Nick Suriano

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
125
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Paramus, N.J.
High School:
Bergen Catholic

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Hodge Trophy finalist
• NCAA 125-pound champion
• Posted a perfect 5-0 record at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19)
• Defeated Princeton's #3 Patrick Glory, 5-3, in the 125-pound NCAA championship match
• Also earned a 4-1 decision over Arizona State's #4 Brandon Courtney in the NCAA semifinals and a quarterfinal pin (2:19) against Virginia Tech's Sam Latona
• Captured the 125-pound title in the Big Ten Championship (March 5-6) with a 3-0 mark
• Defeated Wisconsin's #6 Eric Barnett, 12-4, in the 125-pound Big Ten final; also pinned Purdue's #7 Devin Schroder (2:39) in the semifinals
• Posted an undefeated 16-0 season, including a 7-0 dual-meet mark
• Scored bonus points in 12 of 16 wins, earning seven major decisions, two technical falls, and three pins
• Earned Big Ten dual wins over Penn State's #7 Drew Hildebrandt (2-1, Jan. 21) and Minnesota's #9 Patrick McKee (14-6, Jan. 28)
• Rolled to wins against Army West Point's Jake Staud (19-2) and Pittsburgh's Gage Curry (18-7) in Michigan debut (Jan. 9)

Prior to Michigan
• Graduated from Rutgers University (2021)
• NCAA 133-pound champion (2019)
• Defeated Oklahoma State's Daton Fix, 4-2, in sudden victory in the 2019 NCAA championship match
• Became the first NCAA champion in Rutgers school history
• Two-time NCAA finalist; claimed runner-up honors at 125 pounds as a sophomore (2018)
• 2019 Big Ten champion (133 pounds)
• Also claimed tournament titles at the 2018 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (133 pounds) and 2017 Midlands Championships (125)
• Posted a 70-7 record over first three collegiate seasons with 48 bonus wins
• Named Rutgers' 2018-19 Bauer Male Athlete of the Year

Prep
• Graduated from Bergen Catholic High School (2016)
• Captured four New Jersey state titles, winning from 106 pounds as a freshman (2013) to 126 pounds as a senior (2016)
• Became just the fourth four-time New Jersey state champion all-time and the only wrestler in state history to claim four individual titles and four team championships
• Posted a perfect 159-0 career prep record
• Earned bonus points in 77 percent of his wins, including 69 falls

Personal
• Enrolled in Rackham Graduate School, pursuing a graduate certificate in real estate development
• Earned bachelor's degree in labor and employment relations from Rutgers in 2021
• Born on April 12, 1997
• Son of Bob and Denise Suriano
• Has an older brother, Michael

Year	Overall	Dual	Tourney	Falls	TF	MD	Big Ten	NCAA
2016-17	16-3	12-2	4-1	2	2	7	--	--
2017-18	25-1	11-0	14-1	3	8	6	6th	2nd
2018-19	29-3	15-3	14-0	6	4	10	1st	1st
2021-22	16-0	8-0	8-0	3	2	7	1st	1st
Totals	86-7	46-5	40-2	14	16	30