Justin Rademacher

Photo by: Allie Grant/OSU Athletics

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Allie Grant/OSU Athletics

Photo by: Landon Marks

Position:
197
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
West Linn, Ore.
High School:
West Linn HS

2024 NCAA Qualifier
Pac-12 Runner-up (197)
Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 20, 2024)

2025-26
• U20 World Champion (97 kg)
• U20 Pan American Champion (97 kg)
• Senior Pan American Champion (97 kg)
• U20 US Open Champion (97 kg)
• USA Wrestling's Athlete of the Week (Aug. 21) following U20 World Championship win
· Was a 197-pound standout for Oregon State during the 2025-26 season, posting a team-best 24-5 record and earning NCAA Championships qualification as one of the Beavers' most dominant pinners.
· Rademacher dropped only one dual-meet bout all year, finishing 8-1 in duals and 16-4 in tournament competition while breaking down his wins into nine decisions, six major decisions, seven technical falls and three falls.
· He opened the season in unbeaten fashion, winning the 197-pound title at the Princeton Open on Nov. 2 with five straight wins, including two major decisions and a 2:26 pin of Princeton's Gabe Garibaldi.
· Rademacher followed with another tournament title at the Roadrunner Open on Nov. 23, capping an 8-0 start that pushed him into the national rankings.
· He placed third at the Cliff Keen Invitational on Dec. 6, helping Oregon State tie for 10th as a team, with notable wins by major decision over Northwestern's Alex Smith and a sudden-victory decision over No. 11 Deathony Parker Jr. of Oklahoma.
· On Jan. 4, the then-No. 6 Rademacher delivered the lone Beaver victory in a 41-3 dual loss to No. 2 Ohio State, edging No. 14 Luke Geog, 8-7, in a tiebreaker.
· Strung together five consecutive technical falls during Pac-12 dual play, culminating in a 19-4 tech fall of No. 6 Joey Novak at No. 17 Wyoming on Jan. 31 — a signature result that lifted him to a season-high No. 4 national ranking.
· He suffered only his second loss of the year on Feb. 6 at Arizona State, dropping a 4-1 sudden-victory decision to Colton Hawks in the Beavers' 23-16 dual defeat.
· Finished second at the Pac-12 Championships on March 6, posting a 17-2 technical fall of CSU Bakersfield's Chris Neal and a 2:13 pin of Cal Poly's Cole Jackson before a 4-3 loss to No. 4 Stephen Little of Little Rock.
· At the NCAA Championships on March 19-20, Rademacher opened with a 3-2 overtime win over No. 27 Gabe Arnold of Iowa before falling to No. 11 Camden McDaniel of Nebraska (MD, 13-5) and No. 12 Luke Geog of Ohio State (3-2) in the consolation bracket.
· He started every dual meet for the Beavers and accounted for at least three team points in all nine duals, scoring the lineup-high five or more points on six occasions.
· For his Oregon State career, Rademacher compiled a 38-15 record with eight technical falls, nine major decisions and six falls, including a 12-6 mark in dual competition.

2024-25
• Utilized redshirt for season
• Competed unattached in the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 22), where he was the champion and named the event's Most Outstanding Wrestler

2023-24
• 12-7 record in first collegiate season
• Named to USA U-20 Freestyle World Team
• Freestyle Runner-Up at U.S. Open
• Named NWCA Scholar-Athlete
• Finished runner-up at Pac-12 Championships
• 3rd place in 133-lb. division of Southeast Open (Nov. 4)
• First two wins were by fall
• Four ranked wins in regular season (incl. MD win over No. 15 Nick Stemmet of Stanford in finale)

West Linn HS
• Tallied a 147-13 mark in prep career which included a state championship
• Ranked 7th in the country and was a four-time All-American

Personal
• Son of Denise and Jack Rademacher
• Chose OSU because of how "it's close to home"
• Intends to major in finance
• Enjoys spending time with friends in spare time