2019-20 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Redshirted
• Competed at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open at heavyweight, going 2-0 with a pair of falls before medically defaulting out of the tournament
• Competed in the black division of the Lindenwood Open
HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-time Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) state placewinner, taking the 285-pound title in 2018 and placing fourth at 220 pounds in 2017
• Missed his senior season due to injury
• 2017 Super 32 All-American at 285 pounds, taking third place
• Took the 2017 Fargo Cadet Greco-Roman national title at 285 pounds, and placed third in the cadet freestyle championships
• Placed fourth at 195 pounds at the 2016 Fargo Cadet Freestyle championships
National Rankings
• Ranked as the No. 74 wrestler in the class of 2019 by FloWrestling (11/7/18)
• Tabbed the No. 10 prospect at heavyweight by FloWrestling (12/16/18)
• Ranked fourth at heavyweight by The Open Mat (4/3/18)
Varsity Record
• 2017-18 (285): 46-0
• 2016-17 (220): 39-6
• 2015-16 (170): 32-11
• TOTAL: 117-17 (.873)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Eli Pokorney
• Major: Kinesiology
• Birthday: Jan. 21, 2001
• City Born: Chesteron, Indiana
• Parents: Kevin & Sharon Pokorney
• Siblings: brother, Logan, sister, Elizabeth
• Redshirted
• Competed at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open at heavyweight, going 2-0 with a pair of falls before medically defaulting out of the tournament
• Competed in the black division of the Lindenwood Open
HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-time Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) state placewinner, taking the 285-pound title in 2018 and placing fourth at 220 pounds in 2017
• Missed his senior season due to injury
• 2017 Super 32 All-American at 285 pounds, taking third place
• Took the 2017 Fargo Cadet Greco-Roman national title at 285 pounds, and placed third in the cadet freestyle championships
• Placed fourth at 195 pounds at the 2016 Fargo Cadet Freestyle championships
National Rankings
• Ranked as the No. 74 wrestler in the class of 2019 by FloWrestling (11/7/18)
• Tabbed the No. 10 prospect at heavyweight by FloWrestling (12/16/18)
• Ranked fourth at heavyweight by The Open Mat (4/3/18)
Varsity Record
• 2017-18 (285): 46-0
• 2016-17 (220): 39-6
• 2015-16 (170): 32-11
• TOTAL: 117-17 (.873)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Eli Pokorney
• Major: Kinesiology
• Birthday: Jan. 21, 2001
• City Born: Chesteron, Indiana
• Parents: Kevin & Sharon Pokorney
• Siblings: brother, Logan, sister, Elizabeth