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2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Angel Velasquez

  • Weight 141
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Modesto, Calif.
  • High School John H. Pitman

Biography

2016-17: Recorded a 11-14 record to end the season…Wrestled half of the dual meets (8 out of 16) at 141-pounds…Finished the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5) going 3-2…Competed in the Michigan State Open (11/20) to finish with a 4-2 record and in fifth place…Capped off the season with a sixth place finish at the MAC Championships (3/5).

2015-16: Solid 11-5 record wrestling unattached at 133 and 141 pounds…Finished fifth at the Michigan State Open (11/15) in his collegiate debut…Followed that with a fourth-place run at the Duhawk Open (1/30) with six consecutive wins in the consolation bracket…Also won a match at the National Collegiate Open (3/5)…Tallied four wins by major decision.

High School: Three-time state tournament qualifier at John H. Pitman High School...Two-time all-state, all-area and all-conference honoree...Went 25-2 with 19 pins as a senior, taking fourth at the California state tournament...Named the team's most dedicated wrestler following his senior season...Won the national title at the 2015 NHSCA Senior Nationals...Captured regional and sectional crowns as a senior...Posted a 54-6 mark with 40 pins in 2014...Finished fourth at the state tournament as a junior...Won the regional title and took second at sectionals in 2014...Registered a 32-1 record with 26 pins during his freshman season...Two-time Flo Nationals All-American, placing fourth as a senior and sixth as a junior.

Personal: Born May 4, 1997, in Modesto, California...Son of Wilscon and Yasmine Velasquez...Plans to major in marketing.
 
Season Wins Losses Pins
2015-16RS 11 5 0
2016-17 11 4 0
CAREER 22 9 0

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    133 lbs

  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    141 lbs