-GLVC at 141…Selected GLVC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 4…Academic All-GLVC honoree...Led team in wins (26) and falls (16)…Placed fifth nationally in falls…Wrestled 20 matches at 149 and 15 at 141, going 16-4 in the former and 10-5 in the latter…Went 4-0 in capturing 149 title at Mount Union Invitational…Notched 5-1 record in placing sixth at 149 at Findlay Open…Placed second at 149 at Spartan Mat Classic…Took fifth at 141 at NCAA Super Regional 4…Built eight-match win streak to open season that included six falls…Defeated GLVC duals opponents from Maryville, Indianapolis, Drury, McKendree and Ouachita Baptist.
2019-20 Match-by-Match Results

2018-19: Named second-team All-GLVC at 149…Recognized as GLVC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7…Along with Brandon Lucas, became first wrestlers in program history to earn berths to NCAA Championships…Ranked second on team in wins (33) and first in falls (17)…Built 33-8 record on season, wrestling every match at 149…Won 15 straight matches to begin year…Opened season by going 6-0, including three falls, to capture 149 title at Patriot Open…Pinned all four of his opponents in claiming 149 championship at Mount Union Invitational…Recorded 5-1 record in placing second at Findlay Open, including wins over Ohio State’s Brendon Fitzgerald by fall and NAIA’s fourth-ranked Justin Atkinson of Indiana Tech, 5-3…Posted 3-1 mark at Newberry Duals…Won his match by fall in dual against NAIA’s No. 14 Lindsey Wilson on Dec. 6…Delivered 5-1 record at GLVC Championships, including three pins…Capped regular season with 8-2 win over NAIA’s 15th-ranked Bailey Moore of Marian…Locked up berth at NCAA Championships after placing third at NCAA Super Regional, going 3-1 including fall over Taylor Misuna of Notre Dame (Ohio) in third-place match…Notched a pair of wins at NCAA Championships, defeating Pernevlon Sheppard of Wisconsin-Parkside with a 12-3 major decision and Noah Ottum of Colorado Mines, 11-5.
2018-19 Match-by-Match Results

2017-18: Led Knights in team points (67) and falls (nine) while finishing second in wins (25)…His 25-8 record all came in matches at 141…Went 5-0, including a 10-2 major decision in the finals, to capture the 141-pound championship at the Patriot Open on Nov. 4…Secured third place at 141 after going 5-1 at the Mount Union Invitational on Nov. 11…Posted back-to-back wins in team’s two nonconference duals against Cumberlands (Ky.) on Nov. 21 and Lindsey Wilson on Nov. 27…Rattled off four victories in four matches at the Newberry Duals on Dec. 3…Nabbed second place at 141 after going 3-1 at the Spartan Mat Classic on Jan. 13…Wrangled four straight GLVC duals victories against Truman State, Drury, McKendree and Maryville…Closed regular season with duals triumph over Marian on Feb. 9.
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'8"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'8"