
Mannix Morgan
Weight: 174
Class: Senior
Hometown: Arden Hills, Minn.
Year | Overall | Duals | Big 12 Finish | Major Decisions | Tech Falls | Pins |
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2021-22 | 10-12 | 0-0 | DNC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2022-23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | DNC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023-24 | 7-6 | 0-1 | DNC | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024-25 | 5-6 | 2-3 | DNC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 27-30 | 2-4 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2024-25
Compiled a 5-6 record at 165/174 pounds (4-6 against Division I opponents) … Posted a 2-3 dual record ... Tallied one fall, one tech fall and one major decision ... Secured first career dual win at the Norman Duals (12/21), defeating Southeast Community College’s Diego Maganda via 20-3 tech fall (2:05) … Also started duals against Air Force (11/8), CSU Bakersfield (12/21) and Northern Iowa (1/25) ... Went 3-2 for an eighth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/4) ... Winter Academic All-Big 12 team honoree.
2023-24
Moved down to wrestle at 165 pounds in sophomore season, finishing with an overall record of 7-6 (5-6 against D1 opponents) … Competed to become the 165-pound runner-up at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17), picking up three decisions and a tech fall en route to his first finals appearance as a Sooner … Also earned wins at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 11) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1) … Made dual debut against Iowa State’s eventual national champion, David Carr (Jan. 26).
2022-23 (At North Dakota State)
Wrestled at 174 pounds in his freshman season, finishing with an overall record of 5-6 (2-6 against D1 opponents)… Recorded one bonus-point victory with a pin in a time of 56 seconds at the Bison Open ... Scored 26 total match points … Secured seven takedowns … Recorded one reversal … Scored eight escapes … Finished with two riding-time points.
2021-22 (At North Dakota State)
Wrestled unattached at 174 pounds in a redshirt year, finishing with an overall record of 11-12 (2-5 against D1 opponents) … Finished 0-1 against ranked competition … Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-3 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 6:07 … Finished with a record of 2-1 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 1-1 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 124 total match points on the season … Recorded 25 takedowns … Scored eight two-point nearfalls … Scored three four-point nearfalls … Recorded six reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Scored five riding-time points … Went 4-1 to place third at Dragon Open (Dec. 5) … Went 2-2 to place fourth at North Country Open (Jan. 23) … Went 3-3 to place sixth at Cobber Invitational (Nov. 6).
High School
Four-year letterwinner for Mounds View under the eye of head coach Dan Engebretson … Helped Mustangs to three-consecutive sectional runner-up finishes … Was a four-time Minnesota state qualifier, including a 35-win season as a senior when he placed third overall … Garnered all-conference honors, as well as academic all-conference and academic all-sectional honors throughout his career with the Mustangs.
Personal
Son of Tracy and Marty … Has one sister; Tierney … Has two brothers; Quinlan and Rowan … Rowan is currently a wrestler for the University of Minnesota ... Father Marty was a 1987 NCAA DII national champion in wrestling for NDSU as a freshman at 167 pounds before going on to win the 1991 NCAA D1 national championship for Minnesota at 177 pounds … Marty was a four-time All-American and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018 … Marty was the top assistant coach for Minnesota, coaching current Oklahoma head coach Roger Kish ... Marty’s brother and Mannix’s uncle John was a four-time All-American for NDSU from 1983-86, before going on to compete for Team USA at the Olympics in 1988 (7th), as well as the World Games in 1990 (5th) and 1991 (7th) … John Morgan was a 2003 inductee into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame.