Emil Soehnlen Season 2019-20

2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Posted a 3-5 record in his final season at Purdue, competing at 165 and 174 pounds.
• Finished 3-4 at 165, comprised of five duals and one tournament.
• Went 3-0 at the Boilermaker Duals, including a 2:25 fall victory over Duke’s Brandon LaRue.
• Competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational.
• Wrestled in the Big Ten dual at Northwestern at 174 pounds.
• Named Academic All-Big Ten for the third straight season.

2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN#
• Stats 
• Finished 5-10 in his first season at 174 pounds
• Named the Muscle Milk Athlete of the Year by the Collegiate and Professional Dietitians Association
• Earned the Boilermakers’ Strength & Conditioning Award at the postseason banquet
• Won his season debut, taking a 3-1 decision from Northwestern’s Troy Fisher
• Picked up a 9-4 win over Ohio State’s Fritz Schierl in Purdue’s dual vs. the Buckeyes
• Went 3-3 at the Big Ten Championships, picking up wins over Fisher and Jared Krattiger of Wisconsin
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
 
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (MEDICAL HARDSHIP)
• Stats (PDF)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted a 9-6 record at 165 pounds before suffering a season-ending injury and applying for a medical hardship waiver, which was approved in spring of 2020
• Earned national rankings as high as No. 19 in the country at 165 via FloWrestling, also earning rankings from The Open Mat and TrackWrestling
• Posted one fall on the season, while five of his six losses came at the hands of ranked opponents, including four in the top-10 in the nation
• Placed second at the Michigan State Open, going 4-1 at the event with three decision victories
• Swept the Boilermaker Duals with a trio of decisions, including a 3-2 win over NCAA qualifier  Izzak Olejnik of Northern Illinois, who was the MAC runner-up and MAC Freshman of the Year
• Went 2-1 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a fall and a decision before medically defaulting out of the tournament with his season-ending injury

2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN

• Redshirted

• Placed second at 165 pounds in Freshman/Sophomore Division at Michigan State Open (unattached) (11/3)

• Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open Amateur Division 165-pound champion (unattached) (11/10)

• Placed fifth at 165 pounds in Gold Division at Lindenwood Open (unattached) (11/17)

• Competed at 165 pounds at Midlands Championships (unattached) (12/29-30)

• Greyhound Open 165-pound champion (unattached) (1/20)

• Competed at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships at 79 kg (4/26-27)
• Competed at 74 kg at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials (6/1-2)