2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Jonathan Schleifer
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East Brunswick, N.J.
- High School:
- East Brunswick
At Princeton — 2017-18 (16-13): became first wrestler in Princeton history to make the NCAA Championships four times … named a finalist for the Roper Trophy, which honors Princeton's top male senior student-athlete; the last wrestler honored during the senior banquet was 2002 NCAA finalist Greg Parker … upset second-seeded May Bethea 3-2 to reach first EIWA championship match … became first Princeton wrestler to reach multiple Midlands finals; fell in sudden victory to eventual All-American Alex Marinelli of Iowa … earned All-Ivy League honorable mention … recipient of the team's Treide Trophy for spirit, ability and sportsmanship … helped Princeton to third straight runner-up finish at Ivies. 2016-17 (18-10): reached the NCAA Championships for the third straight year; went 1-2, with a fall over Indiana's Devin Skatzka … earned tNCAA Championships berth by taking fifth at 174 pounds at EIWAs … has two wins over Top-20 opponents, Micah Barnes (Nebraska) and Casey Kent (Penn) … three of his six regular-season losses came in overtime; other three came to wrestlers ranked in the Top 6 … opened season with a 9-1 record, including 3-1 overtime win during the “Battle at the Birthplace” … won both matches during the Grapple at the Garden. 2015-16 (21-11): became the first wrestler in Princeton history to reach the Midlands final; he lost 1-0 to No. 9 Cody Walters … reached the NCAA Championships for the second straight year … earned Ivy League Honorable Mention and helped Princeton reach first Ivy championship match since 1086; biggest dual win was a 3-1 win at Harvard in sudden victory to help Tigers post comeback win … won the Navy Classic and helped Princeton win team title over two Top-25 teams … finished second at Bearcat Open; lost to former NCAA finalist Brian Realbuto in the final. 2014-15 (27-13): earned Princeton's first Ivy League Rookie of the Year Award … earned at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, where he won a consolation round match; both losses came to wrestlers ranked in the Top 4 … placed fifth at the EIWA Championships at 165 … earned second-team All-Ivy League honors after posting 3-2 league record … reached finals at Binghamton Open and Navy Classic … won twice in main draw at Midlands Championships … went 2-0 in Grapple at the Garden debut … recipient of the Hooker Trophy as the team's most improved freshman.
Before Princeton — ranked fourth at his weight class and 24th among all high school seniors according to InterMat national rankings … won 2014 New Jersey state championship … 2013 FloNationals champion … won NHSCA national championship … finalist at Super 32 … four-time county, district, and region champion … holds school record for number of wins, pins, and team points … earned career record of 153-8.
Personal — born Dec. 1, 1995 … son of Karl and Anna Schleifer … has two younger brothers, Mark and Benjamin … enjoys drawing and video games … may study chemical engineering.
