2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Peake, Tanner
Tanner Peake
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Flemington, N.J.
- High School:
- Hunterdon Central High School
Bio
2023-24 (Sophomore): SoCon Runner-Up at 157 pounds... Was selected as the first alternate at 157 for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships... Ended the year ranked No. 33 in the final NWCA Coaches Rankings... Finished the year by winning 12 of his last 15 matches and went 6-1 in the month of February... Ended the season with an 18-16 overall record and a 6-1 mark in SoCon duals... Earned the No. 2 seed in the SoCon Championships... Finished second on the team in total match points (200) and takedowns (19)... Picked up a ranked win over No. 25 DJ McGee of George Mason in overtime... Picked up SoCon dual wins over Cambell's Chris Earnest, Bellarmine's Gray Ortis, Gardner-Webb's Dominic DiTullio, The Citadel's Hayden Watson, VMI's Josh Yost, and Presbyterian's Dakota Price... Won over Presbyterian's Elijah Holiday via tech fall in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Championships (3/8)... Won via disqualification over Campbell's Earnest in the semifinals.
2022-23 (Freshman): SoCon All-Freshman selection... 157-pound SoCon Runner-Up... Ended his freshman season with a 15-4 combined record at 157 and 165 pounds... His .789 winning percentage is the highest by a Davidson freshman who has wrestled in 15 or more matches... Finished in second place at Iowa State's Last Chance Open (2/19/23)... Took second place at the App State Open (1/28/23)... Completed the season with a 5-0 record in SoCon duals... Earned his first career pin over Devin King (Unat.) at the App State Open in 3:23... Won via major decision over Garder-Webb's Tyler Brignola and Wisconsin's Cody Goebel... Defeated Campbell's Troy Nation, the No. 2 seed in the 157-pound weight class, in the semifinals of the SoCon Championships, 4-3... In May of 2023, Peake qualified for the Puerto Rican U20 National Team as a World Team member at 74 kg.
BEFORE DAVIDSON: A 2022 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School... Was coached by John Cantagallo Rohm as a four-year member of the wrestling team... Was named the 2022 Team MVP, earned the 2021 Scholar-Athlete Award, and won the 2020 Alpha Award... Was a team captain for three years, a two-time state place winner (2021 & 2022), and a three-time NJ State Qualifier... 2022 NJ Region Champion... 2022 HWS Tri County Champion... 2022 HCIWT Champion... Team won the New Jersey Sectional Championship in 2019 and were New Jersey Group 5 State finalists.
PERSONAL: Born on September 4, 2003... Son of Nydia and Chris Peake... Has a sister, Emma and a brother, Cole... Father wrestled at Rutgers University.
2022-23 (Freshman): SoCon All-Freshman selection... 157-pound SoCon Runner-Up... Ended his freshman season with a 15-4 combined record at 157 and 165 pounds... His .789 winning percentage is the highest by a Davidson freshman who has wrestled in 15 or more matches... Finished in second place at Iowa State's Last Chance Open (2/19/23)... Took second place at the App State Open (1/28/23)... Completed the season with a 5-0 record in SoCon duals... Earned his first career pin over Devin King (Unat.) at the App State Open in 3:23... Won via major decision over Garder-Webb's Tyler Brignola and Wisconsin's Cody Goebel... Defeated Campbell's Troy Nation, the No. 2 seed in the 157-pound weight class, in the semifinals of the SoCon Championships, 4-3... In May of 2023, Peake qualified for the Puerto Rican U20 National Team as a World Team member at 74 kg.
BEFORE DAVIDSON: A 2022 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School... Was coached by John Cantagallo Rohm as a four-year member of the wrestling team... Was named the 2022 Team MVP, earned the 2021 Scholar-Athlete Award, and won the 2020 Alpha Award... Was a team captain for three years, a two-time state place winner (2021 & 2022), and a three-time NJ State Qualifier... 2022 NJ Region Champion... 2022 HWS Tri County Champion... 2022 HCIWT Champion... Team won the New Jersey Sectional Championship in 2019 and were New Jersey Group 5 State finalists.
PERSONAL: Born on September 4, 2003... Son of Nydia and Chris Peake... Has a sister, Emma and a brother, Cole... Father wrestled at Rutgers University.
Davidson Wrestling vs Sacred Heart
Saturday, December 16
Wrestling vs. Duke (STREAM)
Friday, December 08
Inside Davidson Wrestling - Episode 2
Wednesday, November 08
Davidson Wrestling vs VMI
Saturday, February 04
