Adam Kemp

Adam Kemp, Pac-12 Championships First Place, 031024

Photo by: Eyasu Betwos

Photo by: Eyasu Betwos

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Adam Kemp scores one of his six takedowns.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
5-11
Weight:
174
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Palatine, IL
High School:
William Fremd HS

2022, 2024 NCAA Qualifier
Record entering 2024-25 season: Overall (Cal Poly): 38-19; Duals: 11-7
Record entering 2024-25 season: Overall (including Fresno State): 59-37; Duals: 19-15

2023-24 (Senior)-- Compiled a 18-5 record over the season scoring two major decisions and one technical fall... Placed first at the Pac-12 Championships (against No.19 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock) scoring a 16-3 mark... Earned first at the Tiger Style Invite (against No. 6 Peyton Mocco).. named a NWCA Scholar All-American alongside for dedication both on the mat and in the classroom...

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior) -- Competed in four duals in third year at Cal Poly after having season cut short due to injury ... posted a 1-3 record, defeating Lock Haven's Colin Fegley by a 4-1 decision ... lost to three ranked opponents.

2021-22 (Junior) -- Compiled 15-6 record in second season at Cal Poly with one technical fall and one major decision ... NCAA qualifier following second-place finish at Pac-12 Championships and a true-second win over Triston Wills of Little Rock ... in Pac-12 final round lost tough 4-3 decision to Tyler Eischens of Stanford ... went 1-2 at nationals with a 6-5 decision against No. 17 Nick Icontrera of Penn ... placed third in Michigan State Invitational with 6-1 mark and sixth in Las Vegas Invitational with 3-1 record ... forfeited final two matches due to injury ... earned wins over five nationally ranked wrestlers.

2020-21 (Sophomore) -- Won four of nine matches after transferring to Cal Poly ... his wins included pair of majors and two decisions in season shortened by COVID-19 ... two of his losses were in overtime ... placed fourth at 165 pounds in Pac-12 Championships with 2-2 mark ... maintains extra year of eligibility moving forward due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman) -- Kemp went 17-14 overall as a redshirt freshman at Fresno State ... tallied a 17-13 mark at 165 pounds and went 0-1 at 174 ... posted an 8-8 dual meet mark with a 8-7 record at 165 pounds and 0-1 at 174 pounds ... ranked sixth on the team with 17 wins ... recorded 14 wins by decision, one major decision and two forfeits ... finished fifth at the Big 12 Championship at 165 pounds, going 4-3 ... defeated No. 5 seed Cole Moody (Wyoming), 9-7 in the fifth-place match ... fell 10-8 in sudden victory to No. 6 seed Chase Straw (Iowa State) in the true fourth-place match ... went 3-1 at the Roadrunner Open, finishing second, earning two wins by decision and two major decisions ... went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships ... was ranked as high as No. 26 in the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel rankings ... transferred to Cal Poly prior to 2021 Winter Quarter after Fresno State dropped wrestling program in October 2020 ... chose to continue his education at Cal Poly because "I love what the school has to offer and I love California wrestling."

2018-19 (Freshman) -- Redshirt at Fresno State ... competed unattached in three tournaments ... compiled a 4-4 overall record ... picked up two wins by decision and two major decisions ... won the California Collegiate Open ... defeated Carter Bozovich (Menlo), 14-3 at the Roadrunner Open along with a 14-4 major decision over Michael Euliss (West Virginia) at the California Collegiate Open ... defeated Bryce Buckley (Cal Baptist), 10-4 in the finals ... also competed at the Midlands Championships.

High School -- Kemp was a Illinois State Medalist at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, taking fifth at 160 pounds at the 2018 Illinois High School Association State Championships ... also qualified for the IHSA State Championships as a junior in 2017.

Personal -- Son of Lee and Linda Kemp... has two brothers, Jordan and Brandon, and one sister, Mercedes... Kemp's father Lee won three NCAA championships at 158 pounds for Wisconsin from 1976-78 while winning World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1982 ... Lee Kemp had a 110-match unbeaten streak and is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame ... born in Minnesota ... wants to get into film/documentary making ... opened up an antiques business called Thrifty Beaches in summer of 2022.... enjoys writing, reading and art ... majoring in communication studies.