2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Meekins, Caleb
Caleb Meekins
- Weight Class:
- 133
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- John Glenn
- Previous School:
- Indian Hills CC
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Athletic: Two-time NJCAA All-American…2022 NJCAA North Central District Champion at 133…2022 NJCAA Third Place at 133…2021 NJCAA Fourth Place at 133…2021 ICCAC Champion at 133... 2022 NSIC Wrestler of the Week...2023 Super Region V Champion... NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024)...2024 Third Place at Super Region V Championships...
2024-25 | Graduate: Went 14-5 wrestling beween 133 and 141...totaled 13 bonus point wins with four tech falls and nine pins...placed first at the Don Parker Open...took second at the Luther College Open and Wisconsin Open...entered the season ranked No. 6 at 133
2023-24 | Redshirt Senior: Went 18-9 with a 7-5 dual record wrestling at 133...totaled 13 bonus point victories: two major decisions, four technical falls, and seven falls...took first place at the Don Parker Open...finished second at the Yellowjacket Open...placed third at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years... defeated 9-0 by Wayne Joint in the quarterfinals...recorded three consecutive pins to reach the third place match...defeated Matthew Chi 10-4 to place third and qualify for the NCAA Tournament...did not place in NCAA Tournament... lost 17-0 to Gavin Quiocho in Round 1...beat Ryan Whener 13-5, but was eliminated after an 18-1 loss to Devin Flannery
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 18-8 overall with a 4-4 dual record wrestling at 133...recorded 14 bonus point victories: two major decisions, three technical falls, and nine falls...finished first place at the Yellowjacket Open...took second place at the Dakota Wesleyan Open...placed third at the North Country Open...Captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...defeated Teagan Block by fall to advance to the semifinals...beat James Davis 6-2 to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...captured first place after an injury to Reece Barnhardt...did not place in the NCAA Tournament...defeated Collin Metzgar by fall in the pigtail match...pinned by Dyland Lucas in Round 1...pinned Byron Daubert in Consolation Round 1...eliminated after a 10-0 loss to Eric Bartos
2021-22 (INDIAN HILLS CC) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Became a two-time NJCAA All-American with a Third-Place finish at 133…spent most of the season ranked No. 1 at 133 and went 26-1…was 9-0 in duals…scored two major decisions, two tech falls and a whopping 15 pins…earned titles at the Falcon Invite and Drury Open…NJCAA North Central District Champion at 133…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 1 seed at 133…
Falcon Invite (11/6): Went 6-0 to earn the open title with five pins and a tech fall…two of his five pins came in the first 50 seconds while two more were within 2:00 of the first whistle… Iowa Central (11/10): Pinned No. 8 Hayden Halter… Ellsworth (11/17): Made quick work of Zeth Strejc with a pin at 1:43… NIACC (12/1): Recorded a pin of No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green… Drury Open (12/4): Rolled to another title by going 4-0 with two pins, a major decision and a tech fall…pinned Kalen Napier of Lindenwood in 58 seconds in the finals… Neosho County (1/14): Won by forfeit… North Idaho (1/14): Pinned No. 6 Brant Porter at 2:22… Iowa Lakes (1/14) Won by forfeit… Southwestern Oregon (1/14): Wrapped things up just 46 seconds in with a pin of No. 3 Jovan Garcia… Northeast Oklahoma (1/14): Pinned No. 4 Dalen Moore at 3:39… Iowa Lakes (1/25): Won by forfeit…
North Central District Championships: Earned the North Central District Championship at 133 by going 2-0 with a pin…put away Zeth Strejc of Ellsworth with a pin at 51 seconds…picked up a 10-5 decision over No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green in the finals…
NJCAA Championships: Earned his second All-American status by taking Third after entering the tournament as the No. 1 seed…began his run with a 12-3 decision over Jake Campbell of Henry Ford in the round of 32…scored a 6-3 decision over No. 16 Brendan Ramsey of Jamestown in the round of 16…scored a 5-2 decision over No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green in the quarterfinals…was pinned by No. 4 Justin Mejia of Clackamas in the semis…bounced back with an 8-2 decision over No. 6 Joseph Mecham of Western Wyoming in the consolation semis…pinned No. 3 Dalen Moore of Northeast Oklahoma just 25 seconds into the Third Place match…
