Gable Steveson

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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Minn.
High School:
Apple Valley
Position:
285 lbs.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2021 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist at 125-kilograms
The only five-time All-American in Gophers wrestling history
One of six two-time NCAA Champions (2021, 2022) at Minnesota
Became the sixth multiple-time Hodge Trophy winner in collegiate wrestling history, first heavyweight to win the award twice (2021, 2022)
The only wrestler in program history to produce four top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships
Program's second 4x Big Ten Champion (2020, 2021, 2022, 2025) and the only wrestler in conference history to win four titles at heavyweight
Four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree
Two-time Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten Championships (2021 and 2025); only Gopher to win the award twice and just the third in Big Ten history to do so
Best winning percentage in Gopher Wrestling history with an 103-3 career record (.972)
Perfect 59-0 in dual competition, with a 44-0 mark against Big Ten opponents
Embarked on a 70-match win streak, the second longest in program history
Sits 16th in Gopher history with 59 career dual wins
Ranks tied for 43rd in program history with 103 career wins
2x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2020, '25)

2024-25 • GRADUATE STUDENT - Match List

Finalist at the 2025 NCAA Championships as the No. 1 seed
- Pinned Purdue's No. 33 Hayden Filipovich in the opening round before winning by DQ against Rutgers' No. 16 Yaraslau Slavikouski and teching No. 9 Cohlton Schultz in the quarterfinals
- Reached the finals by majoring Lehigh's No. 4 Owen Trephan but fell to Oklahoma State's No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson in the closing seconds of the championships match
Won his fourth career Big Ten title, the second Gopher to accomplish the feat and 19th in conference history; posted a tech fall win over Maryland's No. 12 Seth Nevills in the quarterfinals, majored No. 9 Nick Feldman of Ohio State in the semis and defeated defending national champion and second-ranked Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State in the finals
Posted a 19-3 tech fall at the 2:51 mark over Iowa's No. 11 Ben Kueter
Carded a first-period tech fall of Purdue's Hayden Filipovich at the 2:35 mark
Majored No. 9 Nick Feldman of Ohio State, 13-4
Scored a fall over Rutgers' Yaraslau Slavikouski at 5:14
Needed just 1:51 to score a 19-3 tech fall over Northwestern's Dirk Morley
Tech falled Brooks Empey, 21-5 (3:09), in a dual at Wisconsin
Pinned No. 10 Josh Heindselman in 1:46 in the Michigan dual
Earned a 19-4 tech fall in 3:32 over 24th-ranked Harley Andrews in a dual at Nebraska
Posted a 19-4 tech fall in 2:25 over No. 28 Luke Rasmussen in a dual at South Dakota State
Scored a 20-4 (6:56) tech fall against No. 7 Taye Ghadiali in the Campbell dual
Returned after three-year hiatus with an 18-3 tech fall in just 1:50 over North Dakota State's Drew Blackburn-Forst in the dual against the Bison
Led Minnesota in bonus point rate (.895), team points per match (4.53, sixth-best figure in the country), wins over ranked opponents (14), win percentage vs. ranked opponents (.933, 14-1), dual team points scored (56) and Big Ten dual team points scored (41)
Tied for the team lead in dual win percentage (1.000, 11-0), Big Ten dual wins (8), Big Ten dual win percentage (1.000, 8-0)
Second on the team in overall win percentage (.949, 18-1), bonus point wins (17) and dual wins (11)
Ranked third on the team in tech fall wins (10) and tied for third in pins (3)
Named winner of J Robinson Outstanding Wrestler and All-American Award at team banquet
Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2021-22 • SENIOR

