2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Rose, Derek

Derek Rose
- Position:
- 197
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Cardinal GIbbons
Bio
2020-21 / Redshirt Junior
Competed in five matches at heavyweight…went 0-5 overall…saw action against Sacred Heart, LIU, Bloomsburg, Hofstra, and George Mason… a member of the team that owned the nation’s seventh highest team GPA at 3.455.
2019-20 / Redshirt Sophomore
Wrestled in nine matches at heavyweight across four tournaments and one dual…went 0-9 overall…competed in the Patriot Open, David H. Lehman F&M Open, Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic and Appalachian Open…member of the team that owned the nation's highest team GPA (3.59) for the second year in a row.
2018-19 / Redshirt Freshman
Appeared in six bouts on the year at 197 pounds…went 1-5 on the campaign…earned the dual start against NC State (Jan. 19)…competed at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 10), going 1-2, and the Franklin & Marshall Open (Jan. 5), going 0-2…member of the team that owned the nation’s highest team GPA at 3.63.
2017-18 / Freshman
Redshirted…finished with a 2-8 record wrestling unattached at 197 pounds…had one technical fall victory.
Background
A North Carolina Greco State runner-up during his time at Cardinal Gibbons High School…a two-time team captain…helped lead his high school to its first 4A Dual Team state tournament appearance in school history…also played three years of football…a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Virgil and Grace Rose…has an older sister, Madeline…majoring in marketing.
Competed in five matches at heavyweight…went 0-5 overall…saw action against Sacred Heart, LIU, Bloomsburg, Hofstra, and George Mason… a member of the team that owned the nation’s seventh highest team GPA at 3.455.
2019-20 / Redshirt Sophomore
Wrestled in nine matches at heavyweight across four tournaments and one dual…went 0-9 overall…competed in the Patriot Open, David H. Lehman F&M Open, Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic and Appalachian Open…member of the team that owned the nation's highest team GPA (3.59) for the second year in a row.
2018-19 / Redshirt Freshman
Appeared in six bouts on the year at 197 pounds…went 1-5 on the campaign…earned the dual start against NC State (Jan. 19)…competed at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 10), going 1-2, and the Franklin & Marshall Open (Jan. 5), going 0-2…member of the team that owned the nation’s highest team GPA at 3.63.
2017-18 / Freshman
Redshirted…finished with a 2-8 record wrestling unattached at 197 pounds…had one technical fall victory.
Background
A North Carolina Greco State runner-up during his time at Cardinal Gibbons High School…a two-time team captain…helped lead his high school to its first 4A Dual Team state tournament appearance in school history…also played three years of football…a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Virgil and Grace Rose…has an older sister, Madeline…majoring in marketing.
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