2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Lovett, Johnny
Johnny Lovett
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Weight:
- 149
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Southridge
- Previous School:
- Miami Southridge
Bio
2024-25: Wrestling at 157 pounds, wrapped up six-year career with 133-50 record … tied with CMU assistant coach Matt Stencel for second in program history with 133 victories … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fifth consecutive year; finished 1-2 in the tournament … led team with 31-7 record … posted a team-high 13 bonus-point victories including 11 major decisions, two technical falls … finished 17-2 in duals, 7-0 MAC duals … went 3-1 to finish second in MAC Championships … put together 18-match win streak at one point in the season … placed first at Midlands Championships (Dec. 7) … finished second at Michigan State Open (Nov. 9) … placed second at Keystone Classic (Nov. 24).
2023-24: Wrestling at 157 pounds, qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive year ... dropped his first match in the NCAA Championships and then won three consecutive bouts to finish 3-2 and a victory away from All-America honors … went 3-1 to place third in the MAC Championships ... finished 30-10 including 6-1 in MAC duals and 11-4 in all duals ... posted 13 bonus-point victories: nine major decisions and four tech falls ... has a 102-43 career record ... is one of 26 members of CMU’s 100-Win Club ... placed first in the Open Division at the Michigan State Open ... finished second at the Lehigh Sheridan Tournament ... placed fifth at the Midlands Championships.
2022-23: Went 20-11 as the starter at 149 pounds … posted a 9-5 dual-meet record including 4-2 in Mid-American Conference duals … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season … went 3-0 to place first at MAC Championships (3/3-4) after entering the tournament as the No. 5 seed … finished 1-2 at NCAA Championships (3/16-18) … finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the MAC and No. 20 nationally by Intermat … posted four victories by major decision … won 11 consecutive matches while capturing 12 of his last 14 matches after an 8-9 start … has a 72-33 career record.
2021-22: Finished 22-8 with one fall and four major decisions as the starter at 157 pounds … went 13-3 in duals including 7-0 in MAC duals … went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships (3/17) … finished 2-1 to finish second at the MAC Championships (3/4), falling in the final, 2-1, to Lock Haven’s Benjamin Barton … finished the regular season ranked 17thnationally by Intermat.
2020-21: Turned in a breakout year, finishing 10-5, qualifying for the NCAA Championships and placing third in the Mid-American Conference Championships … posted a 10-2 major-decision victory over Peter Pappas of Edinboro to win the third-place match at the MAC Championships … seeded 26th in the NCAA Championships, Lovett stunned 13th-seeded Jarrett Jacques of Missouri, 3-2, in their opening-round bout; the win avenged two earlier losses to Jacques … has a 30-14 career record.
2019-20: True freshman finished 20-9 wrestling at 157 pounds in open tournaments and unattached … had two major-decision victories plus one pin and one technical fall … went 4-0 with a pin to place first in the freshman/sophomore division at the Michigan State Open (11/2) … placed fourth at the Cleveland State Open (12/14) … placed fifth at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (11/10).
2023-24: Wrestling at 157 pounds, qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive year ... dropped his first match in the NCAA Championships and then won three consecutive bouts to finish 3-2 and a victory away from All-America honors … went 3-1 to place third in the MAC Championships ... finished 30-10 including 6-1 in MAC duals and 11-4 in all duals ... posted 13 bonus-point victories: nine major decisions and four tech falls ... has a 102-43 career record ... is one of 26 members of CMU’s 100-Win Club ... placed first in the Open Division at the Michigan State Open ... finished second at the Lehigh Sheridan Tournament ... placed fifth at the Midlands Championships.
2022-23: Went 20-11 as the starter at 149 pounds … posted a 9-5 dual-meet record including 4-2 in Mid-American Conference duals … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season … went 3-0 to place first at MAC Championships (3/3-4) after entering the tournament as the No. 5 seed … finished 1-2 at NCAA Championships (3/16-18) … finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the MAC and No. 20 nationally by Intermat … posted four victories by major decision … won 11 consecutive matches while capturing 12 of his last 14 matches after an 8-9 start … has a 72-33 career record.
2021-22: Finished 22-8 with one fall and four major decisions as the starter at 157 pounds … went 13-3 in duals including 7-0 in MAC duals … went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships (3/17) … finished 2-1 to finish second at the MAC Championships (3/4), falling in the final, 2-1, to Lock Haven’s Benjamin Barton … finished the regular season ranked 17thnationally by Intermat.
2020-21: Turned in a breakout year, finishing 10-5, qualifying for the NCAA Championships and placing third in the Mid-American Conference Championships … posted a 10-2 major-decision victory over Peter Pappas of Edinboro to win the third-place match at the MAC Championships … seeded 26th in the NCAA Championships, Lovett stunned 13th-seeded Jarrett Jacques of Missouri, 3-2, in their opening-round bout; the win avenged two earlier losses to Jacques … has a 30-14 career record.
2019-20: True freshman finished 20-9 wrestling at 157 pounds in open tournaments and unattached … had two major-decision victories plus one pin and one technical fall … went 4-0 with a pin to place first in the freshman/sophomore division at the Michigan State Open (11/2) … placed fourth at the Cleveland State Open (12/14) … placed fifth at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (11/10).
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