Oklahoma State University Athletics
2017-18 Wrestling Roster
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Dean Heil
- Weight:
- 141
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Brunswick, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
2016-17: Posted a perfect 32-0 overall record with a 15-0 dual mark on the way to his second-straight national title at 141 pounds and the 142nd individual title in program history … Recorded ranked wins over No. 16 Jared Prince of Navy, No. 8 Jaydin Eierman of Missouri, No. 5 Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament before upending No. 6 George DiCamillo of Virginia, 6-3, in the title bout … His 32-0 season marked the 15th undefeated season of 29 wins or more in program history … Won his third Big 12 title at 141 pounds, defeating No. 8 Bryce Meredith of Wyoming in the finals … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year … Posted 13 wins over ranked opponents on the season … Tallied 12 bonus point wins, including six major decisions, four technical falls, and two falls … Both of his pins came in the Big 12 Tournament … Earned his second Southern Scuffle individual title, recording top-10 wins over No. 9 Tommy Thorn of Minnesota, No. 7 George DiCamillo of Virginia and No. 5 Joey Ward of North Carolina in the title match … Earned a team-leading 53 dual points for the Pokes … His 48 takedowns were second on the team … Won the Outlaw Open, recording a major decision and two technical falls before dropping teammate Tristan Moran, 5-2, in the finals … Named to the Big 12 and NWCA All-Academic Teams.
2015-16: Won his first NCAA individual title, when he defeated No. 14 Bryce Meredith of Wyoming in the 141-pound NCAA final, 3-2 … Also defeated the No. 16, No. 8 and No. 4 seeds, respectively, in the national tournament … Went 32-1 overall with a dual record of 15-1 … Ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds the entire season … Claimed his second Big 12 title in early-March, defeating Seth Gross of South Dakota State in the finals, 5-3 … Won 13 matches against ranked opponents, including six against top 5 opponents … Defeated No. 2 Joey McKenna of Stanford twice, the first one clinching the Southern Scuffle title and the second during a Valentine’s Day dual in Stillwater … Nine of his 32 wins resulted in bonus points for his team … Defeated second-ranked Kevin Jack of North Carolina State, 10-8, in a December dual … Faced four top-10 opponents over a three week period and defeated all of them … Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for the week of Dec. 18 … Began the season competing at the All-Star Classic … Two-time All-American … Two-time NCAA qualifier.
2014-15: Finished fourth at his first NCAA tournament … Entered as the No. 14 seed and went 4-2 in the tourney … Defeated No. 3 Lavion Mayes of Mizzou in the round of 16, 3-1 … Was edged by No. 11 Chris Mecate in the quarterfinals, 4-3 … Battled back through the consolation bracket to face fourth-seeded and three-time All-American Devin Carter of Virginia Tech in the third-place match, who he lost to, 17-8 … Put together a 27-10 record with a 8-5 dual mark … Faced 10 ranked opponents … Won his first Big 12 title … Picked up seven wins over Big 12 opponents … Tied with Nolan Boyd for most dual reversals with four … Notched six major decisions, four falls and one technical fall … Won the Joe Parisi Open and Reno Tournament of Champions … Finished eighth at the Southern Scuffle … Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team … First-time NCAA qualifier … Will be the highest-placing returner at 141 pounds.Â
2013-14 (Redshirt Year):Â Went 14-3 during his redshirt season competing at 133 and 141 pounds ... Of his 14 wins, 10 came with bonus points attached ... Won titles at the OCU Open at 133 pounds and the Bob Smith Open at 141 pounds ... Placed third at the UCM Open, battling his way back after a first-round loss ... Earned five falls and a technical fall at the UCM Open ... Also competed at the National Collegiate Open.
High School: Four-time Ohio state champion from 2010-13, coached by Greg Urbas ... Went 126-7 while at St. Edward High School ... Four-time Disney Duals gold medalist ... 2013 High School State MVP ... 2011 Ironman champion.
Personal: Dean Jacob Heil was born Feb. 9, 1995 in Griffin, Georgia ... Son of Kimberly and Michael ... Has four brothers, Aaron, Logan, Joshua and Brenden ... His father wrestled at John Carrol University ... Plans to study zoology.
