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2016-17 Wrestling

Ian Evans

  • Weight 157
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Laurys Station, Pa.
  • Highschool Parkland

Biography

  • Four-year letterman who had 122 career victories, second-most in program history.
  • His career winning percentage of .841 is the third-best in Scranton history.
  • Had 28 career pins, third-most in school history.
  • Finished his career with seven individual tournament titles.

Senior Year (2016-17)

  • Matched his career high with 32 victories, finishing the season 32-5, all at 157 pounds. 
  • Had three victories by pin.
  • Was an impressive 15-2 in dual match competition.
  • Ran off 15 straight victories from Nov. 30 to Jan. 24, part of a larger 28-2 stretch that spanned nearly the entire season.
  • Finished third at the season-opening Monarch Invitational on Nov. 5.
  • Went 4-0 to help the Royals win the title at the Electric City Duals on Nov. 12 in the Long Center.
  • Won the 157-pound title at both the RIT Invitational (Dec. 3) and Washington and Lee Invitational (Jan. 7).
  • Finished fifth at the NCAA East Regional in York, Pa.

Junior Year (2015-16)

  • Finished 29-8, including 14-4 in dual match competition, while competing exclusively at 157 pounds.
  • Ran off 16 straight victories from mid-November through early January, a streak that spanned six events.
  • Went 5-0 in matches decided by pin.
  • Finished fourth at 157 pounds in the Monarch Invitational on Nov. 7 at King's College.
  • Took home the title at 157 pounds in the RIT Invitational on Dec. 5 in Rochester, N.Y. by posting four straight victories.
  • Finished second at 157 pounds at the Washington & Lee Invitational on Jan. 9.
  • Finished fourth at the NCAA East Regional on Feb. 28-29 at Lycoming, winning three times.

Sophomore Year (2014-15)

  • Went 32-4, including 18-0 in dual match competition, while competing almost exclusively at 157 pounds.
  • Had a 26-match winning streak that lasted from Nov. 8 until March 1.
  • His 32 victories are tied for fifth-most in a single season in Scranton history.
  • His 11 pins are tied for fourth-most in a single season in Royals history.
  • Opened the season by going 5-2 to finish fourth at 157 pounds in the Monarch Invitational on Nov. 1.
  • Pinned Ryan Spake of University of Maryland-Baltimore County in 25 seconds, his fastest pin of the season, on Nov. 22.
  • Won the 157-pound title at the RIT Invitational on Dec. 6. when he posted four dominant wins.
  • Won the 157-pound title at the Washington & Lee Invitational on Jan. 10 by winning three matches, all by pin.
  • Went 2-2 at 157 pounds in the NCAA East Regional on March 1 in Ferrum, Va.

Freshman Year (2013-14)

  • Made an immediate impact in his first year, going 29-6, including 28-5 at 141 pounds.
  • His 29 wins are the sixth-most in a single season in Scranton history.
  • Also had nine pins, tied for the seventh-most in a single season in school history.
  • Finished the season with 16 straight victories.
  • Opened the season with a fourth-place finish that included two wins by pin in the Monarch Invitational on Nov. 2, 2013, at King's College.
  • Went 4-1, including to victories by technical fall, to help the Royals finish fourth with a 2-3 record in the Electric City Duals on Nov. 9, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Earned a win by technical fall, 15-0, in a 59-0 victory over Muhlenberg on Nov. 17, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Also picked up a 7-5 win by decision in a 39-6 loss to Ursinus on Nov. 17, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Finished third at 141 pounds in the RIT Invitational on Dec. 7, 2013, in Rochester, N.Y. by posting six straight victories, including four by pin.
  • Had a 5-4 win by decision at 141 pounds in a 42-3 loss to Oneonta State on Jan. 8, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Won by pin in 1:40 at 141 pounds in a 48-6 loss to East Stroudsburg on Jan. 8, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Won the 141-pound title at the Washington & Lee Invitational with three victories, including one by pin, on Jan. 11, 2014.
  • Won his second straight invitational title at 141 pounds when he won three matches, two by pin, to take the title at The Builder Invitational on Jan. 18, 2014, in Newport News, Va.
  • Earned a win by pin in a 51-6 victory over SUNY-Sullivan on Feb. 1, 2014, in the Long Center.

Awards & Honors

  • NWCA Scholar All-American (2017)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Jan. 13, 2014; Dec. 7, 2015; Nov. 14, 2016)

Personal

  • Son of John & Judith Evans

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    141
    141 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    157
    157 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    157
    157 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    157
    157 lbs
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