2022-23 Wrestling Roster

Chopper Mordecai

  • Position 174 pounds
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Kearney, Mo.
  • High School Kearney

Biography

Career: Went 27-25 for the Mountaineers with a dual win in Varsity Gym in 2022-23 ... Team captain during the 2022-23 championship season.
 
2022-23: Went 11-8 overall wrestling at 174 and 184 pounds ... Made first dual appearance in Varsity Gym against Queens and won by fall in 1:43 ... Had three pins and one major decision ... Placed fifth at the Keystone Classic and fourth at the Mountaineer Invitational ... Final three wins were all by fall, including in an extra match after the VMI dual and the Appalachian Open.
 
2021-22: Went 12-10 overall while wrestling primarily at 174 pounds … Placed second at the Appalachian Open with a 3-0 start that preceded a finals loss … Made his App State dual debut at Davidson (at 184 pounds) and dropped a 6-3 decision and then won by a first-period fall in a dual extra against Presbyterian … Also won by fall in a dual extra against Little Rock … Placed fifth at the Mountaineer Invitational and sixth at the Keystone Classic … Advanced to semifinal round of Appalachian Open with third-period pin against Virginia's Robby Patrick, who held leads of 6-0 and 8-1, then won a 3-2 decision against Virginia's Hudson Stewart to reach the final … Started Appalachian Open with a 9-0 major decision.

2020-21 (Didn't count against eligibility because of COVID): Went 4-7 at 165 pounds with two major decisions and one pin … After a SoCon dual against Bellarmine, won a 16-5 major decision in his extra match … Posted wins at the App State Individual Quad, the Wolfpack Round Robin and the Edinboro Round Robin Invitational.

2019-20: Went 16-13 as a redshirting, unattached true freshman at 165 pounds … Won three times, all by pins, at the Tornado Open, to place fourth … Had four wins, including two by fall, to place fifth at the Newberry Open … Posted three wins at the Southeast Open … Won three times, including once by fall, at the Wolfpack Open.

High School: Known as “Chopper" but named Brett, was the 3-A state champion at 170 pounds as a senior thanks to a 5-4 decision against a previously unbeaten opponent … Went 35-5 as a senior … ­­Helped lead Kearney High School to a state championship during his junior season … Placed second in the state at 195 pounds during a 47-6 season as a junior … Earned four letters in wrestling and three in football while receiving all-conference recognition in both … Named one of the Kansas City Star’s Boys Scholar-Athletes of the Year for 2019 with a GPA above 4.0 and a top-15 ranking in his class of 270 … Two-time academic all-state … Coached in high school by Jake Hill. … Born Sept. 13, 2000 … Son of Donnie and Sherri Mordecai … Has one sibling: Clayton, who plays football at Benedictine College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    165 pounds
  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    174 pounds
  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    174 pounds