Bo Nickal

Bo Dean Nickal (born January 14, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he won last year's U23 World Championship and US Open championship. As a folkstyle wrestler, he is a three-time NCAA Division I Champion (and four-time finalist) and three-time Big Ten Champion. In 2019, he earned the Dan Hodge Trophy award and the Schalles Award, also winning the latter one in 2018.

Bo Nickal

Personal information
Full name	Bo Dean Nickal
Nationality	American
Born	(1996-01-14) January 14, 1996 Rifle, Colorado, United States
Residence	University Park, Pennsylvania
Weight	197 lb (89 kg) 92 kg (203 lb) 97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
College team	Penn State Nittany Lions
Club	Nittany Lion Wrestling Club American Top Team[1]
Coached by	Cael Sanderson
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States U23 World Championships 2019 Budapest 92 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2016 New York City 174 lb 2017 St. Louis 184 lb 2018 Cleveland 184 lb 2019 Pittsburgh 197 lb Big Ten Championships 2016 Iowa City 174 lb 2017 Bloomington 184 lb 2018 East Lansing 184 lb 2019 Minneapolis 197 lb

Early life

Nickal was born in Rifle, Colorado but moved to Wyoming at a young age, where he started wrestling being 5–6 years old. He then moved again to Rio Rancho, New Mexico in fifth grade. He made the varsity high school team while on eighth grade and placed second at the state tournament. In his freshman year, he moved once again to Allen High School in Texas, in that year he once again placed second in the state.[2] He won every state championship since his sophomore year, making him a three-time Texas title holder.[3][4][5] He graduated from high school with a 183-7 record, including 131 pins as the number 9 ranked pound for pound wrestler in the nation.[6]

College career

After graduating, Nickal committed to wrestle as a Nittany Lion at Penn State University.[7]

2014-15

Nickal wrestled unattached in his redshirt season, compiling a 15-2 record in open tournaments.[8]

2015-16

In Nickal's freshman year he became the Big Ten Conference Champion at 174-pounds.[9] At the NCAA’s, he defeated four opponents to make his way to the finals, in where he lost to Myles Martin to earn runner-up honors.[10]

2016-17

In his sophomore year he moved to 184 (pounds). He compiled an undefeated 18-0 record prior to the Big Tens, in which he placed third.[11] At the annual NCAA tournament he secured four dominant victories (three pins and one major to get to the finals, where he defeated two-time defending NCAA Champion Gabe Dean to deny him a third title for him and claim the NCAA championship himself.[12]

2017-18

Nickal had an undefeated run in his junior season, he became the Big Ten Conference Champion for the second time with a record of 26-0[13] At the NCAA's, he defeated opponents to get to the finals, where he pinned his rival and second seeded wrestler Myles Martin to win his second-straight NCAA title and clinch the team title for Penn State.[14] He was also awarded the 18' NCAA Championship Outstanding Wrestler award (MVP)[15] and the Schalles Award as the nation's top pinner.[16]

2018-19

As a redshirt senior, Nickal moved up once again to 197 pounds. At this new weight class, he comfortably won the Big Ten Conference Championship by second time consecutively and third time overall.[17] At his last NCAA tournament, he dominated all thee matches to get to the final, pinning his first two opponents and getting a major in the semifinals. In the finals, Nickal defeated the second seeded Kollin Moore by points (5-1) to claim the NCAA title,[18] becoming one of the four Penn State wrestlers to win 3 National Championships and the second one (along with David Taylor) to be a four-time NCAA Finalist.[19] At the end of the season, he was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as nation's best college wrestler[20] and the Schalles Award (for the second time consecutively) as US' top pinner.[16] He was also named 2019 Co-Big Ten wrestler of the Year, Penn State Male Athlete of the Year, and Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year.[21][22]

Freestyle wrestling

Cadet & Junior

When he was in his junior year of high school, he competed at the 2013 Cadet World Championships, at 76 kilos. In this tournament, he defeated Takashi Ishiguro (6-3) and subsequently lost to Batyrbek Tsakulov (1-7). After the loss, he defeated Simone Iannattone by technical fall in the first period and then he would earn another 1st period technical fall victory against Sargis Hovsepyan. Nickal wrestled for the third place but lost to Ali Mojerloo (2-4) and placed fifth instead.[23]

