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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

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Jha'Quan Anderson

Jha'Quan Anderson

  • Weight Class:
    184
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Conyers, Ga.
  • High School:
    Rockdale County HS

Summary

Biography

2022-2023 at Gardner-Webb: Earned his second career at-large selection to the NCAA Championships being seeded at #32 again ... He defeated Matthew Waddell at the Championships to get another victory at the event ... Finished the season with a 27-17 mark overall on the season ... Opened the year with a 6th-place finish at the Clarion Open that including four victories in his run in it ... Went 2-3 at the Appalachian State Open for another 6th place finish ... Got 5th at the ARMS Software Patriot Open with a 3-2 mark ...  Won his final 10 duals of the regular season to go 7-1 within league action ... Had a 10-4 decision over another wrestler from Duke in Luke Chakonis for another Power 5 victory in his career ... Was seeded #2 at the SoCon Championships finishing as the runner-up for the second consecutive year.

2021-2022 at Gardner-Webb: Went 10-7 overall on the year and 6-1 in league duals ... Had tech fall victories to open the year's regular season against Belmont-Abbey, George Mason and Bellarmine ... Finished in 4th place at the Appalachian State Invitational ... Notched a 10-3 decision over Power 5 opponent Vincent Baker of Duke ... Seeded #3 in SoCon Championships finishing in second overall with a pair of victories.

2020-2021 at Gardner-Webb: Earned an at-large selection to the NCAA Championships being seeded #32 ... He won in the pigtail match by a 3-1 decision with a late takedown in the third to get the edge over Sacred Heart's joe Accousti ... Named to SoCon All-Freshman Team ... 6-1 in SoCon action including an extra match victory becoming the starter at 184 for GWU ... Started conference play 2-0 including a 7-2 decision over Julian Gorring of Appalachian State ... Notched a 17-4 major decision over Davidson's Gavin Henry ... Was seeded #2 for SoCon Championships finishing in 3rd following a win in the third place match.

2019-2020 at Gardner-Webb: Wrestled in four tournaments during his first season ... Finished 3rd in his open bracket at the Mountaineer Invitational with a 1-1 record ... Had a 2-2 mark at the Patriot Open and Southern Scuffle.

High School: Wrestled at Rockdale County High School under coach David Baros … Finished his senior campaign with a 45-2 record and was an in-county champion, East Metro champion, Area 8-AAAAAAA champion, sectionals champion, and state runner-up … Named the 2019 Wrestler of the Year by the Rockdale-Newton Citizen … Overall, was a two-time Georgia High School Association AAAAAAA state finalist, three time Area champion, two-time sectional champion, one-time Georgia Freestyle state champion, and was a AAU Disney Duals All-American.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    174/184
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    184
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    184
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    184
    5'8" 184 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior

    184
    5'8" 184 lbs