University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Riddle, Ethan
Ethan Riddle
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Wis.
- High School:
- Germantown HS
- Position:
- 174 lbs.
Bio
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Italics - Redshirt Season (not counted in career totals)
- 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Took home Upperclassmen Academic Award at 2025 team banquet
- Named winner of Freshman Academic Award at 2024 team banquet
- Placed 7th in senior freestyle (79 kg) at the 2025 U.S. Open Championships and 4th at the 2025 World Team Trials Challenge
- Placed second in Pool A at the Patriots Last Chance Open; won first two matches by tech fall before a 7-6 loss in the finals to No. 20 Lennox Wolak of Virginia Tech
- Came in third at the Cyclone Open with a 3-1 record; opened with consecutive tech falls
- Tied for fifth at the Soldier Salute with teammate Clayton Whiting with a 3-2 record; losses came to No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya of North Carolina and No. 15 Jared Simma of Northern Iowa
- Finished second at the Cougar Clash; opened with a pin in the first round before posting a tech fall in the quarters and major decision in the semis; lost in the finals to teammate and 25th-ranked Clayton Whiting, 4-1
- Went undefeated at the Daktronics Open with a 3-0 record
- Claimed third place at the Mountaineer Invite with a 2-1 record; lone loss came to No. 4 Lennox Wolak of Virginia Tech
- Ranked fourth on the roster in wins by tech fall (7) and tied for fourth in shutout wins (2)
- Tied for fifth on the team in bonus point rate (.500)
- Took home Upperclassmen Academic Award at team banquet
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Went 0-2 at the Daktronics Open, medically forfeiting in consolation round
- Made collegiate debut with a 3-1 record, including one pin and one major decision, to finish third at 174 pounds at the Bison Open
- Named winner of Freshman Academic Award at annual team banquet
- A two-time state champion, three-time state placewinner and four-time state qualifier at at Germantown High School
- WIWrestle had Riddle ranked as the No. 8 pound-for-pound senior in the state of Wisconsin, and MatScouts put Riddle at No. 138 in the Class of 2023 Big Board
- Parents are Heidi and Jason Riddle
- Has two brothers, Isaac and Alex
- Father, Jason, wrestled at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- Majoring in biochemistry
| YEAR | OVERALL W-L | DUAL W-L | BIG TEN W-L | PINS | TFs | MDs | B1G FINISH | NCAA FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | --- | --- |
| 2024-25 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-1 | 3-0 | --- | --- |
| CAREER | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-1 | 3-0 | --- | --- |
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
