2015-16 Wrestling Roster

Davonte Mahomes
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Weight Class:
- 174 Pounds
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park & River Forest
Junior/Sophomore (2016-17)
• Did not see match action
Sophomore/Freshman (2015-16)
• Suffered his second straight season-ending injury against Penn State (Jan. 31), midway through the Big Ten dual season
• Used a late takedown to defeat Indiana's #6 Nate Jackson, 9-8 (Jan. 24)
• Earned a 3-1 decision in sudden victory against Ohio State's #15 Myles Martin (Jan. 9)
• Took eighth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 4-5) with a 3-3 record
• Avenged an earlier-season loss with a 6-4 sudden-victory win vs. Oklahoma #12 Matt Reed in the CKLV wrestlebacks; also dropped a narrow 10-8 overtime decision to Iowa State's #11 Lelund Weatherspoon
• Went 1-2 at the season-opening Northeast Duals (Nov. 15)
Freshman (2014-15)
• Redshirted season; earned a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6)
• Claimed sixth place at the CKLV with a 5-3 record; defeated North Dakota State's #16 Kurtis Julson, 7-5 SV, and NC State's #17 Pete Renda, 7-4, and dropped overtime matches vs. Minnesota's #1 Logan Storley (3-1 SV) and Iowa State's #6 Tanner Weatherman (7-5 SV)
• Posted a 2-0 record at the EMU Duals (Nov. 15), including a 5-3 decision against Ohio's #9 Cody Walters in varsity debut
• Captured the 174-pound freshman/sophomore title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) with a 5-0 record
• Earned a 16-5 major decision over Lindsey Wilson's Rhodes Bell in collegiate debut
Prep
Graduated from Oak Park & River Forest High School (2014)
Captured an Illinois state title at 170 pounds as a senior (2014)
Three-time Illinois state placewinner, also claiming third place at 160 pounds (2013) and 152 pounds (2012)
Career prep record of 161-17, including a 44-2 mark as a senior
• Three-time Fargo All-American; fell just short of the USA Wrestling Junior triple crown in 2013, capturing folkstyle and Greco-Roman titles while claiming second in freestyle
• Ranked as the nation's No. 41 overall recruit by InterMat and No. 11-ranked 170-pound wrestler
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on October 24, 1995
• Son of the late Cassandra Harris
• Has an older sister, Sheena
Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
2014-15 (RS) | 13-3 | 3-0 | 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
2015-16 | 11-8 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Totals | 24-11 | 11-5 | 13-6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |