2006-07: Went 12-17 overall, 5-11 in duals and 1-7 in Big Ten action... Won 17-0 technical fall against Eastern Illinois' Billy Gallo in dual match... Placed fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions... Advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2006 Midlands Championships... Upset 16th-ranked Chris Vondruka of Ohio State on 2/4.
2005-06: Posted a 16-16 overall record, including a 6-9 dual and 2-6 Big Ten mark ... Was in the lineup at 157 lbs. for every dual match ... Began the season by taking third place at the Michigan State Open, going 5-1 ... Posted a 3-2 record at the Midlands Wrestling Championships ... Won six-consecutive matches from 11/13-12/18 ... Recorded two wins by fall and one major decision win ... Beat Michigan State's 15th-ranked Tony Greathouse 7-6 in NU's dual with the Spartans (2/10) ... Went 0-2 at the Big Ten Championships ... Was ranked as high as No. 29 according to Amateur Wrestling News.
2004-05: Went 10-11 overall, 3-5 in duals and 0-3 in Big Ten ... After competing at 149 lbs. for much of the year, bumped up to 165 lbs. in place of injured Nick Hayes for the Big Ten Championships, where he posted an 0-2 mark ... One of six 'Cats to go perfect 4-0 at Beast of the East Invitational, claiming first place ... Posted a 3-2 mark at the Michigan State Open and also went 3-2 in nonconference duals ... Recorded two major decision victories and one pin.
High School: Fourth-place finish at High School Nationals in 2004, earning All-America honors ... Competed on two national champion squads for Blair Academy (2002-03 & 2003-04) ... Compiled a 125-25 record in high school ... Wrestled against former teammates Jordan Brown and Jarred Mercado in high school ... Earned five letters in wrestling and served as team captain ... Also lettered five times and served as team captain of cross country team ... Participated on Seagulls Wrestling Club ... 2002 Tri-City Area race walk champion ... 2003 Atlantic County Bocce Ball First-team All-Star ... Won Sportsmanship Award at county table tennis tournament.
Personal: Born Gregory Hagel on 8/11/85 ... Son of Greg and Linda Hagel ... Chose Northwestern over Penn, Brown, Cornell, Atlantic County Community and James Elliot Christian College ... Majoring in communication studies.
Hagel's Stats
| Yr. | Overall | Dual |
| 2004-05 | 10-11 | 3-5 | |
| 2005-06 | 16-16 | 6-9 | |
| 2006-07 | 12-17 | 5-11 | |
| Career | 38-34 | 10-21 | |