Rutgers University Athletics

The Alvarez File

• 2020 NCAA Qualifier
• 2020 NWCA All-American (Second Team)
• 2020 Big Ten Championships placewinner (sixth)
• 2020 AWN All-Rookie selection
• 2020 Southern Scuffle 133-pound champion
• 29 career varsity wins
• Eight career wins over ranked foes (Intermat)

Alvarez in the 2022-23 Rankings (As of 1/5/23)

Intermat: 12

Flo: HM

TOM: 15

AWN: 8

WIN: 13

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2021-22 (Sophomore): Finished with an 8-2 record and a 7-1 mark in dual action ... produced 29 dual points ... secured six wins by bonus, which included three majors, two tech falls and a pin ... made season debut in quad with Cleveland State, Binghamton & NJCU (11/7).

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2020-21 (Sophomore)

• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the country at 133 pounds before missing postseason
• Finished sophomore season 3-0 with wins over opponents from Minnesota, Ohio State and Purdue
• Made season debut with a 14-3 major decision over Jordan Decatur in dual at No. 11 Ohio State (Jan. 24)

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2019-20 (Freshman)

• 2020 NCAA qualifier who finished true freshman season with a 26-10 record
• Named a 2020 Second Team All-American by the NWCA after nationals were canceled due to COVID-19
• 2020 All-Rookie selection by Amateur Wrestling News
• Earned No. 10 seed at nationals
• Finished season ranked 9/9/8 (Intermat/FloWrestling/Open Mat) with wins over eight ranked opponents (Intermat).
• Finished sixth at 133 pounds at the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the RAC (March 7-8)
• Registered 16-4 MD over Dylan Utterback to help RU secure dual win over No. 25 Northwestern (Feb. 14)
• Downed No. 16 Jordan Decatur by decision in dual at No. 5 Ohio State (Jan. 10)
• 2020 133-pound Southern Scuffle champion with wins over No. 4 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) & No. 9 Sam Sykora (NDSU).
• Downed King Sandoval by decision in Big Ten dual debut at the RAC (Dec. 7)
• Placed at the 2019 Navy Classic (Nov. 23)
• Picked up two ranked victories over No. 7 DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) and No. 17 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) wrestling unattached at the Journeymen Classic (Nov. 10)
• Made varsity debut with 1-1 showing during home quad match against LIU, Centenary and Pitt-Johnstown (Nov. 2)

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Prior to Rutgers: Wrestled at St. Joseph’s Regional in Montvale, N.J. … originally signed with NC State out of high school before enrolling at Rutgers … No. 3 recruit at his weight and No. 34 overall prospect by FloWrestling for the Class of 2019… three-time state finalist and 2019 NJSIAA 126-pound champion as a senior … used a takedown in sudden victory to capture his individual state title this past March, as he earned the Most Outstanding Wrestling award at the tournament … collected more than 80 victories during his scholastic career, which included an undefeated 27-0 campaign as a senior en route to his state title … four-time district and three-time region champion … fourth at 2019 Beast of the East tournament … third at 2018 Super 32 … 2017 Journeyman champion.

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YEAR	OVERALL	DUALS (B1G)	TRN (B1G/NCAA)	MD (DUALS)	TF (DUALS)	F (DUALS)	FASTEST	DUAL PTS.
2019-20	26-10	11-5 (7-2)	3-3/---	6 (4)	1 (1)	1 (0)	3:34	39
2020-21	3-0	3-0 (3-0)	---	1 (1)	---	---	---	10
2021-22	8-2	7-1	---	3 (3)	2 (1)	1 (1)	0:52	29
2022-23	11-2	6-1 (0-0)	---/---	2 (1)	1 (1)	2 (1)	1:51	23
CAREER	48-14	26-7 (10-2)	3-3/---	12 (9)	4 (3)	4 (1)	0:52	101