CAREER NOTES
• NCAA Championships 285-pound qualifier (2018)
2017-18 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats
Awards & Honors
• The Open Mat All-Freshman Team second team
• Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team
• Purdue Wrestling’s Outstanding Freshman
Tournaments
• Placed third at Michigan State Open (11/5)
• Placed third at the Navy Classic (11/18)
• Placed fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1-2)
• Placed seventh at Midlands Championships as the No. 9 seed (12/29-30)
• Placed seventh at Big Ten Championships as the No. 7 seed (3/3-4)
• Competed at NCAA Championships (3/15-16)
• Placed eighth at Marine Corps U.S. Open Men’s Freestyle National Championships at 125 kg (5/27-28)
Team Leader
• Most falls (6), fastest fall (0:30), times scored first in a match (29), takedowns (89)
Season Notes
• One of three Boilermakers to win 30+ matches, a first for Purdue since 2009-10 ... his 30 wins are the most for a true or redshirt freshman since 2007-08 when Luke Manuel had 29 victories ... the 30 wins are fourth among true or redshirt freshmen at Purdue. • One of four Boilermakers to finish with more takedowns since Cashé Quiroga’s 94 in 2013-14.
• His six pins were the most for a Purdue wrestler since Drake Stein had eight during the 2015-16 season ... four of his pins came in the first period, with two coming in less than 33 seconds.
• Started 15 of 16 duals, scoring 39 points.
• Earned an automatic bid to his first NCAA Championships, snapping a 14-year absence of a Purdue heavyweight at the tournament ... Israel Blevins was the last heavyweight NCAA qualifier in 2004 ... went 2-2 in Cleveland ... Streck knocked out 13th-seeded Billy Miller of Edinboro in the first round 11-5, then nearly knocked off Duke’s fourth-seeded All-American Jacob Kasper, losing 4-2 in sudden victory ... picked up his fourth major decision of the season, beating Stephen Suglio of Kent State 12-3 in wrestlebacks ... was bounced by eventual All-American and fifth-seeded Sam Stoll of Iowa.
• In a must-win match to qualify for NCAAs, Streck looked true to form beating No. 8 Rylee Streifel of Minnesota 10-3 in the seventh-place match at the Big Ten Championships ... registered four monster takedowns against the Gopher to secure his NCAA bid ... by placing seventh, Streck became the first heavyweight to earn Big Ten hardware since Chris Kasten placed eighth in 2009.
• Jumped into the InterMat rankings after placing fifth while unseeded at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational ... debuted at No. 14 and remained ranked through the season ... Streck became the first nationally ranked heavyweight for Purdue since Roger Vukobratovich in the Jan. 20, 2012, rankings.
• Faced 16 ranked opponents, with 11 being ranked in the top 10, a team high ... nine of his 14 losses on the season were to top-10 opponents, four of those nine losses were by one or two points ... on Dec. 10, The Open Mat listed Streck’s schedule as the second toughest among all weights nationally ... at that time, seven of his 19 matches had been against a ranked opponent, five of which were in the top 10.
• Went 4-2 on his way to placing seventh at the Midlands Championships as the No. 9-seed ... became just the third Purdue heavyweight to ever place at Midlands and the first since 2011 when Vukobratovich placed eighth.
• Took two matches from No. 20 Jake Gunning of Buffalo, winning 5-3 and by injury default (5:35) in the seventh-place bout of Midlands ... took No. 4 Tanner Hall of Arizona State to sudden victory, but fell 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
• Had a monstrous, 33-second pin of Pitt’s eighth-ranked Ryan Solomon in the fifth-place match in Las Vegas ... it was his second win over Solomon in two days, upsetting him 10-8 in the third round on day 1 ... became the first Purdue heavyweight to place at the tournament since Jake O’Brien was fifth in 2004.
• Placed third at the Navy Classic ... dropped a narrow 6-5 decision to No. 10 Michael Hughes of Hofstra in the in semifinals after being shutout 8-0 the previous weekend at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals ... carried a 5-3 lead late into the third period thanks to an escape and a takedown early in the frame before Hughes escaped and scored the winning takedown.
2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Placed fifth at 285 pounds at Eastern Michigan Open (unattached) (11/5)
• Competed at 285 pounds at Midlands Championships (unattached) (12/29)
• Greyhound Open 285-pound champion (unattached) (2/5)
• Placed third at 120 kg at UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Junior National Championships (5/29)
• Placed third at 120 kg at U.S. Junior Freestyle World Team Trials (6/9)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Nation’s second-ranked heavyweight by all major outlets ... listed as the No. 27 overall recruit of the Class of 2016 by InterMat, No. 29 by FloWrestling.
• 2016 ASICS All-America Second Team 285-pound selection ... wrestled on the USA All-Star Team at the 2016 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
• Two-time Indiana High School Athletic Association champion at 285 pounds ... pinned seven consecutive opponents at the State Finals during title runs ... pinned four opponents on way to 2015 title ... had three straight first-period falls on way to 2016 championship.
• Four-time IHSAA qualifier at 285 pounds (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) ... placed seventh as a freshman and third as a sophomore.
• Posted back-to-back undefeated seasons as a junior and senior ... high school record of 175-8 (40-6, 44-2, 46-0, 45-0).
• Placed third at 285 pounds at 2014 Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals.
• 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet Freestyle third-place finisher at 285 pounds ... was fourth in Greco-Roman.
