2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Dylan Ragusin
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- 133
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove Village, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
Fifth-Year Senior (2024-25)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Missed most of season due to injury suffered at the CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6-7)
• Took eighth place at CKLV with a 3-3 record
• Went undefeated in three dual meets, earning two major decisions and a technical fall
• Earned a ranked win over Virginia's #32 Gable Porter, 11-1, on Nov. 24
Senior/Junior (2023-24)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• NCAA All-American, 133 pounds
• Claimed fifth place at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) with a 4-2 record
• Avenged Big Ten finals loss with a 9-3 decision over Rutgers' #4 Dylan Shawver in the NCAA quarterfinals; also earned a 17-6 major decision over Iowa State's #8 Evan Frost in the fifth-place match
• Placed second at the Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 2-1 record; earned wins over Minnesota's #18 Tyler Wells (6-2) and Penn State's #11 Aaron Nagao (6-3) to reach the finals
• Recorded a career- and team-best 28 wins; went 8-1 in Big Ten dual meets
• Scored bonus points in 15 of 28 wins with one fall, six tech falls and eight major decisions
• Named NCAA Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 23) after earning back-to-back dual wins over Penn State's #4 Aaron Nagao (Fall, 7:28) and Rutgers' #8 Dylan Shawver (8-5); also defeated Ohio State's #12 Nic Bouzakis (15-6, Jan. 16) in dual action
• Captured the Midlands Championships 133-pound title (Nov. 29-30) with a 5-0 record; defeated Rutgers' #26 Dylan Shawver, 4-1, in the final
• Went 5-0 with two technical falls and two major decisions en route to the 133-pound title at Cleveland State Open (Dec. 9)
• Won the 133-pound title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 11) with a 4-0 mark; earned three straight bonus wins before beating Ohio State's Andre Gonzales, 7-6 TB, in the final
Junior/Sophomore (2022-23)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Qualifier, 133 pounds
• Posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18), including a major decision vs. CSU Bakersfield's #21 Chance Rich (10-0)
• Placed fifth at the Big Ten Championship (March 4-5) with a 3-2 mark
• Earned wins over Northwestern's #12 Chris Cannon (Fall, 6:00) and Ohio State's #8 Jesse Mendez (5-3) in the fifth-place bout at Big Tens
• Posted a 10-4 dual record, including a 4-3 mark in Big Ten duals
• Pinned three of the last four dual opponents, including a quick pin (1:34) vs. Indiana's #29 Henry Porter (Feb. 12)
• Placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3) with a 4-2 record; earned wins over CSU #25 Bakersfield's Chance Rich (6-1) and Virginia Tech's #9 Sam Latona (3-1)
• Earned tech falls in back-to-back duals vs. North Carolina's Jaime Hernandez (20-5, Nov. 13) and Columbia's Boris Witmer (22-5, Nov. 20)
Sophomore/Freshman (2021-22)
• All Academic-Big Ten
• NCAA Qualifier, 133 pounds
• Reached the Round of 12 and posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19), including a 4-2 win over Oregon State's #11 Devan Turner
• Took third place at the Big Ten Championships (March 5-6) with a 4-1 record
• Earned three top-10 wins at Big Tens, defeating Michigan State's #7 Rayvon Foley (3-1), Northwestern #9 Chris Cannon (7-2) and Illinois' #6 Lucas Byrd (3-1 SV)
• Led the Wolverines with 24 wins; earned 10 bonus wins, including a team-best five technical falls
• Went 10-2 in dual meets, including a 6-2 mark in Big Ten duals
• Earned ranked duals wins over Rutgers' #20 Joseph Olivieri (3-1, Jan. 23), Minnesota's #26 Jake Gliva (6-5, Jan. 28) and Indiana's #10 Brock Hudkins (6-3, Feb. 11)
• Captured 133-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 3-4) with a 4-0 record; defeated Northwestern's #6 Chris Cannon, 9-5, in the championship final
• Took fourth place at the season-opening Michigan State Open (Nov. 6) with a 4-2 record
Freshman (2020-21)
• NWCA All-Academic Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA Qualifier, 125 pounds
• Posted a 1-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 18-20), earning a first-round win against SDSU's Daniel Vega (13-10)
• Finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships (March 6-7) with a 3-2 record
• Defeated Minnesota's #13 Patrick McKee, 9-8, in the Big Ten seventh-place match; also earned a 4-2 decision against Northwestern's #15 Michael DeAugustino
• Posted a 3-0 dual record at 125 pounds; went 1-1 at 133 pounds
• Pinned Rutgers' #20 Nic Aguilar (1:01) in collegiate debut (Jan. 8); also pinned Michigan State's Jordan Hamdan (1:42, Feb. 19)
Prep
• Graduated from Montini Catholic High School (2020)
• Captured two Illinois state titles at 126 pounds (2019, '20); four-time Illinois state finalist
• Career prep record of 184-17
• Six-time Fargo All-American; claimed three titles, including double cadet crowns in 2017
• Two-time U.S. Greco-Roman world team member (2017, '19 )
• National Honors Society; High Honor Roll
• Ranked as the No. 38 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 4-ranked 126-pound wrestler
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in communication and media
• Born on July 2, 2001
• Son of Mark and Ellen Ragusin
• Has an older sister, Morgan
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2020-21 | 8-5 | 4-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7th | dnp |
| 2021-22 | 24-8 | 10-3 | 14-5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3rd | dnp |
| 2022-23 | 19-10 | 10-4 | 9-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5th | dnp |
| 2023-24 | 28-4 | 8-1 | 20-3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2nd | 5th |
| 2024-25 | 6-3 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Totals | 85-30 | 35-9 | 50-21 | 8 | 16 | 17 |
