Chase DeBlaere

Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
High School:
Simley High School

2024-25
• Finished season with a 7-6 record
• Competed in the Navy Classic (Nov. 23), Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 6-7) and Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 22)
• Opened season with four consecutive wins en route to fifth-place finish at the Navy Classic

2023-24
• Closed season with a 7-5 mark
• Competed in the Menlo Open (Nov. 4), Bison Open (Nov. 11) and Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17)
• Finished fourth at the Bison Open

2022-23
• Tallied 2-2 record, all coming at the Roadrunner Invitational (Nov. 20)
• First collegiate win came via fall at 3:11

SIMLEY HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time state champion (won at 120, 126 and 138 lbs.)
• Six-time state placewinner
• Capped 2021 season with a 32-1 mark
• Holds school records for wins (254) and falls (167)
• Starred in classroom as four-time honor recipient

PERSONAL
• Son of Elicia and Michael DeBlaere
• Has three sisters: Sabrina, Caeice and Shayla
• Outside of wrestling, enjoys golf, fly fishing and snowboarding
• Picked OSU because of "great coaches and team culture"