2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Murphy, Dominic
Dominic Murphy
- Weight Class:
- 197
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Evergreen Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Brother Rice
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Academic: NWCA Scholar All-American (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)…Academic All-NSIC (2022, 2023, 2024)
Athletic: NSIC Wrestler of the Week (12/13/22, 2/19/24, 1/27/25)…First Team All-Conference (2023, 2025)... 2024 Second Team All-Conference...Super Region V Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)...NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)...2023 Fourth Place at NCAA Tournament... All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)... 2024 NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year...2024 Fifth Place at NCAA Tournament.... 2025 Eighth Place at NCAA Tournament...
2024-25 Graduate: Went 26-3 wrestling at 197...totaled 11 bonus point wins with one major decision, six tech falls, and four pins...took first at the Wisconsin Open and Luther College Open....recorded five ranked wins throughout the year including a clutch 5-2 tiebreaker win against No. 5 Jackson Kinsella to seal the Huskies 20-19 dual win against No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney...earned NSIC Wrestler of the Week following the win against Kinsella...defeated No. 2 Logan Kvien of McKendree 5-4...ranked inside the top 4 at 197 throughout the entire year...ranked No. 1 in the final two NWCA Polls...came away with his third consecutive Super Region V title after defeating No. 4 Max Ramberg of Augustana 7-4...qualified for his third consecutive NCAA Tournament...entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed...earned his third consecutive All-American Honors after placing eighth... ends his career as the 23rd Husky to be a three-time All-American...captured First Team All-NSIC Honors...
2023-24 | Redshirt Senior: Went 21-5 with a 12-3 dual record wrestling at 197...totaled 11 bonus point victories: seven major decisions, three technical falls, and one fall...repeated as champion at the Yellowjacket Open...repeated as Champion at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...beat Isaiah Huss 17-8 in Round 1...recorded a pair of decision victories to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...beat Caden Steffen 8-2 to capture first place...finished fifth at the NCAA Tournament and captured All-American Honors...beat Trever Begin 17-5 and then pinned Tereus Henry to advance to the semifinals and secure All-American Honors...defeated 5-2 by Dereck Blubaugh and then lost 4-1 by tiebreaker to Jackson Kinsella...beat Max Ramberg 14-4 to place fifth
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 29-5 with a 13-2 dual record wrestling at 197...tallied nine bonus point victories: three major decisions, two technical falls, and four falls...took first place at the Yellowjacket Open...finished third at the Dakota Wesleyan Open...captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...recorded two decision victories to advance to the first place match and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...beat Cole Huss 3-1 in sudden victory to take first place...finished fourth at the NCAA Tournament and captured All-American Honors...defeated Logan Kvien in Round 1 7-6 and again beat Cole Huss 3-1 in sudden victory to advance to the semifinals and secure All-American honors...defeated 4-2 in sudden victory by Dalton Abney...again defeated Logan Kvien 3-2 to advance to the third place match...defeated 7-5 by Tereus Henry to place fourth
2021-22 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 23-6 and spent most of the season nationally ranked at 174…was 11-3 in duals…recorded five major decisions and four pins…earned titles at the Cobber Invite and North Country Open…NSIC Wrestler of the Week (12/13)…named Jim & Dave Hazewinkel Tough Man of the Year…
Cobber Invite (11/6): Went 3-0 to earn the open title at 174…won a 10-2 major decision of Dante Roggio of Mary in the quarterfinals…earned a 5-1 decision over Kaden Spindler of Concordia-Moorhead in the semis…upset No. 8 Max Bruss of Mary in the finals with a 8-7 decision to earn the title… Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Went 5-1 to take a share of third place at 174…pinned Stone Durham of Chadron State at 2:58…put away Isaiah Santana of York with a pin at 3:11...lost a 6-2 decision to Trenton Munoz of Hastings in the quarterfinals…bounced back with a 6-2 decision over Carter Marx of Southwest Minnesota State in the wrestlebacks…shut out Kevin Bostwick of Southwest Minnesota State with a 7-0 decision…won a 10-2 major decision over Shaeden Scheidt in the consi semis… Lake Erie (11/20): Won a 3-1 decision in SV-1 over John Penfold… West Liberty (12/4): Dropped a tight 3-2 decision to No. 7 Ty McGeary… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Dominated