University of Minnesota Athletics

2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Jake Gliva
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Jake Gliva
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Jake Gliva
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Gliva Jake
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Jake Gliva
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Gliva Jake
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Gliva Jake
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Gliva Jake
Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gliva Jake

Jake Gliva

  • Class:
    Sixth Year
  • Hometown:
    Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
  • High School:
    Simley HS
  • Position:
    133 lbs.
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2024 NWCA Scholar All-American
  • 5x Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • Named Teammate of the Year at 2024 team banquet
2023-24 • SIXTH-YEAR SENIOR
  • Made season dual and B1G debut with a 15-3 major decision over Purdue's Dusin Norris (2/11)
  • Finished as runner-up at Edinboro Open with a 3-1 record
  • Placed fourth at the Mat-Town Open II with a 2-2 record (1/28)
  • Made season debut at the Soldier Salute with a fifth-place finish, going 5-2 (12/29-30)
  • One of four Gophers to be undefeated in Big Ten duals (1-0)
  • Tied for second on the team with five wins by major decision
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • Named Teammate of the Year at annual team banquet
2022-23 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
  • Went 2-3 in his five starts for the Maroon & Gold during the regular season
  • Earned first Big Ten win of the season over Purdue's Dustin Norris (1/22)
  • Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle, with only losses being decisions to ranked opponents
  • Made first start of the season against Augustana, defeating John Babineau by 16-5 decision. 
  • Placed second at the Daktronics Open with a 2-1 record
  • Took 3rd Place at Bison Open with 3-1 record
  • Academic All-B1G Selection
2021-22 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
  • Went 13-15 in first season as a starter
  • 2022 NCAA Qualifier at 133 pounds
  • Placed 8th at the Big Ten Championships to earn automatic bid to NCAA tournament
  • Earned three ranked wins on the season, including victory over #11 Brock Hudkins (Indiana) at Big Tens
  • Went 3-7 in dual competition, including 2-6 against Big Ten opponents
  • Defeated Alex Thomsen by 8-3 decision to contribute to upset dual win over Nebraska
  • Earned a team-best 6th place finish at Cliff Keen Invitational with 3-3 record
  • Earned first career dual victory inside Maturi Pavilion on 11/28 with decision over Trayton Anderson (South Dakota State)
  • Won the Bison Open with a 4-0 record, defeating #31 Kellyn March (North Dakota State) in the finals.
  • Academic All-B1G Selection
2020-21 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
  • Finished 7-1 at 133 pounds in dual meet "extra" matches
  • Led team with five major decisions
  • Began year with 3-1 decision against Nebraska's Tucker Sjomeling (1/8)
  • Had back-to-back majors against Michigan State's Nathan Porter and Andrew Chambal (1/16)
  • Closed out season with 16-4 major decision against Northwestern's Matt Vinci (2/21)
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2019-20 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
  • Finished the season with a 6-9 record on the year
  • Went 1-5 in dual competition on the season
  • Made three Big Ten dual starts for the Gophers
  • Made first career Big Ten start against top-ranked Seth Gross at Maturi Pavilion
  • Earned first career dual win at South Beach Duals on December 3 against Harrison Campbell (Duke)
  • Made first dual appearance against Lehigh on December 29
  • Academic All-Big Ten pick
2018-19 • FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT) 
  • Third place finish at North Country Open 
  • Don Parker Open Champion
  • Sixth place at Daktronics Open.
HIGH SCHOOL:
  • 2018 graduate of Simley High School, coached by former Gopher wrestler Will Short
  • Three-time Individual State Champion, and a state runner-up as a freshman
  • Team State Champion in 2015 and runner-up in 2017
  • Four-time All-Conference, All-Section, and All-State selection
  • Junior Folkstyle National Champion
  • Fargo All-American
  • 2017 Freestyle Team Champions
  • Two-time Academic All-State honoree. 
PERSONAL: 
  • Son of Keith and Sue Gliva
  • Has two siblings; Kyle and Taylor
  • Brother, Kyle, wrestled at North Dakota State
YEAR OVERALL W-L DUAL W-L BIG TEN W-L PINS TFs MDs B1G FINISH NCAA FINISH
2018-19 18-9 0-0 0-0 3 5 7 --- ---
2019-20* 6-9 1-5 0-3 4 0 1 --- ---
2020-21 7-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 --- ---
2021-22* 13-15 3-7 2-6 0 0 2 8th DNP
2022-23 10-7 2-3 1-3 0 0 2 --- ---
2023-24 11-5 1-0 1-0 0 0 5 --- ---
CAREER 47-37 7-15 4-12 4 0 15 --- 1x NCAA NQ
Italics - Redshirt Season (not counter in career totals)
* - indicates year as a starter
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Quarterfinals
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Pin
Thursday, March 20