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Nigel Ruiz
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 157
- Hometown:
- La Puente, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop Amat Memorial (USMAPS)
Bio
2018-19: Went 1-4 in limited action as a junior at 157 pounds … pinned Tyler Hazard (Old Dominion) at 2:36 at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … also wrestled at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 11.
2017-18: Posted a 10-4 record at 157 pounds as a sophomore … collected six bonus point wins with four falls, a technical fall and a major decision … placed third at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … went 4-1 at the tournament … pinned Steve Midkiff (VMI) at 4:07 in his first match for his 10th-career bonus point victory … followed that with a 16-1 technical fall over Cullen Cummings (Ohio) … notched an 11-9 decision over Ryan Blees (Virginia Tech) … fell to No. 11 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) in the semifinals … competed to a 1-2 record at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 12 … posted his first-career tournament victory at the Franklin & Marshall Open on Jan. 6 ... went 5-0 with three falls and a major decision ... pinned Ryan Resnick (UT-Chattanooga) at 5:34, Dallas Bulsak (Pittsburgh) at 5:43 and Felix Belga (Drexel) at 2:46 ... faced Joe Velliquette (Penn) in his first collegiate dual on Jan. 14.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 13-9 record as a freshman at 157 pounds … collected nine bonus point victories with eight falls and a major decision … recorded a team-high in falls … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open … went 3-2 at the tournament … pinned Dillon Turner of Emmanuel in his first-career match … added a fall against Emmanuel’s Jay Sheppard … competed at Binghamton’s Bearcat Open (11/13) … posted a 3-2 showing at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial (1/14) … pinned Millersville’s Nathan Stewart before taking a 14-2 major decision over Navy’s Jordan Shinkus … placed third at the East Stroudsburg Open (2/12) … went 3-1 with two falls … pinned Chris Mauriello of Old Dominion at 2:22 in the third-place bout … finished fourth at the National Collegiate Open (2/26) … went 3-2 with two pins in the tournament.
Background: Given name is Nigel J. Ruiz … majoring in Electrical Engineering.
2017-18: Posted a 10-4 record at 157 pounds as a sophomore … collected six bonus point wins with four falls, a technical fall and a major decision … placed third at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … went 4-1 at the tournament … pinned Steve Midkiff (VMI) at 4:07 in his first match for his 10th-career bonus point victory … followed that with a 16-1 technical fall over Cullen Cummings (Ohio) … notched an 11-9 decision over Ryan Blees (Virginia Tech) … fell to No. 11 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) in the semifinals … competed to a 1-2 record at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 12 … posted his first-career tournament victory at the Franklin & Marshall Open on Jan. 6 ... went 5-0 with three falls and a major decision ... pinned Ryan Resnick (UT-Chattanooga) at 5:34, Dallas Bulsak (Pittsburgh) at 5:43 and Felix Belga (Drexel) at 2:46 ... faced Joe Velliquette (Penn) in his first collegiate dual on Jan. 14.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 13-9 record as a freshman at 157 pounds … collected nine bonus point victories with eight falls and a major decision … recorded a team-high in falls … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open … went 3-2 at the tournament … pinned Dillon Turner of Emmanuel in his first-career match … added a fall against Emmanuel’s Jay Sheppard … competed at Binghamton’s Bearcat Open (11/13) … posted a 3-2 showing at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial (1/14) … pinned Millersville’s Nathan Stewart before taking a 14-2 major decision over Navy’s Jordan Shinkus … placed third at the East Stroudsburg Open (2/12) … went 3-1 with two falls … pinned Chris Mauriello of Old Dominion at 2:22 in the third-place bout … finished fourth at the National Collegiate Open (2/26) … went 3-2 with two pins in the tournament.
Background: Given name is Nigel J. Ruiz … majoring in Electrical Engineering.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2018-19 | 157 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 (1-0-0) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 10-4 | 0-1 | 6 (4-1-1) |
| 2016-17 | 157 | 13-9 | 0-0 | 9 (8-0-1) |
| Career | 157 | 24-17 | 0-1 | 16 (13-1-2) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31