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Shawn Michael Streck
• Major: Selling & sales management
• Birthday: March 15, 1997
• City Born: Munster, Indiana
• Parents: Tim and Bridget Streck
• Siblings: Two older brothers, Ryan and Jon; two younger brothers, Brandon and Jason; younger sister, Shannon
• NCAA Championships 285-pound qualifier (2018)
2017-18 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats
Awards & Honors
• The Open Mat All-Freshman Team second team
• Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team
• Purdue Wrestling’s Outstanding Freshman
Tournaments
• Placed third at Michigan State Open (11/5)
• Placed third at the Navy Classic (11/18)
• Placed fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1-2)
• Placed seventh at Midlands Championships as the No. 9 seed (12/29-30)
• Placed seventh at Big Ten Championships as the No. 7 seed (3/3-4)
• Competed at NCAA Championships (3/15-16)
• Placed eighth at Marine Corps U.S. Open Men’s Freestyle National Championships at 125 kg (5/27-28)
Team Leader
• Most falls (6), fastest fall (0:30), times scored first in a match (29), takedowns (89)
Season Notes
• One of three Boilermakers to win 30+ matches, a first for Purdue since 2009-10 ... his 30 wins are the most for a true or redshirt freshman since 2007-08 when Luke Manuel had 29 victories ... the 30 wins are fourth among true or redshirt freshmen at Purdue. • One of four Boilermakers to finish with more takedowns since Cashé Quiroga’s 94 in 2013-14.
• His six pins were the most for a Purdue wrestler since Drake Stein had eight during the 2015-16 season ... four of his pins came in the first period, with two coming in less than 33 seconds.
• Started 15 of 16 duals, scoring 39 points.
• Earned an automatic bid to his first NCAA Championships, snapping a 14-year absence of a Purdue heavyweight at the tournament ... Israel Blevins was the last heavyweight NCAA qualifier in 2004 ... went 2-2 in Cleveland ... Streck knocked out 13th-seeded Billy Miller of Edinboro in the first round 11-5, then nearly knocked off Duke’s fourth-seeded All-American Jacob Kasper, losing 4-2 in sudden victory ... picked up his fourth major decision of the season, beating Stephen Suglio of Kent State 12-3 in wrestlebacks ... was bounced by eventual All-American and fifth-seeded Sam Stoll of Iowa.
• In a must-win match to qualify for NCAAs, Streck looked true to form beating No. 8 Rylee Streifel of Minnesota 10-3 in the seventh-place match at the Big Ten Championships ... registered four monster takedowns against the Gopher to secure his NCAA bid ... by placing seventh, Streck became the first heavyweight to earn Big Ten hardware since Chris Kasten placed eighth in 2009.
• Jumped into the InterMat rankings after placing fifth while unseeded at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational ... debuted at No. 14 and remained ranked through the season ... Streck became the first nationally ranked heavyweight for Purdue since Roger Vukobratovich in the Jan. 20, 2012, rankings.
• Faced 16 ranked opponents, with 11 being ranked in the top 10, a team high ... nine of his 14 losses on the season were to top-10 opponents, four of those nine losses were by one or two points ... on Dec. 10, The Open Mat listed Streck’s schedule as the second toughest among all weights nationally ... at that time, seven of his 19 matches had been against a ranked opponent, five of which were in the top 10.
• Went 4-2 on his way to placing seventh at the Midlands Championships as the No. 9-seed ... became just the third Purdue heavyweight to ever place at Midlands and the first since 2011 when Vukobratovich placed eighth.
• Took two matches from No. 20 Jake Gunning of Buffalo, winning 5-3 and by injury default (5:35) in the seventh-place bout of Midlands ... took No. 4 Tanner Hall of Arizona State to sudden victory, but fell 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
• Had a monstrous, 33-second pin of Pitt’s eighth-ranked Ryan Solomon in the fifth-place match in Las Vegas ... it was his second win over Solomon in two days, upsetting him 10-8 in the third round on day 1 ... became the first Purdue heavyweight to place at the tournament since Jake O’Brien was fifth in 2004.
• Placed third at the Navy Classic ... dropped a narrow 6-5 decision to No. 10 Michael Hughes of Hofstra in the in semifinals after being shutout 8-0 the previous weekend at the Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals ... carried a 5-3 lead late into the third period thanks to an escape and a takedown early in the frame before Hughes escaped and scored the winning takedown.
2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Placed fifth at 285 pounds at Eastern Michigan Open (unattached) (11/5)
• Competed at 285 pounds at Midlands Championships (unattached) (12/29)
• Greyhound Open 285-pound champion (unattached) (2/5)
• Placed third at 120 kg at UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Junior National Championships (5/29)
• Placed third at 120 kg at U.S. Junior Freestyle World Team Trials (6/9)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Nation’s second-ranked heavyweight by all major outlets ... listed as the No. 27 overall recruit of the Class of 2016 by InterMat, No. 29 by FloWrestling.
• 2016 ASICS All-America Second Team 285-pound selection ... wrestled on the USA All-Star Team at the 2016 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
• Two-time Indiana High School Athletic Association champion at 285 pounds ... pinned seven consecutive opponents at the State Finals during title runs ... pinned four opponents on way to 2015 title ... had three straight first-period falls on way to 2016 championship.
• Four-time IHSAA qualifier at 285 pounds (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) ... placed seventh as a freshman and third as a sophomore.
• Posted back-to-back undefeated seasons as a junior and senior ... high school record of 175-8 (40-6, 44-2, 46-0, 45-0).
• Placed third at 285 pounds at 2014 Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals.
• 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet Freestyle third-place finisher at 285 pounds ... was fourth in Greco-Roman.
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Shawn Michael Streck
• Major: Selling & sales management
• Birthday: March 15, 1997
• City Born: Munster, Indiana
• Parents: Tim and Bridget Streck
• Siblings: Two older brothers, Ryan and Jon; two younger brothers, Brandon and Jason; younger sister, Shannon