Jared Franek

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• NCAA All American (’23, ’24)
• Big 12 Champion (157, ’23)
• 5x NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier (’20, ’21, ’22, ’23, ’24)
• NWCA All-America Team Honorable Mention (’20)
• 2x Big 12 Championships Runner-Up (’21, ’22)
• Big 12 Championships Third-Place (’20)
• Big Ten Championships 4th place (’24)
• 2x Southern Scuffle Champion (’22, ’23)
• 2x Elite 90 Award Winner (’22, ’23)
• 2x CoSIDA/CSC First Team Academic All-American (’22, ’23)
• 2x CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-District Team (’22, ’23)
• 5x NWCA All-Academic Team (’20, ’21, ’22, ’23, ’24)
• 4x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (’20, ’21, ’22, ’23)
• 118-28 career records; 57-8 in dual matches with 198 dual points scored

2023-24
• NCAA 8th place at 157 pounds
• Big Ten Championships 4th place
• 26-8 overall record, including 11-3 in duals and and 12-8 against ranked opponents
• 37 dual points scored
• Nine bonus point victories with six technical falls
• 3 wins at nationals over #23 Joey Blaze (Purdue), #7 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) and #5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)
• NWCA All-Academic Team

at North Dakota State (2022-23)
• Earned NCAA All-American honors and recorded a fourth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships
• Named NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for second-straight season at the NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• NWCA Scholar All-America team
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• CSC Academic All-District Team
• Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 4 seed in the 157-pound bracket
• Finished with a 5-2 record at nationals
• Earned automatic qualification for nationals after claiming the Big 12 Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-0 record for the program’s third Big 12 individual title
• Compiled an overall record of 27-3
• His .900 win percentage is the second best for a season in NDSU’s Div. 1 era
• Had stretch with 24 consecutive match victories, the second longest streak in NDSU’s Div. 1 history
• Finished with a record of 15-3 against ranked opposition, with his three losses coming against wrestlers ranked in the top five
• His 15 ranked wins tied an NCAA Div. 1 era record for the Bison
• His .833 win percentage against ranked competition tied the NDSU Div. 1 era record
• Claimed his second-straight Southern Scuffle title, including his first of two ranked wins over the No. 3 ranked wrestler
• Compiled a 13-1 record in dual matches, including an 8-0 record in Big 12 duals
• Scored 46 team points in dual competition
• Recorded nine bonus-point victories
• Secured two tech fall victories
• Picked up seven major decision victories
• Recorded: 196 total match points, 61 takedowns, three two-point nearfalls, five four-point nearfalls, one reversal, 32 escapes, 14 riding-time points

at North Dakota State (2021-22)
• Named the Elite 90 award recipient at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship for holding the highest cumulative grade-point average of any competitor at the championship event
• Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 6 seed in the 157-pound bracket
• Finished with a 2-2 record at nationals, reaching the blood round for the second-straight season
• Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-1 record
• Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Compiled an overall record of 25-5
• Finished with a record of 8-5 against ranked opposition
• Compiled a 13-1 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals
• Scored 52 team points in dual competition
• Claimed the Southern Scuffle individual title, going 5-0 (Jan. 1-2)
• Recorded 13 bonus-point victories on the season
• Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:26
• Finished with a record of 5-0 in matches decided by tech fall
• Finished with a record of 6-0 in matches decided by major decision
• Scored 253 total match points on the season
• Recorded 66 takedowns to lead all Bison
• Scored 11 two-point nearfalls to lead all Bison
• Scored 12 four-point nearfalls
• Recorded two reversals
• Scored 36 escapes
• Scored 10 riding-time points to lead all Bison
• Went 3-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13)
• Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Men’s Team

at North Dakota State (2020-21)
• Automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at 157 pounds at the Big 12 Championships
• Compiled a 2-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. With wins over Drexel and Purdue
• Claimed a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships after going 2-1 on the mat at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
• Recorded victories by decision over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Championships
• Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team
• Finished the regular season with a final ranking of No. 11 in the NCAA Coaches Poll
• Also finished the Big 12 Tournament ranked unanimously across the major polls
• Closed the year ranked No.8 by TrackWrestling.com and by TheOpenMat.com, No.13 by FloWrestling.org and by InterMat.com, and No.15 by WIN Magazine
• Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team
• Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team
• Appeared in 18 matches on the season, all at 157 pounds, compiling a 13-5 record, including a 8-2 record in dual matches and a 6-1 record in Big 12 duals
• Scored a total of 32 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 22 points in Big 12 duals, both second on the team
• Finished 7-5 against ranked opposition
• Recorded one victory by pin in a Big 12 dual against Utah Valley (2/13)
• Secured two tech fall victories, one in a non-conference dual against California Baptist (1/30) and the other in Big 12 play against South Dakota State (2/20)
• Scored one victory by major decision against Fresno State in Big 12 play (1/30)

at North Dakota State (2019-2020)
• Placed third with a 3-1 record at the Big 12 Conference championships to earn an automatic qualifier spot in the NCAA championships
• Honorable mention on National Wrestling Coaches Association All-America Team
• Named to National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team
• Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team
• Led team with a 27-7 record including 12-2 in duals with seven major decisions and three tech falls
• Had 8-0 record in Big 12 duals
• Ranked No. 13 in final NCAA RPI and No. 17 in NCAA Coaches ranking
• Listed at No. 11 by TrackWrestling.com, No. 15 by InterMat.com and by WIN Wrestling Magazine, No. 16 by TheOpenMat.com, and No. 17 by FloWrestling.org
• Had 7-7 record against nationally ranked opponents
• Had an 11-match winning streak from the last day of the Southern Scuffle through the Big 12 semifinals
• Had 7-6 record against nationally-ranked opponents
• Placed seventh at the Southern Scuffle (1-2-20) with a 5-2 record including a pair of major decisions
• Put together a 3-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12-7-19)
• Compiled 4-0 record to claim Bison Open (11-9-19) title

at North Dakota State (2018-19)
• Wrestled unattached at 157 pounds
• Rolled up a 10-2 record with three pins, a pair of tech falls and two major decisions
• Won two of three open tournaments
• Went 4-0 with two pins and a tech fall to take the Dragon Open/Red Division (12-1-18)
• Compiled a 4-0 record with a pin, a tech fall and a major decision in collecting the North Country Open (1-26-19) crown
• Went 2-2 with a major decision at the UNI Open (12-8-18)

High School
• Four-time North Dakota state champion for West Fargo High School
• Finished with a 272-14 high school record including a 51-0 ledger
• Led the Packers to a pair of state championships on the mat
• USA Wrestling Nationals Freestyle Champion
• Flowrestling Nationals finalist
• Two-year starter at running back and linebacker for West Fargo
• Packers claimed three EDC championships and the 2017 state championship
• Received North Dakota’s Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award

Personal
• Born May 10, 2000
• Communications Studies student with a minor in business administration
• Son of Shawn and Laura Franek
• Has two brothers

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