Biography
2019-20: Named NWCA Second Team All-American…Named the 2020 SoCon Wrestler of the Year…One of five Camels named to the 2020 All-SoCon team…Ended the year with a 14-match winning streak, carrying a 30-5 overall record…Seeded ninth at 133 pounds for the 2020 NCAA Championships, set for his third NCAA appearance, and second as a Camel…Earned the 133 SoCon Championship, cruising to the finals with a pair of pins, defeating Gardner-Webb's Will Edmiston (1:16) to start his tournament run, then pinning Davidson's Kyle Gorant (4:27) in the semifinals…Collected his first SoCon championship with a 4-1 decision over Appalachian State's Codi Russell…Earned the SoCon’s top seed at 133 pounds at the conference championships…Went 10-2 in dual matchups, including a perfect 6-0 SoCon ledger on the way to his second All-SoCon team honor…All six of his SoCon matches ended in bonus point victories, including five pins…Named SoCon Wrestler of the Month after a perfect January, going an unblemished 7-0 with four pins, a tech fall, and wins over three ranked opponents…Also named SoCon Wrestler of the Week on January 15 following a 3-0 showing at the Duals on the Diamond that included victories over No. 21 Todd Small of Iowa State and No. 14 Joshua Krammer of Arizona State, helping Campbell take down the No. 11 Cyclones…Claimed a third ranked win on January 25, defeating Oregon State's Devan Turner, 4-2…Ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Coaches’ Panel with an RPI of 10…Ranked as high as No. 7 in the individual national polls (WIN, Dec. 4) during the season…Earned regular season tournament championships at the Southeast Open and Navy Classic…Claimed the 133 Southeast Open championship, going 3-0 with a 5-3 win over Missouri's Allan Hart in the finals…Combined for a 15-0 score in his first two bouts of the day at the SE Open, including an 8-0 major decision over Chattanooga's Franco Valdes in the semifinals…Went 5-0 to take the 133 pound Navy Classic championship, including a pair of falls…Pinned The Citadel's Nathan Orosco in just 50 seconds to open the day, and clinched a spot in the finals by pinning Air Force's Jared Van Vleet (1:23), then taking down No. 25 Casey Cobb of Navy 4-0, Zac Firestone of Rutgers 5-2 and Tim Rooney of Kent State 5-4 in the title match…Finished runner-up at the Reno TOC, making his third finals appearance of the season, falling to No. 7 Montorie Bridges of Wyoming 4-1…Placed fifth at Midlands, taking a 7-2 decision over Harvard's Michael Jaffe to start day two action, advancing to the consolation semifinals with another 7-2 decision, this time over North Carolina's Joe Heilmann, where he narrowly fell 6-3 to No. 3 Sebastian Rivera of Northwestern, and edged No. 21 Louie Hayes of Virginia, 3-2…Clinched Campbell’s dual win over Appalachian State with an 11-2 major decision over Codi Russell…
2018-19: Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships at 133 pounds…Took runner-up at the SoCon Championships, notching a 10-0 major decision to moved past Chattanooga's Jake Huffine to the championship bout…Named to the All-SoCon team, going a perfect 6-0 in conference matches…Tallied a 21-10 overall record on the season, including a 7-1 dual mark…Moved to day two of the NCAA Championships with an 8-3 decision over No. 27 Anthony Cefolo from Rider, going 1-2 in the tournament…Became the first Campbell wrestler ever to advance to the finals of the Midlands Championships, taking a runner-up finish…Topped Iowa's Paul Glynn with a 1-0 decision to reach the 133 finals before falling to Iowa's Austin Desanto, seeded second and ranked No. 11 in the country…Won 13-of-14 matches during a stretch from Dec. 29 until March 10…Placed third in the Hokie Open to start the season, going 4-1 on the day…Notched three bonus point victories in SoCon action…
At Eastern Michigan
2017-18: Finished the season with a 14-11 record as the primary starter at 133 lbs….Went 8-6 in duals and 4-3 in conference duals…Took second place at the Keystone Classic, Feb. 19, going 4-1 with a major decision and pin…Named to the Academic All-MAC team for the second-straight season…
2016-17: Went 16-12 in his first season as a primary starter at 125 lbs., including a 7-4 dual record…Spent a majority of the season ranked in the top-20 of the national rankings after claiming victories over three ranked opponents…Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, becoming just the second freshman at EMU since 1984 to qualify…Finished tied for the team lead with 33 dual points, while finishing second amongst starters with six pins, including four in dual action…Took sixth at the 2017 MAC Championships…Also placed second at the Keystone Classic and fifth at the Cliff Keen Invite…Named to the Academic All-MAC and NWCA All-Academic teams…2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 125 and 133 lbs. in his first season for Eastern, competing in seven meets…Posted a 16-10 overall record, including six decisions, three major decisions, a tied for team-best six falls, and a forfeit…Placed in four tournaments, highlighted by a title at 125 lbs. at the EMU Open…Took second at the Alma Open, third at the MSU Open and fifth at the Purple Raider Open…
Prep/Personal: He tallied a 202-21 career record at Grand Blanc High School, winning the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Championships at the 120 lbs. class...Also took third at the 2015 National High School Coaches Association Championships...Recorded a 57-3 record as a senior...The 202 wins are the most in school history...He was also a three-time MHSAA state placer...Full name is Noah Karsten Gonser...Son of Kerry and Katherine Gonser...Has one brother, Alexander...
