Chance Lamer

Class:
Freshman
Position:
141
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Corvallis, Ore.
High School:
Crescent Valley

Sophomore/Freshman (2022-23)
• NCAA Qualifier, 149 pounds
• Posted a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18); narrowly fell to Iowa’s #8 Max Murin, 3-2, in the bloodround
• Defeated three higher-seeded opponents at NCAAs, including a 4-3 decision vs. Penn's #11 Doug Zapf in the first round and a first-period wrestleback pin vs. Wisconsin's #15 Austin Gomez (:43)
• Finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships (March 4-5) with a 2-2 record
• Posted a 15-9 record and went 6-3 in duals; missed much of the dual season due to injury
• Earned four straight bonus wins in dual action, including a 10-2 major decision over Michigan State's Peyton Omania in the Big Ten opener (Jan. 13)
• Placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3) with a 4-2 mark; earned two pins and defeated Northern Iowa's #14 Colin Realbuto, 18-2, in the seventh-place bout
• Defeated Campbell's Callum Sitek, 11-6, in dual-meet debut at the Battle at Bragg (Nov. 11)

Freshman (2021-22)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in four open tournaments at 141 and 149 pounds
• Captured the 149-pound title at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6) with a 6-0 record; defeated Pittsburgh's Brock McMillen, 7-1, in the final
• Won at 149 pounds at the Purple Raider (Jan. 16) with a 4-0 mark
• Claimed the 141-pound title in collegiate debut at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 6) with a 4-0 record; defeated Cal Poly's Lawrence Saenz, 10-4, in the final
• Earned a 15-5 major decision over Oklahoma's Zack Zeamer in first collegiate bout at the MSU Open
• Also posted a 3-2 record in debut at 149 pounds at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11)

Prep
• Graduated from Crescent Valley High School (2021)
• Captured four Oregon state titles, winning at 145 (2021), 126 (2020), 113 (2019) and 106 pounds (2018)
• Oregon recipient of the 2021 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
• Posted a career prep record of 146-6
• Contributed to Crescent Valley's three straight Oregon team state titles (2019, '20, '21)
• Represented the U.S. at the 2018 Cadet freestyle world championship in Zagreb, Croatia, taking fifth place at 45kg
• Double Fargo cadet finalist in 2017, winning the Greco title while placing second in freestyle
• National Honor Society
• Ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 2-ranked 138-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on October 25, 2002
• Son of Chad and Ann Lamer
• Dad wrestled at South Dakota State (1991-96), where he was a three-time DII national champion
• Mom ran cross country and track at South Dakota State (1989-94), where she was a 10,000-meter national champion and six-time All-American
• Has four brothers, Justice, Brawley, Legend and Daschle
• Justice ran cross country and track at Montana State (2016-19), while Brawley and Legend currently wrestle at Cal Poly