CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Competed at 149 pounds in his final collegiate season, including six Big Ten duals and the 2022 conference championships.
• Was injured in the first match of the season at Drexel, missing the next two months of competition.
• Secured his fourth straight Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE#
• Stats
• Appeared in three varsity duals at 149 pounds before suffering a season-ending injury
• Started for the Boilermakers vs. Illniois, Wisconsin and Minnesota
• Earned his third straight Academic All-Big Ten honor
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (MEDICAL HARDSHIP)
• Stats (PDF)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted a 6-6 record at 141 pounds before an injury at the Midlands Championships and season-ending surgery
• Due to hip surgery, he applied for a medical hardship waiver, which was approved in spring of 2020
• Went 3-2 at the Michigan State Open, including a fall and wins over Michigan’s Ben Freeman and Ohio’s Moises Guillen
• Placed second in the elite division of the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, posting a 2-1 record with a pair of decisions
• Earned a 6-1 win over Indianapolis’ Matt McKinney at the Boilermaker Duals
• Competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Suffered an injury in the opening seconds of his first bout at the Midlands Championships and had to withdraw from the tournament
2018-19 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds in Freshmen/Sophomore Division of Michigan State Open (unattached) (11/5)
• Placed seventh at 141 pounds in Black Division of Joe Parisi/Lindenwood Open (unattached) (11/18)
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds at Jim Koch Wisconsin Open (unattached) (12/2)
• Placed third at 141 pounds at Purple Raider Open (unattached) (1/14)
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds at Greyhound Open (unattached) (1/28)
• Competed at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships at 65 kg (5/27)
• Competed at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials at 65 kg (6/2-3)
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2017 Indiana High School Athletic Association 126-pound champion
• Won his first state title with a 3:32 pin, the 90th of his career ... knocked off two-time defending state champion Colton Cummings of Lowell with a 5-3 decision in the first round of the tournament
• Four-time IHSAA qualifier (2014: 106; 2015: 113; 2016: 113; 2017:126)
• Three-time IHSAA placewinner (2017: champion at 126 pounds; 2016: sixth at 113 pounds; 2014: fourth at 106 pounds)
• Two-time Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-State first team (2016, 2017)
Rankings
• Ranked No. 5 at 126 pounds by IndianaMat.com (1/27/17)
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 2016-17 (126): 39-1
• 2015-16 (113): 44-3
• 2014-15 (113): 40-5
• 2013-14 (106): 36-9
• TOTAL: 159-18
PERSONAL
Full Name: Alec Patrick White
Major: Finance
Birthday: February 1, 1999
City Born: New Palestine, Indiana
Parents: Kevin and Amy
Siblings: Older sister, Anna; younger brother, Christian, who is also a member of the Purdue wrestling team
# - Student-athlete's eligibility may have been impacted by NCAA Legislative Actions concerning COVID-19
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Competed at 149 pounds in his final collegiate season, including six Big Ten duals and the 2022 conference championships.
• Was injured in the first match of the season at Drexel, missing the next two months of competition.
• Secured his fourth straight Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE#
• Stats
• Appeared in three varsity duals at 149 pounds before suffering a season-ending injury
• Started for the Boilermakers vs. Illniois, Wisconsin and Minnesota
• Earned his third straight Academic All-Big Ten honor
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (MEDICAL HARDSHIP)
• Stats (PDF)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted a 6-6 record at 141 pounds before an injury at the Midlands Championships and season-ending surgery
• Due to hip surgery, he applied for a medical hardship waiver, which was approved in spring of 2020
• Went 3-2 at the Michigan State Open, including a fall and wins over Michigan’s Ben Freeman and Ohio’s Moises Guillen
• Placed second in the elite division of the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, posting a 2-1 record with a pair of decisions
• Earned a 6-1 win over Indianapolis’ Matt McKinney at the Boilermaker Duals
• Competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Suffered an injury in the opening seconds of his first bout at the Midlands Championships and had to withdraw from the tournament
2018-19 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats
Awards & Honors
• Academic All-Big Ten
Tournaments
• Competed at 141 pounds at Princeton Open (11/4)
• Placed fourth at Journeymen Collegiate Classic 141-pound B draw (11/11)
• Competed at 141 pounds at Midlands Championships (12/29)
• Placed second at 141 pounds at Greyhound Open (unattached) (1/20)
• Competed at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships at 65 kg (4/26-27)
Season Notes
• First career match was a win, beating Columbia’s JP Ascolese 8-4 at the Princeton Open ... made easy work of John Goettee of Princeton with 16-0 technical fall in 2:04.
• Had a pair of decisions in the 141-pound B draw at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.
• Made the finals at the Greyhound Open with a pin in 3:35 and a 15-0 (3:07) technical fall.
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds in Freshmen/Sophomore Division of Michigan State Open (unattached) (11/5)
• Placed seventh at 141 pounds in Black Division of Joe Parisi/Lindenwood Open (unattached) (11/18)
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds at Jim Koch Wisconsin Open (unattached) (12/2)
• Placed third at 141 pounds at Purple Raider Open (unattached) (1/14)
• Placed fourth at 141 pounds at Greyhound Open (unattached) (1/28)
• Competed at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships at 65 kg (5/27)
• Competed at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials at 65 kg (6/2-3)
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2017 Indiana High School Athletic Association 126-pound champion
• Won his first state title with a 3:32 pin, the 90th of his career ... knocked off two-time defending state champion Colton Cummings of Lowell with a 5-3 decision in the first round of the tournament
• Four-time IHSAA qualifier (2014: 106; 2015: 113; 2016: 113; 2017:126)
• Three-time IHSAA placewinner (2017: champion at 126 pounds; 2016: sixth at 113 pounds; 2014: fourth at 106 pounds)
• Two-time Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-State first team (2016, 2017)
Rankings
• Ranked No. 5 at 126 pounds by IndianaMat.com (1/27/17)
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 2016-17 (126): 39-1
• 2015-16 (113): 44-3
• 2014-15 (113): 40-5
• 2013-14 (106): 36-9
• TOTAL: 159-18
PERSONAL
Full Name: Alec Patrick White
Major: Finance
Birthday: February 1, 1999
City Born: New Palestine, Indiana
Parents: Kevin and Amy
Siblings: Older sister, Anna; younger brother, Christian, who is also a member of the Purdue wrestling team
# - Student-athlete's eligibility may have been impacted by NCAA Legislative Actions concerning COVID-19