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Nicolas Aguilar

Nicolas Aguilar

  • Weight:
    125
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Gilroy, Calif.
  • Highschool:
    Gilroy

Summary

Biography

The Aguilar File
  • 2020 NCAA qualifier (at-large)
  • 2020 NWCA All-American (Honorable Mention)
  • 2020 AWN All-Rookie selection
  • 24 career varsity wins
  • Two career victories over ranked opponents (Intermat)
  • 2019 Navy Classic 125-pound champion
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Began season as starter at 125 pounds
  • Made season debut in dual with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • 2020 NCAA qualifier as an at-large selection after 24-11 record at 125 pounds
  • Named a 2020 Honorable Mention All-American by the NWCA after nationals were canceled due to COVID-19
  • 2020 All-Rookie selection by Amateur Wrestling News
  • Earned No. 17 seed at nationals
  • Finished season ranked NR/19/24 (Intermat/FloWrestling/Open Mat) with wins over two ranked foes
  • Finished ninth at the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the RAC (March 7-8)
  • Picked up eight dual wins and five Big Ten Conference victories
  • Upset No. 11 Michael DeAugustino, 3-1, in dual win over No. 25 Northwestern (Feb. 14)
  • Snapped four-match losing streak with 11-7 decision over Jonathan Tropea in road dual win at Rider (Feb. 9)
  • Picked up a 10-4 decision over Brandon Meredith at No. 2 Penn State (Jan. 19)
  • Earned a 14-1 major over 2019 NCAA qualifier Malik Heinselman in dual at No. 5 Ohio State (Jan. 10)
  • Finished eighth at the 2020 Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Jan. 1-2)
  • Pinned Brandon Cray in RAC dual debut against Maryland (Dec. 7)
  • 125-pound Navy Classic Champion with wins over two ranked foes (Nov. 23)
  • Pinned Robert Garcia IV in first career dual match during road dual at Fresno State (Nov. 15)
  • Finished second wrestling attached with a 4-1 record at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3)
2018-19 (Freshman): Finished redshirt season with seven wins ... competed at the Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Dec. 29-30) ... secured the 125-pound title with a 4-0 record at the Patriots Open in Fairfax, Virginia (Dec. 9) ... wrestled at the Journeymen Tussle (Nov. 11) ... finished fourth with a 3-2 record at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4).

Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California … captured a California individual state title at 120 pounds in 2018 … helped Gilroy to a second-place team finish at the state tournament in 2018 … rated the No. 4 high school recruit at 120 pounds by Intermat … two-time California state runner up, finishing second in 2017 and 2016 … closed out 2016-17 season with a 34-2 record … three-time CIF State placewinner … Three-time NHSCA Junior Nationals champion … two-time Fargo Cadet National Champion.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2018-19 7-7* --- --- --- 1 (0) 1 (0) 1:23 ---
2019-20 24-11 8-5 (5-4) 4-2/--- 4 (1) --- 3 (2) 2:46 31
2020-21 0-4 0-4 (0-4) --- --- --- --- --- 0
CAREER 24-15 8-9 (5-8) 4-2/--- 4 (1) --- 3 (2) 2:46 31
* redshirt record

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