Abe Hinrichsen

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Height:
5-8
Weight:
141
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Washington, IL
High School:
Washington Community HS

2024 NWCA Scholar All-American
Record entering 2024-25 season: Overall: 25-35; Duals: 6-14

2023-24 -- As a redshirt sophomore, compiled an 8-16 overall record and a 3-8 mark in duals while wrestling at 141 pounds ... placed fifth at 133 pounds at Pac-12 Championships ... took fifth at Tiger Style Invite ... had a team-high 19 escapes in duals ... won five matches by decision ... earned NWCA Scholar All-American recognition.

2022-23 -- Compiled a 3-1 record while competing in a pair of open tournaments during redshirt season ... captured 149-pound title at Menlo Invitational with a 3-0 mark ... won two bouts by decision and one by major decision ... named to Pac-12 Conference Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 -- Won 14 of 32 matches as a true freshman at 133 pounds ... one fall and three technical falls ... pin was in 5:48 against Mark Brado of Rochester in Michigan State Invitational, his second collegiate victory ... first collegiate win was a 7-2 decision in opening round of Michigan State Invitational against Cayden Dotson of Edinboro ... placed fifth in Roadrunner Open with a 4-2 record and fifth in Reno Tournament of Champions with 3-1 mark (plus two uncontested matches) ... sixth in Pac-12 finals at 133.

High School -- A 2021 graduate of Washington Community High School in Washington, Ill. ... compiled a 124-20 record and three state meet finishes in three varsity seasons ... was 40-4 en route to a second-place state placing at 106 pounds as a freshman, 46-6 on his way to a fourth-place state finish at 113 as a sophomore and 38-10 for another fourth-state state meet finish at 120 as a junior ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... led the Panthers to four consecutive state 2A Division dual meet championships and Washington also has claimed 11 straight Mid-Illini Conference titles ... a three-time league champion, Hinrichsen also is a Fargo Cadet freestyle and two-time Greco Roman All-American, claimed eighth place in the 2019 Marines USA Wrestling Greco Roman nationals in the 16-and-under division ... will wrestle at 133 pounds at Cal Poly ... chose to be a Mustang because if "its amazing academics and athletics, great engineering school, amazing people."

Personal -- Son of Jerry and Erica Hinrichsen ... two brothers, Blake and Zeke ... brother, Blake, is also on the Cal Poly wrestling team ... cousin Elijah Skutt runs track and field at Eastern Illinois ... compiled 4.6 grade-point average in high school ... wants to pursue a career in civil engineering ... hobbies include fishing, doing flips and hanging out with friends ... have had ducks as pets ... went boating on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during the summer of 2021 ... born in Peoria, Illinois ... majoring in civil engineering.