2016-17 Wrestling Roster
McKenna, Alec
Alec McKenna
- Weight:
- 141
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Winnetka, Ill.
- High School:
- New Trier
Bio
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results
2016-17 Match-by-Match Results
2015-16 Match-by-Match Results
2019-20: Redshirt senior ... Competing at 141 lbs. ... Recorded two wins at the Midlands Championships, including a 10-1 win by major decision over Nicholas Termini of Wisconsin (12/30) ... Recorded a dominant 8-3 decision in his first dual victory of the season against Parker Filius of Purdue (1/10) ... Secured a 3-1 decision over Eddie Bolivar to contribute to the team's 21-15 victory over Indiana (1/18) ... Dominated in a 10-2 major decision over Matt Santos of Michigan State for his second win in Big Ten play (2/7).
2018-19: Redshirt junior ... Wrestling at 141 lbs. ... Represented NU at the Big Ten Championships, appearing in three matches (3/9-3/10) ... Shutout Lucas Bernal with an 8-0 major decision in the final match of the regular season against SIUE (2/23) ... Recorded another conference victory with a win over Abdullah Assaf in the dual against #24 Illinois (2/15) ... Picked up his first dual win of the season with a decision over Clay Ragon in the match against #6 Ohio State (2/3) ... Inserted into the starting lineup for the duals against Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa ... Impressed at Midlands, recording two wins over seeded wrestlers to come one bout away from placing (12/29) ... Picked up three victories at the Lindenwood Open, including two by major decision (11/17) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Wrestled at 141 lbs. ... Notched a win over Sal Profaci III of Michigan at the Big Ten Championships (3/3) ... Finished the regular season with a 5-0 shutout victory by decision over SIUE's Dakota Leach (2/18) ... Posted back-to-back dual wins against Maryland (12/2) and Northern Colorado (12/10) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Recorded three wins in the Michigan State Open ... Won by fall over Ben Freeman of Michigan and over Brendan Fitzgerald of Ohio State.
2016-17: Redshirt freshman ... Three wins by fall, good for fourth best on the team … Tallied nine wins and 24 points in his debut season … Represented Northwestern at 141 at the conference tournament, wrestling in three matches ... Won his first career Big Ten match with a 1-0 decision over Purdue’s Kyle Ayersman (1/8) ... Began his Northwestern career with back-to-back victories by fall.
2015-16: True freshman ... Competed unnattached at 141 lbs. ... Won his first match at Northwestern by fall at the UNI Open (12/12) ... Had two wins overall.
High School: Amassed a career record of 137-35 at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. ... Senior year record of 43-2 ... 60 career wins by fall ... Four-time All-Conference selection ... Twice won conference championships ... Appeared in the conference finals every year ... 2015 conference MVP ... Three-time Regional Champion ... Two-time Sectional Champion ... Two-time Illinois state qualifier ... 2015 state finalist at 132 lbs. ... 2015 Illinois All-State selection ... Clinch Gear’s National High School Wrestler of the Week ... Competed in the Dapper Dan Classic with Team Illinois ... Owns New Trier school records for career wins and single season wins ... Member of several elite clubs, including Wildcat Wrestling Club, North Shore Edge and Wrestling Prep ... Honor Roll student.
Personal: Son of Bill and Michelle McKenna ... Attended same high school as wrestler Don Behm, a 1968 Olympic medalist ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan ... Economics major, business institutions minor
2016-17 Match-by-Match Results
2015-16 Match-by-Match Results
2019-20: Redshirt senior ... Competing at 141 lbs. ... Recorded two wins at the Midlands Championships, including a 10-1 win by major decision over Nicholas Termini of Wisconsin (12/30) ... Recorded a dominant 8-3 decision in his first dual victory of the season against Parker Filius of Purdue (1/10) ... Secured a 3-1 decision over Eddie Bolivar to contribute to the team's 21-15 victory over Indiana (1/18) ... Dominated in a 10-2 major decision over Matt Santos of Michigan State for his second win in Big Ten play (2/7).
