2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Deon Pleasant
- Position:
- 149
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Piscataway, N.J.
- High School:
- Piscataway
2024-25 / Redshirt Junior
Competed in 21 matches for the Dragons at 141-pounds…made three appearances in dual action…8-13 record overall…finished fourth at the Messiah Open…defeated Bo Dijulius (LUI) and Cam Ice (Hofstra) at Messiah Open…placed fourth at the Zingo Nationals with wins over Joseph Fischer (Clarion) and Jonathan Mason (Rider)…made his first career start against Northern Colorado (11/15)...member of the team that had the 8th highest GPA in the nation (3.562).
2023-24 / Junior
Redshirt season…Competed in 32 matches for the Dragons in tournament action at 141 pounds…wrestled in eight tournaments unattached…won the Messiah Open with two bonus point victories…took 4th at Zingo Nationals earning a fall in 2:06 over Brandon Sauter (Franklin & Marshall)...a member of the team that owned the nation’s third highest team GPA at 3.5456.
2022-23 / Sophomore
Wrestled at 133 and 141…5-6 record…defeated Kainalu Estrella (Utah Valley) by a 9-3 decision in dual action…took fifth place at Zingo Nationals…a member of the team that owned the nation’s highest team GPA at 3.6117.
2021-22 / Freshman
Appeared in 18 matches at 141 pounds for Drexel…earned first collegiate win with a fall against Michael Torres of Kutztown…earned two wins at the Keystone Classic…picked up a fall in 1:36 against Thomas Volpe of Sacred Heart and a 4-2 decision victory against Kobe Early of Appalachian State.
A two-sport athlete at Piscataway High School... closed out his career with an 86-30 record... was a three-time second-place team finisher at the GMC Conference Tournament... a member of the team that was District Tournament and Roselle Park Tournament Champions...named first team All-GMC as a junior... was also a member of the football team.
Personal
Son of Damon and Angeli ... has two siblings Damon and Desmond, who is also wrestling for the Dragons...Health Sciences major.
