Jaquan East

'25 Jaquan East

  • Hometown:
    Kokomo, IN
  • Position:
    174lbs
  • Year:
    2024-25
  • High School:
    Kokomo
  • Team:
    Minnesota State University
  • Sport:
    Men's Wrestling
  • Level:
    NCAA DII
  • Years at IHCC:
    2023-25

Sophomore Season (2024-25: 2025 NJCAA All-American... 2025 NJCAA National Championship Runner-Up... 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American... 2025 NJCAA North Central District Champion... Member of Indian Hills' first-ever NJCAA National Championship team... Set school record for career wins (52)... Set school record for career tech falls (16)... Ranks in the top-10 in school history for single season wins (T-7 2x), single season winning percentatge (6th), single season tech falls (1st), career wins (1st), career tech falls (1st), and career falls (T-5)... Posted a 26-3 overall record on the year... Placed second overall at the 2025 NJCAA National Championship as the No. 3 overall seed with a 4-1 overall record, including two falls and two tech falls while defeating the No. 14, No. 6, and No. 2 overall seeds... Captured the 2025 NJCAA North Central District Championship, going 2-0 while outscoring his opponents 20-3... Posted a 9-0 dual record on the year with three wins over ranked opponents, including a 6-0 mark in ICCAC action... Knocked off No. 2 nationally ranked wrestler to lift the Warriors to a win over No. 1 North Idaho (11/15)... Placed first overall at the Luther Hill Invitational (11/2)... Placed first overall at the Viking Men's Open (11/9)... Placed third overall at the Missouri Valley Open (2/1)... Named a 2025 CSC First-Team Academic All-American... 2025 CSC Academic All-District selection... Named to the 2025 NJCAA All-Academic First-Team (4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2025 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2024 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Member of the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year... IHCC Competitive Excellence Award recipient... IHCC Sport Highlight of the Year recipient... Named the Indian Hills Hy-Vee Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of January

Freshman Season (2023-24): 2025 NJCAA All-American at 174lbs... 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American... Placed sixth overall at the 2024 NJCAA National Championship as the No. 9 seed, winning five matches including an upset over the No. 2 seed... Finished as the NJCAA North Central District runner-up after placing second overall at the national qualifier... Posted a 26-7 overall record, including a perfect 5-0 mark in ICCAC duals... Ranked in the top-10 in the NJCAA national rankings throughout a majority of the year, climbing as high as No. 8 in the 174lb poll... 26 victories on the year are third-most in a single season in school history... .790 winning percentage ranked seventh all-time in a single season in school history... Tallied five tech falls on the year, fourth-most in a single season in school history... 

Before IHCC: Attended Kokomo High School in Kokomo, Indiana... Member of the wrestling and football programs... Competed on the wrestling team under head coach Jacob Buu... Third-place finish at state championships... State qualifier

Personal: Born April 11, 2005 in Kokomo, Indiana... Son of Shanwa and Jeffery... One sibling Kaijon... Business major