2022-23 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Went 4-4 in his final season, winning three extra matches.
• Won his first match of the year in a 7-3 decision over Rider’s Nieko Malone.
• Used a four-point nearfall to win a 9-5 decision over Cleveland State’s Ben Aranda.
• Competed in the Cleveland State Open and the Southern Scuffle.
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Went 7-1 at 125 pounds in his second varsity season, placing in a pair of open tournaments.
• Four of his seven wins came by technical fall, good for second on the team.
• Won the 125-pound title at the Mount Union Purple Raider Open, scoring a pair of tech falls and earning a 6-3 decision over Michigan’s Christian Tanefu in the finals.
• Took second at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, advancing to the finals with two tech falls and a decision.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN#
• Stats
• Went 0-2 in his first varsity season at 125 pounds, falling in a pair of extra matches
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
2019-20 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached in the freshman/sophomore division of the Michigan State Open at 125 pounds
• Went 2-1 in the amateur division of the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, including a 16-1 technical fall
• Placed third at 125 pounds at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, going 4-1 with two technical falls, a fall and a decision
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year varsity letterwinner at Mt. Zion High School
• Three-time Illinois High School Athletics (IHSA) 2A state championship qualifier, placing fourth at 120 pounds in 2018 and third at 113 pounds in 2019
• 2018 Herald & Review Area Wrestler of the Year
• Named the 2018 ESPN Decatur Wrestler of the Year
• Four-year honor roll student
• Coached by Dave Klemm, DJ Morgeson and Tom Watkins
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 2018-19 (113): 45-2 (.957)
• 2017-18 (120): 43-2 (.956)
• 2015-16 (106): 36-8 (.818)
• TOTAL: 124-12 (.912)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Kooper Rick Loehr
• Major: Selling and Sales Management
• Birthday: Feb. 15, 2001
• City Born: Decatur, Illinois
• Parents: Micky & Lesley Loehr
• Siblings: sister, Karmen
# - Student-athlete's eligibility may have been impacted by NCAA Legislative Actions concerning COVID-19
• Went 4-4 in his final season, winning three extra matches.
• Won his first match of the year in a 7-3 decision over Rider’s Nieko Malone.
• Used a four-point nearfall to win a 9-5 decision over Cleveland State’s Ben Aranda.
• Competed in the Cleveland State Open and the Southern Scuffle.
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Went 7-1 at 125 pounds in his second varsity season, placing in a pair of open tournaments.
• Four of his seven wins came by technical fall, good for second on the team.
• Won the 125-pound title at the Mount Union Purple Raider Open, scoring a pair of tech falls and earning a 6-3 decision over Michigan’s Christian Tanefu in the finals.
• Took second at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, advancing to the finals with two tech falls and a decision.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN#
• Stats
• Went 0-2 in his first varsity season at 125 pounds, falling in a pair of extra matches
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
2019-20 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached in the freshman/sophomore division of the Michigan State Open at 125 pounds
• Went 2-1 in the amateur division of the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, including a 16-1 technical fall
• Placed third at 125 pounds at the Indianapolis Greyhound Open, going 4-1 with two technical falls, a fall and a decision
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year varsity letterwinner at Mt. Zion High School
• Three-time Illinois High School Athletics (IHSA) 2A state championship qualifier, placing fourth at 120 pounds in 2018 and third at 113 pounds in 2019
• 2018 Herald & Review Area Wrestler of the Year
• Named the 2018 ESPN Decatur Wrestler of the Year
• Four-year honor roll student
• Coached by Dave Klemm, DJ Morgeson and Tom Watkins
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 2018-19 (113): 45-2 (.957)
• 2017-18 (120): 43-2 (.956)
• 2015-16 (106): 36-8 (.818)
• TOTAL: 124-12 (.912)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Kooper Rick Loehr
• Major: Selling and Sales Management
• Birthday: Feb. 15, 2001
• City Born: Decatur, Illinois
• Parents: Micky & Lesley Loehr
• Siblings: sister, Karmen
# - Student-athlete's eligibility may have been impacted by NCAA Legislative Actions concerning COVID-19