Josh Bower
Josh Bower
  • Weight:
    141
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Palm Coast, Fla.
  • High School:
    Matanzas

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Team Hardest Worker (2020-21)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2020-21, 2021-22)
2021-22 | junior
  • Tallied eight wins in 19 matches
  • Recorded three pins and one major decision
2020-21 | sophomore
  • Finished the year with a 2-10 record
  • Opened the season by pinning Johnathan Thomas of Buena Vista in 5:40
2019-20 | freshman
  • Produced four wins as a freshman, all coming at 133 pounds
  • Tallied two pins, fastest was in 1:35 over Central's Josh Simon
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of Matanzas High School
  • Coached by Thomas Gillin
  • Two-time FHSAA state qualifier
  • Two-time Disney duals all-american
Personal
  • Son of Steve and Kathy Bower
  • Has two brothers, Norman and Caleb, and two sisters, Julia and Caitlin
  • Majoring in business management and health & exercise science

News Mentions

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Storm wrestling drops pair of A-R-C duals

After nearly a three-week hiatus, the Simpson College wrestling team returned to the mats to face Coe and Luther in a pair of American Rivers...

January 27, 2022

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Simpson wrestling picks up three dual wins

The Simpson College wrestling team wrapped up the 2021 portion of their schedule with three dominating wins at the Prairie Wolf Duals on Saturday.

December 18, 2021

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Simpson grapplers compete in Storm Lake

The Simpson College wrestling team had six wrestlers earn top-3 finishes at the Buena Vista Open on Saturday.

December 11, 2021

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Storm wrestling closes November slate at Coe Invite

The Simpson College wrestling team was led by a quartet of third-place finishes at the Coe College Invite on Saturday.

November 20, 2021

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Simpson defeats Iowa Wesleyan in non-conference action

The Simpson College wrestling team picked up its first dual win of the season on Wednesday night thanks to a 24-19 victory over Iowa Wesleyan.

November 17, 2021

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Martinez’s runner-up finish paces Simpson at Grand View Open

The Simpson College wrestling team was one of 41 teams to compete at the Grand View Open on Saturday. The Storm sent 16 wrestlers to the tournamen...

November 13, 2021

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Simpson led by eight placewinners at Luther Hill Invite

Highlighted by runner-up finishes from Dylan McChesney, Zach Stewart, Nathan Keating and Andrew Wolff, the Simpson College wrestling team...

November 6, 2021