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Issiah Burks

157
Class
Senior
Weight
165
Major
Hometown
Hemet, Calif.
Previous School
Hemet HS
Honors and Awards

-2023 First Team All-GPAC -2022 GPAC Championships: 4th place (165)
-2021 GPAC Championships: 5th place (157)
-2020-21  GPAC Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 16)
-2020 GPAC Championships: 5th place (165)

Issiah Burks

Weight Class: 157
Senior, 165

2022-23: Senior                                                                                                                                                                                                           Finished the season at 18-13 while going 10-5 in duels... notched 4 pins on the year... placed 6th at the Doane Open, and swept the GPAC championship, finishing first in the 165 weight class and earning him a spot in the national tournament where he went 1-2.

2021-2022: Junior
Turned in an overall record of 12-11...went 6-4 in duals...notching 5 pins...produced a fourth place finish in the GPAC at 165.

2020-21: Redshirt Junior
Posted an overall record of 23-10 (7-3 in duals) with 12 pins ... placed fifth in the GPAC at 157 ... produced tournament place finishes of first at the Dakota Wesleyan Open, second at the York Open and third at the Hastings Open.

2019-20: Sophomore
Posted an overall record of 19-20 at 165 pounds ... 8-7 mark in duals ... placed fifth in the GPAC at 165 ... collected 11 pins.

2018-19: Freshman
Went 5-5 overall and 1-1 in dual meets ... recorded three victories at the Dakota Wesleyan Open ... turned in two pins.

High School
Prepped under head coaches Chris Santana, Corey Wilson, John Nieblas and Aaron Rhoades … lettered for four years and started for three … served as team captain for one year … named the All-League MVP and the two-time wrestling MVP … received the Coaches Award.

Personal
Born in Hemet, Calif., on March 3, 1999 … son of Gretchen Burks. 

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