In 2016, Nickal competed in the 2016 Junior World Team Trials at 84 kg. In the quarterfinals and semifinals of the challenge tournament Nickal wasn't scored a point, winning by technical fall in both bouts after scoring 10 points to 0 against Hunter Ritter and Emery Parker respectively. In the finals he defeated Bobby Steveson by technical fall, scoring 12-2 and winning the tournament. Nickal then advanced to the trials in which he would face Zahid Valencia in a best-of-three. Nickal lost the two bouts, the first one not being able to score while Valencia scored 2 and the second one scoring 2 points to 8, losing eligibility to compete at the World Championships.[24]

U23 & Senior

2016

Nickal competed at the 2016 US Senior Last Chance Olympic Qualifier at 86 kilograms. He won his first two matches by technical fall but subsequently lost by the same method. He went on to win three more matches to make the consolation bracket's final, but ultimately got pinned.[25]

2017

Nickal competed at the 2017 U.S Open Championships at 86 kilograms. Nickal didn't struggle to get to the semifinals, taking out Randy Keesler, Timmy McCall and John Staudenmayer via tech fall (10-0). In the semi-finals he faced Richard Perry, losing 8-10 and getting thrown to the consolation bracket. In the semifinals (consolation bracket) he faced 2016 All-American Pat Downey, whom he teched 12-2, advancing to the consolation finals. In the 3rd place bout he faced Nick Heflin, whom he lost a tough 8-10 to, placing 4th.[26]

2019

Once he graduated from college in 2019, Nickal immediately focused completely on freestyle wrestling.

Nickal competed at the U.S Open in the 92 kilograms division. He walked throughout his competition, stopping 5 opponents (3 by technical fall and 2 by fall) and earning the championship. Between the first and the second round, he only wrestled for 53 seconds.[27][28]

After winning the U.S Open, Nickal automatically got to the finals of the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, in which he would face Michael Macchiavello in a best-of-three rematch. Nickal dominated the first match winning by technical fall (10-0) and in the second match he would outscore Macchiavello 5-0, without letting him to score a point in neither match.[29]

Nickal wrestled in two straight matches against Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox for the spot to represent the United States at the World Championships. In the first match, he got outscored 4-2 and wasn't able to score offensively. In the second round, he wasn't able to score a single point, while Cox scored 5. Because of the defeats, Cox represented the United States in Kazakhstan instead of Nickal.[28][30]

As a Final X contestant at 23 years old, he had the right to compete at the U23 World Team Trials against the Challenge Tournament winner, Jakob Woodley. The special wrestle-offs took place during the Fargo Nationals. Nickal dominated 12-4 in the first match and 8-2 in the second match. Due to those victories, Nickal represented United States at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championships.[29][28]

At the U23 World's, Nickal defeated 3 opponents (1 by fall, 1 by technical fall and 1 by points) including the returning champion to get to the finals, in where he faced the accomplished Batyrbek Tsakulov (whom he had lost to at the 2013 Cadet World's). Nickal was able to avenge his loss with a 12-2 technical fall victory to earn the championship.[31][28]

2020

By the start of 2020, Nickal would move up to the Olympic 97 kilograms weight class in an attempt to take out Olympic Gold medalist Kyle Snyder.[32] He effortlessly passed the first round by technical fall before facing Mohammad Mohammadian (winner of the championship), who would nullify Nickal to a 0-10 technical fall, marking the first time he had been defeated in such fashion in freestyle and college. In the consolation bracket, he would also have a tough time, as he had a close match with Alisher Yergali in which he was down 11-12 but secure to get a last second takedown to earn a 13-12 point-victory. Next in the bracket was Kyle Snyder, however, Nickal did not appear on the mat, forcing the match to be ruled as a forfeit victory for Snyder and also eliminating Nickal from the tournament, placing 7th.[33][34]

As a 2019 World Champion at U23, Nickal qualified for the US Olympic Trials.[35] He was scheduled to compete at the event on April, however, it was postponed for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic along with the 2020 Summer Olympics.[36] As a champion at a non-olympic weight, Nickal was supposed to decide if he was going to compete at 86 or 97 kilograms, but this decision never became public as the events were postponed.[37]

Mixed martial arts career

On November 10, 2019, it was announced that Nickal had signed an MMA management deal with First Round Management and is expected to make the transition after the 20' (21') Summer Olympics.[38] He's a current member of American Top Team and trains there in the meantime.[39] He has been training with multiple competitors, most notably UFC's welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal, whom he prepared for his title fight with Kamaru Usman.[40][41] He has also trained with former Nittany Lion teammate and NCAA champion Anthony Cassar[42][43], who is also expected to transition to mixed martial arts and train full-time at ATT after the Olympics.[44]

It was also announced that Nickal has serious plans on partnering with Dan Lambert and opening a new American Top Team facility at Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. His role would be to recruit competitors, primarily former wrestlers with mixed martial arts ambitions and professional athletes of the latter mentioned discipline.[45]

Personal life

Nickal is the son of Jason and Sandy Nickal, they were both college athletes, as his mother played basketball at San Diego State University and his father played football at Chadron State College.[46] His father Jason used to coach him since he started wrestling until he was in eighth grade.[47] His mother Sandy is also a former amateur boxer.[48]

Nickal is a christian and considers Jesus one of the persons who inspire him to wrestle.[49]

As a kid, his favorite wrestler was two-time Olympic Gold Medalist John Smith. Apart from wrestling, he also is an enthusiast of spikeball[50] and likes American football, his favorite player being former Detroit Lions player Barry Sanders.[47]

Awards and honors

2019

• World U23 Championship (92 kg)
• Final X: Rutgers (92 kg)
• U.S Open Championship (92 kg)
• NCAA Division I (197 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (197 lbs)
• Dan Hodge Trophy winner
• Schalles Award winner
• NCAA Most Dominant wrestler
• Penn State Male Athlete of the Year
• Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year
• Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Year

2018

• NCAA Division I (184 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (184 lbs)
• Schalles Award winner
• NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler

2017

• NCAA Division I (184 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (184 lbs)
• NCAA Division I (174 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (174 lbs)

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 7th at 97kg
Win	24-7	Alisher Yergali	13-12	January 18, 2020	2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series	Rome, Italy
Loss	23-7	Mohammad Mohammadian	TF 0-10
Win	23-6	George Stark Serege	TF 11-1
2019 World U23 Championship at 92kg
Win	22-6	Batyrbek Tsakulov	TF 12-2	October 30, 2019	2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship	Budapest, Hungary
Win	21-6	Shamil Zubairov	9-1	October 29, 2019
Win	20-6	Takumi Tanizaki	Fall
Win	19-6	Hossein Shahbazigazvar	TF 12-2
2019 US U23 World Team Trials at 92kg
Win	18-6	Jake Woodley	12-4	July 16, 2019	2019 Fargo Nationals	Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win	17-6	Jake Woodley	8-2
2019 US World Team Trials at 92kg
Loss	16-6	J'den Cox	0-5	June 8, 2019	2019 Final X: Rutgers	New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Loss	16-5	J'den Cox	2-4
Win	16-4	Michael Macchiavello	5-0	May 19, 2019	2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Win	15-4	Michael Macchiavello	TF 10-0
2019 US Open at 92 kg
Win	14-4	Hayden Zillmer	TF 13-3	April 27, 2019	2019 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	13-4	Michael Macchiavello	TF 14-4
Win	12-4	Scottie Boykin	TF 10-0
Win	11-4	Patrick Rhoads	Fall
Win	10-4	Jamal Lewis	Fall
2017 US Open 4th at 86 kg
Loss	9-4	Nick Heflin	8-10	April 29, 2017	2017 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9-3	Pat Downey	TF 12-2
Loss	8-3	Richard Perry	8-10
Win	8-2	John Staudenmayer	TF 10-0	April 28, 2017
Win	7-2	Timmy McCall	TF 10-0
Win	6-2	Randy Keesler	TF 10-0
2016 US Last Chance OTT 4th at 86 kg
Loss	5-2	Nick Heflin	Fall	April 3, 2016	2016 US Senior Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier	Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Win	5-1	Robert Hamlin	10-8
Win	4-1	Victor Terrell	TF 10-0
Win	3-1	Frank Richmond	14-10
Loss	2-1	Kevin Steinhaus	TF 1-12
Win	2-0	Austin Faunce	TF 10-0
Win	1-0	Wesley Schultz	TF 10-0

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
End of 2018-2019 Season (senior year)
2019 NCAA Championships at 197 lbs
Win	120-3	Kollin Moore	5-1	March 21, 2019	2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	119-3	Patrick Brucki	Fall
Win	118-3	Nathan Traxler	MD 14-4
Win	117-3	Josh Hokit	Fall
Win	116-3	Ethan Laird	Fall
2019 Big Ten Conference at 197 lbs
Win	115-3	Kollin Moore	10-3	Mar 9, 2019	2019 Big Ten Championships
Win	114-3	Eric Schultz	MD 10-2
Win	113-3	Brad Wilton	TF 19-4
Win	112-3	Brett Perry	Fall	February 24, 2019	Buffalo - Penn State Dual
Win	111-3	Matt Wroblewski	TF 19-3	Feb 17, 2019	Penn State- Illinois Dual
Win	110-3	Brad Wilton	Fall	Feb 15, 2019	Michigan State - Penn State Dual
Win	109-3	Kollin Moore	Fall	Feb 8, 2019	Penn State - Ohio State Dual
Win	108-3	Jackson Striggow	Fall	February 2, 2019	Michigan - Penn State Dual
Win	107-3	Kleimola Jake	Fall	Jan 27, 2019	Penn State - Indiana State Dual
Win	106-3	Christian Brunner	MD 17-6	Jan 25, 2019	Penn State - Purdue Dual
Win	105-3	Eric Schultz	8-6	January 20, 2019	Nebraska - Penn State Dual
Win	104-3	Beau Breske	MD 14-4	January 13, 2019	Wisconsin - Penn State Dual
Win	103-3	Zack Chakonis	Fall	January 11, 2019	Penn State - Northwestern Dual
2019 Southern Scuffle at 197 lbs
Win	102-3	Nathan Traxler	Fall	January 1, 2019	2019 Southern Scuffle
Win	101-3	Tom Sleigh	Fall
Win	100-3	Joshua Roetman	Fall
Win	99-3	Luke McGonigal	Fall
Win	98-3	Tyrie Houghton	Fall
Win	97-3	Austyn Harris	Fall	December 14, 2018	Arizona State - Penn State Dual
Win	96-3	Jake Jakobsen	TF 19-4	December 14, 2018	Lehigh - Penn State Dual
Win	95-3	Drew Phipps	MD 16-6	November 30, 2018	Penn State - Bucknell Dual
2018 Keystone Classic at 197 lbs
Win	94-3	Stephen Loiseau	MD 18-4	November 18, 2018	2018 Keystone Classic
Win	93-3	Ethan Laird	Fall
Win	92-3	Benjamin Markulec	Fall
Win	91-3	Shane Mast	Fall	November 11, 2018	Maryland - Ohio State Dual
Start of 2018-2019 Season (senior year)
End of 2017-2018 Season (junior year)
2018 NCAA Championships at 184 lbs
Win	90-3	Myles Martin	Fall	March 15, 2018	2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	89-3	Domenic Abounader	6-3
Win	88-3	Max Dean	13-7
Win	87-3	Jordan Ellingwood	10-4
Win	86-3	Martin Mueller	MD 16-4
2018 Big Ten Conference at 184 lbs
Win	85-3	Myles Martin	7-4	Mar 3, 2018	2018 Big Ten Championships
Win	83-3	Emery Parker	5-2
Win	84-3	Brandon Krone	Fall
Win	82-3	Brett Perry	Fall	February 18, 2018	Buffalo - Penn State Dual
Win	81-3	Mitch Bowman	Fall	Feb 10, 2018	Iowa - Penn State Dual
Win	80-3	Myles Martin	MD 10-2	Feb 3, 2018	Ohio State - Penn State Dual
Win	79-3	Nicholas Gravina	6-5	January 28, 2018	Penn State - Rutgers Dual
Win	78-3	Dylan Anderson	Fall	January 26, 2018	Minnesota - Penn State Dual
Win	77-3	Niko Capello	Fall	Jan 21, 2018	Penn State - Maryland Dual
Win	76-3	Max Lyon	Fall	Jan 19, 2018	Purdue - Penn State Dual
Win	75-3	Shwan Shadaia	Fall	January 14, 2018	Penn State -Michigan State Dual
Win	74-3	Domenic Abounader	5-2	January 12, 2018	Penn State - Michigan Dual
2018 Southern Scuffle at 184 lbs
Win	73-3	Drew Foster	MD 10-2	January 1, 2018	2018 Southern Scuffle
Win	72-3	Nick Renan	MD 12-4
Win	71-3	Stanley Smeltzer	Fall
Win	70-3	Austin Flores	Fall
Win	69-3	Nick Mosco	Fall
Win	68-3	Norman Conley	Fall	December 17, 2017	Indiana - Penn State Dual
Win	67-3	Ryan Preisch	TF 19-4	December 14, 2017	Penn State - Lehigh Dual
2017 Keystone Classic at 184 lbs
Win	66-3	Mitch Sliga	Fall	November 19, 2017	2017 Keystone Classic
Win	65-3	Josh Murphy	Fall
Win	64-3	Kanon Dean	TF 24-9
Win	63-3	Ben Wagner	Fall
Win	62-3	Steve Schneider	MD 15-6	November 17, 2017	Penn State - Binghamton Dual
Win	61-3	Drew Phipps	TF 16-6	November 12, 2017	Bucknell - Penn State Dual
Win	60-3	Noah Steward	Fall	November 11, 2017	Army - Penn State Dual
Start of 2017-2018 Season (junior year)
End of 2016-2017 Season (sophomore year)
2017 NCAA Championships at 184 lbs
Win	59-3	Gabe Dean	4-3	March 18, 2017	2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	58-3	Sammy Brooks	Fall
Win	57-3	TJ Dudley	Fall
Win	56-3	Steve Schneider	Fall
Win	55-3	Mitch Sliga	TF 15-0
2017 Big Ten Conference at 184 lbs
Win	54-2	TJ Dudley	14-9	March 4, 2017	2017 Big Ten Championships
Win	53-2	Emery Parker	8-2
Loss	52-3	Myles Martin	4-6
Win	52-3	Hunter Ritter	Fall
Win	51-2	Nolan Boyd	Fall	Feb 19, 2017	Penn State- Oklahoma State Dual
Win	50-2	Idris White	Fall	Feb 12, 2017	Maryland - Penn State Dual
Win	49-2	Emery Parker	MD 18-5	Feb 10, 2017	Illinois -Penn State Dual
Win	48-2	Myles Martin	8-2	February 3, 2017	Penn State - Ohio State Dual
Win	47-2	Mitch Sliga	MD 10-1	Jan 29, 2017	Penn State - Northwestern Dual
Win	46-2	Hunter Ritter	Fall	Jan 27, 2017	Penn State - Wisconsin Dual
Win	45-2	Sammy Brooks	Fall	January 20, 2017	Penn State - Iowa Dual
Win	44-2	Nicholas Gravina	Fall	January 13, 2017	Rutgers - Penn State Dual
Win	43-2	TJ Dudley	10-5	January 8, 2017	Penn State - Nebraska Dual
Win	42-2	Robert Steveson	Fall	January 6, 2017	Penn State - Minnesota Dual
Win	41-2	Steve Schneider	TF 18-7	December 12, 2016	Binghamton - Penn State Dual
Win	40-2	Kyle Gentile	Fall	December 4, 2016	Lehigh - Bucknell Dual
2016 Keystone Classic at 184 lbs
Win	39-2	Mitch Sliga	Fall	November 20, 2016	2016 Keystone Classic
Win	38-2	Anthony Mancini	Fall
Win	37-2	Kayne MacCallum	Fall
Win	36-2	Elliot Antler	Fall
Win	35-2	Austin Flores	Fall	November 13, 2016	Standford - Penn State Dual
Win	34-2	Samson Imonode	Fall	November 11, 2016	Penn State - Army Dual
Start of 2016-2017 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2015-2016 Season (freshman year)
