University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Drew Roberts
- Class:
 - Redshirt Senior
 
- Hometown:
 - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
 
- High School:
 - Coeur d'Alene HS
 
- Position:
 - 149 lbs.
 
CAREER
- 2024 NWCA Scholar All-American
 - 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
 
2025-26: REDSHIRT SENIOR (149 LBS) - Match List
- Went 2-2 at the Southeast Open; both wins were by major decision and second loss was by injury default
 
2024-25: REDSHIRT JUNIOR (149 LBS) - Match List
- Placed ninth at the Big Ten Championships for the second year in a row with a 2-2 record
 - Finished runner-up in Pool B at the Patriots Last Chance Open; won two matches by tech fall
 - Majored Purdue's Isaac Ruble, 13-3
 - Earned a 17-2 tech fall (6:16) over Royce Nilo in a dual at Wisconsin
 - Won the Cougar Clash, going 4-0; posted a tech fall win in the quarters and a major decision in the finals
 - Won in overtime against Colin Dupill, 4-1, in a dual at South Dakota State
 - Majored Oliver Fairchild, 11-3, in the Campbell dual
 - Defeated No. 32 Gavin Drexler, 8-6, in the North Dakota State dual
 - Posted a 12-5 decision over Braden Bower in the Bucknell dual
 - Tied for fifth on the team with five tech fall wins
 - Academic All-Big Ten honoree
 
2023-24: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (149 LBS) - Match List
- Made first career trip to the NCAA Championships; went 0-2 as the No. 23 seed at 149 pounds with both losses came to top-10 seeds
 - Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships after taking ninth place at the Big Ten Championships; started 0-2 but won next two matches to claim allocation spot, including a win over No. 24 Michael Cetta of Rutgers in the ninth-place match
 - Posted a 19-4 tech fall against Purdue's Jaden Reynolds (2/11)
 - Scored a 15-3 major decision over Illinois' Jake Harrier (2/9)
 - Dropped Northwestern's Aiden Vandenbush by tech fall, 17-2 (2/4)
 - Shut out Rutgers' Michael Cetta, 3-0, in a dual (1/27)
 - Finished in third place at the Cougar Clash with a 5-1 record, including a 9-7 decision over SIUE's No. 19 Caleb Tyus in the third-place match, as well as a major decision and tech fall
 - Went 3-0 on East Coast road trip against Bucknell, Morgan State and George Mason, including wins via tech fall and major decision
	
- also secured a 2-1 decision over #33 Dylan Chappell of Bucknell
 
 - Went 3-1 at the Bison Open, including two tech fall wins, to finish as runner-up at 149 pounds
 - Ranked third on the Gophers in wins by tech fall (6) and tied for fourth in overall wins (19) and dual wins (9)
 - NWCA Scholar All-American
 - Academic All-Big Ten honoree
 
2022-23: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (149 LBS)
- Made first career start up at 157 pounds in regular season finale, falling to #18 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) by 12-9 decision (2/11)
 - Edinboro Open Champion, going 5-0 on the day
 - Worthington Open champion, with three technical falls and a major decision
 - Placed second at the UNI Open with a 2-1 record.
 - Made season debut at Daktronics Open, going 3-2 to place fifth
 - Academic All-B1G Selection
 
2021-22: FRESHMAN (149 LBS)
- Went 10-8 in his first season for the Maroon & Gold
 - Took 3rd Place at ISU's Last Chance Open with a 3-1 record
 - Took 6th Place at the Daktronics Open
 - Also appeared at Bison Open and UNI Open
 
BEFORE MINNESOTA:
- 2021 graudate of Couer D’Alene HS
 - 3x high school state champion and 4x high school state placewinner
 - Idaho state champion as a junior and senior, coached by uncle Jeff Moffat at Coeur d’Alene
 - Placed third at 126 pounds in the Washington state tournament as a sophomore for University High School
 - Won a state title as a freshman in Oregon at 113 pounds for Crescent Valley HS
 
PERSONAL:
- Son of Kevin and Cami Roberts
 - Has three siblings, Libby, Kyla, and Colton
 - Father, Kevin, was a long-time Division-I wrestling coach, as well as a former D-I wrestler for the University of Oregon
 - A non-degree seeking grad student this season after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in business and marketing education
 
| YEAR | OVERALL W-L | DUAL W-L | BIG TEN W-L | PINS | TFs | MDs | B1G FINISH | NCAA FINISH | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | --- | --- | 
| 2022-23 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | --- | --- | 
| 2023-24 | 19-10 | 9-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 3-3 | 9th | DNP | 
| 2024-25 | 13-8 | 6-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 3-3 | 9th | --- | 
| 2025-26 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | --- | --- | 
| CAREER | 49-24 | 15-11 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 14-0 | 11-7 | --- | 1x NQ | 
Coach's Corner with Brandon Eggum
Thursday, October 30
Behind the Scenes: Media Day
Thursday, October 16
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21











