2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Creese, Paxton
Paxton Creese
- Position:
- 125
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shakopee, Minn.
- High School:
- Shakopee
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Athletic: 2022 NCAA Qualifier…2022 Super Region V Champion at 125…2022 First Team All-NSIC…
2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: NCAA Qualifier at 125 as the No. 3 seed in the tournament…went 19-4 in his second season as the Huskies’ starter at 125…was 10-2 in duals…posted three major decisions, four tech falls and three pins…earned a title at the Dakota Wesleyan Open…First Team All-NSIC…Super Region V Champion at 125…earned the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament…
Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Went 5-0 with two pins and a tech fall to earn the open title… Lake Erie (11/20): Began his dual season with a 17-1 tech fall of Jordan Rodriguez at 5:40… West Liberty (12/4): Lost a tight 3-1 decision to No. 1 Cole Laya… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Bounced right back with a 6-5 decision over No. 2 Nick Daggett… King (1/6): Steamrolled Tyson Upchurch with a 16-1 tech fall at 2:36… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Recorded a signature 5-3 decision over No. 6 Josh Portillo… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Lost a 6-1 decision to No. 8 Paxton Rosen… Upper Iowa (1/27): Dominated Colby Lopez with a 10-0 major decision… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Rolled to a 15-1 major decision over Jackson Stauffacher… Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Won by forfeit… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Cruised to a 22-2 tech fall over Clayson Mele at 2:55... Northern State (2/11): Majored Landen Fischer 12-3 for his fifth-straight bonus point win… Augustana (2/17): Shut out No. 4 Jaxson Rohman with a 4-0 decision…
Super Region V Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region V Championship at 125…pinned Dakota Henry of Upper Iowa in just 1:39 in the quarterfinals…scored his second shutout of Augustana’s Jaxson Rohman with a 6-0 decision in the semis…earned the title with a 5-3 decision over No. 4 Joe Arroyo of UW-Parkside…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed and went 1-2 in his national championships debut…lost a 9-8 decision to Cody Fatzinger of Western Colorado in the opening round…earned a 9-4 decision over Manuel Leija of Davenport…lost a 5-3 decision to Dawson Collins of Colorado Mesa…
2020-21 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Went 5-4 as a true freshman, earning the starting spot at 125…was 3-2 in duals…each of his five wins were in the bonus with two major decisions, two tech falls and a pin…tied for the Huskies lead in tech falls and had the third-most bonus-point wins…
Mary (1/7): Punctuated his collegiate debut with a dominant 19-2 tech fall of Jeremy Leintz at 5:18… Augustana (1/24): Cruised to a 16-5 major decision over John Babineau… Minnesota State-Mankato (1/28): Dropped a 8-3 decision to No. 9 Trent McManus… UW-Parkside (2/4): Lost a close 6-3 decision to No. 4 Joe Arroyo… Upper Iowa (2/11): Bounced back with an authoritative 18-1 tech fall of Dakota Henry just 3:23 into their match…
Super Region V Championships: Went 2-2 with a pair of bonus point wins in the wrestlebacks to help the Huskies earn the Super Region V Team Championship…lost a 7-2 decision to No. 10 Kaden Anderlik of Upper Iowa in the quarterfinals…pinned Ben Emrich of Southwest Minnesota State at 2:05 in the consolation round…followed up with a 9-1 major decision over Jeremy Leintz of Mary in consi 3…dropped a thrilling 9-7 decision in SV-1 to No. 3 Joe Arroyo of UW-Parkside in the consi semis…
Prep: Wrestled for Jim Jackson, Derek Harwood, Cole Baumgartner, Nick Creamier and Marcus LeVesseur at Shakopee High School…was 174-9 as a prep…racked up 81 career pins, 30 tech falls and 27 major decisions…owns the Shakopee single-season takedown record with 203…four-year letterwinner and two-time captain…led Shakopee to the program’s first-ever MSHSL Team Championship in 2019 and followed with another title in 2022…is the program’s only three-time MSHSL State All-Tournament Team honoree…2019 MSHSL State Champion at 113…2020 MSHSL State Runner-Up at 120…2018 MSHSL State Runner-Up at 106…three-time Section Champion (2018 at 106, 2019 at 113, 2020 at 120)…four-time All-South Suburban Conference honoree…two-time Minnesota Christmas Tourney Champion…2018 Pan American Gold Medalist in Freestyle…2018 Pan American Silver Medalist in Greco…earned 2018 Golden Boot award for the Pan American’s Outstanding Wrestler…five-time USAW Fargo All-American…2018 USAW Junior National Champion in Greco…two-time USAW Northern Plains Regional Champion in Greco (2017, 2019)… two-time USAW Northern Plains Regional Champion in Freestyle (2017, 2019)…two-time USAW Wrestling Nationals placer in Freestyle (sixth in 2017, seventh in 2016)…two-time USAW Wrestling Nationals Third Place finisher in Greco (2016, 2017)…three-time UWW World Team Trials placer in Greco (sixth in 2019, fourth in 2017, fourth in 2017)…2016 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team…2017 USAW Junior Freestyle All-Tournament Team…2018 USAW Junior Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team…
