Riley Bettich

'25 Riley Bettich

  • Hometown:
    Stevensville, MI
  • Position:
    125lbs
  • Year:
    2024-25
  • High School:
    Crown Point
  • Team:
    University of The Cumberlands
  • Sport:
    Men's Wrestling
  • Level:
    NAIA
  • Years at IHCC:
    2022-25

Sophomore Season (2024-25): 2025 NJCAA All-American... 2025 NJCAA North Central District Champion... 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American... Member of Indian Hills' first-ever NJCAA National Championship team... Posted a 16-4 overall record on the year... Finished two-year career ranked second all-time in career victories (44)... Ranks in the top-10 in school history in single season wins (T-5), total matches (1st), single season falls (T-4), career wins (2nd), career falls (4th), career tech falls (T-3)... Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 133lb bracket throughout the duration of the year... Placed fourth overall at the 2025 NJCAA National Championship, going 4-2 as the No. 3 overall seed in the 125lb bracket... Defeated the No. 14, No. 6, and No. 4 overall seeds to earn a spot on the podium for second time in his career...  Captured the 2025 NJCAA North Central District Championship in the 125lb bracket, going 2-0 with two falls... Went 7-0 in dual action on the year, including a 5-0 mark in ICCAC contests... Posted four falls, five tech falls, and four majors on the year... Defeated the No. 3 nationally ranked wrestler with a 9-6 decision vs. Iowa Central (1/15)... Defeated the No. 9 nationally ranked wrestler with a 6-3 decision vs. Rochester (12/6)... Named to the 2025 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region Second-Team (3.0-3.5 GPA)... Member of the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year

Freshman Season (2022-23): 2023 NJCAA All-American... 2023 NWCA Scholar All-American... 2023 NJCAA Third-Team All-Academic selection... Set program record with 28 victories and 35 total matches in a single season... Posted a 27-8 overall record on the year (.770%)... Posted second-most falls in a single season with 13... Posted a seventh-place finish at the 2023 NJCAA National Championship after being unseeded in the 125lb bracket, going 4-2 in Council Bluffs... Placed first overall at the Loras College Open... Placed first overall at the Lindenwood Open... Runner-up finish at the Luther Hill Invitational... ICCAC Athlete of the Week (11/22)... NJCAA Third-Team All-Academic selection (3.6-3.79 GPA)... 2023 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... 2022 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Member of the Scholar All-America team

Before IHCC: Attended Crown Point High School in Crown Point, Indiana... Member of the wrestling program under coaches Bill Hawkins, Vince Sessa, and Brandon Lorek... 2018 Michigan state champion at 103lbs... 2017 Michigan state runner-up... Placed fifth overall at the 2019 Indiana state championships and fourth overall at the 2020 Indiana state championships... Previously attended Upper Iowa University

Personal: Born February 18, 2002 in Crown Point, Indiana... Son of Trisha and Randy Bettich.. Two siblings Race and Ross... Agriculture major