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2024-25 Men's Wrestling Roster

Brandon Bowles

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Scotch Plains, N.J.
  • Highschool Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Biography

Honors
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2023
• Centennial Conference wrestler of the week, 2023

Career Statistics
Year W-L MD TF Pin Fastest
2021-22 10-3 1 1 2 1:29
2022-23 31-5 10 3 6 0:55
2024-25 5-1 1 2 2 1:43
Totals 46-9 12 6 10 0:55

Tournament Places
2024 Tonee Ellis Memorial – 1st
2023 Centennial Conference Championships – 1st
2022 Alvernia Invitational – 1st
2023 Under Armour Invitational – 2nd
2022 Petrofes Invitational – 3rd
2023 NCAA Mideast Regional – 3rd
2022 NCAA Mideast Regional – 3rd

Career Highlights
2024-25
• Started off strong before suffering injury
• Won five of six bouts, all with bonus points
• Ranked as high as No. 3 in region
• Swept to title at Alvernia in first action in more than a year, winning four straight bouts including technicall fall in final 

2023-24
• Sidelined with injury for entire season

2022-23
• Qualified for nationals for the second straight season
• Finished second on the Mules in wins and set a school record for major decisions
• Was a perfect 13-0 in dual meets, with nine of his wins coming with bonus points
• Had only one loss to a Division III opponent heading into regionals
• Was ranked as high as No. 8 in Division III at 157 and was the top seed at the NCAA Mideast Regional
• Placed in five tournaments, winning the Alvernia Invitational and the Centennial Conference Championships
• Won season-opening tournament at Alvernia with takedown in overtime for 3-1 sudden victory
• Scored 5-3 decision against 11th-ranked wrestler in Division III in regional consolation final
• Recorded 7-3 decision against Springfield wrestler who would go on to finish third at nationals
• Won CC title with a first-period pin and an 8-0 major decision

2021-22
• Came on strong after missing most of the season with injury
• Became the first Mule freshman since 2004 to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Won three close decisions on the second day of the NCAA Mideast Regional to earn bid to nationals
• Defeated Centenary opponent 3-1 in overtime in consolation semifinal
• Won 5-3 in overtime in consolation final against Ithaca wrestler who had defeated him earlier in the tournament
• Recorded major decision against wrestler from Averett for first win by a Mule at the NCAA Championships since 2009
• Ranked fifth at 149 in Mideast Region in final poll
• Took down regionally ranked opponent from Ursinus with 20 seconds left in the third period for 5-3 win in first career bout
• Recorded takedown with 5 seconds left in regulation for 5-3 decision vs. Washington and Lee

Personal
• Earned four letters in wrestling at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 
• Won 32 bouts and qualified for states as a junior
• Served as team captain
• Parents are Irron and Kathleen Bowles
• Born May 26, 2003
• A business administration major (management and organization concentration)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior