2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Layne Van Anrooy
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- 165
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Roseburg, Ore.
- High School:
- Roseburg
Senior/Junior
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Posted a 2-0 mark in extra matches at 165 pounds
• Earned wins against Rutgers' Connor O'Neill (5-3, Jan. 8) and Indiana's Derek Gilcher (7-3, Jan. 17)
Junior/Sophomore (2019-20)
• Wrestled in two duals at 165 pounds before injury ended his season
• Used a last-second escape to beat Central Michigan's Tracy Hubbard, 8-7, for first dual win
• Claimed fourth place at the Black Knight Invite (Nov. 17) with a 2-2 record
• Also competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7) and Michigan State Open (Nov. 2)
Sophomore/Freshman (2018-19)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Competed in two dual meets and two tournaments at 157 pounds
• Posted a 1-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), earning a 5-1 decision over CSU Bakerfield's Wyatt Gerl
Freshman (2017-18)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in five open tournaments
• Captured the 157-pound title at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 14) with a 5-0 record
• Took fourth place at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 3) and sister and the Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 11)
• Posted a 1-2 record at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
• Earned a 12-3 major decision over Eastern Michigan’s Ameer Munassar for first collegiate win
Prep
• Graduated from Roseburg High School (2017)
• Named 2016-17 Oregon Sports Awards Prep Wrestler of the Year
• Four-time Oregon state champion, winning at 160 pounds (2016, '17), 152 pounds (2015) and 138 pounds (2014)
• Career prep record of 171-9, including a perfect 49-0 mark as a senior
• Three-time Doc Buchanan champion (2015, '16, '17)
• Claimed the 2016 Reno Tournament of Champions title at 160 pounds (2016); two-time TOC finalist
• Captured the 152-pound title at the 2015 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals
• Contributed to Roseburg's four Oregon state team titles (2014, '15, '16, '17)
• Earned third place in Greco-Roman and fourth place in freestyle at 2015 UWW Cadet Nationals; also placed third in Greco at the 2016 Junior Nationals in Fargo
• Runner-up at 2014 USAW Cadet Folkstyle Nationals
• Also lettered in football; garnered all-conference selection (2015) as a running back
• Three-time Academic Feather Award recipient
• Ranked as the No. 31 overall recruit by InterMat and No. 2 nationally at 160 pounds
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience
• Born on November 14, 1998
• Son of Mike and Jamie Van Anrooy; father wrestled at Augustana (1981-82)
• Has three older brothers, Drew, Reed and Cole; Drew was an NCAA DIII champion and two-time finalist at Luther College, while Reed and Cole also wrestled at Luther
Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
2017-18 (RS) | 11-8 | 0-0 | 11-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
2018-19 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
2019-20 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
2020-21 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
Totals | 18-21 | 3-3 | 15-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |