Army West Point Athletics
2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Hartman, Markus

Markus Hartman
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Barrington, Ill.
- High School:
- Barrington
Bio
- 2021-22 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)
- 2020-21 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)
- 2019-20 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)
- 2019-20 NWCA Second Team All American
2021-22: Wrestled to a 17-10 record as a senior, competing at 157 lbs. … Went 5-3 in duals … Turned in five falls, one technical fall and three major decisions for nine bonus point victories … Pinned his opponent at the 5:06 mark during Army’s historic win over No. 15 Lehigh (Feb. 6) to close out the dual … Finished fourth at the EIWA Championship as a five seed … Received a 23-seed at the NCAA Championship … Posted a 1-2 mark at the tournament … Was ranked by InterMat throughout the season, finishing the regular season at the No. 25 spot.
2020-21: Racked up a 7-4 record as a junior, wrestling at 157 … picked up three bonus point victories throughout the season from a pair of major decisions and one fall … opened up the year with a win via fall over LIU’s Kenny Cooper (3:16) … at one point, owned a four-match winning streak that featured victories against Hofstra, Binghamton, Bucknell and Lehigh … posted a 3-1 mark in home contests … was limited at the EIWA Championship due to injury, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship … went 2-2 at the national championship, earning wins over Luca Frinzi of Lehigh (DEC, 3-0) and Holden Heller of Hofstra (DEC, 8-4).
2019-20: Led the Black Knights with a career high 30 wins at 157 pounds in his sophomore season ... opened the year with a 5th place finish at the Princeton Open on Nov. 3 with a 5-1 record ... defeated Michael Wilson (Rider) in a dominant 18-0 tech fall, James Saylor (Army) in an 8-0 major decision victory ... Holden Heller (Hofstra) 6-4, Gary Dinmore (Rider) 3-1 and Rilery Jacops (Columbia) 4-0... followed in similar suit at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 10, amassing a 6-1 record ... put up one his most impressive performances at the Patriot Open on Dec. 7, securing a first place finish ... recorded two technical fall victories against Garret Fisk of Maryland (16-0) and Adam Davis of Navy (15-0) followed by a 3:00 fall victory over Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) ... his second place finish at the Midlands Championships is the highest ever placing at the Midlands by an Army West Point wrestler, having surpassed Rocco Caywood (2018) and Jim Gressley (1991) fourth place finishes ... scored upsets over the No.1 Cade Devos (South Dakota State) and No. 6 Jake Bokina (Brown) seeds on day one ... started the second day with a thrilling 9-8 decision win over the No. 4 seeded Anthony Artalona of Penn in the semifinal which set up a final versus the two seeded Kaleb Young of Iowa where he hung toe-to-toe with one of the top collegiate wrestlers in the country, but came up just short in sudden victory, dropping a 5-3 decision ... had near perfect dual record, losing a solo matchup to A.C. Headlee of UNC ... went on to beat Ethan Karsten (American) in a fall, Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) 12-8, Alex Klucker 10-0 major decision, and Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) 8-2 ... was ranked as high as #9 in the NCAA Division I Coaches rankings heading into the conference tournament ... posted one of the highest finishes for the Black Knights at the EIWA Championships, notching a 4-1 record and 3rd place overall finish ... secured a bid to the NCAA tournament with two opening tournament victories in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals over Tj Calas (Sacred Heart) and Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) ... defeated Parker Kropman of Drexel 5-4 in the finals ... was the only Army wrestler named a Second Team All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association ... was ranked #8 on FloWrestling's pre-season rank for 2020-2021.
2018-19: Posted a 14-6 record at 149 and 157 pounds as a freshman … went 7-3 at both weights … one of nine Cadets with at least 10 bonus point wins … tallied a 1-1 mark in duals … totaled five falls, one technical fall and four major decisions … placed in all four tournaments he wrestled in … tied for third on the team in pins … was 0-2 versus ranked opponents … contributed a fifth-place showing at the Princeton Open in his collegiate debut on Nov. 4 … went 5-1 at the tournament with two pins, a tech. fall and a major decision … wrestled Requir Van Der Merwe (Stanford) in his first collegiate match … pinned Chris Cornell (Sacred Heart) at 1:16 for his first collegiate victory … added a 9-0 major decision over Cole Corrigan (Columbia) … collected a pin over Austin Nash (Purdue) at 4:30 … earned his first-career technical fall with an 18-0 win over Sam Webster (Columbia) … documented a fifth-place showing at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … pinned Mason Wallace (UT-Chattanooga) in 3:11 of the opening match … wrestled 10th-ranked Josh Maruca (Arizona State) at the event … made the jump to 157 pounds in his dual debut against Kizham Clarke (American) on Jan. 4 … posted his first-career dual win with a 14-1 major decision over Dylan Wood (Binghamton) on Jan. 13 … placed third at the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 26 … began the tournament with a hard-fought 9-6 loss to 29th-ranked Alex Mossing (Air Force) … earned an 11-0 major decision over Rian Burris (The Citadel) and a pin at 2:49 over Darren Ostrander (VMI) … finished fourth at the Edinboro Open … went 3-1 with a fall and a major decision … pinned Austin Wilson (Lock Haven) at 1:00.
Personal: Wrestled at Barrington High School … graduated as Barrington’s all-time winningest wrestler … three-time placewinner at Illinois State Championships … placed fifth in 2016 … earned runner-up honors in 2017 … won the state title as a senior … named the athlete of the year … given name is Markus Victor Hartman … enjoys scuba diving … major is undeclared.
Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
2021-22 | 157 | 17-10 | 5-3 | 9 (5-1-3) |
2020-21 | 157 | 7-4 | 3-1 | 3 (1-0-2) |
2019-20 | 157 | 30-7 | 4-1 | 12 (5-3-4) |
2018-19 | 149/157 | 14-6 | 1-1 | 10 (5-1-4) |
Career | 149/157 | 68-27 | 13-6 | 34 (15-5-12) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31