Grant Leeth

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Kearney, Mo.
High School:
Kearney

Career Stats

CAREER HONORS

2020 NCAA Qualifier (141 pounds)
2018 NCAA All-American (6^th Place – 149 pounds)
2018 MAC Champion (149 pounds)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019-20)

Battled through an injury-filled season to qualify for an NCAA Championship berth, earning the nation’s No. 17 overall seed at 141 pounds
The berth to the national tournament was the second in his career after earning All-America honors in 2018, but he was unable to complete due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Took third-place honors at the MAC Championships, going 4-1 at the conference tournament, posting a pair of technical fall wins among his four victories
Went 15-5 overall, including a 6-3 mark in duals
Among his 15 victories were four falls, one major decision and one technical fall
Two of his four pins came at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet where he went 3-0 to move to 11-4 on the season, giving him enough bouts to qualify for the MAC and NCAA Championships

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018-19)

After a dominant 2017-18 campaign, Leeth returned to finish 6-2 at 149 pounds before a shoulder injury derailed his chase for a second-straight All-America season
Leeth started the season with six straight victories, including important wins in duals against two highly-ranked programs in Illinois and Viriginia Tech.
With a perfect 3-0 record in duals in 2018-19, Leeth’s career record in duals becomes 19-0

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017-18)

After missing two and a half seasons due to various injuries, returned to the mat in a big way in 2017-18, earning All-America status and winning his first conference title while shooting his way up the individual rankings to as high as No. 3 in the nation for parts of the season.
Was given the Most Improved Wrestler honor at end-of-the-year banquet.
Went 25-6 in first season as an attached wrestler, including a perfect 16-0 mark in dual competition.
Earned a podium finish and All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (March 15-17), finishing sixth following a 4-3 performance which included three wins over ranked wrestlers.
Defeated No. 9-ranked Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 3-2, No. 10-ranked and former NCAA Champion Jason Tsitrsis (Arizona State) and No. 14-ranked Beau Donhue (NC State), 3-1 (SV-1), en route to sixth-place finish at NCAA Championships (March 15-17).
Won his first conference title at 149 pounds at the MAC Championships (March 3-4), winning two matches by major decision, including a 9-0 win over Ohio’s Kade Kowalski in the finals, en route to the title.
Executed a takedown with seconds remaining on the clock to defeat Northern Iowa’s No. 8-ranked Max Thomsen, 4-3 (Feb. 17).
Picked up sixth ranked win of the season in 8-4 win over Oklahoma State’s No. 15-ranked Boo Lewallen (Jan. 27).
Matched highest ranked win of the season in 3-1 win over Central Michigan’s No. 3-ranked Justin Oliver (Jan. 19).
Upset North Carolina’s No. 3-ranked Troy Heilman , 6-3, at the South Beach Duals (Dec. 29) to shoot up the individual rankings to as high as No. 4 (FloWrestling).
Played a vital role in Mizzou’s Virginia road trip, beginning with the best win of his career to-date, defeating No. 5-ranked Solomon Chishko, 8-2, then No. 21-ranked Sam Kribus, 3-1, to begin Mizzou’s comeback win over Virginia.
Defeated No. 17-ranked Eric Barone (Illinois) to start the season, his first official action in more than two years.