2016 NCAA Championships at 174 lbs
Loss	32-2	Myles Martin	9-11	March 17, 2016	2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	32-1	Nate Jackson	4-3
Win	31-2	Chandler Rogers	MD 15-4
Win	30-1	Micah Barnes	7-2
Win	29-1	Josef Johnson	MD 10-2
2016 Big Ten Conference at 174 lbs
Win	28-1	Zac Brunson	MD 18-9	Mar 5, 2016	2016 Big Ten Championships
Win	27-1	Myles Martin	Fall
Win	26-1	Phillip Bakuckas	MD 15-3
Win	25-1	Hestin Lamons	TF 17-2	February 21, 2016	Oklahoma State - Penn State Dual
Win	24-1	Travis Curley	TF 24-9	Feb 13, 2016	Michigan State - Penn State Dual
Win	23-1	Gordon Wolf	MD 14-6	Feb 12, 2016	Penn State - Lehigh Dual
Win	22-1	Myles Martin	11-5	February 5, 2016	Ohio State - Penn State Dual
Win	21-1	Davonte Mahomes	Injury Default	January 31, 2016	Michigan - Penn State Dual
Win	20-1	Zac Brunson	Fall	Jan 23, 2016	Penn State - Illinois Dual
Win	19-1	Mitch Sliga	Fall	Jan 17, 2016	Penn State - Northwestern Dual
Win	18-1	Micah Barnes	10-3	January 15, 2016	Nebraska - Penn State Dual
Loss	17-1	Nate Jackson	6-7	January 12, 2016	Penn State - Indiana Dual
Win	17-0	Jacob Morrissey	TF 16-1	January 8, 2016	Penn State - Purdue Dual
2016 Southern Scuffle at 174 lbs
Win	16-0	Ethan Ramos	11-7	January 1, 2016	2016 Southern Scuffle
Win	15-0	Brian Realbuto	14-7
Win	14-0	Mike Ottinger	4-3
Win	13-0	Fox Baldwin	MD 15-6
Win	12-0	Movahedi Sohrab	TF 20-2
Win	11-0	Randy Roden	TF 17-1
Win	10-0	Wayne Stinson	Fall	December 19, 2015	Penn State - Rider Dual
Win	9-0	Ricky Robertson	MD 15-2	December 19, 2015	Wisconsin - Penn State Dual
2015 Nittany Lion Open at 174 lbs
Win	8-0	Myles Martin	4-3	December 6, 2015	2015 Nittany Lion Open
Win	7-0	Anthony Pafumi	Fall
Win	6-0	Domenic Prezzia	Fall
Win	5-0	Nick Stephani	TF 25-8
Win	4-0	Graham Ratermann	Fall
Win	3-0	Bryce Hammond	Fall	November 20, 2015	Penn State - CSU Bakersfield Dual
Win	2-0	Zach Epperly	6-2	November 15, 2015	Penn State - Virginia State Dual
Win	1-0	Tyler Wood	TF 21-6	November 13, 2015	Lock Havon -Penn State Dual
Start of 2015-2016 Season (freshman year)

Stats

Season	Year	School	Rank	Weigh Class	Record	Win	Bonus
2019	Senior	Penn State University	#1 (1st)	197	30-0	100.00%	90.00%
2018	Junior		#1 (1st)	184	31-0	100.00%	74.19%
2017	Sophomore		#2 (1st)	184	26-1	96.30%	77.78%
2016	Freshman		#1 (2nd)	174	33-2	94.29%	65.71%
Career					120-3	97.65%	76.77%

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Submission grappling record

1 Match, 0 Wins, 1 Loss (1 Submission)
Result	Rec.	Opponent	Method	Event	Division	Type	Year	Location
Loss	0-1	Gordon Ryan	Submission (triangle choke)	Third Coast Grappling 3	Superfight	Nogi	December 7, 2019	Houston, Texas

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External links

• Bo Nickal at United World Wrestling