Brock Mantanona

Class:
Freshman
Position:
157/165
Hometown:
Bermuda Dunes, Calif.
High School:
Palm Desert

Freshman (2024-25)
• Redshirted season; appeared in two tournaments, two dual meets at 165 pounds and one at 174 pounds
• Posted a 12-3 record and a 3-0 mark in dual meets; scored bonus points in nine wins, earning two major decisions, five technical falls and two pins
• Named Big Ten Freshman Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 27) after beating Virginia's #12 Nick Hamilton by major decision (11-3, Nov. 24)
• Bumped up and used a third-period takedown to beat Central Michigan's #7 Alex Cramer by decision, 9-8, in U-M’s dual finale (Feb. 23)
• Placed second in collegiate debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) with a 4-1 mark; pinned Bucknell's Creed Thomas (2:04) for first collegiate win
• Earned a ranked dual win over Columbia's #25 Cesar Alven by technical fall, 18-3, in dual-meet debut (Nov. 17)
• Also took seventh place at the CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6-7) with a 5-2 record; pinned Hofstra's Kyle Mosher (2:53) in the seventh-place bout

Prep
• Graduated from Palm Desert High School (2024)
• Two-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state champion, winning at 150 pounds as senior (2024) and 126 pounds as a sophomore (2022)
• Three-time CIF State finalist; also took runner-up at 138 pounds (2023)
• Posted a career prep record of 115-3, including a 29-0 senior year
• Captured two titles at the Doc Buchanan tournament (2023, '24); Super 32 finalist in 2022
• Captured a bronze medal at 65kg freestyle at the 2023 U17 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
• Two-time Fargo finalist, claiming the U16 freestyle title at 132 pounds (2022) and taking second at 113 pounds (2021)
• Named the California recipient of the 204 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
• Honor Roll
• Ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit by FloWrestling, No. 10 by MatScouts and the No. 1-ranked 150-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on February 28, 2007
• Son of Anthony and Lisa Mantanona
• Has five siblings, Anthony Jr., Troy, Beau, Mila and Cru
• Brother Beau is a current member of the Michigan wrestling team
• Brothers Anthony (2017-22) and Troy (2020-22) wrestled at the University of Oklahoma