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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Elsye Jones, NIU Athletics

Tulga Zuunbayan

  • Weight 157
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mongolia
  • High School Rolling Meadows
  • Prev School Harper

Biography

2023-24: Went 9-6 for the season……Went 7-2 in duals and went 4-2 in MAC action…..Had three wins by major decision…..one win by technical fall….Had a four-match win streak…..NWCA Scholar All-American....Academic All-MAC

2022-23: Wrestled at 157 pounds with an overall record of 7-7… Started three duals for NIU… Won his first match at MSU Open against Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern)… Took third place in the 157-pound division at the SIUE Cougar Clash after a 9-5 victory over Matthew Bianchi (Little Rock).

2021-22: Went 9-5 overall in his first season... Wrestled at 157 pounds... Started for the Huskies in their Jan. 15 dual versus Ohio.

Prior to NIU: Won the JUCO National Championship at 157 pounds for Harper Community College in Palatine, Ill. ...  Beat Joel Romero (Clackamas) in the championship bout 4-2 ... Was awarded the Ernest B. Gould award for his outstanding wrestling at Harper.

High School: Finished first in conference three-times at Rolling Meadows High School... Finished top two in regional and sectional tournament for four consecutive seasons.
 
Personal: Son of Jayzan and Zuunbayon Munkhtulga ... Birthday: January 13 ...  Major: Undecided
 
Overall Dual MAC MD TF Fall
2019-20* 13-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2020-21* 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2021-22 9-5 0-1 0-1 0 0 0
2022-23 7-7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0
2023-24 9-6 7-2 4-2 3 1 0
Career 36-25 8-5 4-3 3 1 0


*Record Prior to NIU

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    157 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    157 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    157 lbs