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2017-18 Men's Wrestling Roster

Ryan Prickett
Emma Henry
Emma Henry

Rakim Dean

  • Weight 197
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita, Kan.
  • Prev School Colby (Kan.) CC

Biography

2016-17 (Redshirt-Junior): Wrestled in the 184 lb class...Finished with a 27-16 overall record...12-11 vs Division II competition...4th place finish at the OCU Open...3rd place finish at the Northern Colorado Open...5th place finish at the UNK Holiday Inn Open...Runner-up at the Bob Smith Open...Runner-Up at the Reece Wright-Conklin/Jet Invite...Kansas Cup Champion...3rd place finish at the MIAA Conference Tournament...Named to the D2WCA All-Academic Team as an Honorable Mention selection...Earned MIAA Academic Honors.

2015-16 (Junior): He redshirted the 2015-16 season...Wrestled in the 184 lb class...17-4 overall record...4-1 vs Division II competition...3rd place finish at the Swede Open...5th place finish at the UNK Holiday Inn Loper Open...3rd place finish at the Bob Smith Open...Name to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll Newcomer List.

Colby (Kan.) Community College: Dean transfers from Colby (Kan.) Community College, where he wrestled for former FHSU wrestler and two-time All-American David Nordhues...Dean was a two-time national qualifier for Colby and he came on strong in the second half of the 2014-15 season, going 11-4 after the start of January when he dropped from 197 pounds to 184 pounds.

Wichita South HS: A native of Wichita, Kan., he was a state placer his junior year at Wichita South High School. Dean is projected to wrestle at 184 pounds for FHSU.

 
Year Weight Overall Division II
2016-17 184 27-16 12-11
*2015-16 184 17-4 4-1

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    184 lbs
  • 2016-17Redshirt Junior

    184 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    197 lbs