Jared Van Vleet

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trang Le

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stillman Valley, Ill.
High School:
Stillman Valley
Weight Class:
133
Squadron:
20 / Trolls

2020-21 | Junior: 2021 NCAA Championships at-large qualifier at 133 lbs….Posted a 7-7 overall record, including a 4-3 Big 12 dual record…Fifth-most dual points on the team with 13…Tied for the fourth-most overall wins on the team…Scored 15-4 major decision upset win over #13 nationally ranked Zach Price in the South Dakota State dual…Also upset #7 nationally ranked Mosha Schwartz in the dual win over #21 Northern Colorado…Was ranked as high as 11th nationally…At NCAA Championships, picked up two wins in the consolation bracket…Named to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Also named to the 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American Team.

2019-20 | Sophomore: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team…Was named both AF’s Most Improved Wrestler…Posted a 16-20 record, including three dual wins, as the primary 133 lbs. starter…Totaled 14 dual points…Had six wins via bonus points, including four majors, a tech, and a pin…Fall came in 2:25…The four majors were tied for fourth-most on the team…Placed second at the All-Academy Championships, third at the Cowboy Open, fourth at the Navy Classic, and fifth at the Mountaineer Invite…Recorded two wins over nationally ranked opponents…Named to the Dean’s and AD’s lists.

2018-19 | Freshman: Went 13-6 including 1-0 in dual action at 133 lbs….Had two major decisions, two tech falls, and three pins…Placed third at the Cowboy Open and Northern Colorado Open and fourth at the Rocky Mountain Open…Named to both the Comms and AD’s lists.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four year letterwinner at Stillman Valley High School under head coach Jamie McCarty…Ranked as a top-25 recruit by The Open Mat (18)…Was a four-time state place winner, as well as a 2018 state champion…Claimed fourth-place at the 2017 Junior Freestyle (All-American), as well as third-place at the 2017 Northern Plains…Also lettered for a season in football…Was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20…Son of Michael and Stacy Van Vleet…Has one sister, Molly…Cousin, Fred Van Vleet, is a former All-American basketball player for Wichita State and current member of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors…Majoring in biochemistry with plans to become a doctor…Hobbies include fishing and kayaking…Lists his greatest moment in sports as when he hugged his parents after winning the state title…Favorite sport outside wrestling is spikeball…Chose the Academy because of “The opportunity to receive a world class education, while wrestling Division 1.”