2018-19: Redshirt junior ... Wrestling at 141 lbs. ... Represented NU at the Big Ten Championships, appearing in three matches (3/9-3/10) ... Shutout Lucas Bernal with an 8-0 major decision in the final match of the regular season against SIUE (2/23) ... Recorded another conference victory with a win over Abdullah Assaf in the dual against #24 Illinois (2/15) ... Picked up his first dual win of the season with a decision over Clay Ragon in the match against #6 Ohio State (2/3) ... Inserted into the starting lineup for the duals against Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa ... Impressed at Midlands, recording two wins over seeded wrestlers to come one bout away from placing (12/29) ... Picked up three victories at the Lindenwood Open, including two by major decision (11/17) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Redshirt sophomore ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Wrestled at 141 lbs. ... Notched a win over Sal Profaci III of Michigan at the Big Ten Championships (3/3) ... Finished the regular season with a 5-0 shutout victory by decision over SIUE's Dakota Leach (2/18) ... Posted back-to-back dual wins against Maryland (12/2) and Northern Colorado (12/10) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Recorded three wins in the Michigan State Open ... Won by fall over Ben Freeman of Michigan and over Brendan Fitzgerald of Ohio State.
2016-17: Redshirt freshman ... Three wins by fall, good for fourth best on the team … Tallied nine wins and 24 points in his debut season … Represented Northwestern at 141 at the conference tournament, wrestling in three matches ... Won his first career Big Ten match with a 1-0 decision over Purdue’s Kyle Ayersman (1/8) ... Began his Northwestern career with back-to-back victories by fall.
2015-16: True freshman ... Competed unnattached at 141 lbs. ... Won his first match at Northwestern by fall at the UNI Open (12/12) ... Had two wins overall.
High School: Amassed a career record of 137-35 at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. ... Senior year record of 43-2 ... 60 career wins by fall ... Four-time All-Conference selection ... Twice won conference championships ... Appeared in the conference finals every year ... 2015 conference MVP ... Three-time Regional Champion ... Two-time Sectional Champion ... Two-time Illinois state qualifier ... 2015 state finalist at 132 lbs. ... 2015 Illinois All-State selection ... Clinch Gear’s National High School Wrestler of the Week ... Competed in the Dapper Dan Classic with Team Illinois ... Owns New Trier school records for career wins and single season wins ... Member of several elite clubs, including Wildcat Wrestling Club, North Shore Edge and Wrestling Prep ... Honor Roll student.
Personal: Son of Bill and Michelle McKenna ... Attended same high school as wrestler Don Behm, a 1968 Olympic medalist ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan ... Economics major, business institutions minor
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L |
Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. | NCAA Champs |
Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
| 2015-16* | 2-8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 2016-17 | 9-16 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 24-35 | -- | -- | 3-1 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| 2017-18 | 12-20 | 4-11 | 1-8 | 15-37 | -- | -- | 3-1 | -- | 0-6 |
| 2018-19 | 9-13 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 10-23 | -- | -- | 1-2 | -- | 3-3 |
| 2019-20 | 9-10 | 6-5 | 5-4 | 22-22 | 10th | -- | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Career | 39-59 | 19-30 | 11-24 | 71-117 | -- | -- | 8-5 | 0-5 | 6-14 |
* Wrestling unattached
Wrestling - 'Cats Take Down Wisconsin, 27-11, on Senior Night (2/14/25)
Saturday, February 15
Wrestling - Seven 'Cats Claim Victory in 27-12 Win Over Michigan State (2/8/25)
Saturday, February 08
Wrestling - 'Cats Tame Mustangs, Take Down Cal Poly 29-14 (12/19/24)
Friday, December 20
Michael DeAugustino and Yahya Thomas Join 'Big Ten Wrestling & Beyond' (2/20/23)
Tuesday, February 21
