Riley Rowan

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
125
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Perry, Ohio
High School:
Perry

Honors/Awards: NWCA Scholar All-America (2026), ACC Honor Roll (2025).

2025-26 (Freshman): Competed at 125 and 133 pounds for Duke ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America accolades ... tallied a 2-0 decision against Joe Clem of Sacred Heart to seal the season-opening victory for the Blue Devils at 125 pounds ... notched four victories on the year ... totaled a 1-0 decision against Jimmie Jones of Morgan State ... pinned Michael Baker of Sacred Heart at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic.

2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman): Wrestled at 125 pounds ... competed in nine matches as a rookie, two of them against ACC opponents ... registered a 10-4 decision over VMI’s Cody Tanner for his first collegiate victory ... recorded a win over teammate Evan Coles by tech fall, 19-4 (3:23) wrestling unattached in the Wildcat Open ... ACC Honor Roll selection.

High School: Four-year letterman at Perry High School in Perry, Ohio, under head coach David Rowan … finished high school career with a combined record 124-27, including 67 pins … two-time Ohio All-Academic selection … two-time OHSAA State Qualifier … two-time Chagrin Valley Conference Champion … placed fourth at State Tournament in his senior season.

Personal: Son of David and Cathy Rowan … has two older brothers, Kyle and Calvin … has a younger sister, Jordan … his father, David, wrestled at Edinboro University and coached at Perry High School … his oldest brother, Kyle, wrestled at Stanford University … his brother, Calvin, wrestled at Case Western Reserve University.