Nick Suriano

Nicholas Suriano (born April 14, 1997) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Trials by placing fourth at the US Nationals while taking an Olympic redshirt.[1] As a folkstyle wrestler, Suriano is an NCAA champion, Big Ten champion and two-time NCAA finalist out of Rutgers University and a four-time NJSIAA title holder as a high schooler.[2] As of August 3, 2020, it is expected that he competes his senior year in 2020-21.[3][4]

Nick Suriano
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Suriano
National team American
Born (1997-04-14) April 14, 1997
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S
ResidenceNew Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
133 lb (60 kg) (NCAA)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
ClubNYCRTC
NJRTC
Coached byScott Goodale
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2018 Cleveland125 lb
2019 Pittsburgh133 lb
Big Ten Championships
2019 Minneapolis133 lb

High School

Suriano attended Bergen Catholic High School and is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the history of New Jersey. He accumulated 8 NJSIAA overall state titles, 4 individuals and 4 team championships, being the first NJ wrestler to do so. He also graduated undefeated with a record of 159 victories and no defeats.[5]

University

After his legendary run in high school, Suriano committed to Pennsylvania State University to wrestle as a Nittany Lion.[6]

2016-17

Freshman: Compiled 16 victories and 3 defeats (two of them by injury) with notable wins over that season's NCAA champion and finalist Darian Cruz and Ethan Lizak, that season's B1G runner-up Tim Lambert and eventual NCAA DII runner-up Jose Rodriguez. He was the third seed at the NCAA's, however, he suffered a serious injury (broken ankle) in a dual match against Nick Piccininni and was unable to compete at the Big Ten Conference championships and at the NCAA championships.[7]

2017-18

Sophomore: After his injury, Suriano decided to transfer from PSU to Rutgers University for multiple reasons and started wrestling as a Scarlet Knight.[8] He had a highly successful run as a sophomore, ending the season with 25 wins and a lone loss and compiling notable victories during regular season over eventual three-time All-American Sebastian Rivera (twice) and eventual two-timers Ronnie Bresser and Zeke Moisey. At the Big Ten Championships, he won his first bout, however, he decided to medical forfeit his next matches and was eliminated of the tournament.[9] Entering the NCAA's undefeated, he made his way to the finals by defeating four opponents, including the defending champion Darian Cruz and other two seeded wrestlers. At the finals, he faced the heavily accomplished Spencer Lee, whom he ended up losing to, becoming the runner-up of the tournament.[10]

2018-19

Junior: In this season, he moved up a weight class (from 125 to 133 pounds).[11] He ended the year with a 26-3 record and notable victories in regular season over defending MAC champion John Erneste (eventual two-time MAC champion and All-American) and eventual ACC champion Micky Phillippi. At the Big Ten Conference Championships, he defeated four opponents including future two-time All-Americans Luke Pletcher and Austin DeSanto and future three-timer Ethan Lizak without suffering a loss to become the title holder at his division. At the NCAA championships, he made his way to the finals downing three opponents including the heavily accomplished Stevan Mićić and once again Ethan Lizak. In the finals, he faced the also heavily decorated Daton Fix, whom he outscored 4 points to 2 in the second sudden victory period of the bout to become the champion at 133-pounds, the first in the history of Rutgers (his teammate Anthony Ashnault would become the second later in the tournament).[12]

2019-20

Olympic Redshirt: Suriano did not compete in college in this year as a result of taking an Olympic redshirt year to compete in freestyle in an attempt to make the US Olympic Team for 2020 (later 2021). Suriano remains to have a year of eligibility to wrestle for the Rutgers.[13]

Freestyle career

Suriano never competed at international freestyle tournaments prior to the Olympic redshirt he took after winning the NCAA Championship in 2019. He has expressed that he isn't interested in freestyle competition as much as he is in mixed martial arts and expects to start a career in the sport after the 2020 Olympics and his last year competing in collegiate wrestling.[14][15][16]

2019

In his first freestyle competition after arriving to Rutgers University, he faced 2019 Pan American Champion Joe Colon at the annual event Beat The Streets. He downed Colon 3 points to 1 in a big upset.[17]

At the prestigious Bill Farrell Memorial, Suriano dropped down to 57 kilograms and went on to beat two opponents by technical fall before losing to 2018 NCAA champion Seth Gross. Suriano beat every opponent he faced at the consolation bracket, placing third.[18]

Suriano then competed at the US Nationals and placed fourth. He lost in the quarterfinals but was able to win every wrestleback in the consolation bracket until the bronze-medal match, in which he forfeited. Due to the result, he qualified for the 20' US Olympic Team Trials.[19]

2020

Suriano was scheduled to wrestle at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament on April 4–5 at State College, Pennsylvania.[20] However, the event was postponed along with the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both competitions are now scheduled to take place in 2021.[21][22][23]

Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 US Nationals 4th at 57 kg
Win 11-2 Nahshon Garrett Fall December 21, 2019 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

Fort Worth, Texas

Win 10-2 Darian Cruz TF 10-0
Win 9-2 Zane Richards TF 12-0
Loss 8-2 Vitali Arujau 2-2
Win 8-1 Britain Longmire TF 10-0
Win 7-1 Shelton Mack 4-1
2019 Bill Farrell at 57 kg
Win 6-1 Nahshon Garrett 8-1 November 16, 2019 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open

New York City, New York

Win 5-1 Zane Richards TF 10-0
Win 4-1 Zach Sanders 6-2
Loss 3-1 Seth Gross 2-4
Win 3-0 Dragos Robertson TF 10-0
Win 2-0 Eddie Klimara TF 11-0
2019 Beat The Streets at 61 kg
Win 1-0 Joe Colon 3-1 May 6, 2019 2019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden

New York City, New York

NCAA record
NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2019 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs
Win 9-1 Daton Fix SV-2 4-2 March 23, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 8-1 Stevan Mićić 4-1
Win 7-1 Ethan Lizak Fall
Win 6-1 Korbin Myers 7-2
Win 5–1 Dylan Duncan MD 12-3
2018 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs
Loss 4-1 Spencer Lee 1-5 March 17, 2018 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 4-0 Darian Cruz 2-0
Win 3-0 Louie Hayes MD 8-0
Win 2-0 Zeke Moisey Fall
Win 1–0 Gerald (J.R.) Wert TF 17-0

Stats
Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2019 Junior Rutgers University #3 (1st) 133 29-3 90.63% 57.89%
2018 Sophomore #4 (2nd) 125 25-1 96.15% 65.38%
2017 Freshman Penn State University #9 (DNQ) 16-3 84.21% 57.89%
Career 70-7 90.91% 62.34%

Awards and honors
2019
2018
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