Joey Gunther Season 2016-17

2017-18

• Posted a 16-9 record at 174 pounds
• NCAA qualifier
• Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships
• Recorded a 10-2 mark in dual competition, going 5-1 in Big Ten duals, and scoring 34 team points in dual competition
• Competed at Midlands Championships
• Went 2-0 in overtime matches
• Scored four major decisions
• Started season on a seven-match winning streak
• Letterwinner

2016-17

• Started 13 of Iowa’s 15 duals at 165 pounds
• Posted an overall mark of 20-10, a dual record of 9-4, and a Big Ten record of 5-3
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships, going 2-2 at the national tournament
• Recorded four wins over top 20 opponents
• Reached as high as No. 17 in the national rankings
• Opened the season with a career-high 10-match winning streak
• Letterwinner

2015-16

• Redshirted
• Posted a 18-5 record competing unattached at 165 pounds
• Competed in five open tournaments
• Won the Grand View and Duhawk Opens
• Placed third at Pat Flanagan Open, and fourth at Joe Parisi Open
• Had two major decisions and one technical fall

High School

• Conference champion in 2014 (152) and 2015 (160)
• Placed sixth at state meet as a junior, and was runner-up as a senior
• Named team MVP as a senior
• Two-time Greco-Roman national finalist and state champion
• 2013 freestyle state champion and Greco-Roman cadet All-American
• 2014 Greco-Roman Junior All-American and member of the national duals all-tournament team
• High school coach was Dale Eggert

Personal

• Born May 7, 1997
• Son of Joe and Cathy Gunther
• One brother, Michael
• Communications major

	Overall	Dual	Big Ten Dual	Dual Pts.	Big Ten	NCAA	OT	MD	TF	Pins	Fastest
Year	Record	Record	Record	Scored	Place	Place	W/L	W/L	W/L	W/L	Pin
2016-17	20-10	9-4	5-3	32	– –	– –	1-1	3-2	2-0	1-0	4:09
2017-18	16-9	10-2	5-1	34	6th	– –	2-0	4-1	0-0	0-1	—-
Career	36-19	19-6	10-4	66	– –	– –	3-1	7-3	2-0	1-1	4:09