2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Jay Mutchnik
Jay Mutchnik
Jay Mutchnik

Kizhan Clarke

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Gibsonton, Fla.
  • High School Riverview

Biography

2020-21 (RS Senior) -  Unable to compete at the EIWA Championships, the program's only meet due to a COVID-shortened season... Advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Last Chance US Olympic Trials Qualifier in April, 2021... Had a 2-1 record at 65 kg, eventually losing to two-time All-American and 2020 US Open finalist Evan Henderson who became a qualifier... Placed fourth at the U23 Junior Nationals in freestyle in November, 2020. 

2019-20 (RS Junior) - Named NWCA All-American Honorable Mention after the canceled NCAA Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Also an NWCA Scholar All-American... Team MVP... Moved back down to 149 pounds and became one of the top wrestlers in the nation... Ranked 7th at 149 in both the first and second NCAA Coaches’ Panel rankings (released 1/24 and 2/13)... Ranked 12th in the third release (2/27)... Earned an automatic spot at the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish at the EIWA Championships, going 3-2 overall... Finished the season 36-7 overall, spending much of the year leading all wrestlers in the nation in wins... His 36 wins rank third all-time at AU for wins in a single season... Has a career record of 79-33, already ranking 17th all-time at AU in career wins with another season of eligibility remaining... Has 17 major decision victories in his career to rank tied for eighth all-time in program history, with his seven career technical falls ranking tied for seventh all-time... His four tech falls in 2019-20 are tied for ninth all-time... Went 9-3 in duals with 34 points scored and only nine against… Went 4-0 overall in tech falls and 8-0 in major decisions... Started the season 19-0, going undefeated through four meets (first place at Battle at The Citadel, AU Round Robin, Navy Classic and Patriot Open)... Finished fifth at the prestigious Midlands Championship at 7-2 overall... One of two dual losses was to #1 Austin O’Connor of UNC (5-3 in SV)... Earned an EIWA Academic Achievement Award for a third year in a row.

2018-19 (RS Sophomore) - Moved up to 157 to help team with logjam at 149... Just missed getting his first trip to Nationals, losing a close match in the consolation third round at the EIWA Championships and finishing in seventh place... Posted a 21-8 record at 157 after moving on 11/30... Won Mat-Town Open bracket at 157, carrying four-bout winning streak into EIWAs... Went 6-5 in dual matches, but four losses starting 1/12 came against ranked opponents... Losses by close decisions helped Eagles go 7-1 in final eight dual matches... Won Wilkes Open with 4-0 mark... Third at Patriot Open after going 4-1... His 27 wins overall were third on the team... His six wins by major decisions tied Colin Shannon for first on the team... Named an NWCA Scholar All-American... Earned an EIWA Academic Achievement Award.

2017-18 (RS Freshman) – Went 16-13 overall and 5-4 in dual matches… Went 1-2 at 149 pounds at the EIWA Championships… Won his opener, 4-1, over Brett Kulp of Franklin & Marshall, but lost his next two bouts… Had a 3:38 WBF over Trevor Mello in a dual victory over George Mason… Also had a SV-2 loss in a dual to #17 Luke Karam at Lehigh and a 3-2 loss to #20 Nicholas Gil of Navy… Other dual wins came at Campbell, vs. Duke (21-3 TF, 6:43), at Brown and vs. Drexel… Finished 6th at the Wilkes Open after going 5-1… Went 3-2 at the Navy Classic and 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational... Earned an EIWA Academic Achievement Award.

2016-17 (Redshirt) - Placed at six tournaments during a strong redshirt season... His 32 wins were second among all AU wrestlers (Gage Curry, 35-9)... Won the Messiah Open, winning all four bouts, including two major decisions and a tech fall... Beat Jhared Simmons of Maryland, 13-4, in the final... Third at the Southeast Open to begin the season, going 4-1... Fastest fall of his first collegiate season was 1:51 win over Kellen Devlin of NC State in the 3rd-place match... Also 3rd at the Wilkes Open, going 5-1, including a 7-3 win over Robbie Rizzolino of NC State in the 3rd-place match... Earned 5th at the National Collegiate Open with a 5-2 mark that included two major wins... Fifth at the Warriors Winter Open, losing his first-round match and winning four straight afterwards... Beat Kenan Carter of ODU in 5th-place match... Also 6th with a 4-2 mark at the Storm Open... Had eight major-decision victories.

Riverview HS - State champion wrestler, the first at Riverview... Two-time Florida state finalist... A Disney Duals All-American... Finished high school with a 165-32 record.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    141 lbs
  • 2017-18Redshirt

    141 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt

    149 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    149 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

    149 lbs