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Connor O'Neill

Connor O'Neill

  • Weight:
    174
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Green Brook, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    DePaul Catholic

Summary

Biography

2022 NWCA Academic All-American
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 Big Ten Championships placewinner (eighth)
2022 Big Ten Championships Starter
2022 Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22 (Freshman): NWCA Academic All-American ... 2022 NCAA qualifier ... 2022 Big Ten Championships starter ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... Academic All-Big Ten ... 2021 Matmen Open placewinner ... produced 14 wins as full-time starter at 174 pounds ... finished season with seven dual victories and 26 team points ... went 1-2 with a pin at the 2022 NCAA Championships (3/17-19) ... finished eighth to qualify for the NCAA Championships at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... closed dual season with 3-2 decision over Nate Dugan in win over Princeton (2/18) ... finished sixth at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... made season debut with wins over NJCU and Cleveland State in RU Quad Meet (11/7).
2020-21 (Freshman)
  • Wrestled in four extra matches during first collegiate season
  • Made collegiate debut in extra match with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)

Prior to Rutgers: Competed at DePaul Catholic … finished high school career with more than 120 victories … state champion, four-time district champion and three-time region champion during high school career … 2020 NJSIAA state champion at 170 pounds with a 41-1 overall record … Region 2 and District 6 champion as a senior … Big North Wrestler of the Year by NJ.com … 2019 Beast of the East champion … 2019 Fargo All-American (7th, 170 pounds) … went 40-3 with a runner-up finish in the state at 160 pounds as a junior in 2018-19 … as the No. 6 seed at the state tournament, picked off the No. 3 seed en route to an appearance in the finals … 2019 NJSIAA Region 2 and District 6 champion … helped DePaul Catholic to a District 6 title … also captured individual title at Powerade Wrestling Tournament as the seventh seed during junior campaign … 2019 Bergan Record Athlete of the Week … picked up 35 victories as a sophomore wrestling at 152 pounds … Cadet Freestyle National Tournament runner up in 2018 … rated the 56th overall recruit nationally and No. 4 at 170 pounds by FloWrestling … the fourth-best 170-pounder in the country according to Intermat.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2020-21 0-4 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2021-22 14-19 7-11 (1-5) 2-3/1-2 --- 1 (1) 2 (1) 0:58 26
2022-23 9-10 2-5 (0-0) --- 2 (1) --- 2 (0) 1:16 7
CAREER 22-33 9-16 (1-5) 2-3/1-2 2 (1) 1 (1) 4 (1) 0:58 33

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    174 lbs
  • 2021-22Freshman

    174 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    165 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    174 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    174 lbs
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