Alex Hamrick

Position:
197 lbs
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chatham, Ill.
High School:
Glenwood

2024-25: Won three matches at 197 pounds ... Earned an Ivy League win against Columbia's Isaac Schmidt at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3) ... Defeated Sacred Heart's Kevin Taylor and Clarion's Connor Jacobs at the Big Red Invitational (Nov. 24) ... Competed at the Sheridan Invitational (Dec. 20) ... Competed at the Dave Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open (Jan. 10).

2023-24: Finished the season with a 4-11 overall record at 285 pounds ... Totaled one sudden victory and one fall ... Fastest fall was 4:56 against Franklin & Marshall's Tyler O'Boyle at the Sheridan Tournament (Dec. 22) ... Defeated Michigan State's James Campbell at the Clarion Open (Nov. 5) ... Earned victories against Thomas Grlic and Buffalo's Magnus Bibla at the Zingo Nationals (Mar. 3) ... Wrestled at the Black Knight Invitational (Nov. 19).

Before Brown: Three-time all conference for wrestling ... Three-time state placer (third in 2021, fifth in 2022, third in 2023) ... All-time leader in wins at Glenwood High School (155) ... All-time leader in pins at Glenwood High School (104) ... Vernie Lee Sportsmanship Award winner at Glenwood High School

Why Brown: “The academic excellence along with the family atmosphere of the wrestling team."