Drexel University Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Desmond Pleasant
- Position:
- 125
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Piscataway, N.J.
- High School:
- Piscataway
2025-26 / Redshirt Senior
Qualified for his first NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio…NWCA Scholar All-American…CSC Men's At-Large Academic All-District Team…Posted a 24-10 record for the Dragons at 125lbs…finished 13-5 in dual action with a perfect 4-0 mark against EIWA opponents…tied for most TFs on the team with nine…opened the season placing 6th at the Navy Classic with a 4-2 record…helped the Dragons sweep Duke and Morgan State with a pair of technical falls…placed 5th at the Keystone Classic…defeated Michigan State’s No. 27 Caleb Weland in the 5th place match by a 6-2 decision…battled NCAA National Champion Luke Lilledahl of PSU in the DAC…took down Purdue’s Jacob Macatangay by a 9-4 decision…posted a perfect 4-0 record at the NWCA Mid-Major Duals with victories over No. 20 Trevor Anderson (Northern Iowa) and No. 29 Blake West (Northern Illinois)...finished 3rd at the EIWA Championships, finishing with a pair of late round victories…battled Virginia Tech’s No. 2 seed Eddie Ventresca at the NCAA Championships, falling short by a 8-6 decision…defeated PAC-12 Championship Koda Holeman via a 7-4 decision.
2024-25 / Redshirt Junior
NWCA Scholar All-American…EIWA Academic Achieve Award recipient…starter at 125-pounds…wrestled in 23 matches for the Dragons…posted a 16-7 record overall…14-5 in dual action, most wins on the team…6-1 in EIWA matches in the regular season…ended the season on a four match winning streak…secured bonus points in seven matches…defeated Garrett Ricks (Wyoming), Richard Castro-Sandova (CSU Bakersfield), No. 30 Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) and Grant Stahl (Central Michigan) at the Mid-Major Duals…upset No. 33 Carson Wagner of Binghamton by decision (1/18)...took down Maryland’s Presden Sanchez by a 10-1 major decision in season finale (2/21)… helped the Dragons win the EIWA Independence Division Championship…place fifth at the EIWA Championships…defeated Nick Treaster (Navy) and Coen Bainey (American) and finished with a 2-2 record…member of the team that had the 8th highest GPA in the nation (3.562).
2023-24 / Redshirt Sophomore
NWCA Scholar All-American…EIWA Academic Achievement Award…competed in 36 matches as the Dragons starter at 125 pounds..19-17 overall…10-7 in duals…placed 4th in the Battle at The Citadel and PRTC Keystone Classic...defeated Ryan Meek (Ohio) 11-7 in dual action…claimed 8th at the Southern Scuffle with wins over Noah Luna (App State), Charlie Farmer (Army), and Reid Nelson (Little Rock)...closed out the season with six consecutive dual wins including a fall in 3:47 against Robbie Sagaris of LIU…defeated Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) by technical fall, 21-5 (3:14) in the EIWA Championships…a member of the team that owned the nation’s third highest team GPA at 3.5456.
2022-23 / Redshirt-Freshman
Wrestled at 125…6-8 record…competed in five duals for the Dragons…defeated Zak Thompson (Campbell), 10-8 at the PRTC Keystone Classic…claimed second at Zingo Nationals…a member of the team that owned the nation’s highest team GPA at 3.6117.
2021-22 / Freshman
Redshirt season...appeared in eight matches for the Dragons at 125 pounds…earned three-straight victories against Bryce Beatty of Millersville, Joshua Jasionowicz of ESU and Grant Treater of Navy.
A two-sport athlete at Piscataway High School... wrestled to a 79-24 career record... ranked as high as 16th in the state in his junior season... was a District Champion, a Second-Team All-GMC and First-Team All-Courier News selection...was also a member of undefeated State Championship football team as a sophomore... a member of the National Honor Society and the National Society for High School Scholars.
Personal
Son of Angeli and Damon... has two brothers, Damon and Deon who is also a member of the Dragons squad... Health Science major.
