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Anthony Pafumi

Anthony Pafumi

  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Westfield, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    St. Peter's Prep

Summary

Biography

Career Honors: 2016, 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2016-17 (As a redshirt senior): Earned his first dual win of the season, 4-0, against Oregon State’s Rodney Williams (Jan. 20) … competed at the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … posted a 2-1 record at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … finished fourth with a 3-2 record at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 27) … competed at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 13) and the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6).

2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Went 7-7 and 2-3 in dual competition … topped Schwan Shadaia of Michigan State by a 15-3 major decision wrestling at 184 pounds (Jan. 8) … competed at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … finished fifth at the Nittany Lion Open, going 4-2 (Dec. 6) … won a thrilling sudden victory match against NCAA Division III qualifier Josh Sibblies, 9-7, in sudden victory with a takedown at the horn (Nov. 1) ... an Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2014-15 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 17-16 overall and 5-10 in dual action … earned his first-career Big Ten win by an 11-2 major decision against Maryland’s Tony Gardner (Jan. 18) … took second at the 82nd Annual Wilkes University Open, going 3-1 (Dec. 28) … sealed a 6-5 decision over Scott Patrick (Davidson) at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 5-1 at the Nittany Lion Open to take third place (Dec. 7) … finished as runner-up at the TCNJ Open at 184 pounds (Nov. 22) … won convincingly against Jermaine John (Hofstra) by a 16-1 tech fall (Nov. 16) … won first match of the season against Delaware Valley’s Conor Gabriel, 9-2, at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 2).

2013-14 (As a redshirt freshman): Went 23-9 wrestling unattached ... finished third at the Messiah Open, compiling a 4-1 record with two major decisions during the tournament (Feb. 8) ... posted a 7-1 record at the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic to finish third ... went 6-1 at the 81st Annual Wilkes University Open, finishing in third place ... went 2-2 with a pin at the Clarion Open.

2012-13 (As a freshman): Redshirt season ... notched a 16-9 record competing unattached ... went 3-2 on the way to a fifth-place finish at the National Collegiate Open ... compiled six wins at the Franklin & Marshall Open to take third place ... competed in the Wilkes Open, Nittany Lion Open, East Stroudsburg Open and Hokie Open.

Prior to Rutgers: Two-time NJSIAA place-winner ... won three District 16 Championships ... scored a third-place NJSIAA Championships finish to cap a 44-3 senior season at 170 pounds ... placed third at the prestigious Beast of the East tournament in 2012 ... ranked 14th in the country at his weight in Wrestling USA's Best 2011-12 Seniors ... earned All-America honors three times at the NHSCA Nationals, taking fifth at 171 pounds in 2011 and third at 160 pounds in 2010 and 2009 ... compiled a 35-5 junior campaign en route to a fifth-place state finish ... four-time New Jersey state qualifier ... coached by Anthony Verdi.

Personal: Son of Sal and Paula ... intends to major in communication.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2012-13 Redshirt Season
2013-14 22-8 0-0 (---) (---/---) 6 (0) --- 1 (0) 1:27 0
2014-15 17-16 5-10 (2-4) (2-3/---) 2 (1) 1(1) 3 (0) 2:44 18
2015-16 7-7 2-3 (1-2) (---/---) 3 (1) 1 (0) --- --- 7
2016-17  9-12 1-3 (0-3) (---/---) --- 1 (-) --- --- 3
CAREER 55-43 8-16 (3-9) (2-3/---) 11 (2) 3 (1) 4 (0) 1:27 28

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