Blake Saito

Position:
157 lbs
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Concentration:
Business Economics
Hometown:
Powell, Ohio
High School:
Perrysburg

2024-25: Finished the season with a 21-7 overall record at 157 pounds ... Posted a 4-4 record in Ivy League competition and a 6-3 record in dual meets ... Totaled six major decisions, three tech falls, and three falls on the season ... Fastest fall was 2:08 against Maryland's Kevin Schork at A Better Way Athletics Patriot Open (Dec. 8) ... Defeated Columbia's Richard Fedalen and Princeton's Jacob Mann en route to a fourth place finish at the Ivy Championships (Mar. 9) ... Earned an All-Ivy Honorable Mention ... Finished the season ranked No. 22 in the nation for his weight class ... Earned an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia ... Won five matches and finished in first place at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 4-5) ... Was named the Ivy League Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 7) ... Picked up a ranked victories against Harvard's No. 20 James Harrington (Feb. 21), Lock Haven's No. 26 Nicholas Stampoulos (Jan. 17), and Army's No. 20 Trae McDaniel (Jan. 4-5) ... Won matches at A Better Way Athletics Patriot Open (Dec. 8), Kent State Open (Dec. 20), Southern Scuffle (Jan. 4-5), and Davidson Duals (Jan. 17).

2023-24: Finished the season with a 23-12 overall record at 157 pounds ... Totaled eight major decisions and four falls on the season ... Fastest fall was 1:42 against Tyler Shea (Franklin & Marshall) at the Sheridan Tournament (Dec. 22) ... Won four matches and finished in fifth place at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 8-9) ... Named an All-EIWA Honorable Mention ... Defeated Tyler Williams (Drexel) via fall in 3:20 (Feb. 10) ... Earned a victory via fall in 4:12 against Harvard's James Harrington (Feb. 23) ... Defeated Alex Giuliani (Sacred Heart) via fall in 2:51 (Feb. 24) ... Won matches at the Clarion Open (Nov. 5), Black Knight Invitational (Nov. 19), and the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2).

2022-23: Winner of the Don Van Heest Award for the wrestler who fought back from adversity ... Competed at the EIWA Championships ... Tied for third on the team with 11 victories ... Finished with two major decisions, one technical fall ... Tied for a team-high four falls ... fastest fall was in 2:22.

2021-22: Posted 12 victories on the season ... Recorded 13 dual points ... Led the team with five pins on the year ... Fastest fall came in at 40 seconds ... Also tied for third on the team with three major decisions ... Posted four straight wins with victories over Bellarmine, Little Rock, and Hofstra.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Before Brown: Placed at the Ohio State Championships three times … Ranked No. 13 at his weight class per FloWrestling … Rated as a Top-250 Overall Recruit per Rokfin … Won a title at the 2019 Preseason Nationals … Came in fifth at the 2019 Walsh Jesuit Ironman, fifth at the 2018 Journeymen Fall Classic, and seventh at the NHSCA Junior Nationals … Wrestled for head coach Scottie Burnett … Earned OHSAA Academic All-Ohio accolades … 2020 Ohio state tournament canceled due to COVID-19.

Personal: Blake is the son of Heather and Umihiko Saito … Has one older sister, Randi, one younger brother, Shane, and two younger sisters, Kennedy and Morgan … Born on January 3, 2001 … Plans to concentrate in Economics.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown University because the opportunities offered here are unparalleled. Brown is a place where I can not only achieve success on the mat, but find success in the rest of my life.”