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Alex Hopkins
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 197
- Hometown:
- St. Charles, Mo.
- High School:
- Westminster Christian Academy
Bio
2019-20: Closed out his senior season with a 20-8 record at 197 pounds ... went 4-3 in duals and totaled eight bonus point victories including three pins, three technical falls and two major decisions ... placed in all four tournaments he appeared in ... opened the year with a dominant 8-0 major decision victory over Ryan Reyes from Fresno State at the Battle on the Midway ... posted a win against Rodney Jones of Chattanooga, 8-2 ... placed sixth at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 12, collecting a 3-2 record with wins over James Hoeg of Penn State, 7-2, Phil Robilotto of Franklin and Marshall, 7-5, and Michael Bulkin of Columbia, 5-4 ... followed it up with an impressive second place finish at the Black Knight Invite ... defeated Trey Rogers Hastings (Hofstra) in a fall at 9:00 in the opening round and posted two more consecutive wins against Jackson Striggow from Michigan 5-2, and Landon Pelham from Central Michigan in an 18-2 technical fall ... most dominant performance of the year came at the Patriot Open where he grabbed a first place finish with a 5-0 record ... had three bonus point wins against Greg Bensley (Penn) in a 15-0 tech fall, Edward Smith (Penn State) in a pin at 2:03 and Gunnar Larson (Army) in a 12-0 major decision ... was ranked at the Midlands Championships as well, posting a 4-3 record ... opened the tournament with three consecutive wins over Brendan Devine (NW) in a pin at 4:33, Jake Klemiola (Indiana) 6-1, and Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) 6-5 ... went 2-1 at the West Point duals ... defeated Brandon Whitman (UNC) in a close 3-2 matchup ... dominated the mat against WIlliam Jarrell (American) in a 17-1 technical fall ... closed out the year in tough 4-1 loss to Jake Jokobsen of Lehigh.
2018-19: Posted a personal-best 17-7 record as a junior at 197 pounds … went 1-1 in duals … totaled five bonus point wins with two pins, a technical fall and two major decisions … was 4-4 against ranked opponents … placed in six of seven tournaments … opened the season with a sixth-place finish at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to 12th-ranked Christian Brunner (Purdue) … finished fourth at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … notched his first-career victory over a ranked foe with an 8-6 decision against 15th-ranked Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) … wrestled 11th-ranked Chris Weiler (Lehigh) to a 4-2 setback at the event … captured the individual title at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … went 4-0 … defeated 20th-ranked Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) in TB-1, 6-0 … added a 14-0 major decision over Brett Perry (Buffalo) in the semifinals … topped Mike Bulkin (Columbia), 4-2, in the finals … earned a runner-up finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … notched the team’s quickest pin of the season at 0:03 against Mason Giordano (Cleveland State) in the opening round … dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision in sudden victory to 12th-ranked teammate Rocco Caywood in the championship match … tallied a 15-0 technical fall over Michael DiNardo (Johnson & Wales) at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 … collected his first-career dual victory by disqualification against Chasen Blair (North Carolina) on Jan. 4 … recorded individual titles at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic on Jan. 12 and All-Academy Championships on Jan. 26 … etched wins over 30th-ranked Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force), 5-2, and 26th-ranked Sawyer Root (The Citadel), MD 14-0, at the All-Academy Championships … dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to 33rd-ranked Chris Weiler (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16.
2017-18: Went 11-11 at 197 pounds as a sophomore … 0-3 in duals … collected four bonus point wins with two falls and two technical falls … tied for fifth on the team in falls … wrestled in the Open division at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … placed sixth at the Bearcat Open with a 3-2 showing on Nov. 12 … faced eventual All-American Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) at the tournament … added a sixth-place finish at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 19 … earned a 15-0 technical fall over teammate Gunnar Larson … documented his first-career tournament win at the Bobby Quade Cyclone Open on Dec. 3 … went 4-0, including an 18-0 technical fall over Carson Kinney (Lackawanna) in the first round … topped Etini Udott (Centenary), 3-2, in the finals … cracked the starting lineup at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … appeared in his first-career dual versus Alec Schenk (Duke), dropping a 1-0 decision … also faced Cody Vigoren (Wyoming) and Danny Chaid (North Carolina) … notched a runner-up finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Tournament on Jan. 13 … pinned Connor Agostino (Rider) at 2:45 in the quarterfinals for his 25th-career victory … defeated Andrew McDonald (Lehigh) with a fall at 5:20 in the semifinals.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 15-11 record as a freshman at 184 pounds … notched four bonus point wins with a pin, technical fall and two major decisions … competed strictly in open tournaments … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open (11/6) … won his first-career match with a 3-0 decision over VMI’s Chris Beck … began the tournament 3-0 … placed fourth at the New York State “B” Championships (11/20) … went 3-2 at the tournament … only two losses came against teammates Noah Stewart and Parker Meytrott … competed to a 2-2 record at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial (1/14) … earned his first-career bonus point victory with a 15-0 tech. fall over UNC’s Alex Mina … followed that up with an 8-0 major decision over Jedediah Smith … finished fifth at the East Stroudsburg Open (2/12) … won four straight matches after falling in the opening round … competed to a 2-2 record at the National Collegiate Open (2/26) … documented his first-career pin at 2:09 against Clarion’s Cochise Wanzer in the first round.
