2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Stats (PDF)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Placed third at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, taking three of his four victories by fall and increasing his career total to 10
• Missed the majority of the season due to injury
2018-19 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats (PDF)
Team Leader
• Falls (7); tied for team lead in bonus point wins (11; 1 MD, 3 TF, 7 F)
Season Notes
• Pinned the first opponent of his career and two more foes on his way to placing third at in Freshman/Sophomore Division at Michigan State Open.
• Pinned half of his opponents at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open.
• Rattled off three straight technical falls before pinning teammate Bjorn Schroeder in 0:52 to win the Greyhound Open 133-pound title ... outscored opponents 48-1 in three technical falls.
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Competed at 133 pounds at Eastern Michigan Open in Freshmen/Sophomore Division (unattached) (11/11)
• Placed fifth at 133 pounds at Jim Koch Wisconsin Open (unattached) (12/2)
• Competed at 133 pounds at Purple Raider Open (unattached) (1/14)
• Placed second at 133 pounds at Greyhound Open (unattached) (1/28)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time Tri-County All-Star Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017)
• 2017 Southern Section Masters qualifier at 132 pounds
• 2017 Los Angeles Daily News first team 132-pound selection
• 2015 California High School Folkstyle Championships fourth-place finish at 113 pounds
Rankings
• Ranked No. 8 at 132 pounds in Southern Section by CalGrappler.com (2/14/17)
Record
• 2016-17 (132): 38-11
• 2015-16 (120): 26-10
• 2014-15 (113): 18-15
• 2013-14 (106): 10-15
• TOTAL: 92-51 (.643)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: John Gerald Cheney
• Major: Pre-finance
• Birthday: January 26, 1999
• City Born: Thousand Oaks, California
• Parents: Brent and Ellen
• Siblings: Two younger sisters, Jordan and Brenna
• Stats (PDF)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Placed third at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, taking three of his four victories by fall and increasing his career total to 10
• Missed the majority of the season due to injury
2018-19 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats (PDF)
Awards & Honors
• Academic All-Big Ten
Tournaments
• Placed third at 133 pounds in Freshman/Sophomore Division at Michigan State Open (11/10)
• Placed second at 133 pounds in Amateur Division at Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open (unattached) (11/10)
• Competed at 133 pounds at Midlands Championships (12/29)
• Greyhound Open 133-pound champion (unattached) (1/20)
• Competed at 61 kg at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials (6/1-2)
• Competed at 61 kg at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials (6/1-2)
Team Leader
• Falls (7); tied for team lead in bonus point wins (11; 1 MD, 3 TF, 7 F)
Season Notes
• Pinned the first opponent of his career and two more foes on his way to placing third at in Freshman/Sophomore Division at Michigan State Open.
• Pinned half of his opponents at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open.
• Rattled off three straight technical falls before pinning teammate Bjorn Schroeder in 0:52 to win the Greyhound Open 133-pound title ... outscored opponents 48-1 in three technical falls.
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Competed at 133 pounds at Eastern Michigan Open in Freshmen/Sophomore Division (unattached) (11/11)
• Placed fifth at 133 pounds at Jim Koch Wisconsin Open (unattached) (12/2)
• Competed at 133 pounds at Purple Raider Open (unattached) (1/14)
• Placed second at 133 pounds at Greyhound Open (unattached) (1/28)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time Tri-County All-Star Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017)
• 2017 Southern Section Masters qualifier at 132 pounds
• 2017 Los Angeles Daily News first team 132-pound selection
• 2015 California High School Folkstyle Championships fourth-place finish at 113 pounds
Rankings
• Ranked No. 8 at 132 pounds in Southern Section by CalGrappler.com (2/14/17)
Record
• 2016-17 (132): 38-11
• 2015-16 (120): 26-10
• 2014-15 (113): 18-15
• 2013-14 (106): 10-15
• TOTAL: 92-51 (.643)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: John Gerald Cheney
• Major: Pre-finance
• Birthday: January 26, 1999
• City Born: Thousand Oaks, California
• Parents: Brent and Ellen
• Siblings: Two younger sisters, Jordan and Brenna