Princeton University Athletics
2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Ian Baker
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- High School:
- LaCosta Canyon
At Princeton — 2016-17 (6-10): won season-opening Southeast Open, which included a fall over former All-American Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) … reached No. 18 in the national poll … won two Ivy League dual matches (Columbia, Harvard) … competed at Midlands and earned a win over Lehigh. 2015-16 (7-4): placed fourth at the Navy Classic and helped Princeton win team title over two higher-ranked teams … won three matches in the season-opening Bearcat Open, all by fall … both losses at Navy Classic came to eventual NCAA qualifiers. 2014-15 (11-5): reached the final at the Franklin & Marshall Open, where he lost to eventual EIVA championship finalist Canaan Bethea of Penn … won three matches in his collegiate debut at the Binghamton Open, including opener against Bloomsburg (8-1) … also won three matches at the Navy Classic.
Before Princeton — ranked 15th at 195 in latest FloWrestling rankings … won the 195-pound California state title … won the NHSCA Junior Nationals (182) … placed third at NHSCA Senior Nationals (195) … went 39-1 as a senior; earned career record of 132-32 … holds high school single-season (34) and all-time (89) pin records … invited to Flo Nationals three years … earned scholar-athlete honors.
Personal — born Oct. 4, 1995 … son of Gary and Denise Baker … has two younger brothers, Alec and Aidan … enjoys the beach … may study economics.
