2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Robert Gambrell

  • Weight 174
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Castle Rock, Colo.
  • Highschool Douglas County
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2019-20: NWCA All-America ... CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-America ... NWCA Super Region VI Wrestler of the Year ... Blaster Awards winner for Iron Digger of the Year ... NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds … Was the NCAA Championships’ #1 seed … NCAA Super Region VI champion … Ranked as high as #2 in the nation by the NWCA ... First-Team All-RMAC … CoSIDA Academic All-District ... NWCA Scholar All-America ... RMAC Academic Wrestler of the Year … RMAC First-Team All-Academic … RMAC Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 17) … Was 18-1 overall and an undefeated 17-0 against NCAA Division II competition … Season win percentage of 94.74% is the best in Mines history ... Ended career with 73 wins (12th-best at Mines) and a 75.26% career winning percentage (4th all-time) ... Co-led Mines with nine wins by decision … Had three pins … Notched 21 dual points … Went 4-0 in RMAC duals … Won the Midwest Classic and was third at the UNK Open in the Elite bracket.

2018-19: NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds … Second-Team All-RMAC … NWCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic … Led Mines in wins going 19-5 … Also led Mines in dual points at 53 earning 13 bonus-point victories including seven majors, two techs, and four falls … Was 12-1 in duals and 7-0 vs. the RMAC … Placed third at NCAA Super Region VI Championships to qualify for nationals … Was the UNK Open Elite 174 runner-up.

2017-18: Redshirted … RMAC Academic Honor Roll member.

2016-17: RMAC First-Team All-Academic … NWCA Second-Team All-Academic … UNK Open Most Outstanding Wrestler … Earned the team’s DeGiacomo Dedication Award … Mines’ wins leader going 23-8 … Started 11 duals at 174 … Won the UNK Open 174-pound bracket to earn his MOW award … Also third at the Cowboy Open and placed sixth at RMAC Championships … Produced a team-best 34 dual points, going 9-2 overall and 3-2 in RMAC duals … Had two majors, a tech fall, and five falls (fastest: 1:59) among his 23 wins.

2015-16: Was 13-10 overall … Went 1-2 in duals at 157 … Made the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open consolation semifinals.

HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Four-year letterwinner...Two-time regional finalist and state qualifier (2014-15), earning CHSAA 5A runner-up at 160 pounds in 2015...Twice led team in takedowns, posting squad-best 43 wins during senior season...Twice voted Most Inspirational and Most Dedicated...DCHS Athlete of the Season (Winter, 2015) and Continental League Athlete of the Month (Feb., 2015)...National Honor Society member (2014-15)...Four-year Honor Roll selection (2012-15)...Academic letter honoree (2014-15).

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    165 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    174 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    174 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    174 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    174 lbs