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Brennan  Swafford - Men's Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics

Brennan Swafford

Height 5-11
Weight 174 lbs.
Class Graduate Student
Hometown Mediapolis, Iowa
High School Mediapolis
Previous School Graceland

2023-24
• 6-1 record, including six straight wins to start the year
• Won the Luther Open at 174
• Academic All-Big Ten

2022-23
• Posted a 2-0 record, competing unattached, at 174 pounds
• Went 2-0 at Soldier Salute before injury defaulting to finish ninth
• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Letterwinner

2021-22
• Posted a 14-7 overall record at 174 pounds
• Placed second at Luther and Harold Nichols Opens, third at UNI Open, fourth at Last Chance Open, and sixth at Southern Scuffle
• Recorded three major decisions, two pins and one technical fall
• Dean’s List honoree during spring semester

2020-2021
• NAIA national champion
• Heart of America Wrestler of the Year award
• Heart of America Conference champion

 

 

2019-2020
• NAIA national champion
• Coe College Invite champion
• Voted teams most valuable pound for pound wrestler
• NWCA All-Academic Team
• Heart of America Conference champion

2018-2019
• 7th-place finish at the NAIA National Championships
• Received the Graceland Male Freshman Athlete of the Year award
• NWCA All-Academic Team
• Heart of America Conference champion

High School
• Placed second in the state championship in 2017 (152) and 2018 (160)
• Three-time conference champion
• Team state champion in 2015
• Third-place at state championship in 2016
• Finished with 128 pins, most in school history and 20th-all-time in the state

Personal
• Born June 23, 1999
• Son of Mark and Jacinta Swafford
• Has three brothers — Josh, Justin and Shea
• Majoring in art

 

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
2021-22 14-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 3-1 1-0 2-1 2:06
^2022-23 2-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Career 14-7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 3-1 1-0 2-1 2:06