2018-19 Wrestling Roster
Carver James
- Year:
- 157
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 157
- Hometown:
- Rock City, Ill.
- High School:
- Dakota HS
2018-19
- Upset No. 15 Brit Wilson, 4-3, of Northern Illinois in his first-career dual start
- Tallied his first-career Fall at Big Ten Championships against Northwestern's Braxton Cody (1:10)
- Defeated Wiscon's Anders Lantz in a 12-3 major decision at Wisconsin
- Placed third at the Maryville Open, going 6-1
2017-18
- Oskees Spirit Award Honoree
2016-17
- Competed for the first time in an Illinois singlet at the UNI Open
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015-16
- Placed second at the EMU Open, going 4-1 overall
- Placed third at the Joe Parisi Open with a 6-1 record
- Competed at Midlands
High School
- Three-time IHSA 1A State Champion, winning titles at 138 pounds as a sophomore, 152 pounds as a junior, and 160 pounds as a senior
- Finished third in his weight class in the state meet as a freshman
- Carries a 137 – 12 record into his senior year
- Helped lead the Dakota Wrestling Nation to back-to-back team state titles
- James is a two time placer at the Al Dvorak Invitational, 7th as a sophomore and 2nd as a junior
- Three-time place winner at the Princeton Invitational Tournament, taking fourth as a freshman and first as a sophomore and junior
- Three-time champion of the Orion Open Tournament, winning outstanding wrestler his sophomore year
- Helped lead the Dakota Wrestling Nation to an AAU Disney Duals title this past summer
- Was the 2013 Cadet 145-pound champion at USA Wrestling’s Folk style National Championships
- Won an IKWF State title in seventh grade, and was runner up as an eighth grader
- Currently ranked 7th nationally in his weight class by WIN Magazine
Personal
- Son of Todd and Kim James
- Born on February 26, 1997
- Has three siblings, Ashleigh, Georgia, and Olivia
- Aspires to coach at the collegiate level
- Majoring in business
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16* | 10 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 15 | 1 | DNP | -- |
| Total | 16 | 19 | 1 |
*redshirt season
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