2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Alex Hopper

  • Position 165 pounds
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Wilmington, N.C.
  • High School Laney

Biography

2024-25: Went 11-11 at 174 pounds … Competing unattached, placed second at the Newberry Open with a 4-1 record that included an overtime victory in the semifinal round … Had one pin, one tech fall and one major decision.

2023-24: Officially went 2-4 as a redshirting true freshman who wrestled attached during the first semester … Won two matches at the Mountaineer Invitational … Had a 1-4 mark in unattached matches during the second semester.

High School: Two-time state champion and four-time state qualifier at Laney … Career record of 172-11 with 142 pins … Won 182-pound state title as a senior, capping a 53-2 season with a pin in his final match in the 4-A tournament against an opponent who had beaten him earlier in the season … Of 53 wins, 49 came via pin, injury default or forfeit … As a junior, won 4-A state title at 170 pounds and finished that season with a 49-2 record … State qualifier as a sophomore and fifth-place finisher as a freshman … Helped lead Laney to a dual team state title in 2022 and finals appearance in 2023 … Laney finished as the 4-A team champion at the state tournament in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    165/174 pounds
  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    174 pounds
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    165 pounds