biography
Parents: JOHN BROOKS, RANELLE BOYD,
ADRIENNE BROOKS
Focus: RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM MGMT.
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
Athletic: All-American as a real newcomer … Was the 184-pound Big Ten Champion (2020) … He was named Big Ten Newbie of the Year (2020) … 184 before the NCAA canceled the tournament .. . The First Team All-American named after the 2020 tournament was canceled by the NCAA in response to a virus … 2021 NCAA Champion at 184 … 2021 Big Ten Champion, second title in a row … All-Big Ten of the first team … Hodge Trophy finalist.
2020-21 / 2nd SEASON:
Season: Rolled to first NCAA single title at 184 … Also won second Big Ten title in a row … Hodge Trophy finalist … Perfect 14-0 overall record … 6-0 in Dual Meets … Five Majors, two technical falls.
Indiana / Northwest (1/30): Went 2-0 on opening day Tri-Dual at Northwestern … Got an 18-5 major over Indiana and finished the day with a 21-6 tech case (7:00) with 4:34 driving time over NU’s Jack Jessen. Wisconsin (2/2): Won his third straight bout in bonus points to open the season by defeating # 10 Wisconsin’s Chris Weiler 13-3. Michigan (2/14): Beat Michigan’s Jaden Bullock with a 10-5 in Ann Arbor. State of Ohio (2/19): Rolled over # 20 Rocky Jordan, Ohio, with 13-4 major. Maryland (2/22): Major Kyle Cochran of Maryland 17-5.
Big Ten Championships (3-0, Champion, NCAA qualification): Won his second consecutive Big Ten championship title with a major 3 with a major. All three wins went over the ranked opponents; 14-8 over # 16 Nelson Brands; 10-2 over # 18 John Poznanski of Rutgers; and 10-5 over # 14 Taylor Venz of Nebraska in the final.
NCAA Championships (5-0, 1st, national champion): Finished the season unbeaten with a 5-0 run through his first NCAA championships and won his first NCAA singles title. Bet # 32, # 17 and # 8 to make it to the semi-finals. Beat # 4 Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen to make it to the NCAA Finals. Beat # 2 North Carolina State’s Trent Hidlay in the finals to become National Champion in 2021.
2019-20 / REAL FRESH SEASON:
Season: Reached an impressive overall record of 15: 1 as a true newbie. Went 9-1 in dual meetings and then won the Big Ten Championship at 184 as a true freshman and qualified for the NCAA championships before the NCAA canceled the event. He should be number 3. Brooks was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Penn State’s third under Cael Sanderson (David Taylor, 2011; Jason Nolf, 2016) … Named first team All-American after the 2020 NCAA tournament in response to one Virus was canceled.
Mat-Town Open (12/1): Won the £ 184 title at the Mat-Town Open at Lock Haven 3-0 with a pin in first action of the year. Lehigh (12/6): Debuted in a Penn State brace on the road, beating Chris Weiler 10-5 in Bethlehem. Penn (12/8): Made the double debut at Rec Hall with a 19-4 Tech Fall (6:03) over Jesse Quatse. Illinois (1/10): Big Ten debut double win, 9-4, over Zach Braunagel at Rec Hall. Rutgers (1/19): Recorded first pin in Rec Hall via Billy Janzer at the 4:36 mark in the Dual Meet win. Iowa (1/31): Impressive 7-3 victory over # 6 Abe Assad of Iowa in the street duel. Wisconsin (2/7): 3-2 win over Johnny Sebastian in the sixth year. Minnesota (2/9): Posted a strong 13-3 major via Owen Webster in Minneapolis. State of Ohio (2/15): Counted six takedowns in the lopsided 15-4 major over # 12 Rocky Jordan in BJC Dual.
Big Ten Championship (3 / 7-8): Won the Big Ten title at 184 as a true freshman after a 3-0 run at Rutgers. Major won # 19 Minnesota Owen Webster 15-4, then pinned Nebraska # 9 Taylor Venz (4:00) to avenge his only loss of the year to date and made it to the finals. Took care of # 7 Michigan State’s Cameron Caffey 3-2 in the title fight to win the crowns. Awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Year after the tournament.
UNIVERSITY / PERSONAL:
Wrestling at North Hagerstown High School … Named Wrestler of the Year 2018 by the National High School Coaches Association … Seventh wrestler to win four NHSCA championships at the NHSCA High School Nationals … Won four state titles in Maryland … 22-0 as a senior, 46-0 as a junior, 43-1 as a sophomore and 45-1 as a newbie … Four year old letterman, three year old captain. .Has a sister, Kaiya … Has three brothers, Isaiah, Jared and Jaden … Considering a communications major.
BROOKS GAME BY GAME
2020-21
Date Weighted Result Opponent Place Record
1/30 184 W, 18-5 Drayton Harris, Indiana (Major) Dual 1-0
1/30 184 W, 21-6 Jack Jessen, Northwest (TF; 7:00) dual 2-0
2/2 184 W, 13-3 # 10 Chris Weiler, Wisconsin (Major) Dual 3-0
2/14 184 W, 10-5 Jaden Bullock, Michigan dual 4-0
2/19 184 W, 13-4 # 20 Rocky Jordan, Ohio State (major) dual 5-0
2/22 184 W, 17-5 Kyle Cochran, Maryland (Major) Dual 6-0
3/6 184 W, 14-8 # 16 Nelson Brands, Iowa B1G 7-0
3/6 184 W, 10-2 # 18 John Poznanksi, Rutgers (main subject) B1G 8-0
3/7 184 W, 10-5 # 14 Taylor Venz, Nebraska B1G (1st) 9-0
3/18 184 W, 17-1 # 32 Jhaquan Anderson, Gardner-Webb NCAA 10-0
3/18 184 W, 5-0 # 17 Owen Webster, Minnesota NCAA 11-0
3/19 184 W, 9-4 # 8 Taylor Venz, Nebraska NCAA 12-0
3/19 184 W, 6-4 # 4 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa NCAA 13-0
3/20 184 W, 3-2 # 2 Trent Hidlay, North Carolina St. NCAA (1st) 14-0
2019-20
Date Weighted Result Opponent Place Record
12/01/184 WBF Kyle Myers, West Virginia (4:50) LHU 1-0
12/1 184 W, 11-5 Jared McGill, Pitt LHU 2-0
12/1 184 W, 7-4 Kyle Inlander, Bucknell LHU (1st) 3-0
12/6 184 W, 10-5 Chris Weiler, Lehigh dual 4-0
12/8 184 W, 19-4 Jesse Quatse, Penn (TF; 6:03) dual 5-0
1/10 184 W, 9-4 Zach Braunagel, Illinois dual 6-0
1/19 184 WBF Billy Janzer, Rutgers (4:36) dual 7-0
1/24 184 L, 5-9 # 8 Taylor Venz, Nebraska dual 7-1
1/31 184 W, 7-3 # 6 Abe Assad, Iowa dual 8-1
2/7 184 W, 3-2 Johnny Sebastian, Wisconsin dual 9-1
2/9 184 W, 13-3 Owen Webster, Minnesota (Major) Dual 10-1
2/15 184 W, 15-4 # 12 Rocky Jordan, Ohio State (major) dual 11-1
2/23 184 W, 8-5 Tanner Harvey, American dual 12-1
3/7 184 W, 15-4 # 19 Owen Webster, Minnesota (major) B1G 13-1
3/7 184 WBF # 9 Taylor Venz, Nebraska (4:00) B1G 14-1
3/8 184 W, 3-2 # 7 Cameron Caffey, Michigan State B1G (1st) 15-1
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