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Blake Boarman

  • Weight 133
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Evansville, Ind.
  • Highschool Mater Dei
  • Twitter BoarmanBlake

Biography

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Career

- Record: 47-19 overall, 26-5 dual (13-3 SoCon)
- Bonus Pts Scored: 30 (1.15/win)
- NCAA Qualifier: 2025
- 2024 Final NCAA RanK: 27
- 2025 Final NCAA Rank: 20

Tournaments Placed
2024 Southern Scuffle (133): 4th
2025 Southern Scuffle (133): 5th
2025 SoCon Championships (133): 2nd

Awards
SoCon Wrestler of the Week: Feb. 14, 2024

2024-25 (Redshirt Junior)
- 22-8 overall, 10-2 in duals...NCAA Qualifier seeded 20th...went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships with a tight 6-3 SV-1 loss to All-American Tyler Knox (Stanford) in 1st round and then 5-3 decision to Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) in consolations.
- Ranked 20th in the final NCAA RPI and 22nd in Coaches Poll.
- Three ranked wins including a 12-3 major over #3 Nasir Bailey at Little Rock.
- Placed third at SE Open and 5th at Southern Scuffle.
- Dual scoring was 39-6 with nine bonus points scored in 12 matches.
- Second to Sergio Desiante in wins (22) while leading the program in tournament wins (12).
- Four tech fall wins tied Desiante and Ty Tice for second on the squad behind Noah Castillo's five.
- Dean's List & A.D. Honor Roll student.

2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- 19-6 for the year...started all 17 duals at 133 with a 15-2 mark.
- Dual scoring was 66-6 for the season earning 21 bonus points which tied Isaiah Powe for the team lead.
- Finished the season ranked as high as No. 27 (NWCA).
- SoCon Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 14).
- Tied for second on the squad in tech fall wins (5-Sergio Desiante)...1st in dual wins (15) & dual points scored (66)...got first dual pin over Brayden Adams in the win over Presbyterian and followed with another in next match over #23 Ethan Oakley (App St).
- Came back from a 6-1 deficit to win 9-8 at Indiana over Cayden Rooks.
- Finished 4th at Southern Scuffle...got 1st career ranked win in the event topping #14 Tyler Knox (Stanford) 11-4 to advance to semifinals.

2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Went 6-5 for the season with a 1-1 dual record...1-0 in SoCon matches...wrestled at 133 and 141.
- Opened his career with a pin over The Citadel's Joseph Clement at 1:18 in The Citadel Open at 141.
- First dual win came at 133 with a 3-2 win over George Rosas at The Citadel...went 3-0 for the year against the Bulldogs.
- Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll.

2021-22 (Freshman)
- Redshirted.

Prior to Chattanooga
- Held a combined 146-9 record in high school.
- Top 3 in his weight class all four years and was crowned the IHSAA State Champion in his junior season.
- Also played football and ran track. 

Personal
- Son of Patrick Boarman and Julie Garcia...born Sept. 20, 2002...one sister, Emma.
- Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Year (Weight): Overall | Dual | Tournament | SoCon
2021-22: Redshirt
2022-23 (141): 6-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1-0
2023-24 (133): 19-6 | 15-2 | 4-4 | 6-2
2024-25 (133): 22-8 | 10-2 | 12-6 | 6-1
Totals (133/141): 47-19 | 26-5 | 20-14 | 13-3

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    133 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

    133 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    133 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

    133 lbs