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Nick Suriano

Nick Suriano

  • Weight:
    133
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Paramus, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Bergen Catholic

Summary

Biography

The Suriano File

  • 2019 NCAA Champion (133 Pounds)
  • Two-time national finalist (2018-19)
  • Two-time All-American (2018-19)
  • First national champion and first finalist in program history
  • 2019 Big Ten Champion (133 Pounds)
  • Finished junior season with a 29-3 record
  • Finished sophomore season with a 25-1 record
  • 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Champion (133)
  • Two-time Big Ten Championships Placewinner (2018-19)
  • 2017 Midlands Champion
  • Three-time national qualifier (2017-19)
  • First wrestler in program history to secure No. 1 overall ranking in individual weight class
  • Transfer from Penn State
2020-21 (Senior)
  • Was the consensus preseason No. 1 wrestler at 133 pounds
  • Will begin the season wrestling freestyle
2019-20 (Senior)
  • Utilized an Olympic Redshirt and did not compete during the 2019-20 collegiate season
2018-19 (As a junior): Bauer Male Athlete of the Year ... finished season with 29 victories en route to national title at 133 pounds, the first in program history ... defeated the No. 1 seed (Daton Fix) and No. 2 seed (Stevan Micic) to secure his individual title ... went 4-0 to claim first career Big Ten individual title at 133 pounds (March 9-10)  ... No. 3 in the country at 133 pounds with a 24-3 record ... appeared as high as No. 1 in the national polls this season ... finished first on the team in bonus-point wins (18) and second on the team in dual points (73) ... closed out regular season with a pin on Orion Anderson in road win at Maryland (Feb. 22) ... collected his fourth win over a ranked individual with his 12-4 major of Ben Thornton of Purdue (Feb. 10) ... earned 20-7 major in dual win at Indiana (Feb. 8) ... teched Jonathan Gomez, 25-9, in dual win over Princeton (Feb. 3) ... muscled a 12-2 deicison over Jevon Parrish against No. 9 Nebraska (Feb. 1) ... teched Logan Griffin to help team secure dual win over Michigan State (Jan. 25) ... secured a 14-5 major decision over Jens Lantz in dual win over No. 10 Wisconsin (Jan. 11) ... earned a 20-5 tech fall over Skyler Petry in dual at Minnesota (Jan. 6) ... collected a 15-3 major decision against Anthony Cefelo during dual victory against Rider (Dec. 16) ... went 5-0, including wins over No. 9 John Erneste (Missouri), No. 13 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) and No. 16 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech), en route to 133-pound individual title at the 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) ... collected his third fall of the season with a first-period pin on Trent Olsen during dual win at Hofstra (Nov. 16) ... picked up a major decision and a win by forfeit at the 2018 Journeymen Duals (Nov. 10) ... accounted for 16 team points with two pins and a major decision in quad meet with Centenary, Fresno State and Johnson & Wales (Nov. 3) ... preseason No. 2 at 125 pounds by FloWrestling.

2017-18 (As a sophomore): 2018 national finalist at 125 pounds, producing a 4-1 mark en route to a second-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships (March 15-17) ... highest finisher and first national finalist in program history ... collected wins over the No. 1, 12 and 13 seeds en route to All-America status ... placed sixth after going 1-0 and then defaulting out of the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4) ... won 4-1 over No. 10 Sebastian Rivera of Northwestern (Feb. 2) ... produced a third-period pin on Devin Schnupp during dual against Penn State (Jan. 28) ... collected a 14-4 major decision over Mitchell Maginnis during dual at No. 18 Nebraska (Jan. 21) ... produced a 19-3 tech fall over Jacob Martin during dual win against Hofstra (Jan. 19) ... earned a 12-3 major decision over James Szymanski during dual against No. 24 North Carolina (Jan. 12) ... produced a  24-9 major decision against Ohio State (Jan. 7) ... produced Rutgers’ first individual champion in program history after he finished 5-0, including victories over three ranked opponents, at the 55th Annual Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) ... picked up a 24-5 tech fall over Justin Stickley during home dual against No. 7 Iowa (Dec. 8) ... earned a 19-5 major decision over Lock Haven’s Josiah Kline (Dec. 1) ... 125-pound champion at Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y. (Nov. 19) ... delivered wins over Christian Moody (Oklahoma) and No. 18 Louie Hayes (Virginia) at the 2017 Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 11) ... defeated Maryland’s Brandon Clay by tech fall, 24-7, in Rutgers debut outside at High Point Solutions Stadium (Nov. 4) ... transferred to Rutgers in the fall and immediately eligible for the season with three seasons of eligibility remaining.

2016-17 (As a freshman): Finished 16-3 as a true freshman for Penn State in 2016-17, which included a 12-2 mark in dual action and an 8-1 record in Big Ten duals … seeded third at the 2017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis at 125 pounds, but was unable to compete in the tournament due to injury … two of Suriano’s losses were the result of injury, while his other defeat came against Iowa’s Thomas Gilman, who was the 2017 Big Ten champion and NCAA runner-up in his weight class.

Prior to college: Produced one of the greatest high school careers in Garden State history, earning four NJSIAA State Championships at Bergen Catholic … finished his scholastic career a perfect 159-0 … just the fourth four-time New Jersey state champion all-time … only wrestler in state history to match his four individual titles with four team championships.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2016-17* 16-3 12-2 (8-1) 0-0/0-0 7 (5) 2 (2) 2 (1) 1:30 48
2017-18 25-1 11-0 (6-0) 1-0/4-1 6 (3) 8 (4) 3 (1) 2:58 47
2018-19 29-3 15-3 (7-2) 4-0/5-0 10 (7) 4 (3) 6 (4) 1:10 73
CAREER 70-7 38-5 (21-3) 5-0/9-1 23 (15) 14 (9) 11 (6) 1:10 168
* Wrestled at Penn State as a true freshman in 2016-17
 

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