Garrett Peppelman

2017-18
• Did not see action after injury sustained in the previous season

2016-17
• Missed part of the season due to injury
• Posted a 14-5 record
• Saw his first action with a second-place finish at the Lock Haven Classic (12/29)
• Finished second at the Franklin & Marshall Open (1/7) with a 4-1 record
• Went 3-0 in his first dual action at the Virginia Duals
• Posted a tech fall over Martin Duane of the Citadel (1/13)
• Posted major decisions vs. NDSU’s Dylan Urbach and Bucknell’s D.J. Hollingshead (1/13)
• Went 5-3 in dual matches
• Did not see action after injury forced his season to end prior to the ACC Championships

2015-16
• Posted a 16-13 record wrestling at 165 pounds
• Posted six tech falls and two major decisions on the year
• Finished second at the Clarion Open (11/1) with a 4-1 record
• Posted a tech fall of Tyler McNutt at No. 25 North Dakota State (11/6)
• Defeated Justin Kresevic in a dual meet at No. 5 Ohio State (11/13)
• Finished third at the Mat Town Open (11/22) with a 4-1 record
• Named to All-ACC Academic Team

2014-15
• Redshirt season
• Posted 21-5 record while wrestling unattached in open tournaments
• Placed in five of the six open tournaments in which he competed
• Won 165 championship at Wilkes Open (12/28)
• Took runner-up honors at Mat Town Open (11/30)
• Finished third at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/18)
• Took fourth at Hokie Open (11/9)
• Finished fifth at Wolfpack Open (11/16), rebounding from opening loss to win five straight bouts to finish tournament
• Selected to ACC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-time Pennsylvania state champion
• Four-time state placewinner; was state runner-up in 2013 and also took fifth place
• Finished career with 185-15 record, setting wins record for district
• Ranked No. 1 nationally at 160 pounds by Flowrestling his senior year
• Beast of the East champion
• Super 32 champion
• Member of Dapper Dan Classic team and USA Dream Team
• Coached by Jeff Sweigard at Central Dauphin HS
• Member of National Honor Society

PERSONAL
• Parents are Dr. Walter and Kathy Peppelman
• Has three brothers, Walter, Marshall and Colton, all of whom also wrestled in college
• Walter was two-time All-American at Harvard
• Marshall wrestled at Lehigh, while Colton wrestled at Harvard
 

*Denotes redshirt season which does not count in career records