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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Dom Demas
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Dom Demas

Dom Demas

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    141
  • High School:
    Dublin Coffman HS
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, Ohio
Year Overall Duals Big 12 Finish Major Decisions Tech Falls Pins
2017-18 3-3 0-0 DNC 0 0 0
2018-19 32-9 12-4 1st 5 5 5
2019-20 25-4 11-1 2nd 2 5 4
2020-21 15-3 9-1 1st 4 1 1
2021-22 3-2 3-2 DNC 2 0 0
Totals 78-21 35-8 -- 13 11 10

2021-22
Wrestled at 149 pounds ... Made his season debut in a loss to Oklahoma State's Kaden Gfeller ... Went 3-1 at the Virginia Duals, including two major decisions 

2021
Wrestled at 141 pounds … Won second Big 12 championship by defeating ISU's Ian Parker in TB-2 ... Won 75th career match on March 18, 2021, in a 14-8 decision over Ohio State's Dylan D'Emilio... 15-3 record on the season, including 10-match win streak from Jan. 24 thru March 18 ... Earned No. 5 seed at national championship where he went 3-2 and was eliminated in the blood rounds ... Improved to 7-0 all-time in Bedlam matches by tallying wins via fall and major decision in the rivalry in 2021 ... Team-high four wins via major decision and team-best six bonus-point victories ... First-team All-Big 12 Academic Team.

2019-20
Wrestled at 141 pounds … Named NWCA first-team All-American - OU's 275th all-time All-American ... Finished as runner-up at Big 12 Championship .. Auto-bid to the NCAA Championships and awarded No. 5 national seed ... 25 wins were the most among all Sooners ...Honored with Most Outstanding Wrestler award by OU coaching staff ... Nine ranked wins were the second most on the team, included wins over No. 7 Chad Red (NEB) and No. 8 Ian Parker (ISU) ... Recorded team-high five tech falls ... Opened the season ranked No. 1 in the country ... Selected to First Team All-Big 12 Academic team and was named NWCA Scholar All-American for work in the classroom.

2018-19
Wrestled at 141 pounds … Became OU's 274th All-American and first since Cody Brewer in 2016 … Finished fourth in his first career NCAA appearance, going 5-2 at the tournament … Earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships … Was OU's first Big 12 Champion since 2016 when he pinned Oklahoma State's Kaid Brock in just 54 seconds … Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Big 12 Championship … Led the team in wins with 32 to become the first OU wrestler to reach 30+ wins in their first season since Kendric Maple in 2009-10 … Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Michigan State Open, his first event as a Sooner … Was the 141 champion at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic and earned the Hammer Award for Most Outstanding Wrestler … Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week ... Ranked in every InterMat release of the season, peaking at No. 7 at 141 (Jan. 7). 

2017-18
Went 3-3 as an unattached wrestler in redshirt year. 

OTHER COMPETITION
Member of 2021 U23 World Team ... 2021 Senior National runner-up at 65 kg ... Qualified for the UWW U20 Junior Freestyle World Team at the World Team Trials held in Rochester, Minn. in May of 2018 … Placed second in the 67 kg division at the 2018 UWW Greco-Roman World Team Trial … Recorded a runner-up finish in both the Freestyle (65kg) and Greco-Roman (67kg) competitions … Won the title in the 65 kg weight class at the 2018 Marine Cup US Open Wrestling Championships … Represented OU and Team USA at the UWW Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Ohio State Champion ... Three-time finalist at Ohio State Championships ... Four-time placer at state championships ... Cadet Greco Roman World-Team Member.

PERSONAL
Son of Lou and Char Demas ... Has three siblings: Josh, Tati, Achilles ... Brother Josh wrestled at Ohio State … Enjoys playing ping-pong in his free time … Studying Management Information Systems.