Garrett Hill with a 11-2 major decision… Lander (12/4): Picked up a 6-2 decision over Jack Bond… UW-Parkside (12/10): Pinned No. 5 Job Ayala at 2:33 to earn NSIC Wrestler of the Week honors… Indianapolis (1/6): Lost a 4-3 decision to No. 1 Andrew Sams… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Scored a 7-2 decision over Terrell Garraway… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Earned a 2-1 decision in TB-1 over Anthony Des Vigne… North Country Open (1/23): Went 2-0 to earn a share of the open title…majored Kalen Meyer of South Dakota State 14-5 in the quarterfinals…won a 8-6 decision over DIII No. 3 Solomon Nielsen of Augsburg in the semis… Upper Iowa (1/27): Earned a 6-1 decision over Colter Bye… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Defeated Carter Marx with a 7-3 decision… Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Dropped a 7-4 decision to No. 7 Trevor Turriff… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Cruised to a 14-6 decision over Justin Dravis… Northern State (2/11): Blanked Tanner Wiese with a 4-0 decision… Augustana (2/17): Scored a 4-3 decision over No. 7 Cade Mueller…
Super Region V Championships: Went 2-2 to take fourth at 174 with a bonus-point win to help the Huskies earn the team title…pinned Cayden White of Minot State at 5:32 in the quarterfinals…dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 2 Cade Mueller of Augustana in the semifals…won a 4-3 decision in TB-1 over Max Bruss of Mary in the consi semis…lost a 8-4 decision to No. 10 Job Ayala in the third place match…
2020-21 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Went 1-1 while competing at 174 and 165…was 0-1 in duals…recorded one major decision…
Augustana (1/24): Lost a 4-3 decision to Cade Mueller while wrestling at 174… UW-Parkside (2/4): Majored Drake Regenhardt 12-4 in an exhibition match at 165…
2019-20 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 25-6 in his redshirt season…recorded four major decisions, a tech fall and six pins…earned titles at the Cobber Open and Ridgewater Open…runner-up at the Don Parker Open…took third at the North Country Open and BVU Open…took fourth at the Bison Open…took fifth at the Yellowjacket Open…named a SCSU Redshirt Wrestler of the Year…
Prep: Four-year letterwinner and three-time Illinois State qualifier at Brother Rice High School under coaches Bill Weick, Ken Bringe and Jan Murzyn…119-49 career prep record…three-time Region Champion…two-time Section Champion…placed Third at 170 in the Class AA IHSA State Championships…2018 Preseason National Champion…two-time Illinois National Team member (2017, 2019)…wrestled at the Region Wrestling Academy under the Tsirtsis brothers…also lettered in football and was a member of the track & field team…
Personal: Son of Ed and Lynne Murphy…sister Abbey is a member of the United States Women’s Hockey Senior National Team and participated in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics…Bacherlor of Science in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering...Pursuing Master of Business Administration …four-year high school honor roll recipient…enjoys fishing, cliff jumping, lifting, hunting and running…can hold his breath for almost four minutes
Academic: NWCA Scholar All-American (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)…Academic All-NSIC (2022, 2023, 2024)
Athletic: NSIC Wrestler of the Week (12/13/22, 2/19/24, 1/27/25)…First Team All-Conference (2023, 2025)... 2024 Second Team All-Conference...Super Region V Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)...NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)...2023 Fourth Place at NCAA Tournament... All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)... 2024 NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year...2024 Fifth Place at NCAA Tournament.... 2025 Eighth Place at NCAA Tournament...
2024-25 Graduate: Went 26-3 wrestling at 197...totaled 11 bonus point wins with one major decision, six tech falls, and four pins...took first at the Wisconsin Open and Luther College Open....recorded five ranked wins throughout the year including a clutch 5-2 tiebreaker win against No. 5 Jackson Kinsella to seal the Huskies 20-19 dual win against No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney...earned NSIC Wrestler of the Week following the win against Kinsella...defeated No. 2 Logan Kvien of McKendree 5-4...ranked inside the top 4 at 197 throughout the entire year...ranked No. 1 in the final two NWCA Polls...came away with his third consecutive Super Region V title after defeating No. 4 Max Ramberg of Augustana 7-4...qualified for his third consecutive NCAA Tournament...entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed...earned his third consecutive All-American Honors after placing eighth... ends his career as the 23rd Husky to be a three-time All-American...captured First Team All-NSIC Honors...
