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Jeff Reimel

  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Lansdale, Pa.
  • High School
    North Penn
  • Major
    Sport Management

Biography

Career Honors
2x All-America (2018, 2019)
3x National Qualifier (2017, 2018, 2019)
2019 Super Region I Champion
2017-18 Team MVP

2018-19: Earned All-America status for the second time in his career by finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio (3/9)...Qualified for Nationals for the third time by winning the Super Region I Championship at 184 (2/23)...Won dual-meet matches against Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill and LIU Post to start the year, including two wins at 197...Ranked No. 1 in Division II at 184 in the national preseason poll.

2017-18: Finished his junior season 17-10 overall with five pins, including going 8-3 in dual matches. Became an All-American at 184 with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships. He won his first two matches by bonus points, a 15-0 tech. fall over the No. 11 wrestler and a 14-4 major decision over the No. 5 wrestler in the country. He wrestled three matches Saturday, five for the weekend, capped with a win in the fifth-place match over No. 4 Bradley Metz of Findlay by a 11-3 major decision (3/10)...Ranked a career-high No. 9 in Division II entering nationals (3/6)...Qualified for nationals for the second-straight year with a second-place finish at regionals at 184. He won his first two matches of the tournament to put him in the regional title match. He finished a career-best second place (2/24)...Ranked No. 12 in Division II on a six-match winning streak entering regionals (2/16)...Won his fifth match in a row, pinning Millersville in 1:49 (2/9)...8-0 major decision on the road at ESU (2/2)...Upset No. 10 Nick Costa by an 11-3 major decision in a dual meet vs. Gannon (1/20)...Pinned Mercyhurst's Zach Breeden for the second time of the season, in a dual meet at KU (1/13)...Won a match at the NWCA National Duals (1/6)...Ranked third in SR1 heading into the National Duals (1/3)...Won three matches (two pins and a major decision) and placed sixth at 184 at the PSAC Championships (12/9)...Moved to 184 and ranked 10th in first national poll with new weight (11/27)...Recorded a 10-0 major decision against UPJ (11/17)...Ranked seventh in Division II at 197 in preseason poll.

2016-17: Reimel went 12-8 as a sophomore (first year at KU), including 9-5 at 197 pounds. He finished in third place at regionals to qualify for nationals. He pinned four opponents during the year, his quickest coming in 0:51, while pinning three opponents at regionals...Competed in his first NCAA National Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, going 0-2 at 197 pounds (3/11)...Went 5-1 at the Super Region I Championships to finish third overall and qualify for the NCAA National Championships (2/25)...Notched a 7-6 decision in a win over ESU (2/14)...Posted a 15-0 technical fall against Mercyhurst (2/3)...Went 3-0 at the KU Duals, including a 2:58 pinfall (1/21)...5-2 decision over Millersville (1/10).

 
Year Record Pins
2016-17 12-8 4
2017-18 17-10 5
Career 29-18 9

The Reimel File
Nickname: Reimel
Why Kutztown: Why not it has it all
Favorite Place on Campus: Library
Place I’d Like to Visit:  Dubai
I spent my summer: Running flag football tournaments and traveling the world
Greatest Non-Sports Accomplishment: World Champ Flag Football
Favorite Show to Binge Watch: The 100
Hidden Talent: Pro Flag Football Player
If I had $1 million, I would: Take care of my family and help people in need
If You Could Choose any Superpower, What Would it Be: Make everyone happy
Best Advice Ever Received: “Be yourself and give it your all and everything will pan itself out”
Goal for 2018-19: National Champ

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-2017Sophomore

    197 lbs
  • 2017-2018Junior

    184 lbs
  • 2018-2019Senior

    184 lbs

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