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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Ryder Depies

  • Weight 184
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Merrill, Wis.
  • High School Merrill

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2024-25
    • NWCA Scholar All-American
    • 8-Man Battles champion (197 pounds)

2025-26
Appeared in six competitions, totaling ten wins in 15 bouts at 184 pounds with three falls, two technical falls, two decisions and one major decision … Scored 19 points in a bout; largest win margin 17; decision most common result type (four) … Opened Nov. 12 with a technical fall (18-3) over Kyle Rasper … Earned a 12-2 major decision over Kash Macumber and an 8-3 decision over Landen Schemmel at the Luther Open on Nov. 15 … Posted a technical fall (19-2) over Luis Salazar and added a fall over Breyson Kelley at 8-Man Battles on Nov. 22 … Closed Jan. 3 at the Cryzter Memorial Invite with falls over Soren Wynn and Nick Kaplack, plus a 10-3 decision over Omori Lee.


2024-25
Named an NWCA Scholar All-American...Season record of 16-8, with nine wins via fall...Had four technical falls and one major decision...Won a 197-pound title at the 8-Man Battles.

2023-24
Season record of 10-6, winning five times via fall and three times by technical fall...Went 1-0 in duals.

High School
Attended Merrill...Wrestling: WIAA Division 1 state runner-up at 195 pounds in 2023...State tournament qualifier in 2022 and 2023...Wisconsin Valley Conference champion in 2022 and 2023.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    197 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    197 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    184 lbs