2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Jennings, Conan
Conan Jennings
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Centerville, Ohio
- High School:
- Centerville
Bio
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results
2016-17 Match-by-Match Results
2015-16 Match-by-Match Results
2018-19: Redshirt senior ... Wrestling at heavyweight ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships for a third-straight season ... Won two matches at NCAAs, including a 7-2 decision of the No. 17 grappler in the opening round (3/21) ... Took fifth place in his weight class at the conference championships (3/9) ... Won three matches, including a dominant performance against Nebraska's David Jensen in the fifth-place bout (3/9) ... Currently ranked #14 in the nation by Intermat (2/26) ... Ranked as high as #6 by TrackWrestling ... Recorded a victory over Deuce Rachal in the conferene finale win against No. 24 Illinois (2/15) ... Defeated #6 Mason Parris for the second time this season in the dual against #4 Michigan (2/10) ... Won by major decision over Gary Traub in the dual match against #6 Ohio State (2/3) ... Sealed the 'Cats victory against #11 Wisconsin with an upset win over #9 Trent Hillger in overtime (1/18) ... Took second place at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... Won each of his first five matches before losing a narrow, 4-3 decision in the title bout ... Notched a 15-0 win by technical fall in the dual against Cal Poly (12/17) ... Recorded a dominant 12-0 win at North Dakota State in the season opener (11/4) ... Ranked #13 in the country at the start of the season.
2017-18: Redshirt junior ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Wrestled at heavyweight ... Finished with a 25-12 record ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships (3/15-17) ... Finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, placing for the second straight year ... Pinned #17 Shawn Streck in just 44 seconds for his second win of the season over the Boilermaker (3/4) ... Defeated #6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland in the fifth place match (3/4) ... Completed the regular season with back-to-back wins by decision against Indiana and SIUE (2/11, 2/18) ... Beat #15 Shawn Streck of Purdue in the team's win over the 22nd-ranked Boilermakers (2/9) ... Defeated Razohnn Gross of Rutgers, 3-0, in NU's home finale (2/2) ... Dominated Rylee Streifel with an 11-0 major decision in Northwestern's win over #14 Minnesota (1/28) ... Won by tiebreak against Patrick Grayson of Nebraska (1/19) ... Placed for the second-straight year at Midlands (12/29-30), finishing in fifth place ... His run included a 9-2 decision over former NCAA All-American Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Won by major decision over Ali Wahab in the last bout of the dual against Old Dominion (11/12) to give Northwestern a 17-16 victory ... Finished second at the Michigan State Open (11/5) ... Won by fall and by major decision to make the finals ... Lost to No. 2 Adam Coon of Michigan in the championship bout.
2016-17: Redshirt sophomore ... Won 19 matches ... Nine dual wins and 35 dual points each ranked fourth best on the team … Won his first two bouts at the NCAA Championships with a combined score of 12-0 ... Second win was over Austin Schafer of Oklahoma State, the sixth-ranked grappler in the nation ... Came one win away from earning All-America status ... Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships, where he pinned No. 13 Collin Jensen in the first round ... Leads the team with two wins by tech fall … Ranked as high as No. 24 nationally in the Coaches’ Poll … Beat Jacob Cooper of Michigan State by tech fall in the last bout of the match to give Northwestern its first conference win of the season (1/13) … Placed 8th at Midlands where he notched four wins (12/29-12/30) ... Won the first four matches of the season, all dual victories ... Won five of his first six Big Ten duals ... Won a pair of matches at the Keystone Classic (11/20).
2015-16: Redshirt freshman ... Posted a 6-19 record ... Provided the winning margin for Northwestern in its 20-19 win over Duke with a 2-1 decision in the final match (2/19) ... Picked up his first career dual victory with a 10-0 major decision in Northwestern's dual with No. 1 Penn State (1/17) ... Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Midlands and won three matches overall at the championships (12/29-30).
2014-15: True freshman ... Redshirted the season … Wrestled unattached at the 2014 Midlands and the Michigan State Open … Took both opponents to extra time at the Midlands (12/29) … Won a pair of matches at the Michigan State Open, including one by fall over Lansing’s Nate Pewoski in 5:52 (11/2).
High School: Wrestled all 4 years in high school earning 3 letters … Had a 102-24 record on varsity with 58 pins … Was the Division 1 State runner up … Three-time sectional champion and district runner up … GMVWA First Team All-Area … GWOC All-Conference … GWOC First Team All-Division … GWOC Scholar Athlete … Academic All-State … Wrestled for Prodigy and Raiders club team for 4 years … Was the Ohio State Greco Champion and runner up … Placed 1st in J. Ohio Greco States in 2012 and 2nd in 2013 … Competed at Fargo Jr. Nationals in 2012 and 2013 … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Craig and Margarete Jennings … Dad wrestled for NU and took 2nd and 3rd in the Big Ten tournament ... Majoring in Computer Science.
