2018-19 Wrestling Roster
Alec Pantaleo
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- 157
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Canton, Mich.
- High School:
- Canton
Fifth-Year Senior (2018-19)
• NCAA All-American, 157 pounds
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) with a 6-1 record
• Avenged a loss to North Carolina State’s #5 Hayden Hidlay with a 5-3 decision in the NCAA third-place bout and final collegiate match; also earned a 6-2 decision over Iowa’s #6 Kaleb Young in the consolation semifinals
• Took third place at the Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 4-1 mark
• Avenged a dual-meet loss to Northwestern’s #3 Ryan Deakin, 10-4, in the Big Ten third place match; also earned a 5-3 decision over Iowa’s #7 Kaleb Young in the consolation semis
• Posted a 6-2 record in Big Ten duals, with notable wins against Purdue’s #12 Griffin Parriott (4-3, Jan. 20), Ohio State’s #6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (3-2, Jan 25) and Nebraska's #14 John Van Brill (7-2, Feb. 17)
• Missed much of the first semester with mononucleosis
Senior/Junior (2017-18)
• NCAA All-American, 157 pounds
• Claimed fifth place at the NCAA Championships (March 15-17) with a 4-2 record
• Defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan, 6-4, in the NCAA fifth-place bout; also avenged a loss to Lehigh's Ian Brown, 12-4, in the first round
• Captured the 157-pound title at the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4) with a 3-0 mark
• Defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan, 3-1, in the Big Ten championship match; also avenged a loss to Wisconsin's #19 Andrew Crone, 7-3, in the quarterfinals
• Posted a 7-2 record in Big Ten duals, with notable wins against Minnesota's #19 Jake Short (5-2, Jan. 21), Nebraska's #8 Tyler Berger (9-3, Feb. 2) and Ohio State's #5 Micah Jordan (12-7, Feb. 11)
• Captured the 157-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) with a 5-0 mark
• Defeated Ohio State's #6 Micah Jordan, 10-3, in the CKLV championship bout; also defeated Nebraska's #4 Tyler Berger, 9-3, in the semifinals
Junior (2016-17)
• Redshirted season; did not compete in college season
Sophomore (2015-16)
• NCAA All-American, 149 pounds
• Claimed sixth place at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) with a 3-3 record; pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato at 3:48 in quarterfinal to secure first All-America honor
• Took third place at the Big Ten Championships (March 5-6) with a 4-1 record
• Avenged an earlier-season loss with two Big Ten wins against Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis, including an 8-4 decision in the third-place match
• Rolled to a 19-4 technical fall in 3:43 against Virginia Tech's Sal Mastriani in the National Duals (Feb. 21)
• Rallied from an early deficit to defeat Central Michigan's #10 Colin Heffernan, 10-4 (Jan. 22)
• Earned a 5-3 decision against Ohio State's Hunter Stieber (Jan. 9)
• Claimed third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 4-5) with a 7-1 record
• Pinned Kent State's #9 Mike DePalms (1:47) in the CKLV consolation semis; also earned wins against Boise State's #18 Geo Martinez (7-4) and Arizona State's #17 Matt Kraus (7-2)
• Posted a 3-0 record at the season-opening Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) with a fall and two major decisions
Freshman (2014-15)
• NCAA Qualifier; posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 19-21)
• Claimed fourth place at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 3-2 record
• Avenged earlier-season loss to Penn State's Zack Beitz with a 3-1 decision in the Big Ten wrestlebacks; fell to Iowa's #4 Brandon Sorenson, 2-0, in semifinals
• Posted a 7-2 record in Big Ten duals
• Narrowly fell to Iowa's #2 Brandon Sorenson, 2-1 (Feb. 13)
• Cruised major decision wins vs. Nebraska's Justin Arthur (11-3, Feb. 6) and Indiana's Trevor Moody (14-6, Jan. 25)
• Opened the conference slate with an 8-4 decision over Minnesota's Jake Short (Jan. 9)
• Claimed runner-up honors at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6) with a 4-1 record; fell to Cornell's #6 Chris Villalonga, 4-0, in championship match
• Defeated Virginia Tech's #9 Sal Mastriani, 10-3, and Hofstra's #15 Cody Ruggirello, 8-7, at CKLV
• Earned a 10-5 decision against Central Michigan's Colin Heffernan for first varsity win (Nov. 25)
• Posted a 0-2 record at the EMU Duals (Nov. 15); narrowly fell to Ohio's #12 Tywan Claxton, 4-3, in varsity debut
• Captured the 149-pound freshman/sophomore title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) with a 5-0 record
Earned an 8-1 decision over Findlay's Ryan Skonieczny in collegiate debut
Prep
• Graduated from Canton High School (2014)
• Captured a Michigan state title at 135 pounds as a sophomore (2012) and was a two-time state finalist, claiming runner-up honors as a senior (2014)
• Lost his junior season to injury
• Career prep record of 177-9, including a near-perfect 51-1 mark as a senior
Prep
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; majoring in sociology
• Born on July 9, 1996
• Son of Mike and Wendy Pantaleo; father wrestled at Olivet College (1984-87), where he was a two-time All-American
• Uncle, Joe Pantaleo, was a two-time NCAA finalist at Michigan (1986-89)
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2014-15 | 22-9 | 8-4 | 14-5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4th | dnp |
| 2015-16 | 27-8 | 13-3 | 14-5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3rd | 6th |
| 2016-17 (RS) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 21-7 | 9-5 | 12-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 5th |
| 2018-19 | 24-8 | 7-3 | 17-5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Totals | 94-32 | 37-15 | 57-17 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