Personal: Son of Eric and Tracy Creese…honor roll member at Shakopee…enjoys drawing, playing with his dog, lifting and hanging out with friends…collects shoes and clothes…
Athletic: 2022 NCAA Qualifier…2022 Super Region V Champion at 125…2022 First Team All-NSIC…
2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: NCAA Qualifier at 125 as the No. 3 seed in the tournament…went 19-4 in his second season as the Huskies’ starter at 125…was 10-2 in duals…posted three major decisions, four tech falls and three pins…earned a title at the Dakota Wesleyan Open…First Team All-NSIC…Super Region V Champion at 125…earned the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament…
Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Went 5-0 with two pins and a tech fall to earn the open title… Lake Erie (11/20): Began his dual season with a 17-1 tech fall of Jordan Rodriguez at 5:40… West Liberty (12/4): Lost a tight 3-1 decision to No. 1 Cole Laya… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Bounced right back with a 6-5 decision over No. 2 Nick Daggett… King (1/6): Steamrolled Tyson Upchurch with a 16-1 tech fall at 2:36… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Recorded a signature 5-3 decision over No. 6 Josh Portillo… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Lost a 6-1 decision to No. 8 Paxton Rosen… Upper Iowa (1/27): Dominated Colby Lopez with a 10-0 major decision… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Rolled to a 15-1 major decision over Jackson Stauffacher… Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Won by forfeit… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Cruised to a 22-2 tech fall over Clayson Mele at 2:55... Northern State (2/11): Majored Landen Fischer 12-3 for his fifth-straight bonus point win… Augustana (2/17): Shut out No. 4 Jaxson Rohman with a 4-0 decision…
Super Region V Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region V Championship at 125…pinned Dakota Henry of Upper Iowa in just 1:39 in the quarterfinals…scored his second shutout of Augustana’s Jaxson Rohman with a 6-0 decision in the semis…earned the title with a 5-3 decision over No. 4 Joe Arroyo of UW-Parkside…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed and went 1-2 in his national championships debut…lost a 9-8 decision to Cody Fatzinger of Western Colorado in the opening round…earned a 9-4 decision over Manuel Leija of Davenport…lost a 5-3 decision to Dawson Collins of Colorado Mesa…
2020-21 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Went 5-4 as a true freshman, earning the starting spot at 125…was 3-2 in duals…each of his five wins were in the bonus with two major decisions, two tech falls and a pin…tied for the Huskies lead in tech falls and had the third-most bonus-point wins…
Mary (1/7): Punctuated his collegiate debut with a dominant 19-2 tech fall of Jeremy Leintz at 5:18… Augustana (1/24): Cruised to a 16-5 major decision over John Babineau… Minnesota State-Mankato (1/28): Dropped a 8-3 decision to No. 9 Trent McManus… UW-Parkside (2/4): Lost a close 6-3 decision to No. 4 Joe Arroyo… Upper Iowa (2/11): Bounced back with an authoritative 18-1 tech fall of Dakota Henry just 3:23 into their match…
Super Region V Championships: Went 2-2 with a pair of bonus point wins in the wrestlebacks to help the Huskies earn the Super Region V Team Championship…lost a 7-2 decision to No. 10 Kaden Anderlik of Upper Iowa in the quarterfinals…pinned Ben Emrich of Southwest Minnesota State at 2:05 in the consolation round…followed up with a 9-1 major decision over Jeremy Leintz of Mary in consi 3…dropped a thrilling 9-7 decision in SV-1 to No. 3 Joe Arroyo of UW-Parkside in the consi semis…
Prep: Wrestled for Jim Jackson, Derek Harwood, Cole Baumgartner, Nick Creamier and Marcus LeVesseur at Shakopee High School…was 174-9 as a prep…racked up 81 career pins, 30 tech falls and 27 major decisions…owns the Shakopee single-season takedown record with 203…four-year letterwinner and two-time captain…led Shakopee to the program’s first-ever MSHSL Team Championship in 2019 and followed with another title in 2022…is the program’s only three-time MSHSL State All-Tournament Team honoree…2019 MSHSL State Champion at 113…2020 MSHSL State Runner-Up at 120…2018 MSHSL State Runner-Up at 106…three-time Section Champion (2018 at 106, 2019 at 113, 2020 at 120)…four-time All-South Suburban Conference honoree…two-time Minnesota Christmas Tourney Champion…2018 Pan American Gold Medalist in Freestyle…2018 Pan American Silver Medalist in Greco…earned 2018 Golden Boot award for the Pan American’s Outstanding Wrestler…five-time USAW Fargo All-American…2018 USAW Junior National Champion in Greco…two-time USAW Northern Plains Regional Champion in Greco (2017, 2019)… two-time USAW Northern Plains Regional Champion in Freestyle (2017, 2019)…two-time USAW Wrestling Nationals placer in Freestyle (sixth in 2017, seventh in 2016)…two-time USAW Wrestling Nationals Third Place finisher in Greco (2016, 2017)…three-time UWW World Team Trials placer in Greco (sixth in 2019, fourth in 2017, fourth in 2017)…2016 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team…2017 USAW Junior Freestyle All-Tournament Team…2018 USAW Junior Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team…
Personal: Son of Eric and Tracy Creese…honor roll member at Shakopee…enjoys drawing, playing with his dog, lifting and hanging out with friends…collects shoes and clothes…
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