* Wrestling unattached
2016-17 Match-by-Match Results
2015-16 Match-by-Match Results
2018-19: Redshirt senior ... Wrestling at heavyweight ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships for a third-straight season ... Won two matches at NCAAs, including a 7-2 decision of the No. 17 grappler in the opening round (3/21) ... Took fifth place in his weight class at the conference championships (3/9) ... Won three matches, including a dominant performance against Nebraska's David Jensen in the fifth-place bout (3/9) ... Currently ranked #14 in the nation by Intermat (2/26) ... Ranked as high as #6 by TrackWrestling ... Recorded a victory over Deuce Rachal in the conferene finale win against No. 24 Illinois (2/15) ... Defeated #6 Mason Parris for the second time this season in the dual against #4 Michigan (2/10) ... Won by major decision over Gary Traub in the dual match against #6 Ohio State (2/3) ... Sealed the 'Cats victory against #11 Wisconsin with an upset win over #9 Trent Hillger in overtime (1/18) ... Took second place at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... Won each of his first five matches before losing a narrow, 4-3 decision in the title bout ... Notched a 15-0 win by technical fall in the dual against Cal Poly (12/17) ... Recorded a dominant 12-0 win at North Dakota State in the season opener (11/4) ... Ranked #13 in the country at the start of the season.
2017-18: Redshirt junior ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Wrestled at heavyweight ... Finished with a 25-12 record ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships (3/15-17) ... Finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, placing for the second straight year ... Pinned #17 Shawn Streck in just 44 seconds for his second win of the season over the Boilermaker (3/4) ... Defeated #6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland in the fifth place match (3/4) ... Completed the regular season with back-to-back wins by decision against Indiana and SIUE (2/11, 2/18) ... Beat #15 Shawn Streck of Purdue in the team's win over the 22nd-ranked Boilermakers (2/9) ... Defeated Razohnn Gross of Rutgers, 3-0, in NU's home finale (2/2) ... Dominated Rylee Streifel with an 11-0 major decision in Northwestern's win over #14 Minnesota (1/28) ... Won by tiebreak against Patrick Grayson of Nebraska (1/19) ... Placed for the second-straight year at Midlands (12/29-30), finishing in fifth place ... His run included a 9-2 decision over former NCAA All-American Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Won by major decision over Ali Wahab in the last bout of the dual against Old Dominion (11/12) to give Northwestern a 17-16 victory ... Finished second at the Michigan State Open (11/5) ... Won by fall and by major decision to make the finals ... Lost to No. 2 Adam Coon of Michigan in the championship bout.
2016-17: Redshirt sophomore ... Won 19 matches ... Nine dual wins and 35 dual points each ranked fourth best on the team … Won his first two bouts at the NCAA Championships with a combined score of 12-0 ... Second win was over Austin Schafer of Oklahoma State, the sixth-ranked grappler in the nation ... Came one win away from earning All-America status ... Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships, where he pinned No. 13 Collin Jensen in the first round ... Leads the team with two wins by tech fall … Ranked as high as No. 24 nationally in the Coaches’ Poll … Beat Jacob Cooper of Michigan State by tech fall in the last bout of the match to give Northwestern its first conference win of the season (1/13) … Placed 8th at Midlands where he notched four wins (12/29-12/30) ... Won the first four matches of the season, all dual victories ... Won five of his first six Big Ten duals ... Won a pair of matches at the Keystone Classic (11/20).
2015-16: Redshirt freshman ... Posted a 6-19 record ... Provided the winning margin for Northwestern in its 20-19 win over Duke with a 2-1 decision in the final match (2/19) ... Picked up his first career dual victory with a 10-0 major decision in Northwestern's dual with No. 1 Penn State (1/17) ... Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Midlands and won three matches overall at the championships (12/29-30).
2014-15: True freshman ... Redshirted the season … Wrestled unattached at the 2014 Midlands and the Michigan State Open … Took both opponents to extra time at the Midlands (12/29) … Won a pair of matches at the Michigan State Open, including one by fall over Lansing’s Nate Pewoski in 5:52 (11/2).
High School: Wrestled all 4 years in high school earning 3 letters … Had a 102-24 record on varsity with 58 pins … Was the Division 1 State runner up … Three-time sectional champion and district runner up … GMVWA First Team All-Area … GWOC All-Conference … GWOC First Team All-Division … GWOC Scholar Athlete … Academic All-State … Wrestled for Prodigy and Raiders club team for 4 years … Was the Ohio State Greco Champion and runner up … Placed 1st in J. Ohio Greco States in 2012 and 2nd in 2013 … Competed at Fargo Jr. Nationals in 2012 and 2013 … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Craig and Margarete Jennings … Dad wrestled for NU and took 2nd and 3rd in the Big Ten tournament ... Majoring in Computer Science.
| 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 |
| 2014-15* | 2-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2015-16 | 6-19 | 2-13 | 1-8 | 7-49 | -- | -- | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2016-17 | 17-14 | 9-6 | 5-4 | 35-18 | 8th | -- | 4-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| 2017-18 | 25-12 | 12-3 | 6-3 | 42-12 | 5th | -- | 6-4 | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| 2018-19 | 20-12 | 9-5 | 4-4 | 34-19 | 5th | -- | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| Career | 68-57 | 32-27 | 16-19 | 118-98 | 5th | -- | 13-10 | 5-0 | 13-3 |
* 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
