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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

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Josh Saunders

  • Position 141
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School Christian Brothers College

Biography

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON
Qualified for the NCAA Tournament… went 1-2 at the tournament… went 16-8 overall and 9-3 in duals… Second Team All-Ivy… beat three ranked opponents, #20 J. Edmond (Missouri), #29 E. Rivera (Princeton) and #20 D. Chappell (Bucknell).

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON
Finished the season 9-4… won his first seven matches of the season at the Mat Town and Patriot opens… earned his first collegiate dual win 5-3 over Isaac Byers (App. State) on Feb. 18…

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Academic achievements include three-time All-District and three-time All-State academic awards ... helped Christian Brothers to two state team titles in 2018 and 2019 ... named to the Missouri All-Decade Team and Wrestler of the Decade in 2020 ... three-time state champion ... NSHCA Champion (2017) ... previous member of the Cadet and Junior UWW World teams ... two-time Fargo Champion (2017, 2019) ... Walsh Ironman Champion (2019) ... took 8th place at Senior US Open in 2019.

PERSONAL
Joshua Saunders is the son of Nadia and Nolan Saunders, and has two younger siblings ... he is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    141/149
    5'6" 141 lbs

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    141/149
    5'6" 141 lbs

  • 2023-24Junior

    141/149
    5'6" 141 lbs

  • 2024-25Senior

    141
    5'6" 141 lbs

  • 2025-26Graduate Student

    141
    5'6" 141 lbs