2020-21 (INDIAN HILLS CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned NJCAA All-American status by placing Fourth at 133…went 13-2 with a 7-0 record in duals…posted two major decisions and eight pins…earned the ICCAC Championship at 133…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 4 seed at 133…
William Penn (1/29): Began his Indian Hills career by pinning Darian Diaz at 1:02… Ellsworth (2/12): Pinned Martin Santana… Iowa Central (2/17): Earned a 11-8 decision over Aidan Harris… Iowa Lakes (2/24): Scored a 10-2 major decision over Jeremiah Boykins…
ICCAC Championships (3/7): Went 2-0 to earn the ICCAC Championship at 133…pinned Jeremiah Boykins of Iowa Lakes at 3:28 in the semifinals…won a 8-1 decision over Aidan Harris of Iowa Central in the finals…
Iowa Western (3/11): Won a 14-6 major decision over Wyatt May… NIACC (3/17): Won by forfeit… Ellsworth (3/24): Closed out the regular season with another pin of Martin Santana…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status by placing Fourth at 133 after entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed…pinned No. 29 Zach Tucker of Colby 1:06 into the round of 32…put away No. 20 Yoseph Yilma of Iowa Central with a pin at 5:19 in the round of 16…pinned No. 21 James Davis of Cloud County at 1:32 in the quarterfinals…was pinned by No. 1 Zeth Brower of Clackamas at 2:35 in the semifinals…rebounded with a quick pin at 2:02 in the consi-semis against Ryan Smith of Cowley…lost a tight 5-3 decision to No. 2 Parker Dobrocky of Rochester Community Tech in the Third Place match…
2019-20 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 12-5 in his redshirt season…scored a tech fall and nine pins…placed fifth at 125 at the Cyclone Open…earned third at 133 at the Flash Flanagan Open…earned a title at 125 at the Harper Open…
Prep: A two-time Michigan state placewinner at John Glenn…won 150 matches in his final three seasons with over 200 across his high school career…served as a captain while leading three Regional Championship teams with one Final Four appearance…
Personal: Son of Curtis and Natasha Meekins…majoring in Health & Physical Education…
Athletic: Two-time NJCAA All-American…2022 NJCAA North Central District Champion at 133…2022 NJCAA Third Place at 133…2021 NJCAA Fourth Place at 133…2021 ICCAC Champion at 133... 2022 NSIC Wrestler of the Week...2023 Super Region V Champion... NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024)...2024 Third Place at Super Region V Championships...
2024-25 | Graduate: Went 14-5 wrestling beween 133 and 141...totaled 13 bonus point wins with four tech falls and nine pins...placed first at the Don Parker Open...took second at the Luther College Open and Wisconsin Open...entered the season ranked No. 6 at 133
2023-24 | Redshirt Senior: Went 18-9 with a 7-5 dual record wrestling at 133...totaled 13 bonus point victories: two major decisions, four technical falls, and seven falls...took first place at the Don Parker Open...finished second at the Yellowjacket Open...placed third at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years... defeated 9-0 by Wayne Joint in the quarterfinals...recorded three consecutive pins to reach the third place match...defeated Matthew Chi 10-4 to place third and qualify for the NCAA Tournament...did not place in NCAA Tournament... lost 17-0 to Gavin Quiocho in Round 1...beat Ryan Whener 13-5, but was eliminated after an 18-1 loss to Devin Flannery
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 18-8 overall with a 4-4 dual record wrestling at 133...recorded 14 bonus point victories: two major decisions, three technical falls, and nine falls...finished first place at the Yellowjacket Open...took second place at the Dakota Wesleyan Open...placed third at the North Country Open...Captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...defeated Teagan Block by fall to advance to the semifinals...beat James Davis 6-2 to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...captured first place after an injury to Reece Barnhardt...did not place in the NCAA Tournament...defeated Collin Metzgar by fall in the pigtail match...pinned by Dyland Lucas in Round 1...pinned Byron Daubert in Consolation Round 1...eliminated after a 10-0 loss to Eric Bartos
