Drexel University Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Tanner Updegraff
- Position:
- 197/285
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hershey, Pa
- High School:
- Hershey
2024-25 / Redshirt Senior
Competed in seven matches in tournament and dual action at heavyweight…posted a 1-6 record…made four appearances in dual matches…made his first start of the season against North Carolina (11/9)…defeated Brody Kline of Franklin & Marshall at the Keystone Classic…member of the team that had the 8th highest GPA in the nation (3.562).
2023-24 / Redshirt Junior
Competed in 23 matches for the Dragons in tournament action at 174/184 pounds…14-9 overall…0-1 in duals…placed 7th in the PRTC Keystone Classic…defeated Merrell Morley (Utah Valley), Lance Urbas (Penn), and Logan Eller (App State)...took 3rd at Edinboro Open…was victorious against Hunter Hutcheson (Edinboro), MD 17-5…won the Patriots Last Chance Open on Feb. 25…pinned Nick Foster (George Mason) in 1:42…claimed 5th at Zingo Nationals with two falls and a win by decision…a member of the team that owned the nation’s third highest team GPA at 3.5456.
2022-23 / Redshirt Sophomore
Competed at 174 pounds…3-5 record…finished eighth at the Mat Town II Open…defeated Miles Bassett (Bucknell) 14-0 in his first career victory…a member of the team that owned the nation’s highest team GPA at 3.6117.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Redshirt season...did not see action.
Did not see any action as a freshman.
Background
Comes to Drexel after a year at Lock Haven University... was a two-sport athlete at Hershey High School ... spent his freshman and sophomore year at Bishop McDevitt... was a PIAA State Medalist, 2x District 3 Champion and Powerade medalist... was a District 3 Champion and lacrosse State Finalist... a member of the honor roll.
Personal
Son of Shannon Bretz and Ryland Updergraff... has one sibling, Ryland... has an uncle who played football at Towson and Shippensburg... enjoy fishing and hunting... aspires to become a lawyer in the US Army... Political Science major.