Background: Four-year letterman at Westminster Christian Academy … placed fourth at Virginia Beach Senior Nationals … won the Missouri state championship as a senior … voted team captain in 2016 … given name is Alexander John Hopkins … enjoys hiking, cliff jumping, traveling and watching movies … major is undeclared.
2018-19: Posted a personal-best 17-7 record as a junior at 197 pounds … went 1-1 in duals … totaled five bonus point wins with two pins, a technical fall and two major decisions … was 4-4 against ranked opponents … placed in six of seven tournaments … opened the season with a sixth-place finish at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to 12th-ranked Christian Brunner (Purdue) … finished fourth at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … notched his first-career victory over a ranked foe with an 8-6 decision against 15th-ranked Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) … wrestled 11th-ranked Chris Weiler (Lehigh) to a 4-2 setback at the event … captured the individual title at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … went 4-0 … defeated 20th-ranked Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) in TB-1, 6-0 … added a 14-0 major decision over Brett Perry (Buffalo) in the semifinals … topped Mike Bulkin (Columbia), 4-2, in the finals … earned a runner-up finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … notched the team’s quickest pin of the season at 0:03 against Mason Giordano (Cleveland State) in the opening round … dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision in sudden victory to 12th-ranked teammate Rocco Caywood in the championship match … tallied a 15-0 technical fall over Michael DiNardo (Johnson & Wales) at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 … collected his first-career dual victory by disqualification against Chasen Blair (North Carolina) on Jan. 4 … recorded individual titles at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic on Jan. 12 and All-Academy Championships on Jan. 26 … etched wins over 30th-ranked Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force), 5-2, and 26th-ranked Sawyer Root (The Citadel), MD 14-0, at the All-Academy Championships … dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to 33rd-ranked Chris Weiler (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16.
2017-18: Went 11-11 at 197 pounds as a sophomore … 0-3 in duals … collected four bonus point wins with two falls and two technical falls … tied for fifth on the team in falls … wrestled in the Open division at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … placed sixth at the Bearcat Open with a 3-2 showing on Nov. 12 … faced eventual All-American Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) at the tournament … added a sixth-place finish at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 19 … earned a 15-0 technical fall over teammate Gunnar Larson … documented his first-career tournament win at the Bobby Quade Cyclone Open on Dec. 3 … went 4-0, including an 18-0 technical fall over Carson Kinney (Lackawanna) in the first round … topped Etini Udott (Centenary), 3-2, in the finals … cracked the starting lineup at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … appeared in his first-career dual versus Alec Schenk (Duke), dropping a 1-0 decision … also faced Cody Vigoren (Wyoming) and Danny Chaid (North Carolina) … notched a runner-up finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Tournament on Jan. 13 … pinned Connor Agostino (Rider) at 2:45 in the quarterfinals for his 25th-career victory … defeated Andrew McDonald (Lehigh) with a fall at 5:20 in the semifinals.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 15-11 record as a freshman at 184 pounds … notched four bonus point wins with a pin, technical fall and two major decisions … competed strictly in open tournaments … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open (11/6) … won his first-career match with a 3-0 decision over VMI’s Chris Beck … began the tournament 3-0 … placed fourth at the New York State “B” Championships (11/20) … went 3-2 at the tournament … only two losses came against teammates Noah Stewart and Parker Meytrott … competed to a 2-2 record at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial (1/14) … earned his first-career bonus point victory with a 15-0 tech. fall over UNC’s Alex Mina … followed that up with an 8-0 major decision over Jedediah Smith … finished fifth at the East Stroudsburg Open (2/12) … won four straight matches after falling in the opening round … competed to a 2-2 record at the National Collegiate Open (2/26) … documented his first-career pin at 2:09 against Clarion’s Cochise Wanzer in the first round.
Background: Four-year letterman at Westminster Christian Academy … placed fourth at Virginia Beach Senior Nationals … won the Missouri state championship as a senior … voted team captain in 2016 … given name is Alexander John Hopkins … enjoys hiking, cliff jumping, traveling and watching movies … major is undeclared.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2019-20 | 197 | 20-8 | 4-3 | 8 (3-3-2) |
| 2018-19 | 197 | 17-7 | 1-1 | 5 (2-1-2) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 11-11 | 0-3 | 4 (2-2-0) |
| 2016-17 | 184 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 4 (1-1-2) |
| Career | 184/197 | 63-37 | 5-7 | 21 (8-7-6) |
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