2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Andy McLean

Tomas Brooker

  • Position 184 pounds
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Harrisburg, N.C.
  • High School Hickory Ridge

Biography

Career: Finished 2024-25 season with a 25-18 career record.

2024-25: Preseason All-SoCon selection at 184 pounds suffered season-ending injury in first dual of the season … Went 4-3, with an 0-1 dual record via an injury default against NC State … Battle at The Citadel and Mountaineer Invitational runner-up with 2-1 records in each event … Had one tech fall and one major decision.

2023-24: SoCon champion at 184, NCAA qualifier and member of the SoCon All-Freshman team ... NWCA Division I Scholar All-American ... Went 21-15 as a true freshman, including an 8-6 record in duals (6-2 in SoCon duals) ... As the No. 3 seed at the SoCon Championship, went 3-0 with an improbable 5-4 victory in the final against No. 32 Caleb Hopkins of Campbell thanks to a takedown with one second left ... Starting the third period from a top position while facing a 3-0 deficit against a wrestling who had quickly pinned him in their dual matchup, Brooker was still on top when Hopkins was penalized a stalling point for the first time with 26 seconds remaining. Brooker tried to cut him loose immediately but brought him back down too quickly for an escape/takedown combo to be scored. Hopkins refused to return to his feet as Brooker tried to cut him loose again and was penalized again for stalling with five seconds left to make the score 3-2. Hopkins returned to his feet, finally recording an escape 115 seconds into the period, and Brooker immediately went in for a takedown that he finished in the final second ... 11-4 with nine bonus-point wins in last 15 matches prior to the NCAAs ... In Kansas City, as a No. 33 seed, dropped matches to Long Island’s Anthony D’Alesio (10-8) and George Mason’s Malachi DuVall (fall) … In six SoCon dual wins, had three tech falls and two major decisions, including one against a Davidson opponent that had defeated him at the Southern Scuffle ... ... App State held 15-13 lead on Chattanooga before Brooker produced five team points with a 15-0 tech fall ... Picked up first dual win vs. Duke ... Went 4-0 during title run in The Battle at The Citadel in first college tournament.

High School: State 4-A champion as a senior with a 61-0 record at 195 pounds … Career record of 134-8 in three varsity seasons … Two-time state finalist and three-time state qualifier … NHSCA All-American … League wrestler of the year and all-state member as a senior who made the all-conference team for the third time … Went 54-4 and made the state final as a junior … Posted a 19-4 record during a COVID-shortened sophomore season … Honor roll member … Born May 17, 2005.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    184 pounds
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    184 pounds
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    184 pounds