2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Diego Sotelo
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- 125
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Marmion Academy
Pronunciation
Graduate Student (2025-26)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Qualifier, 125 pounds
• Posted a 0-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 19-21)
• Took sixth place at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 2-3 record
• Avenged two dual losses at Big Tens with an 11-1 major decision over Wisconsin's #18 Nicolar Rivera and 4-0 decision against Rutgers' #23 Ayden Smith
• Placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6) with a 4-2 record
• Earned two ranked wins at CKLV, including an 8-5 decision against Rider's #18 Tyler Klinsky
• Also earned ranked home wins against Northwestern's #23 Dedrick Navarro (1-0, Jan. 30) and Virginia's #20 Keyveon Roller (11-5, Nov. 23)
• Posted a 2-1 record at the National Duals Invitational (Nov. 15) with wins against Arizona State's Damian Moreno (9-1) and Nebraska’s Kael Lauridsen (5-2)
• Earned an 18-0 tech fall over VMI's Malachi Ortiz in his Michigan debut and season opener
Prior to Michigan
• Graduated from Harvard University (2025)
• Two-time NCAA qualifier at 125 pounds (2023, '24)
• Reached the NCAA Round of 16 in 2024; defeated Wyoming's No. 5-seeded Jore Volk in the opening round
• Placed third at 125 pounds at the 2024 EIWA Championships
• Earned All-Ivy second team (2023) and honorable mention (2024) recognition
• Accumulated a 55-34 record over four seasons at Harvard, including a 25-9 mark as a junior (2024)
• Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American; three-time EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient
Prep
• Graduated from Marmion Academy (2021)
• Captured an Illinois state championship at 106 pounds as a sophomore (2019)
• Three-time Illinois state finalist, taking second at 106 pounds (2018) and 113 pounds (2020)
• Posted a 125-14 career prep record over three seasons
• Helped Marmion Academy claim third place at the 2019 IHSA 3A State Dual Tournament
• Set state record for fastest technical fall at 3A state championships for 106 pounds
• Member of National Honor Society
• Ranked as the No. 85 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 16-ranked 120-pound wrestler
Personal
• Currently enrolled in the Ross School of Business, pursuing a Master of Management degree
• Earned a bachelor's degree in human development and regenerative biology from Harvard in spring 2025
• Born on November 27, 2002
• Son of Rafael and Monica Sotelo
• Has a younger sister, Alejandra
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2021-22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 12-10 | 7-1 | 5-9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6th | dnp |
| 2023-24 | 25-12 | 6-1 | 19-13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3rd | dnp |
| 2024-25 | 12-6 | 3-1 | 9-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5th | -- |
| 2025-26 | 13-14 | 7-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8th | dnp |
| Totals | 67-48 | 23-10 | 44-40 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
