Jackson Striggow

Class:
Freshman
Weight Class:
197 Pounds
Hometown:
Orono, Minn.
High School:
Orono

Fifth-Year Senior (2019-20)
• NCAA Qualifier; the NCAA Championships was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
• Claimed seventh place at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 3-2 record; defeated Minnesota's Hunter Ritter, 9-2, in the medal round
• Also earned a 6-4 decision against Ritter in U-M's comeback dual win against Minnesota (Jan. 19)
• Overcame an initial deficit to beat Edinboro's Dylan Reynolds, 9-7, in final dual appearance (Feb. 21)
• Earned an 8-2 decision against North Carolina's Brandon Whitman in the dual opener (Nov. 8)
• Claimed third place at the Black Knight Invite (Nov. 17) with a 5-1 record; avenged a loss to Central Michigan's Landon Pelham, 5-2, in the medal match
• Placed fourth at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) with a 5-1 record

Senior/Junior (2018-19)
• Went 0-2 at the Big Ten Championships (March 9-10)
• Posted a 9-5 dual-meet record, including a 6-3 mark in Big Ten duals
• Helped key Michigan's comeback win at Arizona State with a 10-6 decision over Austyn Harris (Jan. 5); also earned a 14-5 major decision against Oregon State's Bob Coleman (Jan. 3) to kick off the New Year
• Pinned Indiana's Jake Kleimola (3:28, Dec. 9)
• Posted a 2-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), defeating Air Force's Casey Jumps (11-1) and Northern Iowa's Izaak Shedenhelm (14-5)
• Defeated Central Michigan's Landon Pelham, 7-4, in dual opener (Nov. 11)
• Runner-up at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 3) with a 2-1 mark; fell to Oklahoma's Jake Woodley, 5-3, during the championship bout

Junior/Sophomore (2017-18)
• Went 1-2 in dual meets at 197 pounds
• Earned a 4-3 decision against Minnesota's Brandon Krone in his homestate (Jan. 21)
• Also placed in each of four open tournament appearances
• Took seventh place at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) with a 5-2 record
• Runner-up at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2) with a 4-1 mark
• Went 4-1 en route to third place at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 16)
• Placed fifth at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 5) with a 4-3 record

Sophomore/Freshman (2016-17)
• Posted a 1-2 record at the Big Ten Championships (March 4-5)
• Recorded a 9-6 mark in dual meets, including a 5-4 record in Big Ten duals
• Avenged two earlier season losses with a 3-1 decision against Central Michigan's #14 Austin Severn (Feb. 2)
• Clinched back-to-back home dual wins with victories against Rutgers' Matt Correnti (5-1, Jan. 27) and Lehigh's Tom Murray (9-0, Jan. 29)
• Earned a 6-3 decision against Northwestern's Jacob Berkowitz (Jan. 22)
• Posted a 0-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3)
• Knocked off Oregon State's Corey Griego (5-2, Nov. 22)
• Defeated Virginia's Chance McClure, 7-2, in dual-meet debut (Nov. 11)
• Claimed fourth place at the season-opening EMU Open (Nov. 5) with a 3-2 record

Freshman (2015-16)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in six open tournaments
• Captured the 197-pound title Alma Open (Jan. 23) with a 3-0 record; defeated Central Michigan's Tyrus Kemp, 5-3, in the championship match
• Captured the 197-pound freshman/sophomore title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 15) with a 4-0 record; beat Michigan State's Matthew Okaiye, 8-2, in the final
• Took runner-up honors at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6) and the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 17), posting 4-1 records at both events
• Also placed at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 12) and season-opening Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 7)
• Earned a 7-0 decision against Central Michigan's Diallo Matsimela in collegiate debut at the EMU Open

Prep
• Graduated from Orono High School (2015)
• Captured Minnesota state title at 182 pounds (2015); also claimed fifth place at 182 pounds as a junior (2014)
• Career prep record of 154-27
• Three-time All-Wright County Conference selection
• Three-year Orono HS team captain
• Also earned three varsity letters in football
• Earned all-conference football accolades (2014); named football team captain and team MVP as a senior
• Two-time Academic All-State Athlete

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering
• Born on April 27, 1997
• Son of Jeffrey and Michelle Striggow; father was a gymnast at Western Michigan (1980-84)
• Has a sister, Hannah, and two brothers, Bobby and Danny

Year	Overall	Dual	Tourney	Falls	TF	MD	Big Ten	NCAA
2015-16 (RS)	21-6	0-0	21-6	1	1	5	--	--
2016-17	12-12	9-6	3-6	0	1	2	dnp	--
2017-18	18-8	1-2	17-6	3	0	2	--	--
2018-19	13-10	9-5	4-5	1	0	4	dnp	--
2019-20	19-10	6-6	13-4	1	0	0	8th	--
Totals	83-46	25-19	58-27	6	2	13