2021-22 Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year
Went 18-0 as a senior for his third-straight undefeated season
2022 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, earning 49 of the 59 first-place votes
2022 NCAA heavyweight champion, defeating #2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 6-2 in the finals
Went 5-0 at the NCAA Championships, with two technical falls
Carried a 100% bonus rate until the NCAA quarterfinals, where he defeated Northwestern's Lucas Davison 10-5
Became the program's eighth 3x Big Ten Champion on March 6, going 3-0 on the tournament.
Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year following the conclusion of Big Ten Championships
16 of his 18 wins on the year came against ranked opponents
Went a perfect 10-0 in dual competition on the season, with an 8-0 record versus the Big Ten
Earned first pin of the year on Feb. 4, getting the fall in 1:16 over #16 Luke Luffman
Earned a major decision victory over #4 Mason Parris on Jan. 28, earning eight takedowns in the 2021 NCAA finals rematch over Parris
Defeated #8 Trent Hillger by 23-9 major decision on Jan. 16 against Wisconsin
Beat No. 14 Lucas Davison at home on Jan. 9 against Northwestern
Earned first conference win of the season on Jan. 7 against No. 6 Tony Cassioppi via 17-7 major decision, and received standing ovation from Carver-Hawkeye crowd following the win
Won via 22-6 technical fall over No. 22 A.J. Nevills in South Dakota State dual on Nov. 28
Defeated No. 28 Austin Surber via 20-7 decision in season debut vs. Oklahoma State
Won the Olympic Gold Medal during the offseason, defeating Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) in the Olympic finals with a winning takedown as time expired.

2020-21 • JUNIOR

Went undefeated for the second-straight season, collecting a 17-0 mark in his junior season
2021 Dan Hodge Trophy Winner alongside Iowa's 125-pounder Spencer Lee
Won his first NCAA title at heavyweight, defeating No. 2 Mason Parris, 8-4, in national final
Had 16-6 major decision against No. 5 Tony Cassioppi of Iowa in NCAA semifinals
First non-bonus point win of the season came at the NCAA quarterfinals where he defeated Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State), 9-4
Tied with Iowa’s Spencer Lee for tournament lead with 24.5 team points earned
Won second straight Big Ten Championship to become first two-time Minnesota champion since 2014
Named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship at Big Tens
Pinned #6 Luke Luffman in just 34 seconds in Feb. 5 dual at home against Illinois
Recorded 14-6 major decision against #3 Tony Cassioppi on Jan. 22
Had second-fastest pin in school history with 13-second fall against Michigan State’s Connor Bowes on Jan. 16

2019-20 • SOPHOMORE

Went a perfect 15-0 in his sophomore season at heavyweight
Top-seed for the NCAA Championships at heavyweight prior to the tournament's cancellation
Was named an NWCA First Team All-American at heavyweight
2020 Big Ten Heavyweight Champion, defeating Mason Paris (Michigan) 6-0 in the final
Finished second-straight regular season undefeated, this time 12-0 in duals
Earned 11 bonus-point victories on the season
Made season debut on December 20 against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Academic All-Big Ten selection

2018-19 • FRESHMAN

Went 35-2 in his first season in the Maroon & Gold as the Gophers' starting heavyweight
Placed 3rd at the NCAA Championships, going 5-1 on the weekend
Was the highest-placing true freshman in the nation at the NCAA Championships
Big Ten runner-up at heavyweight, falling to Anthony Cassar in the finals
Won the first 30 matches of his Gopher career, cracking the top-15 for longest win streak in Gopher history
Became the nation's top-ranked heavyweight by February of his true freshman season
Wont an astounding 21 matches by bonus points on the season
Went a perfect 17-0 in dual competition, including a 9-0 record against Big Ten foes
Won the Cliff Keen Invitational with a 5-0 record in Las Vegas
Opened the season with titles at the Bison Open and Daktronics Open
Awarded team's Most Outstanding Wrestler and Freshman of the Year at annual awards banquet
Letterwinner

HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-time State Champion for Apple Valley High School
Held a prep record of 210-3
Two-time Cadet World Champion
Junior World Champion

PERSONAL:

Son of Robert and Laticia Steveson
Has two older brothers, Johnathan and Bobby
Brother Bobby Steveson was a former Golden Gopher wrestler and WWE Superstar
Earned his Inter-College Program BS in business and marketing education and communication studies; currently a non-degree seeking graduate student

YEAR	OVERALL W-L	DUAL W-L	BIG TEN W-L	PINS	TFs	MDs	B1G FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2018-19	35-2	17-0	9-0	4-0	8-0	9-0	2nd	3rd
2019-20	15-0	12-0	10-0	4-0	1-0	6-0	1st	NWCA 1st
2020-21	17-0	9-0	9-0	4-0	7-0	3-0	1st	1st
2021-22	18-0	10-0	8-0	1-0	6-0	7-0	1st	1st
2024-25	18-1	11-0	8-0	3-0	10-0	3-0	1st	2nd
CAREER	103-3	59-0	44-0	16-0	32-0	28-0	4x B1G Champ	2x NCAA Champ

Italics - Redshirt Season (not counted in career totals)