Brayton Lee

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Weight:
157
Year:
Redshirt Senior +
Hometown:
Brownsburg, Ind.
High School:
Brownsburg

2023-24 (Graduate): Went 13-4 on the season … started the season 10-0 … undefeated in duals … notched eight wins over ranked opponents: No. 30 Michael North (Maryland), No. 16 Joey Blaze (Purdue), No. 23 Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State), No. 10 Will Lewan (Michigan), No. 20 Chase Saldate (Michigan State), No. 19 Joey Blaze (Purdue), No. 22 DJ McGee (George Mason) and No. 21 Lucas Revano (Penn) … took fifth place at the Big Ten Championships, defeated Joey Blaze (Purdue) 3-2 in the fifth place match … reached the semifinals at Big Tens before falling to Will Lewan (Michigan) in Sudden Victory, 4-1 … NCAA Qualifier … was the No. 11 seed at 157 lbs. at NCAAs … went 2-2 at nationals with wins over DJ McGee (George Mason) and Lucas Revano (Penn) … selected as NWCA Scholar All-American.

2022-23 (Redshirt Senior ––– at Minnesota): Went 4-9 on the season and 4-7 in duals while battling injury throughout the year … suffered a season-ending injury at the Big Ten Championships … earned two dual wins against Lindenwood and Cal Poly … season debut was a 14-5 major decision victory over Binghamton’s Connor Decker … began the season as the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 157 lbs. by Intermat.

2021-22 (Redshirt Junior ––– at Minnesota): Went 16-2 in his third season starting for Minnesota … earned seven wins over ranked competitors … went 8-2 in duals while sporting a 6-2 Big Ten record … suffered a season-ending injury in the Ohio State dual (2/11/22) … earned a 2-1 road victory over top-10 opponent Kendall Coleman of Purdue … defeated No. 14 Will Lewan of Michigan in 4-3 decision (1/28/22) … beat No. 12 Kaleb Young in 4-3 decision at Iowa … Won the UNI Open with a 4-0 record … won the Bison Open with a 4-0 record on the day.

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore ––– at Minnesota): Tallied a 14-6 record in his second year as a starter for Minnesota … was an NCAA qualifier at 157 lbs. and earned All-American status with a sixth place finish … sported a 4-3 record at 2021 NCAA Championships with his losses only being against the three top seeds in the bracket … advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tourney with wins over Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) and Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) … clinched All-American status with a 3-2 decision win over Iowa’s Kaleb Young … placed third at the 2021 Big Ten Championships with a 3-1 record … went 7-2 in dual competition.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman ––– at Minnesota): Went 25-6 on the season in his first year starting for Minnesota … earned NWCA First Team All-American status at 149 lbs. … qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships and earned the No. 7 seed prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic … placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships after going 3-2 on the weekend … Had an 11-4 record in duals with an 8-4 conference mark … earned first career Big Ten dual victory with a 7-4 decision over No. 12 Cole Martin of Wisconsin … earned himself a top-five national ranking in December … named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week of December 10 … won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas title at 149 lbs. with five straight victories … won the Bison Open with a 4-0 record … made collegiate debut and earned his first dual victory on Nov. 1 against Russell Rohlfing of Cal State Bakersfield.

2018-19 (Redshirt ––– at Minnesota): Went 26-7 as a redshirt for the Maroon and Gold … North Country Open Champion … National Collegiate Open Champion … Edinboro Open runner-up … competed at the Midland Championships, going 2-2 … third-place finish at the Daktronics Open.

Prep: Three-time Indiana State Champion for Brownsburg High School … coached by Darrick Snyder … 2018 Junior Fargo National Champion … three-time Fargo All-American … three-time All-State and four-time all-conference honoree … son of Brett and Karma Lee … has two siblings.