2021-22 (INDIAN HILLS CC) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Became a two-time NJCAA All-American with a Third-Place finish at 133…spent most of the season ranked No. 1 at 133 and went 26-1…was 9-0 in duals…scored two major decisions, two tech falls and a whopping 15 pins…earned titles at the Falcon Invite and Drury Open…NJCAA North Central District Champion at 133…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 1 seed at 133…
Falcon Invite (11/6): Went 6-0 to earn the open title with five pins and a tech fall…two of his five pins came in the first 50 seconds while two more were within 2:00 of the first whistle… Iowa Central (11/10): Pinned No. 8 Hayden Halter… Ellsworth (11/17): Made quick work of Zeth Strejc with a pin at 1:43… NIACC (12/1): Recorded a pin of No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green… Drury Open (12/4): Rolled to another title by going 4-0 with two pins, a major decision and a tech fall…pinned Kalen Napier of Lindenwood in 58 seconds in the finals… Neosho County (1/14): Won by forfeit… North Idaho (1/14): Pinned No. 6 Brant Porter at 2:22… Iowa Lakes (1/14) Won by forfeit… Southwestern Oregon (1/14): Wrapped things up just 46 seconds in with a pin of No. 3 Jovan Garcia… Northeast Oklahoma (1/14): Pinned No. 4 Dalen Moore at 3:39… Iowa Lakes (1/25): Won by forfeit…
North Central District Championships: Earned the North Central District Championship at 133 by going 2-0 with a pin…put away Zeth Strejc of Ellsworth with a pin at 51 seconds…picked up a 10-5 decision over No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green in the finals…
NJCAA Championships: Earned his second All-American status by taking Third after entering the tournament as the No. 1 seed…began his run with a 12-3 decision over Jake Campbell of Henry Ford in the round of 32…scored a 6-3 decision over No. 16 Brendan Ramsey of Jamestown in the round of 16…scored a 5-2 decision over No. 9 Clarence Lee-Green in the quarterfinals…was pinned by No. 4 Justin Mejia of Clackamas in the semis…bounced back with an 8-2 decision over No. 6 Joseph Mecham of Western Wyoming in the consolation semis…pinned No. 3 Dalen Moore of Northeast Oklahoma just 25 seconds into the Third Place match…
2020-21 (INDIAN HILLS CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned NJCAA All-American status by placing Fourth at 133…went 13-2 with a 7-0 record in duals…posted two major decisions and eight pins…earned the ICCAC Championship at 133…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 4 seed at 133…
William Penn (1/29): Began his Indian Hills career by pinning Darian Diaz at 1:02… Ellsworth (2/12): Pinned Martin Santana… Iowa Central (2/17): Earned a 11-8 decision over Aidan Harris… Iowa Lakes (2/24): Scored a 10-2 major decision over Jeremiah Boykins…
ICCAC Championships (3/7): Went 2-0 to earn the ICCAC Championship at 133…pinned Jeremiah Boykins of Iowa Lakes at 3:28 in the semifinals…won a 8-1 decision over Aidan Harris of Iowa Central in the finals…
Iowa Western (3/11): Won a 14-6 major decision over Wyatt May… NIACC (3/17): Won by forfeit… Ellsworth (3/24): Closed out the regular season with another pin of Martin Santana…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status by placing Fourth at 133 after entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed…pinned No. 29 Zach Tucker of Colby 1:06 into the round of 32…put away No. 20 Yoseph Yilma of Iowa Central with a pin at 5:19 in the round of 16…pinned No. 21 James Davis of Cloud County at 1:32 in the quarterfinals…was pinned by No. 1 Zeth Brower of Clackamas at 2:35 in the semifinals…rebounded with a quick pin at 2:02 in the consi-semis against Ryan Smith of Cowley…lost a tight 5-3 decision to No. 2 Parker Dobrocky of Rochester Community Tech in the Third Place match…
2019-20 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 12-5 in his redshirt season…scored a tech fall and nine pins…placed fifth at 125 at the Cyclone Open…earned third at 133 at the Flash Flanagan Open…earned a title at 125 at the Harper Open…
Prep: A two-time Michigan state placewinner at John Glenn…won 150 matches in his final three seasons with over 200 across his high school career…served as a captain while leading three Regional Championship teams with one Final Four appearance…
Personal: Son of Curtis and Natasha Meekins…majoring in Health & Physical Education…
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