2023-24 | Redshirt Senior: Went 21-5 with a 12-3 dual record wrestling at 197...totaled 11 bonus point victories: seven major decisions, three technical falls, and one fall...repeated as champion at the Yellowjacket Open...repeated as Champion at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...beat Isaiah Huss 17-8 in Round 1...recorded a pair of decision victories to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...beat Caden Steffen 8-2 to capture first place...finished fifth at the NCAA Tournament and captured All-American Honors...beat Trever Begin 17-5 and then pinned Tereus Henry to advance to the semifinals and secure All-American Honors...defeated 5-2 by Dereck Blubaugh and then lost 4-1 by tiebreaker to Jackson Kinsella...beat Max Ramberg 14-4 to place fifth
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 29-5 with a 13-2 dual record wrestling at 197...tallied nine bonus point victories: three major decisions, two technical falls, and four falls...took first place at the Yellowjacket Open...finished third at the Dakota Wesleyan Open...captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...recorded two decision victories to advance to the first place match and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...beat Cole Huss 3-1 in sudden victory to take first place...finished fourth at the NCAA Tournament and captured All-American Honors...defeated Logan Kvien in Round 1 7-6 and again beat Cole Huss 3-1 in sudden victory to advance to the semifinals and secure All-American honors...defeated 4-2 in sudden victory by Dalton Abney...again defeated Logan Kvien 3-2 to advance to the third place match...defeated 7-5 by Tereus Henry to place fourth
2021-22 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 23-6 and spent most of the season nationally ranked at 174…was 11-3 in duals…recorded five major decisions and four pins…earned titles at the Cobber Invite and North Country Open…NSIC Wrestler of the Week (12/13)…named Jim & Dave Hazewinkel Tough Man of the Year…
Cobber Invite (11/6): Went 3-0 to earn the open title at 174…won a 10-2 major decision of Dante Roggio of Mary in the quarterfinals…earned a 5-1 decision over Kaden Spindler of Concordia-Moorhead in the semis…upset No. 8 Max Bruss of Mary in the finals with a 8-7 decision to earn the title… Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Went 5-1 to take a share of third place at 174…pinned Stone Durham of Chadron State at 2:58…put away Isaiah Santana of York with a pin at 3:11...lost a 6-2 decision to Trenton Munoz of Hastings in the quarterfinals…bounced back with a 6-2 decision over Carter Marx of Southwest Minnesota State in the wrestlebacks…shut out Kevin Bostwick of Southwest Minnesota State with a 7-0 decision…won a 10-2 major decision over Shaeden Scheidt in the consi semis… Lake Erie (11/20): Won a 3-1 decision in SV-1 over John Penfold… West Liberty (12/4): Dropped a tight 3-2 decision to No. 7 Ty McGeary… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Dominated Garrett Hill with a 11-2 major decision… Lander (12/4): Picked up a 6-2 decision over Jack Bond… UW-Parkside (12/10): Pinned No. 5 Job Ayala at 2:33 to earn NSIC Wrestler of the Week honors… Indianapolis (1/6): Lost a 4-3 decision to No. 1 Andrew Sams… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Scored a 7-2 decision over Terrell Garraway… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Earned a 2-1 decision in TB-1 over Anthony Des Vigne… North Country Open (1/23): Went 2-0 to earn a share of the open title…majored Kalen Meyer of South Dakota State 14-5 in the quarterfinals…won a 8-6 decision over DIII No. 3 Solomon Nielsen of Augsburg in the semis… Upper Iowa (1/27): Earned a 6-1 decision over Colter Bye… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Defeated Carter Marx with a 7-3 decision… Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Dropped a 7-4 decision to No. 7 Trevor Turriff… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Cruised to a 14-6 decision over Justin Dravis… Northern State (2/11): Blanked Tanner Wiese with a 4-0 decision… Augustana (2/17): Scored a 4-3 decision over No. 7 Cade Mueller…
Super Region V Championships: Went 2-2 to take fourth at 174 with a bonus-point win to help the Huskies earn the team title…pinned Cayden White of Minot State at 5:32 in the quarterfinals…dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 2 Cade Mueller of Augustana in the semifals…won a 4-3 decision in TB-1 over Max Bruss of Mary in the consi semis…lost a 8-4 decision to No. 10 Job Ayala in the third place match…
2020-21 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Went 1-1 while competing at 174 and 165…was 0-1 in duals…recorded one major decision…
Augustana (1/24): Lost a 4-3 decision to Cade Mueller while wrestling at 174… UW-Parkside (2/4): Majored Drake Regenhardt 12-4 in an exhibition match at 165…
2019-20 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 25-6 in his redshirt season…recorded four major decisions, a tech fall and six pins…earned titles at the Cobber Open and Ridgewater Open…runner-up at the Don Parker Open…took third at the North Country Open and BVU Open…took fourth at the Bison Open…took fifth at the Yellowjacket Open…named a SCSU Redshirt Wrestler of the Year…
Prep: Four-year letterwinner and three-time Illinois State qualifier at Brother Rice High School under coaches Bill Weick, Ken Bringe and Jan Murzyn…119-49 career prep record…three-time Region Champion…two-time Section Champion…placed Third at 170 in the Class AA IHSA State Championships…2018 Preseason National Champion…two-time Illinois National Team member (2017, 2019)…wrestled at the Region Wrestling Academy under the Tsirtsis brothers…also lettered in football and was a member of the track & field team…
Personal: Son of Ed and Lynne Murphy…sister Abbey is a member of the United States Women’s Hockey Senior National Team and participated in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics…Bacherlor of Science in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering...Pursuing Master of Business Administration …four-year high school honor roll recipient…enjoys fishing, cliff jumping, lifting, hunting and running…can hold his breath for almost four minutes
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