Devin Skatzka

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Jerry E. Lee

Photo by: Eric Miller

Photo by: Eric Miller

Photo by: Jerry E. Lee

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Richmond, Mich.
High School:
Richmond High School
Position:
174 lbs.

PRONUNCIATION

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Four-time NCAA Qualifier
2019 All-American (8th)
2020 NWCA All-American (First Team)
Two-time Big Ten Championships Placer
102 career victories (54 in Maroon and Gold)

2019-20 • SENIOR
Overall Record: 28-10
Dual Meet Record: 11-6
Big Ten Record: 8-6
Pins: 7
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 7
Fourth at the Big Ten Championships • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns • Led team with 28 victories • Earned fourth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational where he defeated four ranked opponents • Earned 100th career victory on January 17 in his home state of Michigan with a 10-5 victory over Layne Malczewski • Defeated Nebrasa's Mikey Labriola three times in the final month of the season to take the all-time series 5-4 in their nine meetings • Seven-seed entering the canceled NCAA Championships •

2018-19 • JUNIOR
Overall Record: 30-11
Dual Meet Record: 13-4
Big Ten Record: 13-5
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 13
Technical Falls: 5

Letterwinner • Awarded Chris Berglin Most Improved Wrestler award at team's annual awards banquet • Third Place at Daktronics Open • Won 8 straight dual bouts between Dec. 30 and Feb. 3 • Led team in major decisions • Placed third at Big Ten Championships with last second takedown for the victory over Nebraska's Mikey Labriola • Finished 8th at NCAA Championships for first All-American honor • Notched his career high in victories in first year at Minnesota.

Prior to Minnesota: Wrestled at Indiana University prior to joining the Gophers • Two-time NCAA Qualifier • Seventh-place finish at the 2017 Big Ten Championships • Eight-place finish at the 2018 Big Ten Championships • Fifth-place finish at the 2017 Midlands Championships.

High School: Graduate of Richmond High School • Four-time Michigan State Champion • Two-time Michigan State Team Champion • Two-time team state runner-up • Three-time Cliff Keen and FloWrestling All-American • Set Richmond’s fall record • First-team All-State football • Four-sport letter-winner (wrestling, football, baseball and track).

Personal: Son of Dennis and Carey Skatzka • Has two siblings.